Belarus is considered to be the last authoritarian state in Europe. Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko (b.1954) has ruled … international relations of Belarus are confined to Russia, China, Venezuela and Cuba. However, despite these circumstances, Belarus … is the member of the United Nations Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States. In 1999, Russia and Belarus …

of political and economic risk for Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine and Georgia, in case of their attempt to escape the …

Belarus is dependent on Russia energetically; however, Russia also depends on the Belorussian gas transit and the …

sustainability. In sum, while economic growth in Belarus in the last nine years was impressive, the chapter argues that sticking with … the current growth strategy would lead to a gradual erosion of economic competitiveness. The Government of Belarus (GOB …

This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that macroeconomic developments in Belarus in 2003 were mixed. Although in …

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Belarus’s centralized economy grew rapidly over the past few years …-of-trade gains. Belarus now pays Russia twice as much for gas supplies as in 2006 and a fifth more as a share of world market prices …

Belarus’s economy has performed well owing to its strong macroeconomic policies, which facilitated rapid real income … Republic of Belarus (NBRB) in strengthening the supervisory frameworks, and stressed the need for fiscal tightening and …

This 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that Belarus experienced strong economic growth in 2004, supported by …

This Selected Issues paper describes labor market trends in Belarus and the role of labor market institutions in the … outcome. The paper examines the current status of the tax system in Belarus and assesses recent efforts to reform it. It … argues that the current tax system in Belarus is distortionary, and that it weakens the competitiveness of the economy. The …