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Belarusian Economic Review
Economic and financial news, articles, reviews and statistics.
Two issues a week, Mondays and Thursdays.
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NEWS SECTION

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Expert says that EU is interested in developing relations with Belarus

RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA

New Russian ambassador to present credentials to Lukashenko on March 13

FINANCE

Major stockholder satisfied with Priorbank's performance

Priorbank reports having drawn $380 million in foreign loans for Belarusian economic projects last year

EXCHANGE RATES

Exchange rates set by CIS and Baltic central banks for March 9

Exchange rates set by CIS and Baltic central banks for March 10

Rubel exchange rates for March 10

Rubel exchange rates for March 13

STATISTICS

Real average pay down 9.1 percent in January

INDUSTRY

Cabinet sets limits on industrial enterprises' finished product inventories

Lukashenko wants potash fertilizer giant to put new mine into operation as soon as possible

Government to provide aid to ailing glassworks in Grodno region

TRADE

Minsk wants Russia to raise import duty on used trucks

Cabinet specifies scrap metal exporters in 2006

INVESTMENT

Italy's Bialetti scraps plans for coffee machine plant in Brest

BUSINESS

Serbian businesspeople visiting Minsk

Lukashenko promises improvements in business environment

Belgrade-based company set to build hotel and multi-sport complex near Minsk

TRADE UNIONS

General Agreement signed for 2006 through 2008

ANALYTICAL SECTION

Economic Program for Next Five-Year Period Too Optimistic

By Irina Levshina

Overactive Lawmaking Fetters Business

By Yaroslav Romanchuk