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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:26 PM

Belarus

Type: Country

Name: Belarus

population: 9,755,025

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Economy)

International Monetary Fund

UPDATE 1-Belarus c.bank to cut rates by 50 bps from Dec 1

The IMF -- which has opened a $3.63 billion credit line to the former Soviet country -- had previously called for tight monetary policy and limits on lending to the real economy. 'An agreement has been reached with the IMF that we can start the process ... [Interactive Investor International - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Belarus, International Monetary Fund, Tranche, Refinancing, Gross Domestic Product

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

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

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Chris Jarvis, visited Minsk during November 10-19, 2009 to hold discussions with the Belarusian authorities as part of the third review of the country’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). At the conclusion ... [IMF - 11/20/2009]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Chris Jarvis, Belarus, Minsk, Disbursement

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

NATO

Russia dismisses NATO concerns over military drills with Belarus

There is no reason for NATO to be concerned over recent Russian-Belarusian large-scale military drills near Poland, Russia's envoy to the alliance said on Wednesday.NATO spokesman James Appathurai earlier told reporters that ambassadors from 28 NATO countries ... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 11/19/2009]

Entities: NATO, Belarus, Russia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EBRD takes its first stake in Belarus retail chain

Equity investment in Buslik stores is Bank’s third in Belarus in last 10 yearsThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has acquired a stake of over 25 percent in a group running Belarus’ largest chain of supermarkets specialising in children’s ... [European Bank for Reconstruction and Redevelopmen - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Belarus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Brest, Minsk

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Prospects for resolving Nagorno-Karabakh better than ever: British expert

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /The situation with Nagorno-Karabakh is more positive now than at any time since the start of the conflict, International Institute for Strategic Studies Senior Fellow Oksana Antonenko said today at the ... [Trend News Agency - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Minsk, Organization for Security and Co-operation in E..., Baku

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

World Trade Organization

EU Backs Russia's WTO Accession Bid - Barroso

add comment ()The European Union backs Russia's plans to join the World Trade Organization, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday.We clearly show our support for Russia's accession to the WTO, Barroso said at a press conference ... [Turkish Weekly - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Russia, José Manuel Barroso, European Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

United Russia (RU)

Russia extends death penalty ban

Russia's Constitutional Court today effectively abolished the death penalty, extending indefinitely a 13-year-old moratorium on capital punishment.Russia has not executed a criminal since 1996, though a myriad of contradictory legal decisions have helped ... [Irish Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Capital Punishment, Russia, United Russia (RU), Human Rights, Belarus

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Russia still eager to join WTO soon

HOT-BUTTON ISSUE: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson, centre, discuss a button which European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solano is wearing during a one-day EU-Russia summit ... [Business Day - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Russia, European Union, Elvira Nabiullina, Vladimir Chizhov

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

WHO: Update 75

WHO has published Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 75. Excerpt:The situation remains similar since the last update. In temperate regions* of the northern hemisphere, the early arriving winter influenza season continues to intensify across parts of North ... [H5N1 - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Pandemic, Moldova, Virus, Iceland

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents

International Monetary Fund: IMF Mission Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on Third Review Under Stand-By Arrangement with Belarus

1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONSAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Chris Jarvis, visited Minsk during November 10-19, 2009 to hold discussions with the Belarusian authorities as part of the third review of the country's Stand-By Arrangement ... [Individual.com - 15 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Belarus, Chris Jarvis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Kazakhstan, Russia Concerned About Increase in Smuggled Chinese Goods

Kazakhstan, in Last Update: 0:40 (Ankara) Thursday, 19 November 2009 Kazakhstan, in an Union With Thursday, 19 November 2009The Kazakh and n governments are concerned about the potential increase in smuggled ... [Turkish Weekly - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents

Emerging nations plan to offer bonds

1:12 pm TWN, By Laura Cochrane, Bloomberg From Angola to Belarus, emerging-market governments are planning first-time debt offerings to take advantage of the biggest bond rally in at least 11 years. Investec Asset Management Ltd., Aberdeen Asset Management ... [China Post - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Belarus, Angola, Nationalism

Quotes

And Sidorsky added: "We should point out that when the joint enterprise was created and 50% of Beltransgaz's shares were sold to Gazprom, we agreed on equal profitability. Belarus has a legal right to negotiate on the issue, taking into consideration the slump in [global] gas prices." The proposals will put Minsk on a collision course with Gazprom chief Alexei Miller, who says prices will be raised according to a 2006 contract with...

The week in review ï»¿17 – 23 November [Moscow News - 4 hours ago]

"I personally was stunned to learn that Ukraine is no longer Russia's largest trade partner, giving way to Belarus" Poroshenko said. He linked this to trade restrictions and the economic crisis

Ukraine, Russia to set up group to address trade curbs - minister [Individual.com - 20 hours ago]

...is a key pillar of Ukraine's sustainable economic development," said Martin Raiser, World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. "We are very pleased to be able to continue to support UkrHydroEnergo in its efforts to increase the efficiency of the unique Dnipro cascade and thereby ensure Ukraine has access to cheap, reliable, and clean power."

World Bank agrees extra funds for hydro rehab in Ukraine [International Water Power & Dam Construction - 11/20/2009]

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Blogs

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RA's Daily Russian News Blast - Nov 20, 2009 [Robert Amsterdam - 11/20/2009] TODAY: Praise for moratorium on death penalty overshadowed by Magnitsky's death - authorities blocking autopsy?; Medvedev dismissed Kremlin aide for abuse of office; ...
Ukraine: What numbers to believe? [H5N1 - 11/19/2009] Via the Kyiv Post: Health Ministry: Flu, respiratory diseases claim 344 lives in Ukraine. The whole report:The current flu epidemic and other acute respiratory diseases ...

Audio/Video

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Witness - Preview: Kalinovski Square - Part 1 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
Witness - Preview: Kalinovski Square - Part 2 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
Cardin, U.S. Delegation meet Lukashenka [Helsinki Commission - YouTube Channel - 08/11/2009]
Rep. Louise Slaughter on freedom in Belarus [Helsinki Commission - YouTube Channel - 07/15/2009]

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