Policy paper on dependence of Belarusian economy on trading with West

A policy paper on dependence of Belarusian economy on
trading with Western European countries and USA completed in September 2005
by an independent economic think tank from Belarus, which due to the
sensitive political situation of the country does not wish to be named. The
views presented in the paper are not necessary those of the Pontis
Foundation. The conclusion contains the remarks of Pontis regarding the
findings of the paper.

The analysis clearly demonstrates that the Belarusian economy is currently
very dependent on the trade relationship with the EU. Significant
restrictions on Belarus-EU trading (or an embargo on commodities exports
from Belarus as the most radical option) may appear to impact the country
extremely negatively. This paper states that alongside Russia, which was
previously the main economic partner for Belarus, the EU currently plays a
significant role in Belarusian external economic policy.

Policy Paper: Belarus Economic Dependancy on the West can be found from here.