Belarus
Belarus, Russia locked in bitter diplomatic dispute over anti-Russian rhetoric
A bitter diplomatic row between Russia and neighbouring Belarus sparked on March 15 following an interview of Moscow's ambassador Mikhail Babich, who has accused President Alexander Lukashenko of using anti-Russian rhetoric
COLCHIS: Brexit’s Risks and Opportunities for the Eastern Partnership
Barring any last-minute drama, the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the European Union on March 29, 2019. Brexit will cause problems for the Eastern Partnership programme, but it will also open a new door as "European" changes its meaning
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Belarus government forecasts GDP growth at 2.1% y/y in 2019, 2.5% y/y in 2020
The Belarusian government forecasts the nation's GDP growth at 2.1% year-on-year in 2019, 2.5% y/yin 2020, and 2.8% y/y in 2021, according to the cabinet's medium-term fiscal programme for 2019-2021 approved on March 6.
Electric vehicles still in the slow lane in CEE
After a slow 2018 that saw the EU fall behind the US, EV sales are expected to revive in the EU as new models come on the market in the next few years, but the eastern part of the bloc remains far behind frontrunners like Sweden.
Nearly all the countries of Eastern Europe made progress in improving the rule of law
World Justice Project's annual rule of law index shows improvements, but drilling into the subfactors big disparities persist.
Belarus Hi-Tech Park exports up by a third in 2018 to $1.414bn
The HTP was expected to approach this target only by 2020, according to forecasts from international auditors.
Belarus exports of anthracite to Ukraine jump 340-fold in 2018 amid accusations of trading with Russia-backed separatists
Ukraine increased imports of anthracite from Belarus by 340 times year-on-year to 102,200 tonnes in 2018, according to the state statistical service Belstat in Minsk.
COMMENT: Belarus’s post-Soviet theatre, opportunistic technical fiddling or Putin’s ace in the hole?
Alarm bells have been going off in Belarus, which may be cut off from the generous Russia has granted the republic for decades. There has been talk of merging the two countries, but little is likely to happen
Belarus government worried about distress in agrarian sector
The Belarusian government is worried about the deteriorating situation in the nation's agrarian sector, which is the only sector that "remains in the negative territory," the country's Economy Minister Dmitry Krutoi said
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Belarus reports 0.9% y/y industrial growth in January
Belarus' industrial output growth crashed to 0.9% year-on-year in January this year, down from 5.7% in December and 9.7% y/y growth in January of 2018, according to the national statistics agency Belstat.