Vice PM: Belarus Has Good Chance To Enter WTO By Summer 2020
Belarus has a good chance to become a WTO member by summer 2020 and keep agricultural sector support at the same level. read more
Kremlin mounts pressure on Belarus
Russia is prepared to hold talks with Belarus over the natural gas supplies and new loans only after there is progress on deeper integration between the two countries. read more
Single currency to follow single gas prices -- Ambassador Syamashka
Belarus Ambassador to Russia Uladzimir Syamashka has commented on the disputes over oil and gas that arise within the Union State. read more
Why Economic Reforms In Belarus Are Now More Urgent Than Ever
For many years, the World Bank experts been saying that Belarus needs structural economic reforms to accelerate economic growth. read more
Russia Links Next Loan To Belarus With Integration. Minsk Has A Back-Up For This Year
Russia links the allocation of its next loan to Belarus with integration processes between the two countries. However, Minsk has already secured financing from other sources in case the Russian loan doesn’t happen this year. read more
Belarus upgrades MiG-29 jets for Serbia Air Force
Belarus is upgrading four MiG-29 fighter jets at a "brotherly price," Serbian President Alexander Vučić said after his visit to Belarus. read more
Belarus spends $130m on European Games not $50m as Lukashenka promised
Speaking in the parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Maksim Yermalovich said a total of 540 million Belarusian rubles (BYN) (nearly $265 million) was spent to organize the 2nd European Games in Minsk. read more
Minsk seeks help from China as Russia withholds loans until further integration
Russia links the allocation of the state loan to Belarus in the amount of $ 630 million with the integration processes, Interfax quotes Maksim Yarmalovich, Minister of Finance of Belarus. read more
Belarus Opens New Special Economic Area – In Vitebsk
The Belarusian government has set up a new special economic area at Bremino-Orsha in the Vitebsk Free Economic Zone in the northeast of the country, Emerging Europe writes. read more |