Belarus recovery will depend on external conditions

A slump in trade with Russia poses systemic risks to an unreformed economic system

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  • The Russian effect
  • Traditional industries in trouble
  • Soviet-era manufacturing
  • Shrinking capital investment
  • Free economic zones fail to impress
  • Inflation high, but decelerating
  • Steep depreciation
  • Reserves shrink
  • Trade declines

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