IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Belarus: Selected Issues

May 17, 2012

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Republic of Belarus: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed September 19, 2024

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Summary

This Selected Issues Paper presents an analysis of Belarus-specific conditions and cross-country research, and proposes a roadmap for real-sector reforms. It highlights distortions resulting from the government’s interference in the economy, and presents an overview of economic benefits of deregulation, labor market liberalization, and enterprise reform. The paper also provides estimates of potential gains for Belarus from conducting structural reforms, and offers a blueprint for restructuring while minimizing the risks of resource dislocation.

Subject: Commodity markets, Competition, Financial markets, Labor, Labor market reforms, Labor markets, Production, Productivity

Keywords: Central America, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Commodity markets, Competition, CR, Eastern Europe, Enterprise reform, Enterprise restructuring, Financial market, Government support, ISCR, Labor market reform, Labor market reforms, Labor markets, Productivity, Resource allocation

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    18

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2012/114

  • Stock No:

    1BLREA2012002

  • ISBN:

    9781475503814

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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