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OSW Commentary | | Jan Strzelecki

The Eurasian Economic Union a time of crisis

The economic crisis in Russia is affecting the uncompetitive post-Soviet economies which are dependent on Moscow.
OSW Commentary | | Tomasz Bakunowicz

A game played according to Lukashenkas rules the political opposition in Belarus

The Belarusian opposition is currently experiencing its deepest crisis since Alyaksandr Lukashenka took power in 1994.
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

Big business in Belarus - its genesis conditions and prospects

Over the past ten to twenty years, Belarus has seen a steep rise in the number of local dollar millionaires. This has somewhat undermined the myth of an egalitarian model of society promoted through the Belarusian state propaganda.
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

An economy with unrealistic indicators an evaluation of the economic situation in Belarus and a forecast for 2013

The macroeconomic results achieved by Belarus in 2012 laid bare the weakness and the inefficiency of its economy. Belarus’s GDP and positive trade balance were growing in the first half of last year. However, this trend was reversed when…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

No other choice but co-operation The background of Lithuanias and Latvias relations with Belarus

For years now Belarus has been a key economic partner for Lithuania and Latvia. These two Baltic states have well-developed port infrastructure and thus provide what are the geographically closest and also the cheapest exit to…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński, Marek Menkiszak

Will the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus exacerbate the countrys energy dependence on Russia

During Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev’s working visit to Minsk on 18 July, Russia and Belarus signed a general contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus. The signature brought to an end the complex negotiations which…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński, Wojciech Konończuk

An inexhaustible source of income The significance of Belarusian refineries and the outlook for the future

Belarus generated a surplus at US$1.9 billion in foreign trade in goods and services in the first four months of 2012 as compared to a deficit of US$2.8 billion for the same timeframe a year earlier. Minsk owes this, its highest positive…
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz Iwański

Ukraine Belarus and Moldova and the Chinese economic expansion in Eastern Europe

The countries of Eastern European and China have been increasingly interested in deepening bilateral contacts over the past few years. In the case of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova this has been caused by the bad economic situation which was…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

Systemic crisis in Alexander Lukashenkos regime

The lack of freedom of manoeuvre in foreign policy, no possibility to maintain a costly economic model and the lack of support from the majority of society all prove that Alexander Lukashenko's regime is in severe crisis.
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

On the verge of crisis Mounting economic problems in Belarus

Belarus’s financial condition has visibly worsened since the beginning of this year. The severe falls in the country’s foreign currency reserves and its shortage of foreign currency on the international market pose an increasing threat to…