BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/02/2009

Belarus trade deficit for good more than doubles

MINSK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Belarus's trade deficit for goods soared to $443 million in January, more than double the figure of $204 million recorded in the same month in 2008, the national statistics committee said on Friday.

The committee, quoting preliminary data, said exports had plunged by 45.4 percent to $1.3 billion, while imports had fallen 32.8 percent to $1.76 billion.

Belarus has secured a loan of $2.46 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to help it sustain the effects of the world financial crisis.

(Reporting by Andrei Makhovsky, Writing by Ron Popeski; Editing by Ruth Pitchford)

Source:

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/02/27/afx6105355.html

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