01595cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002433 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805123 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Belarus : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (63 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 developments during 2001-02 in the Belarusian pension system, and discusses potential short- and medium-term reforms needed to put pension system finances on a sustainable path. The paper presents a short overview of demographic trends and developments in Belarus and their impact on the pension system. It discusses the financial difficulties of early 2002 and the policy measures the authorities took to deal with them. A critical review of the methodology used in preparing annual Social Protection Fund budgets is also presented. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/119 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/119/002.2003.issue-119-en.xml IMF e-Library