01546cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001871 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805062 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belarus : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (120 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 Selected Issues paper reviews the external competitiveness of the Belarusian economy, particularly in 2000-01. The analysis starts with an overview of developments in Belarus' external current account. The paper then examines various competitiveness indicators, most importantly changes in external and internal real exchange rates, as well as labor cost measures. It reviews trade data by sectors to explain recent export performance. The paper also provides an overview of current wage policy and its macroeconomic effects. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/022 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/022/002.2002.issue-022-en.xml IMF e-Library