Belarus

A new oil price agreement reached between Belarus and Russia on January 27 will ensure a renewal of oil supplies to Belarus, and onwards to European markets, at least until September... 2010-01-28

Police broke up an opposition rally and arrested 20 people on September 16 in Minsk, a week after a similar number were detained at a demonstration against joint military exercises... 2009-09-30

Belarus is set to experience further disinflation in 2009 and 2010, and we forecast end-2009 and end-2010 CPI growth rates of 10.0% and 9.0% y-o-y, respectively. This process will... 2009-08-27

Belarusian foreign exchange reserves fell to US$2.10bn in June from US$2.64bn the previous month. In the process, reserves have fallen to their lowest levels since November 2007,... 2009-07-27

On July 17, the Belarusian Ministry of Emergencies ordered a pipeline carrying Russian diesel fuel to the EU via Belarus to be closed down. The ministry cited safety concerns, stating... 2009-07-27

Russia's decision to back out of WTO accession negotiations in favour of a new multilateral application as part of a customs union with Kazakhstan and Belarus, presents a significant... 2009-06-16

Belarusian foreign exchange reserves fell to US$3.00bn in May, from US$3.43bn in April. Total reserve holdings are now down 11.8% y-o-y, despite April's impressive 18.9% m-o-m increase.... 2009-06-01