Decree No. 4 lays down a two-level system of investment agreement instead of the three-level system currently in force. Previously, investment agreements of the second level were concluded by the Belarusian Government.

Belarusian banks will be able to issue independent guarantees to participants of the Russian system of public procurements.

To protect the state interests, the Government of Belarus adopted a resolution in summer 2022 imposing restrictions on Belarusian legal entities, whose shareholders...

In 2010 the cooperation agreement on the establishment of the China-Belarus Industrial Park in the territory of the Republic of Belarus was signed between the Ministry of Economy of Belarus

Generally, Belarusian law allows the application of all standard instruments both for cash-in and for cash-out financing. At the same time...

On 6 January 2023 the laws "On seizure of property" and "On questions of placement under temporary external management" were published in Belarus ...

On July 4, 2023, the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) approved the memorandum of commitment of Belarus for membership in the SCO, and on July 7, 2023...

The primary document regulating the «anti-money laundering» legislation in the Republic of Belarus is the Law «On measures for prevention of laundering of criminal proceeds...

The «Public-private partnership» (hereinafter – the «PPP») is normally understood as forms of interaction and cooperation between a state and business to solve social problems on mutually beneficial terms.

GRATA International presents a comparative overview of land rights for foreign investors in Belarus, Mongolia, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

The Decision and the Regulation combine the previous practice of applying unilateral EU restrictive measures and create the basis for the subsequent uniform imposition of sanctions.

A new measure of support for large families and people with disabilities has been adopted by the Head of the State.

The EU Commission wants to further promote a comprehensive and restrictive application of investment screening mechanisms by the competent authorities in the member states.

In connection with the war, Ukraine imposed a number of bans and repealed a dozen international treaties. Let's understand what has changed for businesses from the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

On July 23, 2024 a new edition of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Investments» (hereinafter – the Law) comes into force.

On June 29, 2024, the European Union ("EU") adopted new restrictive measures (sanctions) against Belarus in view of the regime's involvement in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

On November 20, 2018, the European Parliament ("EP"), the Council and the European Commission ("Commission") reached a political agreement ...

In Belarus, construction projects are divided into 5 classes of complexity depending on their purpose, size, complexity of structures, number of people who may present at the same time, hazards to people...

We present to your attention the last summer release of Newsletter of Associated office of GRATA International in Belarus (Minsk) Arzinger&Partners.

Issues of sanctions and countersanctions have been one of the main topics for discussion during the last 3 years.