MINSK -- Belarus took further emergency steps on Jan. 8 to defend itself from economic turmoil in Russia, devaluing its currency by around 7 percent for the second time this week, raising its main refinancing rate and imposing a new export tax on potash.
Reuters: Belarus devalues currency again to protect against Russian economic fallout
People stand among the empty shelves in an electronic shop in Minsk on December 21, 2014.
