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Chaly: Economics

Economy with Chaly 19 January 2023

The integration of Belarus with Russia has gone too far!

The record for the average nominal wage in Belarus is $675

Economy with Chaly Steady loss of human capital

Siemens leaves Belarus. What happens with Belarusian nuclear power plant turbines?

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Economy with Chaly How did the sanctions affect Belarus and Russia

Assessing Russia's Prospects for Winning the Economic War with the West

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Economy with Chaly Merging into one state and retaining sovereignty — is it possible?

GDP shrunk by 4.7%

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Economy with Chaly Lukashenka: "The era of dollar domination is coming to an end"

Russia and Belarus planning to set up supranational tax committee

15 December 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Ministry of Finance disbelieves the Ministry of Economy

Socio-economic development of Belarus: 2023 forecast

08 December 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly A fleeting success in the midst of a recession

What happens to investment and domestic demand?

01 December 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Why pay for the old loan when you can take a new one?

"Oh, McDonald's is leaving..."

24 November 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Prices clamped down, the hierarchy arrayed, McDonald's gone

Pensions mounted up in Belarus for the third time this year

17 November 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Lukashenka finds a new philosopher's stone in biotechnology

Hosted by Serge Chaly and Fiodar Pauliuchenka

10 November 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Light industry is Lukashenka's last hope

It seems that the Belarusian authorities have found an idea how to stimulate the growth of the Belarusian economy. Light industry would be new woodworking

03 November 2022 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Lukashenka: Russia will absorb everything!

This is no longer a Brezhnev economy, but some kind of Stalinist one. Standardization is under way. Why? Economist Serge Chaly explains

27 October 2022 Watch on YouTube