MINSK, 23 November (BelTA) – The government of Belarus promises the increase in real income of the population in 2012, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich told Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at a session on 22 November to discuss socioeconomic targets, budget and monetary policy for 2012, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The draft documents discussed at the session prioritize social development. According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, the food security of...

MINSK, 18 November (BelTA) – Belarus has signed a number of agreements with foreign companies in energy, petrochemistry and healthcare at the Innovation Week which is taking place in the country on 15-18 November, Chairman of the State Science and Technology Committee of Belarus Igor Voitov told a press conference on 17 November. The Belarusian Innovation Week welcomed representatives of the Russian and Belarusian press as part of a media tour. “The Innovation Week is still ongoing,...

MINSK, 17 November (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has embarked on a working trip to the Russian Federation where he is expected to partake in a trilateral meeting of the presidents of the Customs Union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on 18 November, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The agenda of the meeting will highlight the single economic space and the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union. The heads of state will discuss cooperation within...

GOMEL, 11 November (BelTA) – The investment economic forum Rechitsainvest 2011 gathered representatives of business circles and diplomatic missions of Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Czechia, Slovakia, and other CIS and non-CIS states in the Belarusian town of Rechitsa on 11 November, BelTA learned from representatives of the Ideology Department of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee. At the forum investors and partners will be made familiar with the industrial potential of Rechitsa District...

MINSK, 11 November (BelTA) – The Zhlobin-Gomel road of the М-5/Е271 Minsk-Gomel highway will be renovated using the $340 million credit of China’s Exim Bank. Relevant Resolution No. 1503 was approved by the Council of Ministers on 9 November 2011, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian government. In line with the resolution, Belvnesheconombank will be authorized to service the credit provided by the Chinese bank to implement the investment project to repair the...

MINSK, 10 November (BelTA) – The Information Society Development Council has been set up in Belarus. The Council will be chaired by the Head of State. On 8 November President of the Republic of Belarus signed Decree No. 515 "On Some Issues Relating to the Development of Information Society in the Republic of Belarus”, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The Council comprises representatives of state-run bodies, scientific and educational establishments, information and...

MINSK, 9 November (BelTA) – Belarus’ budget will go deficit free in 2012. The state has enough resources to meet its social and financial commitments, Finance Minister of Belarus Andrei Kharkovets told the Council of Ministers on 8 November. “The 2012 draft budget is aimed at macro financial balance and fiscal security. The focus is put on tax policies, revenue collection and optimal distribution of state financial resources,” Andrei Kharkovets noted. The minister outlined the major...

MINSK, 8 November (BelTA) – Ineffective Belarusian enterprises will be transferred into private ownership, Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Yaroshenko told a session of the Council of Ministers of Belarus. The Belarusian economy will undergo considerable structural changes, he promised. They will be enforced to improve the stability and the competitive ability of the national economy, form a national proprietor and a competitive environment. Experts believe that at present state-run...

MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) - On behalf of the head of state, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich presented state awards to distinguished Belarusians. The list of award recipients included 78 people. These were representatives of the agriculture industry, forestry, transport and communications, education, health, mass media, culture and arts. When presenting the awards to representatives of the industrial complex of the country, the Prime Minister noted that industry is one of the...

GOMEL, 1 November (BelTA) – A group of Chinese specialists will be trained by Gomselmash, BelTA learned from Igor Korotkevich, Gomselmash’s Non-CIS Sales Office Head. It is the first time the training center will welcome specialists from China. They are employees of the Belarusian-Chinese joint venture Harbin Dong Jin Gomel. The joint venture manufactures agricultural machines. Based in Heilongjiang Province, the company intends to expand the choice of products and increase the output...