Belarus
Surge in nuclear power projects imperils Belarusian program
August 05, 2010By David Marples According to Belarusian First Vice-Prime Minister, Uladzimir Syamashka, the end of July was scheduled to mark the finalization of an agreement between Belarus and Russia to build the nuclear power station at Astravets in the Hrodna region...
Belarus demands more concessions from Russia on oil and gas
June 21, 2010by David Marples During a visit to Mahileu on June 18, Belarusian President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, expressed his frustration over his country’s obligatory payment of customs duties for oil and oil products to Moscow, which has delayed the ratification...
Belarus 'to pay for Russian gas debt' within two weeks
June 21, 2010Belarus has said it will settle its gas debts to Russia within two weeks, after its eastern neighbour started cutting supplies in a dispute over payments. Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka said Belarus would borrow the nearly $200m (£1...
Russia cuts gas supplies to Belarus
June 21, 2010Russia has cut natural gas supplies to Belarus in a dispute over outstanding debts. The move could backfire against Russia if it is seen as a threat to gas deliveries to Europe. In a televised meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Gazprom chief...
Russian oil export duty to facilitate takeovers of Belarus refineries
April 05, 2010By Vladimir Socor Oil “export” duties: a peculiarity of the Russian-led Customs Union The Russian government is apparently moving to operationalize the nominal “union state” with Belarus through a process of economic absorption...
Belarus sues Russia in the CIS Economic Court over new oil tax
April 05, 2010By Vladimir Socor Russia imposes a new oil tax on Belarus In a precedent-setting move, Belarus is suing Russia in the CIS Economic Court. The case at hand concerns Russian export duties on refined oil products and “petrochemical raw materials...
Ukrainian government examines Belarusian gas trade model with Russia
April 02, 2010By Vladimir Socor Ukraine’s newly elected President, Viktor Yanukovych, and the new government clamored for low-priced Russian gas from their first day in office. As an opening gambit they called for a price similar to that paid by Belarus; or...
Moldova to assembly Belarus trolleybuses, in addition to tractors
February 19, 2010The Moldovan-Belarusian trolleybus may appear following the Moldovan-Belarusian tractor. According to Belarusian mass media, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bambiza expressed his interest in organizing a joint Moldovan-Belarusian venture on the...
IMF, WB revise loan conditions to support E.Europe through crisis
October 07, 2009By Ron Synovitz Russia said this week that it will not disburse the last $500 million tranche of a stabilization loan to Belarus and that it will not grant a $5 billion loan to Ukraine. Speaking in Istanbul at the start of the annual International...
Moldova has become more attractive for business
September 10, 2009The Republic of Moldova has become more attractive for business running, having climbed up to the 94th position on the list of 183 nations included into the Doing Business 2010 world economy table. On Wednesday, a Report to this effect was officially...