The Seventh International Conference in Economics and Finance took place in Minsk on August 26, 2017

The article of Maria Akulova "Foreign Investment: Measures To Improve The Investment Climate" was published in Belarusian Yearbook 2017

The article of Dzmitry Kruk "Macroeconomic Situation: Locked In Recession" was published in Belarusian Yearbook 2017

On 17 May 2017, Belstat, Belarus's official statistical body, announced that Belarus's economy is growing for the second straight month. Thus, on 24 May, Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashka declared new investment plans for the industrial sector assuming further economic recovery. Nevertheless, the economic environment remains complex and the debt burden of enterprises is high, threatening the stability of the banking system.

On 4 May 2017 Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenka declared that Belarus plans to gain approximately $50bn in exports off goods produced in the Great Stone industrial park.