Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №12(63), December 2007 (PDF/92Kb) [12/12/2007]
The US administration froze the American assets of Belneftekhim.
The government has not yet published its 2008 GDP forecast.
Legislative act on constructing a nuclear power plant in Belarus is adopted.
Decrease of gold and foreign exchange reserves is observed.
Belarusbank plans to start preparation for IPO in 2008.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №11(62), November 2007 (PDF/92Kb) [13/11/2007]
Russia refused to build the second line of the ‘Yamal-Europe’ gas pipeline.
Belarus and Lithuania develop bilateral economic cooperation.
The government plans to start manufacture of passenger cars in Belarus.
The simplified system of taxation has been changed.
The volume of reserves accumulated by the monetary authorities increased.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №10(61), October 2007 (PDF/92Kb) [11/10/2007]
Resignation of the Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives, Mr. V. Konoplev.
Sale of a 70% stake in the Belarusian GSM operator, ‘MDC’ Company.
Debt financing of trade deficit.
Belarus’ tax system is acknowledged by World Bank as the most complicated in the world.
Part of the reserves were used to pay back the gas debt.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №9(60), September 2007 (PDF/93Kb) [11/09/2007]
Belarus has received sovereign credit ratings.
Belarus has paid for gas in full.
‘Motovelo’ J.S.C. and ‘MDN’ Ltd. have been privatized.
Exports of transport equipment to Russia have increased.
Ukraine’s ‘Deltabank’ has bought ‘Atom-Bank’.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №8(59), August 2007 (PDF/92Kb) [07/08/2007]
Belarus has not paid its gas debt at the specified time.
Enterprise electricity and heating tariffs were increased.
Export price for potash fertilizers increased.
Payment for Beltransgaz shares was directed to gold and foreign exchange reserves.
Banks increased foreign loans.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №7(58), July 2007 (PDF/90Kb) [11/07/2007]
The UN has eliminated the post of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Belarus.
Belarus has been withdrawn from the EU’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Trade deficit in energy goods exceeded USD 500 m.
Tax burden in small urban localities has been reduced.
Rules for provision of preferential export loans are adopted.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №6(57), June 2007 (PDF/93Kb) [15/06/2007]
The Belarusian government and Gazprom have signed an agreement to sell 50% of Beltransgaz stock.
A substantial share of social benefits is abolished.
Subsidy to suppliers of customer-owned crude oil has reached the level of 90% of export duty on crude oil.
The yearly plan for collection of export duties is overfulfilled in the course of Jan-Mar.
Credit Bureau has begun to operate.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №5(56), May 2006 (PDF/92Kb) [10/05/2007]
Gazprom has confirmed its decision to purchase 50% of Beltransgaz’s stock.
Further deceleration of GDP growth occurred.
Merchandise trade deficit increased due to decrease in volume of exports.
The share of short-term loans reduced in half.
An agreement has been reached to sell Mesztorgbank and Slavneftebank to investors from Russia.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №4(55), April 2007 (PDF/92Kb) [11/04/2007]
Output decline in food industry.
Foreign oil extraction agreements have been concluded.
Belarus and Russia agreed on foreign trade conditions.
The NBB restricts money supply.
The state share in ‘Belvnesheconombank’ will be sold to the Russian ‘Vnesheconombank’.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №3(54), March 2007 (PDF/95Kb) [12/03/2007]
Representatives of the Belarusian Parliament took part in the sitting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.
Growth of inventories in industry.
Twofold increase of excise taxes on oil products.
Increase of rates of local taxes.
Limits on credit margin have been abolished.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №2(53), February 2007 (PDF/92Kb) [13/02/2007]
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has visited Belarus.
The rate of economic growth in 2006 amounted to 9.9%.
Conditions of oil supply to Belarus are settled.
Merchandise trade deficit reached USD 1.9 bn.
Excise taxes on oil products have been cut by 60%.
The volume of household time ruble deposits decreased.

Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №1(52), January 2007 (PDF/81Kb) [09/01/2007]
Belarus and Russia signed a gas contract.
Belarus will be withdrawn from the EU’s Generalized System of Trade Preferences.
Fuel industry growth rate has decreased.
Deceleration of exports growth of oil products.
The government has introduced measures to deal with the energy price increase.
The statutory fund of Belarusbank has been increased.

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