immigration
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Why Belarusians Emigrate
On 12 July, Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich proposed the introduction of a tax on non-working Belarusians.Although official statistics show that the unemployment rate stands at 0.5 per cent, the prime minister acknowledged that 445,000 Belarusians do not work - about...
12 February 2013
Belarus’ Model of Economic Development May Fail to Pass the ‘Endurance Test’
The Belarusian authorities count on the country's economic growth without taking into account dangerous trends in the demographic situation and its consequences for the labour market. These conclusions appear in a study made by economists of the IPM Research...
13 June 2012
Sex Tours Save the Belarusian Tourist Industry
"We do not cultivate the idea of sex tourism in Belarus. But if has an interest, let him look for it, meet girls and marry". This is how the deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism Cheslau Shulha recently answered a...
