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Customs Union increases import duties on pipe layers
The Customs Union has increased import duties on pipe layers from 5% to 10% of their customs value. The Eurasian Economic Commission press service stated that this decision had been taken by the Commission’s Board.
16.08.2013
Diagnosis of Russia’s economy: there is no recession in the Russian economy, only stagnation
The outlook expressed by the Russian press for the Russian economy has recently grown quite pessimistic. Many analysts assume that there is recession in the economy. Economists from the international research company Capital Economics Ltd are saying that following the results of the first half of this year the Russian economy has fallen into recession, and the actions taken by the authorities to promote and sustain economic growth will have an effect no earlier than next year.
16.08.2013
Belarusian State University to join two EU education projects
The Belarusian State University (BSU) will take part in two new international projects run by “Erasmus Mundus”, the European Union’s education programme, as reported by the University’s press service.
15.08.2013
“Commonwealth Combat - 2013": key to start
The United Air Defence System of the CIS states has launched the joint exercise: Commonwealth Combat --2013. This information was released by Colonel Alexey Zolotukhin, on behalf of the Directorate for Information and Press Services of the Aerospace Defence Forces of the of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
15.08.2013
Meeting of Chairmen of the Council of Courts in Kiev
The tenth regular meeting of the Council of Chairmen of the courts which settle economy-related disputes, the Supreme Arbitration Court, the Economic Court and other courts, will be held in Kiev on 21 August 2013.
15.08.2013
Belarus and Azerbaijan discuss security cooperation prospects
Valery Vakulchik, the Chairman of the State Security Committee of Belarus, and Eldar Makhmudov, the National Security Minister of Azerbaijan, have discussed the prospects for developing cooperation. - Azer-TAc learned this from the PR Centre of the National Security Ministry of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
15.08.2013
Atoms for peace in Belarus
A licence to build the second power-generating unit of the Belarusian NPP could be granted before the end of August. Olga Lugovskaya, the Head of the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Emergency Control Ministry (GosAtomNadzor), reported this during today’s online conference, hosted by BELTA, as she answered a question related to previous reports in the media indicating that the licences may be issued before 15 August.
15.08.2013
MAZ buses for Irkutsk
23 buses manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant have been supplied to Irkutsk. The vehicles are: 13 MAZ 206 buses and 10 MAZ 103 buses (with Mercedes engines) which conform to the Euro-4 and Euro-5 ecological standards respectively.
15.08.2013
“Belye Rosy” (White Dew) Festival of Belarusian Culture takes place in the Kaliningrad Region
The “Belye Rosy” Festival of Belarusian Culture was hosted by the regional community of Belarusians in Sokolniki village in the Gvardeisky District on 10 August 2013. The Festival is a landmark event in the cultural life of the Kaliningrad region.
14.08.2013
Belarusian mine dump trucks conform to the technical regulations of the Customs Union
BelAZ has affirmed that its mine dump trucks conform to the technical regulations of the Customs Union.
14.08.2013
The International Congress of Slavists kicks off in Minsk
The 15th International Congress of Slavists will take place in Minsk between. 20 and 27 August 2013. Participants in the Congress will discuss the problems of the development of Slavonic languages, literature, culture and folklore. Alexander Lukashanets, the Chairman of the International and Belarusian Committee of Slavists, announced this at a press conference.
14.08.2013
Igor Buzovsky meets with Russian Students’ Summer Work Groups
The possibility of year-round youth employment will promote the development of student summer work groups. A BELTA correspondent reports that this was announced by Igor Buzovsky, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the NGO, the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, and Deputy Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Social Development Commission of the Council of the Republic, at a meeting with representatives from the Russian youth organisation “Russian Students’ Summer Work Groups”,.
14.08.2013
Russian artist donates picture to the Museum of the Defence of the Brest Fortress
Today the exhibition of the Museum of the Defence of the Brest Fortress has been supplemented with a valuable exhibit. A BELTA correspondent reports that the Russian artist Alexander Kucheryavenko, from Novosibirsk, has donated his picture “Maxim” to the museum.
14.08.2013
Russian army launches tank biathlon competitions
Starting in 2014 the Russian army will host tank biathlon competitions on a regular basis. The current competition between tank crews is being organised in Alabino, near Moscow on 17 August 2013. Interfax and Lenta.ru have provided details of the competition with a link to a Ministry of Defence press conference which was held in Moscow.
14.08.2013
“Steal Belmondo” comedy by Belarusfilm Studio to take part in the ”Kinishok” Festival
The Belarusfilm Studio has reported to BELTA that its comedy “Steal Belmondo” (directed by Nikolay Knyazev in 2012) will form part of the non-competitive programme of full-length feature films “Kino na Ploshchadi” at the 22nd “Kinoshok” Open Film Festival for the CIS countries and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
13.08.2013
CIS countries to update the digital bulletin containing changes of geographical names
The digital bulletin containing changes of geographical names in the CIS countries is to be updated. Efforts to that effect will be discussed at the session of the CIS Interstate Council for Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastral and Remote Sensing of the Earth in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha national park in Belarus between 20 - 24 August.
13.08.2013
In the first half of 2013 foreign investments into the Belarusian economy increased by 12.5% up to USD 7.8 billion
In the first half of 2013 foreign investors poured USD 7.8 billion into the real sector (excludes banks etc.) of the Belarusian economy. This is up 12.5% from the same period of the previous year as reported to BELTA by the National Statistics Committee of Belarus.
13.08.2013
NEMAN Glass Plants in Grodno (Belarus) and Kursk come to an agreement
The Kursk Region and the Republic of Belarus are extending their cooperation. Recently representatives of the OJSC NEMAN Glass Plant visited Kursk in order to look at cooperation with trade enterprises in the Region, for the sale of crystal ware.
13.08.2013
Russia introduces single emergency call number “112”
Russia has enacted a law on the use of the unified “112” emergency call system.
13.08.2013
Belarus’ long jumper Sudareva comes fourth on the second day of the Athletics World Championships in Moscow
Yesterday the second day of the Athletics World Championships ended in Moscow. The best Belarusian result was that of Olga Sudareva who finished fourth in the long jump finals.
12.08.2013