Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Lukashenko strains relations with Kremlin just before signing EEC Treaty
President Lukashenko attempts to increase pressure on the Kremlin ahead of signing the Eurasian Economic Community founding treaty. read more 
A new loan from Russia - a temporary lifejacket
The growth rate of inflation in the 1st quarter of 2014 amounted to 6.6% and made plans for reaching the official targets for annual inflation highly unlikely. read more 
Belarusian economic reforms: an irresolvable paradox
Aliaksandr Lukashenka returned from Moscow with victorious news ahead of V-Day. He convinced his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to issue a new $1.5-2b loan and to agree on a stage-by-stage reduction of oil export duties in the emerging Eurasian Economic Union. This may bring Belarus nearly read more 
The Hockey Championships launch: pleased foreigners and repressed citizens
On 9 May the World Hockey Championships officially started in Minsk. Belarus hosts the largest sports event in its history and the largest inflow of foreign tourists ever. read more 
Minsk relies on normalising relations with European Union in near future
The Belarusian government seeks to use the opportunities, which events in Ukraine have opened, in order to soften the EU countries’ stands. read more 
The United Nation Of Belarus?
Belarusians resemble Ukrainians in many respects, but they do not exhibit any kind of the politically relevant dualism between western and eastern regions, which greatly contributed to the recent Ukrainian events. The urge to find the same patterns in different countries with different histories read more 
Belarusian official state symbols only dominate when ensured by authorities
The Belarusian authorities ensured that the official state symbols prevailed at public events to mark Victory Day and the World Ice Hockey Championships opening. Outside formal events, however, the national symbols of Minsk’s guests – Russians in particular – were more visible, mainly because read more 
Russia agrees to sponsor Lukashenko’s election campaign
President Lukashenko will receive enough financial aid from the Kremlin to support Belarus’ economy over the next year and a half. He has therefore secured a comfortable environment for holding the 2015 presidential campaign. However, the funds will come in portions, with time restrictions, read more 
Belarusian science: gerontocratic, isolated and unproductive
At the end of March, Aleksander Lukashenka gathered the management of Belarus' scientific institutions and top government officials to discuss the problems of Belarusian science. read more 
Minsk ponders early presidential elections
Belarus’ crumbling socio-economic situation means that a call for an early presidential election is among the likely scenarios. read more 
Will the Belarusian authorities learn from the Ukrainian crisis?
The conflict in Eastern Ukraine has brought some benefits to the Belarusian authorities. read more 
Tourism in Belarus: things to do
More than 70 thousand tourists are heading to Belarus ahead of the 2014 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship. Many plan to take advantage of the temporary visa-free regime this May. read more |
