2-day training for economic journalists and young economists lectured by Lou Ureneck was held on October 12-13, 2009, at IBB.

On September 28, 2009 г. the Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center organized the first Conference of young economists.

Round Table “World Economic Crisis and Belarus” was held in the conference hall of the hotel “Victoria” in Minsk on August 14, 2009. Professor Aleh Tsyvinski (Yale University, USA) made a presentation.