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BELARUS in International Ratings and Domestic Statistics January 2015

The National Statistical Committee reports that in January 2015 in comparison to the previous year Belarus recorded:  a capital investment increase of 4,5 per cent;  a population increase of 12,8 thousand people (0,137 per cent);

in 2014 as compared to the previous year Belarus recorded:  production level increase of 10 per cent;  export and import of services increase of 4,2 and 6,8 per cent respectively;  house building increase of 6 per cent;  real disposable income of population composed 100,1 per cent.

The International Labour Office published the global report "Women in business and management: gaining momentum". The report analyzed the percentage of women executives in 108 countries around the world. According to the report, there are about 30 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses owned by women. It is concluded that the increase in the proportion of women in business management is not only important in terms of gender and management balance, but also for the economic development of the country in general. Belarus in terms of percentage of female managers at all levels as on 2009 occupies 6th place out of 108 countries with an index of 46.2 per cent, ahead of all the CIS and Baltic countries, the majority of EU countries, as well as the US, Australia, Canada, China and several others. In 2014 in terms of women managers of large companies Belarus with 32.8 per cent ranked first among the CIS countries and the EU Member States represented in the report. In terms of female employers Belarus is among the 20 countries in the world, where the percentage of this category is higher than 30. According to the criterion of management and gender gap in remuneration as of 2013, Belarus showed better performance than most EU countries represented in the report, including Germany, the UK and Austria. In terms of female members of banks board of directors Belarus ranks 14th out of 58 states with an index of 18 per cent ahead of the vast majority of EU Member States, the CIS, Asia and America.


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