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Inside this issue
• President Alexander Lukashenko spells out his complex balancing act
• Investing in the country is becoming more predictable and therefore more attractive - -
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‘Last dictator’ seeks to woo the west
Jan Cienski and Stefan Wagstyl report on changes that could create opportunities for investors
Economy: Reliance on Russian energy runs out of steam
Jan Cienski reports on the impact of rising gas prices
Alexander Lukashenko: ‘We cannot be a closed country’
Stefan Wagstyl quizzes the Belarusian president about politics, privatisation and parenthood
Democracy: Repression still rules despite thaw towards EU
The president has steadily tightened his grip on power, writes Stefan Wagstyl
Privatisation: A cautious welcome for foreigners
Jan Cienski explains why the country is opening its economy to inward investment
MTZ: Tractor giant pulls weight
Geoffrey Smith on a post-Communist survival story
Doing business: State retreats from direct intervention
Conditions are improving for companies, says Geoffrey Smith
Heineken: Brewer taps into local tastes
Geoffrey Smith reports on a whirlwind modernisation
Gomel: Debate still rages over Chernobyl fallout
Geoffrey Smith looks at the effects of the world’s worst nuclear disaster on the area
Grodno: City in the west that faces the east
Jan Cienski visits companies wedged near the borders with Poland and Lithuania
