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RUSSIA in August 2017 increased investment in US government bonds by $2.3 billion to $105.4 billion. This is evidenced by data from the US Treasury. Compared to August 2016, the portfolio of US bonds of the Russian Federation increased by $18 billion. Russia currently ranks 14th among holders of US bonds. The leaders of this list in the last 1......

The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) approved the draft agreement on the labeling of goods. This message aroused concern among Belarusian entrepreneurs, because stories about disputes over the implementation of union technical regulations are memorable. The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) already have several national systems for labeling goods. In 2......

In August, JSC Russian Railways presented a project of a high-speed railway (HSR) "Eurasia", which should connect CHINA with Western Europe through RUSSIA and Belarus. MINSK has so far refrained from detailed comments on this matter. Either they don't see a subject for discussion yet, or they are afraid of the cost of the Belarusian section of the highway. Cost - $ 118 billion, speed - 25......

First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the NATIONAL BANK Taras Nadolny spoke about the results of stress tests conducted in Belarusian banks. “Today, we cannot say that the stress test results are worse than last year. At the same time, there are questions about the quality of the portfolio of banks and problem debt, which practically does not decrease,” he said. According to Nadolny, as of Septemb...

Belarus accumulated almost 70% of the direct investments of Russian residents attracted to the countries of the former USSR (with the exception of the Baltic States) and ranked first in terms of their volume. Of the total amount of $499 million that was invested by Russian companies in the region in the first quarter of this year, Belarusian recipients accounted for $346 million, the Central Bank ...