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2013: income growth via lay offs

Minsk authorities announced that in 2013 wages in Minsk will increase up to USD 750-770. Belarus has to increase wages due to outflow of skilled...

Prime Minister Myasnikovich’s resignation is a matter of time

On January 18, Alexander Lukashenko released Pyotr Prokopovich of his duties as Presidential Aide and appointed him Deputy Prime...

2013 regional budgets

All regional budgets for 2013 are drafted without deficit. At the same time, regions are increasingly divided into donor and subsidized regions. Some...

Non-existent GDP growth

On January 16, Belstat assessed GDP growth in 2012 at 1.5%. 2012 Government’s GDP growth plans have not been implemented. GDP growth at 1.5%...

Lukashenko attempts to overcome international isolation via media

On January 15, President Lukashenko held a press conference for Belarusian and international mass media. The press conference lasted for almost 5...

Foreign Ministry risks being trapped in own initiative

On January 18, Belarus’ Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey met with the heads of the EU diplomatic missions, the Vatican, the U.S. and...

Regaining Trust is Becoming the Main Political Issue for Lukashenko

According to the national survey conducted by IISEPS in December, the presidential electoral rating amounted to 31.5% and did not change much...

Lukashenko Brings Back His Old Team

On January, 8 President Alexander Lukashenko appointed Viktor Sheiman President Aide for special instructions. Viktor Sheiman was relieved of the...

Belarus’ Currency Market in 2012: from Optimism to Pessimism

On January 11, the National Bank published foreign currency sales and purchases for the domestic market in 2012. Comment In the first half of the...

Only Administrative Measures Can Help to Implement the Inflation Plan for 2013

Belarus’ National Statistical Committee has published consumer prices index for 2012 and eight days of 2013. Comment In 2012, inflation...

Civil Service Reform Reduces the Stability of Power in 2013

On January, 11, president Lukashenko held a meeting on the optimization of the structure, staff and functions of government agencies. Comment The...

Oil Supplies: A Short Leash

At the end of 2012 it was announced that Belarus and Russia had reached an agreement on the supply of Russian oil to Belarus at nearly the same...

Main results of 2012: The economy survived 2012, having drawn resources from a post-crisis growth

Economic Situation The year of 2012 was significantly different from other periods in the history of Belarus. The main differences in 2012 included...

Main results of 2012: Belarusians anxiously await the end of the period of ‘unstable stability’

Regional Summary. Results of 2012In 2012, the government managed to normalize the social strain in the regions. Compared to 2011, outbursts of mass...

Main results of 2012: Belarus is becoming increasingly entrenched in the political framework of the Eurasian integration

Foreign Policy: coasting towards the KremlinThe main result of the year in the foreign policy of President Lukashenko is preservation of the status...

Main results of 2012: The political elite remain in the President’s shadow

During the year, the most notable trends in Belarusian politics were the relative influence enhancement of the Administration of President and...

Main results of 2012: Lukashenko did not maintain a high electoral rating, but strengthened his influence within the state apparatus

Review of Development in Politics, Business Life and Regions in Belarus in 2012During the year, the most notable trends in Belarusian politics were...

Finance Ministry proposed new investment tool to population

In 2013, Belarus will have pay off over USD 3 billion foreign debt. Raising foreign currency from the population is the alternative to foreign loans....

National Bank managed to overcome population’s devaluation expectations

The National Bank’s arrangements to encourage national currency savings by private and legal persons have proved to be effective. However,...

Price for increase of labour discipline may prove too high for authorities

The main current objective of the authorities is to maintain the social stability, a condition to what is seen in the high employment and in the...

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Competition articles

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Commentaries

Alcohol and tobacco manufacturers will focus on foreign markets 21.05.13

State-guaranteed order for the housing construction introduced in Belarus 21.05.13

Changes in the housing ownership rules: political opportunities for opposition and President 21.05.13

Belarusian Energy: expensive and inefficient 21.05.13

Recession registered in Belarus 21.05.13

Belarus prepares safe grounds for negotiations with the EU 21.05.13

Why Vladimir Makey canceled his New York visit? 21.05.13

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