[From the Introduction]. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to analyse whether the dynamics of EU-Belarus relations … leverage over the country. A first section briefly reviews the EU’s policy towards Belarus since the coming to power of … Belarus, by effectively ending the subsidies. Thirdly, we analyse Lukashenko’s efforts to offset the effects of the oil and …

In 2013 inflows of foreign investments in Belarus remained almost negligible. The official attitude to privatization … remained unchanged, which is why there were almost no privatization deals in Belarus in 2013. This makes foreign loans the main …

a question of a potential tax amnesty in Belarus. …

Using a unique dataset comprising information for over 900 firms in the machine building sector in Belarus, we …

A Common Economic Area (CEA) formed by Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus since January 1st 2012, following creation of the … Customs Union.We use quarterly data for 1996-2010 for Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on the following economic indicators … the New Keynesian Phillips curve in which economies of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are described using a number of …

The economies of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have long been undergoing an uneven process of regional integration, but … find evidence of one-way transmission from Russia to Ukraine and Belarus, and from Russian stock prices to the ruble. …

in 2013, which has formed a kind of monetary policy trap. Finally, Belarus in 2013 entered a phase of cyclical recession …

In 2011 Belarus has experienced a currency crisis and high inflation. The average real incomes decreased 15%. People …