Belarus' cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is
discussed at the meeting of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and
IMF Mission Chief for Belarus Peter Dohlman on 16 March, BelTA informs.
“Thank you for arriving in Belarus and for coming here at my request
to discuss one or two issues. I want to say that I invited you not to
hold the negotiations because I know that you actively cooperate with
our specialists in the dimension of relations with the IMF,” the head of
state noted. “I would like to discuss a couple of issues with you. They
are very important for me and for the country.”
“I believe that the issues we will discuss will be very informative
and useful for you. Besides, you will be aware of the situation in
Belarus,” Alexander Lukashenko added.
Some time ago BelTA quoted First Deputy Finance Minister Maksim
Yermolovich as saying that Belarus' budget for 2017 does not contradict
the expectations of the International Monetary Fund. “We have not
suspended consultations with the IMF. We've been monitoring together in
line with article IV. We've continued cooperation on budget matters. If
we talk about the 2017 budget, it does not contradict the IMF
expectations that our colleagues had when the program was drafted,”
Maksim Yermolovich said at the beginning of the year.
Back then there were certain technical issues. Belarus and the IMF
continued discussing them. But they mostly pertained to the interaction
of experts.
It was reported earlier that Belarus would like to start a new
program of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund in H1 2017.
It was also stated that the country hopes to get $3.5 billion from the
fund.
Written by belta.by