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Tajikistan will try to balance Russia and China

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TAJIKISTAN

Tajikistan's options for joining Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.

Belarusian economic recovery may not last

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BELARUS

At first glance, the economic performance observed last year seems impressive. However, the robust growth rate concealed many of the country's endemic economic flaws. Much of the…

Frictions with Moscow underline Belarusian dependence

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BELARUS

Disputes about fuel prices, as well as Belarusian concerns about Moscow's treatment of Ukraine, have marred the long-term Belarusian-Russian alignment. As head of the weaker…

Belarus recovery will depend on external conditions

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BELARUS

Chronic problems in the Belarusian economy.

Belarus will seek closer integration with Russia

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BELARUS

With both countries facing isolation from the West, Russia and Belarus are seeking to move closer together. The contact mechanisms of the Union State of Russia and Belarus are…

Russian courts Asia for imports and export sales

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RUSSIA

Shifts in Russian foreign trade.

Belarus-Russia 'union' talk is mostly posturing

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

Prospects for substantive unification between Russia and Belarus.

Russian market is main hope for Belarus economy

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BELARUS

Despite a war of words over food sourced from Belarus, Russia maintained its overall level of imports from the country last year. Belarusian exports to most of the world fell…

China will use Belarus to advance New Silk Road

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BELARUS/CHINA

A military cooperation agreement was been signed during the week-long visit. To date, most Chinese military aid to Belarus has been to supply light trucks, medical equipment and…

Higher tax to replace Russia's metal export duty

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RUSSIA

Officials are trying to correct high domestic prices which they see as unjustified, and to claw back what they regard as excessive profits earned by metals companies.