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Russia’s gross domestic product increased by 1.2% in the second quarter
According to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Russia’s gross domestic product amounted to RUR 16,111 billion in the second quarter. The volume index was 101.2% as compared to the second quarter of 2012.
03.10.2013
10 Russian businesses to take part in Belarusian transport week
Pavel Bozhanov, the Head of the Transport and Logistics Department of the Transport and Communications Ministry, has reported to journalists that ‘Belarusian Transport Week’ will take place in Minsk between 8 and 10 October 2013.
02.10.2013
Dmitry Medvedev approves programme for improving border controls with the Customs Union countries
The official website of the Russian government indicates that Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, has signed a decree making changes to the road map for improving the customs administration at Russia’s borders with the other Customs Union countries.
01.10.2013
Baseline in Belarus to be Br 130,000 from 1 October
As reported by the Government press service, according to Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 842, as of 26 September 2013, the baseline in Belarus will increase by Br 30,000 from 1 October and will then amount to Br 130,000
30.09.2013
Dmitry Medvedev has not excluded the possibility of new applications to join the Customs Union
Dmitry Medvedev hopes that new applications to join the Customs Union will be filed. Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are awaiting the signing of the relevant documents.
26.09.2013
Rosneft forecasts a net profit at RUR 439 billion in 2013
Igor Sechin, the Head of the largest oil company in Russia, has stated that the Russian oil giant Rosneft is forecasting a net profit of RUR 439 billion for 2013.
25.09.2013
Population income in Belarus amounted to Br241.8 billion in January - July
Olga Klavsut, the Press Secretary of the National Statistics Committee, has reported that population income in Belarus amounted to Br241.8 billion in January - July.
25.09.2013
Russian Federation Government approves a draft federal budget for 2014-2016
At its meeting, the Government of Russia approved a draft federal budget for 2014 - 2016. According to forecasts by the Ministry of Finance, in 2014, the federal budget deficit could reach RUR 373.1 billion. Projections for 2015 indicate that the figure will be 1% of GDP (RUR 826.3 billion). In 2016 the budget deficit may reach RUR 485.7 billion, or 0.6% of GDP. These figures are as reported by NEWSru.com.
24.09.2013
Belarus and Russia negotiate oil shipment volumes
On Wednesday Vladimir Semashko, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus, reported to journalist that Russia and Belarus are continuing to negotiate on the volume of oil shipments for the fourth quarter.
20.09.2013
In November the central banks of the CU will discuss the establishing a supernational regulatory system
In an interview with the ‘Prime’ agency Grigory Marchenko, the Head of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, has said that the heads of the central banks of the Customs Union will meet in November in Kazakhstan to discuss issues concerning the establishment of a supernational regulatory system for the financial markets.
19.09.2013
Minsk hosts a meeting of the heads of the tax (financial) investigation authorities of the CIS countries
A meeting of the Coordinating Council of the heads of the tax (financial) investigation bodies of the CIS states was held in Minsk on 19 and 20 September 2013.
16.09.2013
Belarus does not produce ozone-depleting substances
At a press conference devoted to the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Andrey Pilipchuk, the Head of the Department for Impact Regulation on Air and the Ozone Layer of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, reported that Belarus has not produced any ozone-depleting substances since 2001.
13.09.2013
Support for NPPs in cities
Near-hysteria over the potential destructive forces is periodically observed around the Russian-designed nuclear power plants (NPPs) being built in Belarus. Meanwhile, as world experience has shown, city dwellers are ready, not only to accept nuclear power plants, but may actually pray for them. At the beginning of this year, in the run up to the Nuclear Power Referendum, a rally in defence of nuclear power plants was held in Belene, Bulgaria, and it included a special intercessory prayer service.
10.09.2013
Unified centre established in Belarus for the receipt of claims from toll road users
A unified centre for the receipt and processing of clams from Belarusian toll road user has been set up at Belautostrada. BELTA has learned this from the press service of BelToll, the national electronic toll collection system for Belarusian highways.
09.09.2013
Development Bank of Belarus is assigned a credit rating
A BELTA correspondent has learned from the press service of the JSC Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, that the Standard & Poor's international rating agency has assigned credit ratings of 'B+' for its long-term, and 'B' for its short- term foreign and local currency issuer activities. The outlook is given as ‘positive’.
05.09.2013
Between January and July Belarus increased exports to Russia
Between January and July 2013 Belarus exported USD 9,605.7 million worth of goods to Russia - up by 5.7% from the same period of 2012. This has been reported to BELTA by the National Statistics Committee of Belarus.
04.09.2013
Belarusian railway increases cargo traffic along the Chongqing (China) - Duisburg (Germany) rail route
Belarusian Railways is continuing to implement a project for cargo transportation using container trains on the Chongqing (China) – Duisburg (Germany) railway. Cargo traffic along this route increased by 12.3%, up to 1,704 containers carried between January and July.
03.09.2013
Farmers from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine sign a memorandum of cooperation
A memorandum of cooperation between farmers from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine has been signed in St. Petersburg.
02.09.2013
Russian Novikombank acts as lead arranger of the syndicated loan for JSC Belinvestbank
JSC Belinvestbank (Republic of Belarus) has announced that it has signed a credit agreement to take a syndicated loan amounting to USD 60 million.
28.08.2013
Russia, Cyprus and Austria are major investors in Minsk
Following the results of the first half of 2013 Minsk raised net foreign direct investments to the value of USD 962 million. The sum exceeded the annual target, which, in turn, reached USD 950 million. Zhanna Birich, the Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee reported this at the meeting of the City Executive Committee held yesterday.
26.08.2013