More: Belarus
World Bank: Belarus’ Economy Can Face a Severe Shock
As a small, open, commodity-exporting economy, Belarus is heavily exposed to shocks caused by deep contractions in its main trading partners, the collapse of...
World Bank Project to Support Modernization of Higher Education in Belarus
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a €100 million project to support the modernization of Belarus’ higher education sector, a crucial...
Despite Troubles, Eastern Partnership Will Remain Operational in one form or another
Recently prospects of enlargement of the European Union after the
Eastern Partnership (EaP) initiative have notably declined. This happens in the
context of the lack of ideas...
Visa Facilitation and Readmission: EU and Belarus sign agreements
Today, the European Union and Belarus signed a visa facilitation agreement and a readmission agreement. The agreements represent an important step in EU-Belarus relations...
Belarus Risks Prolonged Period of Slow Growth
Economic growth slowed sharply in 2019, as exports fell and sectoral
recovery dissipated, says the World Bank’s latest Economic
Update for Belarus, released today. The World...
Belarus to Enhance Energy Efficiency with Support from the World Bank
The World Bank’s Board of
Executive Directors today approved financing of $99.3 million for the new Sustainable Energy
Scale-Up Project in
Belarus.
The project aims at improving
the energy...
Belarus Needs to Strengthen Competitiveness for Economic Resilience and Robust Growth
Belarus’ economic recovery is slowing down, reflecting
low productivity growth and a worsening external environment, says the World Bank’s
latest Economic Update for Belarus, released
today in...
Belarus Rail Sector Reforms Would Boost Competitiveness, Contribution to Economy
Organizational restructuring, tariff  reforms, and strategic use of digital technologies would boost the competitiveness of the Belarusian railway sector, improving rail passenger experience and...
Belarus: Strengthening Foundations for Sustainable Recovery
The speed of economic recovery has accelerated in early 2018, but the foundations for solid growth need to be strengthened, says the latest World...
NATO makes Latvia vulnerable
Latvia along with Lithuania and Estonia is at the junction of the geopolitical interests of the United States (representing NATO) and Russia. In fact...