Belarus trade with China will widen trade deficit

Western sanctions have made Belarus more reliant on imports from China

You must be signed in to read this analysis

Sign in Sign up to our newsletter

In this article

  • Chinese interest in regional industrial parks
  • Chinese investment is growing, but remains modest
  • Belarus turns to China for goods previously bought in the West...
  • ...while China imports increasing volumes of Belarusian potassium
  • Trade balance generates chronic deficit

What is this?

This article is from the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, which analyses geopolitical, economic, social, business and industrial developments on a global and regional basis, providing clients with timely, authoritative analysis every business day of the year. Find out more about the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, or request a trial.