Archive - Oct 2010

MINSK, 13 October (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed Decree No. 527, which provides Belarusian Government with a right to issue government bonds of the Republic of Belarus on the Russian market in 2010-2011. The decree is placed on the national legal web portal of the Republic of...

MINSK, 12 October (BelTA) – In January-September inflation in Belarus totaled 6.8%, 1.1% down over the same months last year. In September 2010 inflation stood at 1.6%, BelTA learnt from the National Statistics Committee.

The average consumer price index growth slowed down as well. In January-September 2010 it made up 0.7%...

MINSK, 11 October (BelTA) – During his working trip to China Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko paid a visit to the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai on 10 October. The head of state attended the national pavilions of Belarus and China, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

In China Pavilion, the...

MINSK, 8 October (BelTA) – The Belarus President, summarizing the results of his recent visit to Turkey, emphasized the country has promising future into several areas of cooperation with that country, particularly, engineering, light and transport industries. The relevant statement was made by Alexander Lukashenko in his meeting with Foreign...

MINSK, 7 October (BelTA) – More preferences will be granted to foreign investors in Belarus via amendments to Belarus president decree No. 10 of 6 August 2009, Sergei Trofimovich, Head of the Central Office for Investments of the Belarusian Economy Ministry, told media on 7 October.

Last year the decree considerably...

MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) - Belarus and Austria discussed a possibility of further intensification of trade and economic cooperation. The topic was discussed during the political consultations between the Foreign Ministry of Belarus and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria. The consultations were held in Vienna...

MINSK, 4 October (BelTA) – Belarus and Lithuania are set to sign an agreement on small-scale local border traffic any day now, Chairman of the State Border Committee of Belarus Igor Rachkovsky told media on 4 October.

In line with the agreement, residents of the near-border zones will be given the...

MINSK, 1 October (BelTA) – Belarus and China have strategic relations, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in a press conference for Russian regional mass media on 1 October.

“Our relations with China are strategic. We have very good relations. We will not damage them. We will be building up this resource,”...