This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Belarus, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Belarus and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Belarus.
At a Glance: Belarus's Relations with the IMF
- Current IMF membership: 189 countries
- Belarus Joined July 10, 1992; Article VIII
- Quota: SDR 681.5 million
- The latest Art IV Consultation was discussed by the Executive Board on December 13, 2017 (Country Report 17/383)
News and Highlights
State Ownership in Europe’s Former Socialist States: The Unfinished Reform Agenda
IMF Blog | June 18, 2019
Reassessing the Role of State-Owned Enterprises in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
Departmental Paper No.19/11 | June 18, 2019
Presentations
2019
- "Reassessing the Role of State Ownership in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe", Presentation by Peter Dohlman and Christine Richmond, IMF European Department Staff at the Outreach Event in Minsk - June 20, 2019
2018
- "Belarus Economy in a Regional context", Presentation by Nadeem Ilahi, Senior Regional Resident Representative for Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe and Belarus at KEF – November 6, 2018
- "Using Good Times to Build Resilience", Presentation by Jacques Miniane, IMF Mission Chief for Belarus, at KEF – November 6, 2018.
- Answers at panel discussion at Fitch Conference: "Belarus Republic in 2018: Macroeconomic Situation and Banking Sector" by Bas Bakker, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative - March 28, 2018
2017
- "Belarus: Still in Need of Transition" by Bas Bakker, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative - KEF 2017, Minsk, November 3, 2017
- Video: Minsk Consensus Panel - KEF 2017, Minsk, November 3, 2017
- “Belarus and the IMF” by Bas Bakker, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative - KEF 2017, Minsk, November 2, 2017
- Video: Opening remarks by Athanasios Arvanitis, Deputy Director, European Department - KEF 2017, Minsk, November 2, 2017
- Video: Remarks by Pavel Kallaur, Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, on the occasion of 25 years of IMF-Belarus partnership - KEF, Minsk, November 2, 2017
- Video: Presentation by Bas Bakker, Senior resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, on the occasion of 25 years of IMF-Belarus Partnership - KEF 2017, Minsk, November 2, 2017
- Video: Remarks by Peter Dohlman, IMF mission chief for Belarus, on the occasion of 25 years of IMF-Belarus partnership - KEF 2017, Minsk, November 2, 2017
- Video: KEF Economic Forum Minsk: Belarus and the IMF - November, 2, 2017
- “Belarus and the IMF” by Bas Bakker, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative - Raubichi, January 25, 2017
2016
- "CESEE Regional Economic Outlook" by Bas Bakker, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative - KEF 2016: Reforms for Inclusive Growth - Minsk, November 3-4, 2016
- "SOEs Reform: Public Finance Perspective" by Brian Olden, IMF Deputy Chief of the Public Financial Management Division - KEF 2016: Reforms for Inclusive Growth - Minsk, November 3-4, 2016
- “Main Risks for Belarusian Economy and Prospects for Belarus IMF Cooperation” by Bas Bakker, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative - Workshop "Economic Environment for Business" - Minsk, December 14, 2016
2015
- “25 Years of Transition: Post-Communist Europe and the IMF” by James Roaf, IMF Senior Regional Resident Representative (2013-2015) - Minsk, April 23, 2015 (Russian version available here)
Belarus and the IMF
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Belarus
January 17, 2019
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January 17, 2019
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 19/9 -
Republic of Belarus : Selected Issues
January 17, 2019
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 19/10 -
December 11, 2018
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 18/261 -
Structural Quarterly Projection Model for Belarus
December 7, 2018
Author/Editor:Karel Musil | Mikhail Pranovich | Jan Vlcek
Series:Working Paper No. 18/254
