The word “Belarus” brings to mind few, if any, specific connotations for many in the West. Until recently, they did not associate significant positive developments with that country. But now, this situation is changing.
One clearly significant development is the country’s growing export of software products. Throughout 2014, the overall export of software by the Minsk-based High Tech Park (HTP) (see EDM, November 10) amounted to $585.2 million—131 percent more than in 2013. Exports account for 88 percent of the HTP’s overall output. More than 43 percent of the HTP’s exports go to Western Europe and more than 40 percent to …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation