No less than 76 per cent of the Belarusian electorate is ready to support effective president Alexander Lukashenko at the forthcoming election, director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Georgiy Evelkin told reporters. Referring to the chances of other nominees for the presidency, Mr. Evelkin has recommended them “not to flatter themselves as to the quantity of votes they hope to get”. The rating of political parties is at the level of...

Alexander Lukashenko has been registered a candidate for the presidency in Belarus. He received the appropriate ID card on February 17 at a meeting of the central election commission of the Republic of Belarus, the president’s press-service told BelTA. According to CEC member Nadezhda Kiselyova, some 1 million 903 thousand and 93 signatures of the Belarusian citizens have been collected in support of Alexander Lukashenko. Alexander Lukashenko has pointed out that the present-day election...

During a meeting with prime minister Sergei Sidorskiy president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko required the government should resolve the problem of price growth. As the head of state noted the sociological polls show that the Belarusians are more concerned with price growth rather than security issues. Referring to the recent data of the ministry of statistics and analysis the president noted that over January 2006 potatoes increased in price by 3.5 per cent, vegetable – almost 8 per...

In line with resolution #186 of February 9, 2006 the government of Belarus will keep a close eye on 113 companies of the republic and will control how they will meet the main socio-economic targets in 2006. The economy ministry jointly with the ministry of statistics, concerns and oblast executive committees will exercise control and monitor their work. These departments will be also responsible for achieving the socio-economic targets by the aforementioned companies. As BelTA was informed...

In January 2006 Belarus GDP grew by 10.2 per cent against January 2005. The industrial output soared by 12.6 per cent. Investments to the fixed capital amounted to Br846 billion, an increase of 35.8 per cent, prime minister Sergei Sidorskiy has reported to the president today. According to the presidential press service, Sergei Sidorskiy emphasized that the overstocking was a seasonal phenomenon and in the near future the sales were bound to boom. On the whole, there are more than 50 per...

The central election commission has accredited 165 international observers for the presidential elections, BelTA has been told in the central election commission. Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State received relevant certificates on February 14. The group comprises 48 experts. The PA mission is headed by vice-speaker of the State Duma of Russia Sergei Baburin. At a meeting in the central election commission today the PA representatives have stated...

Some 74 out of 100 patients, who developed cancer when a child, are healed in Belarus, BelTA was informed by director of the republican scientific center of children’s oncology and hematology Professor and Doctor of Medicine Olga Aleinikova. According to her, the results of treatment in the Belarusian center are one of the best among the CIS member-states. Moreover, they can be compared with the ones in the leading world hospitals. From 60 to 85 per cent of young patients are saved in the...

Belarus and Russia will never follow the western pattern, deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Gennadiy Seleznev has told reporters after the talks with president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. “There are quite many prejudices and old dogmas in the west. They get used to living according to the notions which they use in their own European community. They level much criticism against Russia saying that it does not apply western standards. Russia will...

Paying for heating and hot water consumed in January 2006, Belarusians will be guided by the bills for December 2005. The difference between actual consumption of the resources and bills for January 2006 will be compensated by the local budgets. The recommendation to this effect is contained in Resolution #174 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus of February 8. It is addressed to oblast executive committees, Minsk City Council and to state-run organizations which supervise district utility...

The Belarusian government has approved a small business state support programme for 2006. A corresponding decision is laid down in Council of Ministers resolution #128 of February 1, 2006. The programme is meant to eliminate causes and factors that hinder the development of small business and reinforce priority directions of the small business state support. To reach the goals, the programme provides for improving the legislation that regulates handicraft business of juridical and natural...