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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... )

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This August is remarkable because of a number of new appointments of top officials in Belarus.

The most notable changes include yesterday's appointment of the new head of the Presidential Administration Andrey Kabyakou, new foreign minister Uladzimir Makey and new presidential ( Read more... )

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The oppositional analysts used to hope that the head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus Uladzimir Makey would establish better relations with the West. His background created the impression of a sophisticated politician familiar with the West. He made it to the top ( Read more... )