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Press Release: IMF Mission Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on Third Review Under Stand-By Arrangement with Belarus

November 19,2009

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Stand-By Arrangement, Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with Belarus

October 21,2009

Transcript of a Press Conference on the October 2009 Regional Economic Outlook for Europe

October 4,2009

Press Release: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Belarus on Second Review Under Stand-By Arrangement

September 3,2009

Belarus—2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission

August 27,2009
Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments. 

Republic of Belarus: First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, and Request for a Waiver of Performance Criterion, Augmentation of Access, and Modification of Performance Criteria - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board

August 19,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/260
Notes: Full text also available in Russian. 

Transcript of a Media Conference Call on Proposed SDR Allocation

July 21,2009

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under Stand-By Arrangement with Belarus, Approves US$679.2 Million Disbursement, and Increases Financial Support to US$3.52 Billion

June 29,2009

Press Release: IMF Supports Belarus's Decision to Widen the Exchange Rate Band

June 22,2009

Press Release: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Belarus on the First Review of Stand-By Arrangement, Request for Augmentation

June 10,2009

Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Belarus

May 12,2009

Republic of Belarus -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 31, 2008

April 3,2009
Also available in Russian PDF File Size: 476Kb 

Republic of Belarus: Request for Stand-By Arrangement - Staff Report; Staff Supplement and Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Belarus.

April 3,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/109
Notes: Also available in Russian 

Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of a Staff Visit to Belarus

March 10,2009

Republic of Belarus: Financial System Stability Assessment - Update, including Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision

January 30,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/30
Notes: Also available in Russian 

IMF Survey: IMF Helping Counter Crisis Fallout in Emerging Europe

January 14,2009
The financial crisis has hit Europe hard. In an interview, IMF European Department head Marek Belka talks about Europe's prospects for recovery and the principles that guide the Fund as it seeks to help Europe's emerging economies counter the fallout of the crisis. 

Transcript of a Conference Call on Belarus With Juha Kahkonen, Senior Advisor, European Department, and Neven Mates, Mission Chief for Belarus, European Department

January 13,2009

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$2.46 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Belarus

January 12,2009

IMF Survey: IMF Set to Lend $2.5 Billion to Belarus

December 31,2008
The IMF announces plans to lend $2.5 billion to Belarus to support the country's efforts to restore economic stability. The loan, which could receive final approval in January, would support policies to help Belarus adjust to shocks from the global financial crisis. 

Press Release: IMF Announces Staff-Level Agreement with Belarus on US$2.5 Billion Stand-By Arrangement

December 31,2008

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