03.02.2009Russia-Belarus anti-crisis package to be approved Russia-Belarus anti-crisis package to be approved
03.02.2009Russia, Belarus vow to step up economic integration efforts Russia, Belarus vow to step up economic integration efforts
14.11.2008Corruption will be eradicated, Belarus President vows Corruption in Belarus will be eradicated most severely, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during a government session dedicated to discussing the effectiveness of the measures taken to fight corruption on November 13.
14.11.2008Moldova calls on Belarus to invest in its economy Moldova calls upon Belarus to invest in its economy, Prime Minister of Moldova Zinaida Grechanaya told reporters on November 13.
14.11.2008CIS should consolidate its economies in view of global crisis, Sergei Sidorsky says The CIS countries should consolidate their economies on the back of the global financial crisis, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky told reporters on November 13.
14.11.2008Finance Ministry: Russian loan will help Belarus increase trade and economic potential The Russian loan will help Belarus develop further the trade and economic relations with Russia, boost the economic potential and strengthen the national currency, the Finance Ministry told BelTA while commenting on the signing of the agreement between the Belarusian and Russia governments on extending the state loan by the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus.
17.09.2008Belarus to increase gross oilseed rape yield up to 1 million tonnes in 2010 In 2010 Belarus’ gross oilseed rape yield is supposed to increase up to 1 million tonnes. Earlier the 2007-2010 oil and fat industry development programme set the target at 0.8 million tonnes, Chairman of Belgospischeprom Concern Ivan Danchenko told a session of the Council of Ministers Presidium on September 16. In his words, in view of the changed conditions the concern suggests correcting the 2007-2010 oil and fat industry development programme.
17.09.2008South Ossetia puts death toll in Georgia attack at 1,700 About 1,700 people, most of them civilians, were killed in South Ossetia during Georgia's onslaught on the breakaway republic in early August, the region's top prosecutor said. (Life in Tskhinvali today - Image gallery)
17.09.2008UN head concerned by global fallout from U.S. financial crisis The UN secretary general has said he is deeply concerned by the negative impact that the U.S. financial crisis could have on the global economy.
17.09.2008Questions over Gori in UN assessment of S.Ossetia situation A UN team starts Wednesday a mission to assess the humanitarian situation after the recent conflict over South Ossetia, although it is not clear if affected areas outside the disputed Georgian republic will be visited.
17.09.2008Venezuela's Chavez to visit Russia next week Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will Russia next week.
16.09.2008Ukraine's pro-Western ruling coalition dissolved - 2 Ukraine's parliamentary speaker announced on Tuesday the collapse of the country's ruling pro-Western coalition, paving the way for possible early parliamentary elections.
11.09.2008Belarus-China trade can reach $1.5bn in 2008 The trade between Belarus and China can reach $1.5 billion in 2008, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said at a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China Hu Hongbin. The meeting was held in view of the expiry of the diplomat’s term in office.
11.09.2008Belarus, Poland Vice Premiers discuss development of economic relations Vice Premier of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov and Economy Minister, Vice Premier of Poland Waldemar Pawlak discussed the issues of the further development of the bilateral trade and economic relations. The meeting focused on the use of the mechanisms of the Joint Belarus-Poland Commission on Economic Cooperation in the development of trade contacts. The politicians met in the course of the 18th Economic Forum in Krynica resort in the south of Poland.
10.09.2008World Bank: Belarus enters list of top ten regulatory reformers According to Doing Business 2009, the sixth annual report published by the World Bank and IFC, the Republic of Belarus entered the list of ten top countries – regulatory reformers. From June 2007 to June 2008, Belarus made improvements in six out of 10 indicators of regulatory reform to take the fourth place in the list of top ten regulatory reformers. The country moved up a full 30 slots, from 115 to 85, in the overall ease of doing business.