01533cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000755 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805031 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belarus : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (183 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews economic developments in the Republic of Belarus during 1996-98. Since 1996, the Belarusian authorities have sought to revive economic activity and raise living standards through the rapid expansion of credit and policies aimed at accelerating export growth, particularly to Russia. These policies led to the acceleration of officially measured economic growth, from close to 3 percent in 1996 to 10 1\2 percent in 1997 and 12 percent during the first quarter of 1998 (year over year). Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1998/108 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1998/108/002.1998.issue-108-en.xml IMF e-Library