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We investigate corruption, uncover fake news and analyze the news agenda. The BIC is a member of the global network of investigative journalists.

Our journalists have received the Hans Staiger Investigative Award from the International Center for Journalists; the Free Media Award from the ZEIT-Stiftung Bucerius and the Fritt Ord Foundation; and the Data Journalism Award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Our Dubai Unlocked project was also shortlisted for the Sigma Awards.

Between 2018 and 2026, our journalists received 11 Belarusian Volnaye Slova Awards.

BIC is a member of the OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project)

We are also members of GIJN (Global Investigative Journalism Network)

Economy with Chaly Yesterday

Russia Is Dragging Belarus into Yet Another Pyramid Scheme

The son of Russia’s former intelligence chief has made a curious visit to Minsk.

Economy with Chaly Belarus to Help Russia Build Exactly Zero Planes

Alexander Lukashenko has approved Belarus’s economic development targets for 2027 — and admitted to a Russian governor that Belarus won’t be building an aircraft after all.

08 October 2026 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly “If You Work, You Live” — Lukashenko at Amkodor

Lukashenko Visits Amkodor and Orders a Machine That’s “Not Like a Mercedes”.

01 October 2026 Watch on YouTube

Economy with Chaly Lukashenko Declares Martial Law in Hovyady

The goal isn’t to get the data right — it’s to keep tweaking until you come up with something that looks convincing, but not too convincing.

24 September 2026 Watch on YouTube

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