Table of Contents

1. Belarus in Global Ratings: Position and Dynamics; Nina Bohdan and Veronika Garkavaya 2. FinTech and Commercial Banking Development in Belarus; Irina Karachun, Aleksey Korotkevich, and Dzmitry Marushka  3. Future of the Belarusian IT Sector: From IT Outsourcing to Industry 4.0?; Uladzimir Parkhimenka  4. Industrial Development, Structural Changes and Industrial Policy in Belarus; Vyacheslav Shutilin, Andrey Filiptsou, and Yuliya Vashkevich  5. Technological Parks, Clusters and Innovation Networks: Expected Transformation of Innovative Sector; Aleksey Korotkevich, Irina Karachun, Dzmitry Marushka, Hanna Vashchyla  6. Belarus on the Way to Sustainable Development: Circular Economy and Green Technologies; Olga Shimova  7. Changes in Fuel End Energy Industry: What to Expect after the Launch of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant?; Tatsiana Zoryna  8. Agrarian Sector: Trends, Scenarios, Policy; Natallia Kireyenka  9. How to Make Money on Geography: Transportation and Logistics Services in Belarus; Anna A. Koroleva and Alina A. Dutina  10. The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry; Aliaksandr I. Tarasionak and Viktoryia M. Dziadok  11. Education and Innovation Growth: Establishing Entrepreneurial Universities; Alena Vankevich  12. Public-Private Partnerships and Social Innovation in Belarus; Maryna Karpitskaya  13. Administrative Arrangement, Spatial Development and Regional Policy in Belarus; Vladimir S. Fateyev  14. Smart Cities; Volha Holubava  15. What Belarus Produces, Exports and Imports: Analyzing Trade in Value Added; Аliaksei Bykau and Stanislau Vysotski  16. Foreign Investments and TNCs; Aleksey V. Danilchenko, Elena V. Bertosh, Pavel P. Artsemyeu, and Roman D. Osipov  17. The Policy of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus to Ensure Financial Stability: Achievements, Problems and Prospects; Ludmila Stefanovich  18. Improving Fiscal Policies: Evolution or Revolution?; Elena Kireeva and Irina Loukianova  19. Economic Growth in Belarus: Analysis, Forecasts and Scenarios; Vladimir Shimov, Aliaksei Bykau, and Tatsiana Khvalko  20. Foreign Economic Policy of Belarus: Integration and Multi-Vector; Alla Pranevich and Aksana Shkutsko

About the Author

Bruno S. Sergi teaches on emerging markets and the political economy of Russia and China at Harvard University; he is an Associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard, and he is the Series Editor of Cambridge Elements in the Economics of Emerging Markets. He is the author of Exploring the Future of Russia's Economy and Markets: Towards Sustainable Economic Development.