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13.11.2007
Belarus President demands 20% GDP growth in 2008
With the existing demand for Belarusian products the targeted GDP growth should exceed forecasts the government makes. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a government session dedicated to the next year’s draft social and economic development forecast, state budget bill and draft major monetary management guidelines on November 13. The session also tabled results of the country’s social and economic development in January-September 2007. “We are...
12.11.2007
President demands to reduce cost of new housing by boosting housing construction
On November 12 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with Piotr Prokopovich, chairman of the board of directors of the National Bank of Belarus, to receive his report. During the meeting the President urged to find possibilities of boosting housing construction to outperform the target of the five-year period. In the near future the proposals on how to boost the capacities of construction organizations will be submitted for consideration of the President, BelTA learnt in the...
09.11.2007
UNCTAD praises Belarus’ development pace
Belarus is one of the most rapidly developing CIS states, occupying 57th position in UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Index (TDI). UNCTAD experts singled out the high indicators of economic and social welfare of individuals and the registered growth of foreign trade. The indicators landed Belarus on the 34th position ahead of all the CIS states and several countries in Central Eastern Europe. The facts are presented by UNCTAD’s publication “Developing Countries in International Trade...
09.11.2007
Union State PA session to highlight draft budget for 2008
The 32nd session of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the Belarus-Russia Union State scheduled for November 13-14 in Moscow will consist of two plenary sittings and meetings of profile commissions, BelTA learnt from the PA press service. The key issue on the agenda will be the draft budget of the Union State for 2008. At first, the document will be handled by the PA profile commissions. After a session of the PA Council, the deputies will give the budget its first reading. The first day of...
09.11.2007
Minsk Engine Plant to launch first Euro-4 engine November 9
The first launch of a Euro-4-compliant automobile engine D-249 will take place at Minsk Engine Plant on November 9, BelTA learnt from OOO Business Relations Agency. The engine’s capacity stands at 190 horse powers, its volume — 4.75 litres. Minsk Engine Plant is the first post-Soviet maker of such engines. The new model was designed from scratch instead of modernising an existing engine. The product is meant for large-batch shipping to MAZ and other domestic and foreign mechanical...
08.11.2007
BPS raises prices for potash fertilizers shipped to Southeastern Asia and Brazil
Belarusian Potash Company (BPS) has raised prices for potash fertilizers shipped to Southeastern Asia and Brazil by $400 per tonne, BelTA learnt in the company. BPS informs shareholders, partners and customers about resumption of the talks regarding the new contracts for the delivery of potash fertilizers. The new price has come into force on November 7. For Brazil the new price will come into force starting January 1, 2008. It will make up $400 and $410 per tonne for big and small...
08.11.2007
Representative office of Moscow government opens in Minsk
The Moscow government has opened its representative office in Minsk. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has appointed Vladimir Plaksin chief of the representative office, BelTA learnt from the committee for interregional links and national policy of the Moscow government. Earlier Vladimir Plaksin held the post of deputy chairman of the aforementioned committee. The representative office is expected to promote trade-economic, sci-tech and cultural-humanitarian relations between Belarus and Moscow and...
06.11.2007
Estonia Drama Theatre to perform on Yanka Kupala stage
The Drama Theatre from Tallinn will appear in the National Yanka Kupala Academic Theatre with a play A Month in the Village by Ivan Turgenev. The visit of the Estonian theatre company is held within the 3rd international theatre festival Panorama held in Minsk on October 26-November 10. Theatre collectives of Belarus and Estonia have been increasing their mutual contacts, Consul General of Belarus to Tallinn Alexander Ostrovsky told BelTA. In September the Russian Theatre and State...
06.11.2007
Korea would like Belarus to support its candidature as host of 2012 World Expo
Korea has asked Belarus to support its bid to host the 2012 International Exhibition, Speaker of the National Assembly of Korea Lim Chae-jung said during a meeting with Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky. The Speaker praised the level of Belarus’ economic development. In his opinion, a boost to the bilateral relations will be given by the forthcoming opening of an embassy of Korea in Minsk and the first visit of the Belarusian Prime Minister to Korea on November 5-6. Sergei...
05.11.2007
Wages in budget-funded sectors 7.7% up in November
The first-category tariff rate in the organizations funded from the budget and using state subsidies was increased by 7.7% up to Br70 thousand, Gennady Prokhorchik, the head of the main department for labour and wages of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Belarus, said when commenting on Council of Ministers’ resolution #1444 of November 2, 2007. Gennady Prokhorchik noted that an increase in the first-category tariff rate will allow to raise the wages of the employees in the...
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