Archive - Dec 2008

The accommodation for 631 families who live in shabby houses or houses that are in a dangerous condition will be built in Belarus in 2009, BelTA learnt from the housing construction department of the Belarusian Ministry of Construction and Architecture.

The total area of the housing to be put in...

The Belarusian Transport and Communication Ministry is taking additional measures to improve the financial status of international trucking companies in view of the global financial crisis, Transport and Communication Minister Vladimir Sosnovsky told media on December 30.

“It is wrong to say that the crisis has drastically affected international trucking companies....

The President of Belarus has submitted the bill “On amnesty in connection with the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis”, BelTA has learnt from the presidential press service.

The amnesty is actively discussed in the Belarusian society. The amnesty laws act as an instrument of public assistance...

The next year will be the Year of Native Land in Belarus. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed the relevant decree on December 29, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

The Year of Native Land will contribute to preserving and increasing the national spiritual and cultural legacy,...

A leasing company will be set up in Belarus, Economy Minister Nikolai Zaichenko said at a session of the Council of Ministers on December 23, BelTA informs.

It is one of the anti-crisis measures that are to be implemented in H1 2009. A leasing company will help advance Belarusian goods to...

Belarusian Head of State Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated the Christians of Belarus celebrating Christmas on December 25, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

“This wonderful family holiday warmed by love and concord gives millions of people confidence and hope. “Such festive days heighten the permanence of eternal evangelic messages, simple...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ordered the Council of Ministers and the relevant governmental bodies to conduct balanced economic policy towards businessmen avoiding social complications and political rush, Belarusian Head of State said at a session highlighting the issues of business regulation.

“Blaming the global financial crisis the government suggests postponing...

There are plans to hold the first heart transplantation in Belarus in 2009, Healthcare Minister of Belarus Vasily Zharko told a press conference on December 23.

According to him, Belarus is technically ready to perform such an operation. Belarusian surgeons were trained in the Czech Republic, Germany, Finland and the Baltic...

Belarus’ nuclear power plant will be built at the Ostrovetskaya site in the Grodno oblast. The State Commission for Belarus’ Nuclear Power Plant Location has taken the relevant decision, BelTA learnt from Lyudmila Zenkovich, spokesman for the Energy Ministry of Belarus.

The choice was made after the examination of the Ostrovetskaya,...

On December 19 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No 689 “Measures to perfect auditing and supervisory activities in the Republic of Belarus”. The press service of the President told BelTA, at present major efforts are put into liberalising all areas of business in order to fulfil the instruction...