Economy

European Union is set to provide technical assistance to Belarus, unofficial reports suggest.
Prime Minister Andrei Kabyakou says Belarus will continue to pay $132 per 1000 cubic meters of Russian natural gas.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will be in Minsk today to take part in the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting.
Russian DPM Arkady Dvorkovich says gas payments by Belarus are part of a bigger package of agreements yet to be signed.
Belarus is ranked 37th among 190 economies in the World Bank's Doing Business 2017 report - up from 50th last year.
The government in Belarus promised to pay off $281 million for Russian gas arrears but Gazprom is yet to see the money.
A tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil for the Mazyr refinery arrived in the Ukrainian sea port of Odessa.
Belarus energy minister says the Russians are expected to resume crude oil supplies to Belarusian refineries.
Belarus' central bank head assures the national currency will remain stable despite objective risks.