Archive - Jan 2008

2008 will be the key and determining year for implementing the entire five-year programme for the social and economic development of Belarus, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during the state award ceremony on January 14.

“It is a pleasure to start a new year by congratulating the country’s best people,”...

On January 12, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky presented the Mogilev oblast authorities with the State Honorary Banner of the Republic of Belarus in recognition of great economic achievements and in view of the 70th jubilee of the oblast.

Sergei Sidorsky read out the message of the President of...

On January 14, representatives of Belneftekhim Concern will arrive in Kishinev to discuss the possibilities of opening a representative office of the concern there, BelTA learnt in the Belarusian embassy in Moldova.

A decision on expanding the presence of the Belarusian petrochemical industry in the Moldavian market and on improving the...

The opening of the Swedish embassy in Minsk in the second half of 2008 attests to the desire of Sweden to develop all-round cooperation with Belarus, Mr Stefan Eriksson, the head of the Minsk Section Office of the Swedish Embassy in Moscow, told BelTA.

He praised the interaction between Belarus and...

Capital investments in Mogilev oblast will exceed Br 2.7 trillion in 2008. Foreign investments are expected to reach 11% of the total, BelTA learnt in the economy committee of the oblast executive committee.

New investment projects will be launched at Mogilevkhimvolokno, Belshina, Mogilev ZIV, Krichevtsementnoshifer, Belarusian Cement Works, Strommashina, Mogilevliftmash,...

The Government passed Resolution No. 8 to approve the main targets of the socio-economic development forecast of the Republic of Belarus for 2008.
The document sets out annual and quarterly targets for ministries, concerns, committees, oblasts and city of Minsk in 2008. Achieving the targets will help implement the national...

In connection with the 70th anniversary of the founding and in recognition of exceptional achievements in the economic development, the Vitebsk, Gomel, Mogilev and Minsk oblasts have been awarded Honorary State Banner of the Republic of Belarus. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed corresponding decrees on January 3, BelTA learnt...