Belarus: A repressed economy

Following 19 years of positive economic growth, Belarus's economy contracted by 3.6% in 2015, partly due to the deep recession in Russia, the country's closest trading partner. With shrinking foreign reserves and an increasing need for loans and investment, Belarus is looking for alternative support in an attempt to temporarily stabilise its economy. However, it remains uncertain if the recession will prompt fundamental changes to President Lukashenko's repressive economic policies

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Belarus at a crossroads http://www.europeansources.info/record/belarus-at-a-crossroads/

CAPX: March 2016: Belarusian economy: an overview [Presentation to the European Parliament – Delegation for Relations with Belarus, Brussels, 3 March 2016] http://capx.co/external/is-the-belarussian-mr/

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