Iran gets rid of troubled banks in Belarus

23 января 2013, 17:01 | English » Economy

100% of the statutory fund of Honorbank, which is under the USA’s sanctions, were sold within four deals. Читать

Lukashenka attacks critics for sombre economic forecasts

15 января 2013, 17:29 | English » Economy

Critics who predicted another economic crisis for Belarus in 2012 have been proved wrong, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said at a news conference in Minsk on January 15. Читать

Belarus pays $99 million toward repayment of IMF credit

14 января 2013, 22:19 | English » Economy

Belarus on January 14 made a sixth payment of SDR 64.7 million ($99 million) to repay the principal amount of the International Monetary Fund’s stand-by loan, announced the finance ministry. Читать

SMS Devaluation

14 января 2013, 18:02 | English » Economy

About a thousand Belarusains received a cryptic anonymous SMS text on 4 January. Читать

$500 in Belarus equal to $800 in Russia, isn't it?

10 января 2013, 17:29 | English » Economy

Euroradio compares the income of ordinary families in Russia and Belarus. Читать

Consumer prices reported up 21.8 percent in 2012

09 января 2013, 16:14 | English » Economy

Consumer prices in Belarus increased by 21.8 percent in 2012. Читать

Economists skeptical about government's ruble exchange rate target for 2013

05 января 2013, 19:03 | English » Economy

Belarusian economists expressed doubt in an interview with BelaPAN on Friday that the authorities would be able to keep the Belarusian rubel from dropping below 8,950 against the US dollar in 2013. Читать

Development Bank acquires low-interest loans worth 10 trillion rubels from state-owned banks

05 января 2013, 18:52 | English » Economy

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, by a December 29 edict, directed that the government’s Development Bank of Belarus (DBB) acquire a portfolio of 10 trillion rubels ($1,158 million) worth of low-interest loans from Belarusbank and Belahraprambank. Читать

Poll points to Alyaksandr Lukashenka as main culprit of economic crisis

03 января 2013, 16:37 | English » Economy

Lukashenka is viewed as the main culprit of the current economic crisis in Belarus, according to a poll by the Vilnius-based Independent Institute for Social, Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS). Читать

Decree No9 copied from Stalin’s decree of 1940

29 декабря 2012, 20:07 | English » Economy

This discouraging fact was found out at the round table of the legal department of the radio and electronics industry’s trade union. Читать