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Effective import substitution requires reducing internal barriers as well

25 september 2023
Belarus today
A competent approach in the new realities The question of import substitution is not new for Belarus. Various activities in this area have been implemented in the country for more than 20 years. But if earlier we were focused on purely socio-economic goals — creating new jobs, attracting investment, improving the foreign trade balance, increasing exports, now, given sanctions and ext...

Conflict settlment in Transcaucasia does not involve simple solutions

15 september 2023
Belarus today
Anatoly Boyashov, analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, is confident that the foundation for the future peaceful resolution of the conflict in Transcaucasia is being laid today, but not because of an external factor. ...

The Polish ruling party makes a bet on fear

14 september 2023
Belarus today
Poland has already started the election campaign. The ruling party and the opposition introduced their programs. Olga Lazorkina, analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research, spoke on air of the "ObjectivNO" (eng. - "Objectively") program of the Public National TV channel (ONT). ...

In the ʺnew realityʺ, countries with productive capacities are in winning positions

05 september 2023
Belarus today
The direction is for the industrial sector ...

Why are the CSTO exercises held in Belarus and what role does our country play in this organization...

31 august 2023
BELTA
The joint operational and strategic exercise "Combat Brotherhood-2023" will be held on the territory of Belarus from September 1-6. In the general plan, joint and special exercises are planned, which include the training of various components of the CSTO troops (Collective Forces). The exercises will involve the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force, the CSTO member states armed forces...

How does the EU expect to replace Russian gas supplies and how will this turn out?

31 august 2023
Belarus today
Pipe dreams The determining factors that traditionally affect the gas market are the price and the control effects that arise from the suppliers of this energy carrier. Despite the fact that Russia used to form the lower part of the gas price supply and was doing so for decades, the European Union has made a strategic decision to reduce the degree of energy dependence on both Russia ...

On August 30, Kazakhstan celebrates Constitution Day

29 august 2023
Belarus today
Legal modernization How was the political life of Kazakhstan affected by recent amendments to the Constitution, and what parallels can be drawn with the constitutional transformation in Belarus? ...

Under the conditions of sanctions pressure, Belarus and Russia strengthen strategic cooperation in t...

22 august 2023
Belarus today
Removing the green patina from the ruble ...

The analyst explains: Executing the consolidated budget of the region and local budgets for the firs...

18 august 2023
Vitbichi
The budget has its own income and there is a surplus August is traditionally the time for summing up the interim results of the year in socio-economic terms. An important socially significant moment is the publication of data on executing the consolidated budget of the region and local budgets. Every citizen can find this information on the official websites of the district (municipa...

Does overheating threaten the Belarusian economy?

14 august 2023
Economy of Belarus
Analysts of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research Alexey Bykov, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Economics and Management of the Belarusian State University of Economics, and Irina Ivanovskaya, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor, talk about important markers of the country's development. ...

There has been an increase since March: experts talk about the economy development in the first half...

11 august 2023
Belarus today
Last Tuesday, meeting of the Council of Ministers considered the economy results for the first half of the year. It is noted that it has reached positive annual growth rates. The GDP has increased, the demand for Belarusian products in foreign markets is growing. At the same time, the inflation has decreased significantly. This contributes to the real growth of wages and disposable in...

Choice of money: will there be an alternative to the dollar in the short term

20 july 2023
Belarus today
Choice of money Many countries are actively switching to national currencies in settlements. Does this mean that an alternative to the dollar will appear in the near future? ...