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Belarusians must be able to exercise their ‘civil and political rights’
Closely following the developments in Belarus, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on Friday underlining the importance of enabling all Belarusians to “exercise their...
Why Belarus Is Russia’s Jugular Vein
Since the disintegration of Soviet Union in the 1990s, the post-soviet space has undergone through significant transformations across social, political and economic level. Soon...
With the West in Turmoil, Africa Looks for New Partners
Nothing reflects the broken international structure more aptly than the news that the United States has grabbed the world’s entire supply of coronavirus-treating drug...
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...