18:20 World Bank to send two missions to Belarus

The World Bank is set in March to send two fact-finding missions to Belarus to research certain issues in the field of the state finances, defined together with the Belarusian side as a priority.
The first mission to be in Belarus on March 11-17 will focus on the capital expenditures of the government, said the World Bank's office in Minsk.

The second mission scheduled to arrive on March 25 aims to discuss the issues associated with the reform of inter-budget relations in this country.

The World Bank's experts are set to meet with the top officials and experts from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy, Tax Revenue Authority and other governnment agencies.