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MINSK, 13 June (BelTA) – Belarus and Italy call for development of a mutually beneficial dialogue between Belarus and the European Union. This mutual intention was voiced during the talks between Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Martynov and his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini in Trieste (Italy) on 10...

MINSK, 9 June (BelTA) - The official exchange rate of Belarusian ruble against the U.S. dollar will remain unchanged in the near future, the head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus Vladimir Makei told reporters on 8 June following the meeting on important economic issues.

“The exchange rate,...

MINSK, 8 June (BelTA) – Belarus has introduced a new mechanism of setting up and using innovation funds. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 232 to amend Decree No. 596 “On the issues of setting up and using innovation funds” of 7 December 2009, BelTA learnt from...

MINSK, 7 June (BelTA) – The Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova concluded an agreement on economic and sci-tech cooperation through 2015. The document was signed by Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusyi and his Moldovan...

MINSK, 6 June (BelTA) – Belarus and Cuba intend to develop cooperation in biotechnologies, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to Belarus Alfredo Nieves Portuondo told a video briefing on 3 June, BelTA has learnt.

In his words, bilateral cooperation in medicine, development of new...

MINSK, 3 June (BelTA) - In January-April 2011 the national budget was executed with almost no deficit: it made up Br3.7 billion while the annual deficit forecast is Br6333 billion, or 3.2% of GDP, BelTA learnt from the Finance Ministry of Belarus.

Budget revenue amounted to Br10.4...

The Embassy of Brazil has opened in Minsk, Charge d'Affaires of Brazil to Belarus Jose Eduardo Giraudo told reporters on 1 June, BelTA has learned.

According to Jose Eduardo Giraudo, Brazil’s Ambassador is expected to arrive in Minsk on 13 June. He stressed that the year 2010 was...

Belarus and Brazil are working on a draft agreement to lift visa requirements for travels of citizens, Charge D'affaires Ad Interim of Brazil in Belarus Jose Eduardo Giraudo told the press on 1 June.

At present no visas are required for travels between Belarus and Brazil for holders...

The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus has set the official exchange rate of Belarusian ruble against US dollar at Br4,930 per $1 as from 24 May 2011, reads the NBRB website.

The exchange rate of Belarusian ruble against euro is at Br6,914.82 per ?1, against Russian...

Belarus and Armenia have laid a foundation for long-term fruitful cooperation, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich told reporters following his meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on 18 May, BelTA has learnt.

“We have had a discussion across the whole range of Belarus-Armenia cooperation and we...