According to a growing number of pro-Kremlin commentators, the spectre haunting Belarus is the threat of “Belarusization,” meaning the promotion of the Belarusian language, history, and culture.

Total income rose by 2 percent year-on-year to 172.7 billion hryvnias, while expenses declined by 7 percent to 127.1 billion hryvnias as of September 1.

Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities are the lead underwriters for the IPO.

It’s expected that HC Trading, a member of Heidelberg Cement Group, will deliver coal in two shiploads ­– the first in December 2021, the second in January next year.

Whether Gazprom will secure the necessary German and EU authorisations to proceed with the pipeline is not yet certain.

The country's government approved a draft budget for 2022 with a deficit of 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), down from 5.5 percent expected this year.

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.1 percent year-on-year in January-July compared to a 6.1 percent contraction in the same period last year.