In 2018, only the ICT sector was stably attractive to investors, unlike public sector assets. Belarus’ overall investment prospects remained bleak.

This paper estimates poverty in Belarus using annual data of the Sample Household Survey on Living Standards from 2017-2018.

The paper presents the finding of a study on the public and private funding opportunities for circular projects. The financial products and instruments such as crowdfunding, grants, venture capital, government support, bank lending, and etc., which are tailored to the specific needs of circular projects were examined depending on the stage of the company's life cycle.

The study focuses on three issues. First, the paper analyses the Belarusian experience in the creation of special economic zones. Second, we look at how the GSIP has been developing so far and what lessons have been learned from the past experience. Lastly, this paper makes policy recommendations on how to increase the efficiency of the Belarus-China cooperation under the GSIP project.

The paper is devoted to the P2P lending companies’ activities. The paper gives the definition of crowdlending (P2P lending), describes specific features of this activity and presents its main advantages and disadvantages. The research defines the types of P2P lending and describes the main models of the crowdlending online platforms’ functioning.