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A controversial event took place next to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in the middle of the summer in Washington, DC.

Dozens of Belarusians stretched eye-catching posters encouraging the IMF to assist Belarus. The protesters wore the masks of the Belarusian ( Read more... )

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Amidst the snowy spring of 2013, the National Bank of Belarus finally gave up on its attempts to keep macroeconomic stability, and turned its attention to the real sector.

The National Bank started the policy of cheap credit resources to carry out modernization, the new holy ( Read more... )

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While economic growth seems to be recuperating in January and February, it remains below the wishful forecasts of the government.

At the same time, the situation with current account balance continues to be the pressing matter, as the government is looking for the money both to ( Read more... )

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Belarus will need to pay over $3 billion this year to serve its mounting external debt. The payment is more than twice than in 2012.

In the absence of significant foreign investments and additional Russian subsidies Belarusian authorities may have to privatise more state ( Read more... )