Archive - Aug 2008

The National Bank of Belarus will raise the refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points up to 10.5% on August 13, BelTA learnt from the information department of the National Bank.

According to the Bank, this decision is aimed at raising the yield of deposits in the national currency, fostering the growth...

In January-July the Lukoml state district power plant (Vitebsk oblast) produced 8,049 billion kWh of electrical power, up 9% from the same period last year, BelTA was told at the plant.

As a rule, the capacity utilization peaks in summer and the Lukoml plant produces around 60% of the total...

Belarus will provide a firm support for China in Europe, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao in Beijing on August 7.

“There is no other European country that is a greater friend of China than we are. We...

Decree No 1117 of the Council of Ministers adopted the national programme on mitigation of climate change for 2008-2012.

The programme is developed in line with the national plan of action on the resource management and environment protection of the Republic of Belarus for 2006-2010. The document stipulates for the...

Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko congratulated President of Bolivia Evo Morales on Independence Day, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Belarus is interested in the further development of the comprehensive cooperation between the countries on the interstate level, in the expansion of the bilateral interaction...

During the 2008 harvesting campaign grain dryers in ten agricultural companies of the Mogilev oblast have been converted to operate on straw. Two more grain dryers are completing the assemblage of stoves running on straw (BHC-1.5), BelTA learnt in the energy and fuel department of the oblast executive committee.

After the...

Belarus has harvested 922,000 hectares, or 40% of the total cropping area, BelTA learnt from the main plant growing department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs.

The Gomel oblast has harvested 65% of the cropping area. It is followed by the Brest oblast (50.3%), Grodno oblast (41.4%), Minsk (35%), Mogilev...

Retirement pensions in Belarus were increased 11.2% on average on August 1. President of Belarus signed relevant decree No 415 on August 4, BelTA was told in the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Thus, an average retirement pension will be equal to Br408,100.

The move is aimed at improving the welfare...

Belarus has already harvested more than 3 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learnt from the main plant growing department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs.The highest yield is in the Minsk oblast: 639,200 tonnes. The Minsk oblast has outperformed the previous leader, Gomel oblast, which has cropped 629,500 tonnes....

Belarus has harvested 437,300 hectares, or 20.6% of the total cropping area, BelTA learnt from the main plant growing department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs.

The Gomel oblast has harvested 45% of the cropping area. It is followed by the Brest oblast (30%), Grodno oblast (19%), Minsk (15%), Mogilev...