Economy Of Belarus
Recently, the Belarusian economy has started to suffer hyperinflation, along with Ukraine. The hyperinflation has caused the government to implement a series currency controls. Following 9.9% growth in 2006 in the first quarter 2007, the Belarus GDP grew 8.2%. GDP further grew in 2008 by 10%.
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