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MINSK, 13 July (BelTA) – A revised version of the action plan to advance Belarus to the top 30 countries with the best business climate is being prepared in Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov said at a session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers on...

MINSK, 12 July (BelTA) – In January-June 2010 Belarus’ GDP increased by 6.6% over the same period last year to Br69.542 trillion in comparable prices, BelTA learnt from the National Statistics Committee.

In line with the social and economic development forecast, GDP is projected to increase by 11-13% in 2010.

In January-June,...

MINSK, 9 July (BelTA) – Belarus will go its own way and pursue a sovereign policy, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule in Minsk on 9 July.

Alexander Lukashenko thanked Stefan Fule for visiting Belarus. “Considering your conviction...

MINSK, 8 July (BelTA) – Justice Minister of Belarus Viktor Golovanov and his Bulgarian counterpart Margarita Popova signed agreements on legal assistance in criminal cases and extradition on 8 July, BelTA has learnt.

According to Viktor Golovanov, these documents are another step to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, promote links...

MINSK, 7 July (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has heard out reports by the governors of the Brest and Gomel oblasts on the current social and economic situation in the regions and the start of the harvesting campaign on 7 July, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

The...

MINSK, 6 July (BelTA) – The terms of state support to agricultural producers will be discussed during separate negotiations between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan as they develop the single economic space (SES), Vice-Premier of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov told reporters.

“The sides need to agree on the volume of agricultural subsidies,” Andrei...

MINSK, 5 July (BelTA) – The work on raising investment into small-scale power generation should be stepped up, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said when visiting the mini-hydroelectric power plant on the Chizhovskoye water reservoir. The hydroelectric power plant is being currently commissioned.

“We need to make this sector a...

MINSK, 2 July (BelTA) – The Independence Day is a symbol of moral consolidation of the Belarusian society, the chairman of the board of the Belarusian public association, Ecological Initiative, Yuri Soloviev, told BelTA.

“The fact that we feel we are one nation and cerebrate this day contributes to...

MINSK, 30 June (BelTA) – Beltransgaz and Gazprom are set to sign a supplemental agreement to the gas transit contract on 1 July, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko told reporters on 30 June, BelTA has learnt.

“The document has already been approved by Gazprom, they admit their debt,”...

MOSCOW, 24 June (BelTA) – Gazprom has wired $228 million to Belarus for gas transit services, at the rate of $1.45 per 1,000 cubic meters, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told media.

According to him, Belarus has fully paid off its debts to Gazprom for Russian gas. A decision has been taken...