Republic of Belarus: Selected Issues
April 30, 2003
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This Selected Issues paper reviews developments during 2001–02 in the Belarusian pension system, and discusses potential short- and medium-term reforms needed to put pension system finances on a sustainable path. The paper presents a short overview of demographic trends and developments in Belarus and their impact on the pension system. It discusses the financial difficulties of early 2002 and the policy measures the authorities took to deal with them. A critical review of the methodology used in preparing annual Social Protection Fund budgets is also presented.
Subject: Demand for money, Economic integration, Expenditure, Inflation, Monetary base, Monetary unions, Money, Pension spending, Prices, Public expenditure review
Keywords: B. core inflation, Belarusian authorities, broad money, core inflation, core inflation series, CR, Demand for money, headline inflation, Inflation, ISCR, Monetary unions, Pension spending, Public expenditure review, Russia's agreement, state, union State, Western Europe
Pages:
63
Volume:
2003
DOI:
Issue:
119
Series:
Country Report No. 2003/119
Stock No:
1BLREA0032003
ISBN:
9781451805123
ISSN:
1934-7685
