Belarusians spending rainy day foreign money to survive
Spending the foreign currency hidden for a rainy day on survival. Many Belarusians have faced this reality in recent years. read more
Eurasian Economic Union abolishes import duties on electric cars
Cutsoms duties on the imports of electric cars into the member countries of Euroasian Economic Union (EEU) have been abolished till August 31, 2017. The resolution of the Eurasian Economic Commission, effective from September 2, 2016, aims to boost the market of electric vehicles in EEU (Armenia, read more
No Russian gas deal yet for Belarus
Belarus and Russia have reached no agreement on natual gas and crude oil supplies in the fourth quarter. read more
Belarus government viewing visa-free regime for investors
Draft regulation on visa-free regime for residents of the countries that actively invest in Belaru is under consideration by the Council of Ministers. The project was prepared by the National Investment and Privatization Agency (NIPA), ctv.by reports. read more
Belarus lowers export duties on crude oil and refined products
Effective from September 1, 2016, Belarus will have lower duties on crude oil and refined products exported from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), according to the Council of Ministers' Resolution No 689 dated August 30. read more
Big investment forum to take place in Minsk in September
The Forum “Broadening the Horizons: investment, finance, development” is scheduled on 29-30 September 2016 at Marriott Hotel in Minsk. The event is organized by the National Agency of Investment and Privatization, UNITER investment company and Belarusian Institute for strategic studies. read more
Belarus — leader in consumer prices growth in former USSR
The analysis covered the time frame of January-July 2016. Over 7 months, consumer prices in the country increased by 7.8%. read more
Alcohol prices to increase in Belarus on 1 October
Minimum prices for 28% strong alcohol and ethyl alcohol will increase in Belarus at the beginning of October. read more
In 2017 Belarusians will find out real unemployment rate
As of 2017, Belarus will publish data on the real unemployment levels based on sample surveys of households. Current methodology does not show the ongoing processes on the labour market and unemployment figures understate the real state of affairs. The state needs to understand the real read more |