Updated at 12:09,04-02-2012
Ambassador Surikov: From joining the WTO Belarus will lose more than anyRussian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov in his video-briefing talk about the prospects of Belarus and Kazakhstan joining the World Trade Organization. READ 03 февраля 2012, 13:05 
Deficit of foreign trade in goods totaled $5,453 million last yearBelarus had a $5,453-million deficit of foreign trade in goods in 2011 compared with $9,600.9 million the previous year, according to the National Statistics Committee (Belstat). 
Zaika: Belarus needs no new loansHead of the Analytical Center "Strategy" Leonid Zaika is convinced that there should be no new external borrowing in the current economic situation in Belarus. READ 31 января 2012, 12:35 
Belarus continues loan talks with IMFBelarus continues talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a new loan to be supported by an economic program, Nadzeya Yermakova, head of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB), said at a news conference held in Minsk on Monday READ 31 января 2012, 12:31 
Privatization or deathMoscow sends clear messages to Minsk, that it's time to carry out the promised privatization. Belarusian authorities, however, didn't hurry to part with state property and nomenclature omnipotence in the economy. READ 30 января 2012, 15:53 
India may buy Belaruskali sharesIndia is willing to buy shares of Belaruskali. This was stated by the Indian ambassador in Minsk, Manoj Kumar Bharti, on January 24. READ 24 января 2012, 15:07 
Belarusians' average salary used to be $231 in 2011In 2011, the nominal average monthly salary of workers in Belarus amounted to Br1.92 million (about $231.1 at the official rate of the National Bank on January 24, 2012). READ 24 января 2012, 12:49 
Trade Capital Bank came under the U.S. sanctionsThe U.S. sanctions against Iran are extended on the Trade Capital Bank in Belarus. READ 24 января 2012, 11:50 
WB: Belarus' GDP growth expected to slow down in 2012Belarus’ Gross Domestic Product is expected to increase by only 0.5 percent in 2012, which will be down from the previous year's level, says the World Bank in the newly-released 2012 Global Economic Prospects (GEP). 
Officials ask not to call them "marketers"Deputy head of Lukashenka’s administration Andrei Tur and Minister of Economy Mikalai Snapkou answered who are more numeral in the government: market economy adherents or opponents. READ 18 января 2012, 02:42 |