Economy

The road to the infernal unknown is paved with good intentions

25 august 2022
Center for Statistical Estimates and Forecasts
"...The innovation of sanctions was to rely on economic total war to intimidate peoples into restraining their princes..." from the book "The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War" ...

How Western sanctions in a moment became a threat of world hunger

08 june 2022
Belarus today
The Phantom of Disaster Predictions of experts for the near future are getting darker. The world world is facing a global food crisis and hunger unseen since the WWII. And this is not one more scenario of some Hollywood horror movie, but a reality that tens of thousands of people in Africa and the Middle East have to accept. In won't be long before the problem affects ordinary Europ...

Global geopolitics and geo-economics keeps turning towards Asia

13 may 2022
Belarus today
The "Pivot to Asia" as a breakdown of patterns As the Ukrainian crisis escalates, global geopolitics and geo-economics keeps turning towards Asia. Although by itself this factor does not determine processes, but is a catalyst to them. In any case, what is happening should be considered as a breaking of old global architecture of the Yalta-Potsdam era and building a new one, the name ...

Increasing trade and economic ties with Asian countries is needed in the context of sanctions war de...

12 march 2022
Belarus today
The "Pivot to Asia" as a moment of truth The West’s collective reflection of the events in Ukraine draws a line under the 30-year era of Russia's search for its place in the western-centric world. But history teaches us that "everything passes. This too shall pass" (eternal words on the Solomon's ring). After some time, the shock, pain and other emotions will be settled and the time...

Qualitative expansion of the countryʹs presence in the ʺfar arcʺ markets – a pragmatic choice and a ...

11 november 2021
Belarus Segodnya
Belarus will definitely and confidently get through its "turn to Asia" It is natural and logical that the "turn to Asia" concept accompanied by BISR is attracting more and more attention from home and foreign expert communities as evidenced by the different tone of publications and other third-party interest in this discourse, which is a positive trend in itself. Although our institu...

BISR analyst: a pool of business ambassadors is needed for a national «turn to Asia»

27 july 2021
Belarus Segodnya
"It is seen everywhere that structural and substantive formalizing of the national "turn to Asia" is gradually gaining clear shapes and is approaching the tipping point. Conceptually, the basic prerequisites and parameters of such maneuver were clearly and unambiguously outlined on July 20 by the Head of State at a meeting on foreign policy current priorities: the foreign policy strat...

BISR delegation visit to Brest State Technical University

20 april 2021
Brest State Technical University
On April 20, 2021, the delegation of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Researches visited the Brest State Technical University. In order to develop technologies of the V and VI technological patterns of the outline of the strategy for the economic development of the Republic of Belarus, BrSTU is actively working on the development of multisectoral educational, research, and produ...

How Belarus-U.S. relations will change after Biden's inauguration

21 january 2021
CTV
The interest of many in Biden's inauguration in the United States is fueled not only by the inauguration ceremony itself, but also by what relations the U.S. will have with the world, the CTV "24 Hours" News reported. It is clear that it is hard to talk about something in detail. No one knows the right answer. About promoting a "democratic agenda", a separated country, and Trump's fut...

Belarus can bargain the most favourable working conditions through Russian ports

10 september 2020
Myfin.by
How convenient can it be for Belarus to divert its cargo flows from the Baltic States to Russian ports? Do we have an opportunity to make a deal with Russia about benefits and discounts on this transshipment? Alexey Avdonin, BISR analyst, told this to Myfin.by. ...

What irreversible consequences for the economy have the calls for strikes and stoppage of production...

20 august 2020
Belarus Segodnya
The organizers of the protests continue to spread the calls for a complete halt of industrial giants and promise financial assistance. For example, the so-called the "national strike committee" promises to give USD 100,000 for Minsk Tractor Plant, Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant and "Grodno Azot". Protesters are promised the money from the "fund to assist the strikers", which has already co...

Here’s what needs to be done to avoid devaluation of the ruble in 2021

23 july 2020
Myfin.by
In Belarus, the draft budget for 2021 assumes a dollar exchange rate at around 2,4 rubles, 103,5% of GDP and an average annual oil price of around $40 per barrel. How possible is that the dollar and other indicators will be at the anticipated level and what factors does it depend on? This is what BISR analyst Alexei Avdonin said in his comment for Myfin.by. ...

Agribusiness, petrochemicals and mechanical engineering will continue driving the belarusian economy...

28 may 2020
BELTA
This opinion was expressed to the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) correspondent by Alexey Avdonin, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR). ...