Archive - Oct 2009

MINSK, 13 October (BelTA) – Belgian business plans to step up cooperation with Belarus, said Arkady Arianoff, General Manager of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce for Russia and Belarus, at a meeting of business circles of Belgium and Belarus on 13 October.

“The desire of Belgian businessmen to promote contacts with...

MINSK, 7 October (BelTA) – The number of licensable types of activities will be cut down by more than 60%, Deputy Economy Minister of Belarus Andrei Tur said at the Transport and Logistics Congress in Minsk.

Andrei Tur noted that the draft decree has been sent for finalization to extend the...

MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) – The contemporary school should be up-to-date and should meet modern requirements, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with finalists of the national contest of the best pedagogical workers Teacher of the Year 2009 on 6 October.

The President stressed that the key purpose...

GRODNO, 1 October (BelTA) – In 2009 Belarus plans to attract Br50 trillion worth of investment, Deputy Economy Minister Vladimir Adashkevich said at the First International Economy Forum in Grodno.

Capital investments amounted to Br37.2 trillion last year. Vladimir Adashkevich noted that for the past ten years Belarus’...