GOMEL, 20 February (BelTA) – We should learn from Belarusians how to love native land, executive secretary of the Zaporozhye Oblast office of the Union of Journalists of Ukraine Valentina Manzhura told BelTA. She took part in a press tour for Ukrainian journalists to Gomel Oblast on 17-18 February. In her words, she made this conclusion from the very first minutes in Belarus. "We crossed the border and I said: OK, this is an absolutely different quality of roads here. But I have heard...

GOMEL, 13 February (BelTA) – Belarusian healthcare institutions were tasked to increase the export of medical services by a quarter, up to $42 million in 2015, Deputy Healthcare Minister of Belarus Vyacheslav Shilo told BelTA in Gomel on 11 February. He took part in the final session of the healthcare board of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. In 2014 the export of medical services exceeded $33 million, up by 8% of the plan. The export targets were hit by Minsk-based healthcare...

GOMEL, 6 February (BelTA) – UniCredit Bank Austria AG and OAO BMZ, the managing company of the holding company BMC, have signed an agreement on extending a $35 million revolving credit line for the benefit of the Belarusian company, the press service of Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ trademark) told BelTA. The availability of guaranteed financial resources from a major European bank will allow BMZ with its vigorous export operations to make timely transactions with foreign partners and...

GOMEL, 30 January (BelTA) – In view of rising international tensions the notion of peace is reevaluated. The opinion was voiced by Timofei Glushakov, Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Office of the Belarusian Peace Foundation. Timofei Glushakov remarked that during the open dialogue with reporters on 29 January Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko stressed the importance of values like peace, order and tranquility for the life of the society. "The president was right in saying that the...

GOMEL, 23 January (BelTA) – OAO Oil Company Yangpur, a branch of Belorusneft based in Western Siberia, produced 134,900 tonnes of oil in 2014, BelTA learned from the press service of the company. In 2014 the company increased oil production by 16,000 tonnes (or by 13.5%) compared to 2013. Belorusneft acquired Russian OAO Oil Company Yangpur via an auction in September 2013. The oil production increased on the back of the technological upgrade aimed to improve oil recovery. Overall,...

GOMEL, 16 January (BelTA) – Dozens of enterprises and organizations of Gomel Oblast have joined the Christmas charity campaign "With All Our Heart" aimed to help families who moved from Lugansk Oblast and Donetsk Oblast to Gomel Oblast, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The campaign was announced at the end of 2014 and was initiated by the regional branch of the Belarusian Red Cross Society and the Gomel TV and Radio Company. They coordinate...

MINSK, 10 January (BelTA) – The customs clearance practices used at the Belarusian border checkpoint Bruzgi may be spread to other border checkpoints of Belarus, BelTA learned from Young Chul Kim, World Bank Country Manager for Belarus, on 8 January before the agreement on a $250 million World Bank loan for modernizing a transit corridor in Belarus was signed. In accordance with the project cargo customs clearance procedures will be improved in the border checkpoint Bruzgi. The changes...

GOMEL, 31 December (BelTA) – In 2014 Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ trademark) exported over 2 million tonnes of metal products, 114.6% as against 2013 in physical terms, the company's press secretary Alexander Olesik told BelTA. In money terms export growth rate totaled 105.6% due to the heavy competition on international markets of ferrous metals in the last 12 months. The company's hardware export rose by 7% in 2014. The bulk of the export growth has been secured by metal cord and...

GOMEL, 20 December (BelTA) – Specialists of the Belarusian oil company Belorusneft that work for the joint venture Petrolera Bielovenezolana have discovered a new oil deposit in Venezuela, the press service of the Belarusian company told BelTA. The development of well No. 1624 at block 2 Lagunillas resulted in pure oil flow to the surface as large as 1,400 barrels per day. To compare: the average daily output of one well at Lake Maracaibo does not exceed 75 barrels. Work on the well...

GOMEL, 12 December (BelTA) – The Kalinkovichi meat factory has resumed exporting its products to Russia, BelTA learned from the company's Deputy Director for Commerce Alexander Luzhkov. The company has shipped a batch of five tonnes of sausages to Russian consumers, which matches the daily export average registered in October-November 2014. The company has also prepared a batch of merchandise to be shipped the next day and is processing applications for days after that. "So we have...