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The State Property Committee has published another reference book “Towns and Villages of Belarus” dedicated to the Mogilev oblast. The edition numbers 1,600 copies, Chief of the Office of Cartography and GIS of the State Property Committee Valery Tsigankov told BelTA.

The reference book is about Belarusian toponymy. It includes six...

In 2007, the forestry companies of the Mogilev production forestry association exported products worth of $23.8 million, or 47.4% up over 2006, deputy general director oft eh association Nikolai Domnenkov told BelTA.

Exports accounted for 65% of the sales (55% in 2006). The best results were posted by the Osipovichi experimental...

The Mogilev Automobile Plant named after Kirov has assembled a prototype model of an underground bus able to carry 17 people, the company’s deputy chief designer Valery Peklin told BelTA.

The bus is supposed to deliver miners through narrow tunnels, travelling up to 10 km at 35 km/h. The bus is...

The small business of the Mogilev oblast generated 20.8% of tax revenues in the Mogilev oblast in 2007, BelTA learnt from the economy committee of the oblast executive committee. Tax revenues to the oblast budget increased by Br76.9 billion, or 23.8% as against 2006.

The Mogilev oblast allocated Br421.7 million to...

A nationwide cultural action “We are Belarusians” will be held in Belarus in 2008, chief of the Culture Department of the Culture Ministry of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Kozlovich told BelTA.

The event includes concerts, which will be held in all oblast centres of Belarus and in all regional centres...

Some 75 students of the Mogilev oblast became prize winners of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Support of the Talented Youth in 2007 (70 prize-holders in 2006), BelTA learnt from Natalia Morgunova, a leading specialist of the education department of the oblast executive...

In 2008, Mogilevliftmash and OOO Karat-Liftcomplex (Vyshgorod, Ukraine) intend to produce and supply to Ukraine 1 thousand elevators, BelTA learnt from director general of Mogilevliftmash Piotr Rudnik.

According to him, the Mogilev-based company and the Ukrainian Karat-Liftcomplex have been cooperating for more than three years. In 2005, they jointly...

The national juniour athletics championships (U18) were officially opened in Mogilev athletics centre of Olympic reserve on February 8, BelTA was told in the physical culture, sport and tourism department of the Mogilev oblast executive committee.

Among the participants are winner of the European champion, silver winner of the 9th summer...

In 2008 the Mogilev oblast will provide gas supply to 11 agro-towns. The local authorities allocated Br8.4 billion worth of investments to build 80 kilometres of the gas supply pipeline network for this purpose.

As BelTA learnt from the production republican unitary enterprise Mogilevoblgaz, gas supply will be provided to...

In 2007 the Mogilev oblast increased the industrial output by 13.6% over 2006, BelTA learned from the Economy Committee of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee.

The output of consumer goods went up by 9.3% last year. Capital investments surged by 24.1%, exports – by 21.1%, paid services - 12.8%. More than...