Archive - 2010

MINSK, 1 April (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is dissatisfied with the performance of the country’s homebuilding industry. The President made the relevant statement at a government session held on 1 April to discuss the development of Belarus’ civil engineering.

“I have to admit that we don’t yet have...

MINSK, 31 March (BelTA) – The government should make progress in the logistics of the oil supplies from Venezuela within the first half of 2010. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made such instructions during a government session to sum up results of the official visits to Venezuela and Brazil on 30...

Electronic declaration of imports is now in place in Belarus. The State Customs Committee of Belarus demonstrated the first electronic declarations of imports to mass media on 30 March, BelTA has learned.

Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee Sergei Borisyuk said, a new phase of electronic declaration has begun in...

MINSK, 30 March (BelTA) – American businessmen praise positive changes in the investment climate of Belarus, David Baron, shareholder at the Greenberg Traurig law firm, said during a meeting between Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky and top executives of several major United Stated companies.

“I have attended Belarusian investment forums....

MINSK, 29 March (BelTA) – US companies coming to Belarus will be offered state support and comfortable business conditions, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with top executives of several major US companies on 29 March.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that US businesspeople can significantly contribute to the Belarus-US...

MINSK, 26 March (BelTA) – Transport and logistics centers will be built in Belarus using investments of the German bank Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg. The implementation of investment projects in the area of customs and transport logistics service was discussed at a session of the State Customs Committee of Belarus on 26...

MINSK, 24 March (BelTA) – Chinese Government highly values cooperation between Belarusian and Chinese businessmen and is interested in its expansion, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Belarus Lu Guicheng at a meeting of business circles of Belarus and China on 23 March.

Taking part...

MINSK, 23 March (BelTA) – Participation in World EXPO 2010 Shanghai will help Belarus expand the cooperation with the PRC, enhance the image of the country in the international arena and advance the country’s scientific, economic and culture interests in the world, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky told a session...

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is in the Federative Republic of Brazil on a working visit, BelTA learnt from the head of state’s press service.

Alexander Lukashenko is scheduled to meet with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Governor of the Brazilian State...

MINSK, 19 March (BelTA) – The Mogilev-based chemical fiber maker Mogilevkhimvolokno has become a full-fledged member of the International Rayon and Synthetic Fibers Committee, the Belgium-based umbrella organization for the European man-made fiber industry, Deputy Head of Mogilevkhimvolokno’s Marketing Department Sergei Kravtsov told BelTA.

The CIRFS accounts for over 85% of...