MINSK, 11 October (BelTA) – The subsidies to the Belarusian economy will be granted on the terms of public-private partnership, Economy Minister of Belarus Nikolai Snopkov said at a session of the Council of Ministers to discuss import substitution on 11 October, BelTA has learnt. A legal act on subsidies has already been drafted. “Under the legal act, various types of subsidies will be provided solely for the investment projects implemented on terms of public-private partnership,”...

MINSK, 10 October (BelTA) - Seven draft technical regulations will be shortly submitted for consideration of the Commission of the Customs Union, Chairman of the State Standardization Service of Belarus Valery Koreshkov told reporters. “We expect that the Commission of the Customs Union will adopt a number of technical regulations soon,” said Valery Koreshkov. The technical regulations apply to auto and aviation petrol, diesel fuel, grain safety, safety of machinery and equipment used...

ZHLOBIN DISTRICT, 6 October (BelTA) – Belarus and Venezuela have plans to set up an enterprise to finish pipes for the oil industry, Director General of Belarusian Steelworks Anatoly Savenok told Russian reporters who visited Gomel Oblast on 6 October, BelTA has learnt. The new production is part of Belarus-Venezuela arrangements on implementing joint projects at Belarusian Steelworks. The company will manufacture products for the oil industry of Venezuela. “I will be able to give you...

GOMEL, 6 October (BelTA) – Kazakh businessmen are interested in the privatization of Belarusian enterprises, Vladimir Bozhko, Emergencies Minister of Kazakhstan, co-chairman of the Belarus-Kazakhstan commission for trade and economic cooperation, told reporters on 6 October. According to him, Belarus is an industrial country with a big potential. The country is attractive for Kazakh businessmen. The session of the Belarus-Kazakhstan commission focused on the participation of Kazakh...

GOMEL, 6 October (BelTA) – Over 60 Belarusian and Kazakh companies will take part in the business matchmaking session in Gomel on 6 October. The forum will be held as part of the session of the Belarus-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation, BelTA learned from the Gomel office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). Business circles of Kazakhstan are represented by machinery builders and other companies. On Belarus’ behalf, the forum...

MINSK, 5 October (BelTA) – The eighth meeting of the intergovernmental Belarus-Kazakhstan commission for trade and economic cooperation will take place in Gomel on 6-7 October, BelTA learnt from the Foreign Ministry. Belarus will be presented at the meeting by Deputy Prime Minister Valery Ivanov, Kazakhstan – by Emergencies Minister Vladimir Bozhko. Partaking in the session on Belarus’ behalf will be representatives of the industry, agriculture and food, economy, education, healthcare...

GOMEL, 4 October (BelTA) – The 8th session of the Belarus-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation will take place in Gomel on 5-7 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The oblast capital will welcome Kazakhstan’s government delegation led by Emergencies Minister Vladimir Bozhko. During the forum Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Valery Ivanov will meet with the head of the Kazakh delegation. The schedule...

GOMEL, 3 October (BelTA) – The 3rd Youth Music Academy of the CIS countries is expected to give its concert in Gomel on 6 October, BelTA learnt from the Gomel Park and Palace Ensemble. Young singers alongside established maestros will perform at the White Hall of the Palace of Rumyantsevs and Paskeviches. The CIS Youth Music Academy was founded in 2009 under the aegis of legendary viola player and conductor Yuri Bashmet. The academy opens up only for several days in early October. The...

MINSK, 30 September (BelTA) – In 2011 Belarusian agricultural companies harvested more than eight million tonnes of grain, up one million tonnes over the previous year, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said when speaking at the nationwide harvest festival, Dazhynki 2011, BelTA reports. Alexander Lukashenko noted that this year’s harvest is a third of a million tonnes higher than the average yield of the previous five years. Moreover, the harvest is superb. Belarusian farmers...

MOLODECHNO, 30 September (BelTA) – Dazhynki-2011 nationwide harvest festival kicks off in Molodechno today, BelTA has learnt. The main feast of grain-growers will be held in Minsk Oblast for the third time. Nesvizh hosted the festival in 1998, Slutsk – in 2005. The festival in Molodechno was preceded by the construction of new social and cultural facilities, dwelling units, major repairs and makeover of residential compounds, utility systems, and roads. The city has also acquired a...