02109cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018139 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484333280 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Belarus : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (88 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 The paper considers the relatively low level of diversification of Belarusian exports relative to peers, and barriers to higher export potential. Belarus faces different trade regimes vis-a-vis its largest trading partner, Russia, in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU); and its second-largest, the European Union (EU). The paper discusses tariff and nontariff barriers within the EEU; the more restrictive trade relations with the EU; and other potential barriers to trade, including logistics and limited trade facilitation. WTO accession would help improve export competitiveness. Further EEU integration could also boost trade potential, but with the attendant risk that trading links become more concentrated rather than diversified. Belarus's largest revealed comparative advantages are in areas where it is difficult to move into new products. Belarus's trade patterns are significantly more concentrated than those of peer countries. Belarus has lowered tariffs in recent years, including in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/384 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/384/002.2017.issue-384-en.xml IMF e-Library