According to data from the National Bank of Belarus, in January–October 2025 the deficit in foreign trade in goods and services amounted to USD 1.2 billion

A curated selection of analytics, key meetings, and publications in international media

Lukashenka persistently tries not only to turn back the time allotted to him, but also to reverse the course of rivers and control the movement of air. He wants to take nature and the environment under his dictatorial control

Not long ago, the dictator said a phrase that might have seemed harmless if not for its deeper meaning:"I have always asked one thing from you — give me the economy. Give me bridges, roads, milk, meat, and so on. And the military matters — leave them to me, security is my concern, I will deal with it"

On November 6 in Mozyr, during the ceremony opening the renovated bridge over the Pripyat River, Lukashenko said a phrase that could have seemed harmless, if not for its full context

Lukashenko is sinking the economy to stay afloat

On October 20, Lukashenko signed the decree "On the Fixing of Raw Material Zones"

Key Changes and Consequences

On October 23, 2025, the European Union approved a new package of sanctions aimed at the financial system serving the Lukashenka regime

Once, the authorities promised us a digital future, new opportunities, innovations that would make the country a global leader. We were told that Belarus would become the "Silicon Valley of Eastern Europe", that the High-Tech Park would become a gateway to the future. But in reality — everything turned out completely differently

This year, the National Anti-Crisis Management became a partner of the Economic Forum for the second time

On 2 September, the 34th Economic Forum — one of the largest and most important economic and political events in Central and Eastern Europe — will begin at the Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz

The National Anti-Crisis Management signed an agreement with the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, according to which it became an official institutional partner of the 34th Economic Forum in Karpacz

The August 26 meeting of the dictator on the "Belkoopsoyuz" turned into a public verdict on the entire system

Why is Belarus increasing its gold and foreign currency reserves amid a trade deficit and current account imbalance?

The European Union has expanded its sanctions list with enterprises of the Lukashenko regime: those involved in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and has also enhanced banking sanctions

Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka on the Introduction of the EU’s 18th Sanctions Package

On July 3, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a decision in the case of “Grodno Azot”

How the Regime Extracts and Plans to Seize Capital from Belarusian Businesses

How Lukashenko's regime might introduce the Russian ruble in Belarus