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Belarus and China may build up the mutual trade significantly, Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Boris Batura said during his meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Lu Guicheng in Minsk on January 14, BelTA has learnt.

Boris...

There will be no denomination in Belarus, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters on January 13, BelTA has learnt.

“We are not going to carry out any denomination. If we take a decision to carry out denomination, we will announce it three or four months in advance,” the Head...

There will not be another devaluation of the Belarusian national currency, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Piotr Prokopovich told reporters after he had presented a report to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on January 12, BelTA has learnt.

“A one-off devaluation...

The introduction of the single 12%-income tax rate on January 1, 2009 will not cause a downturn in budget revenues, Deputy Minister for Taxes and Duties Alexander Doroshenko told the Belarusian National TV Channel.

In his words, the single income tax rate is likely to push the wages up. According to...

In Belarus there have been defined tariffs on target contributions made by employers for the employees’ professional retirement insurance with the differentiation among the personnel working in special working conditions. Relevant decree No 23 “Tariffs on contributions for the professional retirement insurance” was signed by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...

The local authorities need to concentrate efforts on setting up production facilities which use local raw materials, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko set this task during a meeting dedicated to new appointments on January 9, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

According to him, this will help the Belarusian...

Deficit in the foreign currency at the exchange offices is temporal, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) says.

“A shortfall in the foreign currency at the exchange offices has been evident in recent days. The banks, however, are trying to maintain a necessary volume of the foreign currency...

A new bill regulating the procedures of entry and exit of Belarusian citizens was submitted to the House of Representatives, BelTA learnt from the Permanent Commission for Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus.

A significant part of the bill...

On January 6, all Russian, Georgian, Serbian and Jerusalem churches as well as holy monasteries on the Mount Athos will start Christmas divine services. The all-night vigil that is due at 6p.m. at the Minsk Holy Spirit Cathedral will be headed by Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarch Exarch for...

The Christmas holiday brings great happiness to millions of Christians, teaches them to live in unity, peace and concord, follow the moral canons and act according to the rules of the truth and humanism, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said in a message of congratulations to the Orthodox Christians on...