MINSK, 18 October (BelTA) – Green technology for Belarus is an investment in the country's economic security, Chief Research Officer of the Institute of Environmental Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, academician Ivan Lishtvan said at the seminar “Renewable Energy: Experience, Problems and Development Prospects” held in Minsk on 17 October as part of the 18th Belarusian Energy and Ecology Forum, BelTA has learnt. According to Ivan Lishtvan, today the world...

MINSK, 11 October (BelTA) - The World Bank will continue to assess the effectiveness of state finance management in Belarus until the 2013 year-end, BelTA learnt from the Belarusian State Control Committee (SCC). The Belarusian delegation, which included specialists from the main budgetary and financial control department and the main information analysis department of the SCC, headed by Deputy Chairperson of the SCC Raisa Savritskaya, met with a group of experts from the World Bank....

ASTANA, 4 October (BelTA) – Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan Alexander Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev will hold talks in Astana on 4 October. The Belarusian leader arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit on 3 October, BelTA has learnt. It is expected that the high-level meeting will highlight bilateral trade, economic, political and humanitarian relations between Belarus and Kazakhstan as well as multilateral cooperation including coordination of efforts towards Eurasian...

GOMEL, 27 September (BelTA) – The nationwide harvest festival Dazhynki 2013 opened in Zhlobin, Gomel Oblast, on 27 September. The country’s best agricultural workers will be feted at the two-day fest in the city of Belarusian steelworkers, BelTA has learnt. Zhlobin make serious preparations for the festival. The action plan of preparations for the Dazhynki festival included building, upgrading and overhauling 301 facilities and buildings. An estimated Br1.3 trillion was allocated from...

MINSK, 20 September (BelTA) – The majority of items on the plan of Belarus’ presidency in the CIS have been already fulfilled, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service citing Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei as saying following the government session held on 19 September to discuss current economic and foreign policy matters. Vladimir Makei updated on the progress made in the preparation for the meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council that is due in Minsk on 25...

GOMEL, 13 September (BelTA) – A promotional event “Night at the Library” will be held in Gomel Oblast on 13 September, BelTA learnt from the Lenin Regional Library of Gomel, one of the organizers of the event. The event will be held in Gomel Oblast for the first time. It is dedicated to the Library Day celebrated in Belarus on 15 September. Partaking in the event will be the largest libraries of Gomel, Rechitsa, Zhlobin, Kalinkovichi, Chechersk, Svetlogorsk, Mozyr and other towns....

MINSK, 5 September (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in direct investments from China. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Liu Yunshan, member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, in Minsk on 5 September, BelTA has learned. The head of state underlined that Belarus will enable all the necessary conditions for direct...

MINSK, 24 July (BelTA) – The Tax Free system will need some time in Belarus to catch on, Belarusian Trade Minister Valentin Chekanov told media on 24 July, BelTA has learned. “I think the fitting process will take till the end of the year. But Beltamozhservis has a serious attitude towards this business,” noted the Trade Minister. Valentin Chekanov reminded that Beltamozhservis had been chosen to operate the Tax Free system in Belarus. The project will also involve the national...

MINSK, 22 August (BelTA) – A wise approach should be practiced in fighting African swine fever. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the government session held on 22 August to discuss the epidemic situation in the pig breeding industry and measures to fight the viral swine disease, BelTA has learned. Alexander Lukashenko remarked that the international practice indicates that the only way to stop an epidemic is fast and total slaughter of home-bred...

MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) - Pensions will be raised in Belarus on 1 July 2013. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed relevant Decree No. 278 “Concerning pension rises” on 20 June, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. Under the document, labor pensions will be re-calculated as from 1 July. According to the press service, as a result labor pensions will be raised by 10.2% in July.