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On the eve of the elections and of the ”great exodus of NATO troops from Afghanistan”, Russia will decide on its continued deployment at the he 201st military base in Tadjikistan
The continued presence of Russia’s 201st military base in Tajikistan will be settled this autumn.
07.08.2013
Belarus restricts poultry meat imports from India, China and the Netherlands
Belarus has restricted imports of poultry meat from India, China and the Netherlands. BELTA has learned this from the Veterinary and Food Control Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
07.08.2013
Exhibition-fair of goods from Belarus begins in Nizhny Novgorod
On 6 August an exhibition-fair of goods from Belarus began in Nizhny Novgorod at Oktyabrskaya Square. It will continue until 11 August.
07.08.2013
In the first half of the year forecast balances of supply and demand of 106% were noted for Union State dairy products
In the first half of 2013 the export of milk and dairy products from Belarus exceeded the export volume in the same period of the previous year by 21.5%. Currently milk and dairy products form 38% of all agricultural exports from the country. In the period from January to June the export of these products (1,800,000 tonnes) from Belarus totalled more than USD 1 billion. That is 35.8% more than the export volume in the first half of 2012. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus.
07.08.2013
Evgeny Steblov: About awards, books and love
Evgeny Steblov is a wonderful actor, known to millions since the filming of Daneliya's lyrical comedy “Walking the Streets of Moscow”. Today Evgeny Yurievich Steblov is a People’s Artist of Russia. He is also a professor at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia and a teacher at the GITIS Academy. Moreover, Steblov is a member of the Expert Jury for the Union State Awards.
06.08.2013
Tajikistan seeks more Tajik students in Belarusian universities
The number of Tajik students in Belarusian universities will be increased. Kozidavlat Koimdodov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus, said this today, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
06.08.2013
Customs Union Veterinary Services to carry out an additional inspection of New Zealand dairy companies
The Veterinary Services of the Customs Union will carry out an additional inspection of New Zealand dairy companies, so BELTA has learned from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia
06.08.2013
In the autumn Belarusfilm will start shooting a film inspired by Chekhov’s “A Living Chattel”
On 25 September the Belarusfilm National Movie Studio, jointly with Russian Star Media Distribution LLC, will begin shooting the two part fiction film "Zugzwang" based on the short story “A Living Chattel” by Chekhov.
06.08.2013
Sharp increase in excise duties on motor fuel expected in Belarus in 2014
The excise duty on motor fuel may rise 2.4 to 3-fold in 2014. The proposal for a sharp increase in excise duty is contained in the draft Law on ‘Amendments to the Taxation Code’ prepared by the Ministry of Finance, as reported by the BelaPAN news agency.
06.08.2013
Trading Volume Rose by 31% at the Belarusian Commodity Exchange in the first half of the year
The number of transactions at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange increased by 31% in the period from January to June 2013, as against the same period in 2012. The sum of all the transactions amounted to USD 924.6 million (RUR 7,997.6 billion). The customer database of the Exchange is also increasing. Currently, over 12,400 companies (among which about 2,700 companies are nonresidents from 56 countries worldwide) conclude transactions at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange.
06.08.2013
“The process of interpenetration of our cultures will never be interrupted” - says the First Deputy Minister of Culture of Belarus
The mixing of the cultures of Belarus and Russia is an active integration process. Vladimir Karachevsky, the First Deputy Minister of Culture, announced this at the press conference for the Union State Awards for Literature and Art under the Permanent Committee of the Union State.
05.08.2013
Ukraine offers to cast the “Victory Bell”
Ukraine has offered to cast the “Victory Bell” to commemorate the 70th anniversary (in 2015) of the notable 9th of May ‘Victory Day’. The idea was voiced by Alexender Vilkul, the Vice Premier of Ukraine, at the “The memory lingers on”, International Conference of Historical and Research Groups of the CIS countries held in Kiev in the beginning of April.
05.08.2013
Belarusian companies expect a slowdown in demand for loans in the coming months
Belarusian companies expect that the growth rate of the volumes of output and credit demand will be reduced for July –September this year as compared to the earlier forecasts for June – August. These data are contained in the analytic review of the National Bank of Belarus, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
05.08.2013
Since the beginning of the year Belarusian law enforcement authorities have seized about 2 million doses of smoking drugs distributed via the internet
Since the beginning of the year drug enforcement agents of the Ministry of the Interior of Belarus have confiscated 20 kg of smoking drugs distributed through the internet. This represents approximately 2 million doses, as reported by the Ministry of the Interior.
05.08.2013
Ukraine to make a historic choice, which will determine the direction of its development over the next decade
Between 27 - 28 July Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, conducted negotiations with his colleague Victor Yanukovich, during which the parties deliberated on the matter of closer economic relations within the framework of the Customs Union.
05.08.2013
The Ministry of Health of Belarus has banned the transit of Roshen confectionery products to Russia
Belarus has banned the import to Russia via Belarus of confectionery products manufactured at the factories of the Ukrainian Roshen Confectionery Corporation, as reported by the Ministry of Health of Belarus.
05.08.2013
Belarusians take part in the International Festival of Slavic Culture in Kuban
The Ninth International Festival of Slavic Culture ‘Slovyansk-2013’, which brings together performers from eight countries, opens today in Slavyansk-on-Kuban in the Krasnodar Territory.
02.08.2013
Belarus national debt has increased by 8.6%
In the first half of 2013 Belarus paid USD 864 million towards the repayment of foreign debt, as reported by the Ministry of Finance of Belarus.
02.08.2013
National Electronic Road Toll Collection System started commercial operations in Belarus on 1 August
The National Electronic Road Toll Collection System started commercial operations in Belarus on 1 August. The system had been under construction since the end of 2012. In that time, Kapsch, an Austrian investor, had installed 56 payment stations and monitoring stations throughout the entire toll road system, additionally opening 48 client service outlets as well as two modern data processing centres. It has also supplied 500,000 onboard units to Belarus.
02.08.2013
Petroleum companies to be allowed easier access to export pipelines
Transneft has been placed under obligation to disclose data on the spare capacity of oil pipelines to specified destinations.
02.08.2013