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High-profile resignations aimed at improving Lukashenko’s popularity and at greater control over foreign investment

On April 18th, President Lukashenko dismissed Energy Minister Alexander Ozerets “for the failures in management”. Earlier his Deputy...

Confectionery industry problems are tackled by old means – with import restrictions

As of April 3rd, Ukrainian confectionery manufacturers cannot access the Belarusian market. Income growth has resulted in Belarusian...

Regions: flooding monitoring, rescuers work

The Emergency Ministry is prepared for spring floods. In some regions water levels are higher than the long-time average, but water logs are local...

Belarusian petrol stirred up Russian refiners

On April 8th, it was reported that a number of Russian oil companies addressed the Russian Energy Ministry asking to limit the Belarusian petrol...

Foreign exchange market reflects economic imbalances

On April 5th, the National Bank has published March 2013 foreign exchange market data. Despite the negative trends in the international trade in...

Administrative reform will increase official’s dependence

On April 12th, the President signed a decree No 168 „Measures to optimize government system and other public organizations, as well as...

The government is fighting inflation by increasing prices.

The National Statistics Committee reported 5.4% inflation in Q1 2013. Devaluation is no longer behind the price increases. In Q1 2013 the main...

Opposition is split over „European issue”

Last week, opposition and civil society representatives had hot debates about the Belarusian-European relations’ principles and about the role...

Minsk ponders death penalty moratorium benefits

On April 11th, Alexander Hessel, Council of Europe Director for political issues visited Minsk. Meetings in Minsk with CoE representative, Alexander...

Regions: regional media review

In March-April, information policy and agenda in the regions was formed by the state-owned media. Alternative media did not take the lead. Main...

State Personnel Policy: staff and loyalty shortages

Analysis of the President Lukashenko’s government staffing policy reform in 2013 shows its two features. Firstly, officials close to President...

National Bank seeks for optimal scheme to reduce the discount rate

National Bank Chairman Nadezhda Ermakova stated the discount rate could be further reduced in April. In March 2013 the inflation dropped to 1.1% due...

Social tensions in the workforce have not decreased

On April 1st, workers at Vitebsk House-Building construction company refused to go to work due to wage delays. Tensions in the workforce remain high...

Investment imports eat up potash exports growth

On April 1st, Statistics Ministry published foreign trade data in January-February 2013. Industrial modernization and consumer imports growth...

Yet-to-be received USD 2 billion Russian loan was virtually spent

On April 2nd, National Bank Chairman Nadezhda Ermakova said that the USD 2 billion Russian loan would be spent on economic modernization. Belarus...

Conflicts within ruling group result in contradicting laws

On March 30th, the government issued a regulation No 241 “Small and Medium Enterprises Development in Belarus”, which bans the revision...

Regional overview. Average wages dynamics

Wage growth is ahead of productivity growth. Only few professionals earn the declared average wage. In general, low wages remain one of the major...

The piling stocks problem is to be solved through trade

The draft law on state regulation of trade will allow local authorities to intervene in commodity markets, including illiquid products. Fulfillment...

Petroleum products exports to Russia as a source of bilateral trade growth

By the year-end, trade turnover between Russia and Belarus might reach USD 50 billion. Further integration within the CES assumes mutual trade...

Opinion polls: stable pessimism and growing presidents popularity

On March 29th, Independent Institute for Socio-Economic and Political Studies published March opinion polls results in Belarus. 1513 Belarusians were...

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Belarus must free political prisoners now: UN rights council
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Belarus sees no prospects for cooperation with UN Human Rights Council rapporteur, envoy says
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Belarus : refusal to cooperate triggers renewal of the mandate by the UN Human rights Council
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