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Minimum living wage budget increased by 5.4% in Belarus from 1 August
Belarus has approved the budget to cover a monthly minimum living wage, on an average per capita and main socio-demographic group basis, related to prices in June 2013. The relevant decision was laid down by Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 659 as of 26 July 2013, as reported by the press service of the Belarusian Government.
02.08.2013
Delegation of Russian forestry specialists visits Belarus
A delegation of Russian forestry specialists headed by Yury Gagarin, Deputy Director of the Federal Agency for Forestry, has visited Belarus. The aim of the visit was to strengthen cooperation in forestry.
31.07.2013
Belarus raises export duties on oil and oil products
Belarus raised export duties on oil and oil products on 1 August 2013. According to the relevant decision laid down by Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 670 as of 29 July 2013, the export duty on crude oil has increased from USD 369.2 to USD 379.8 per tonne , as reported by the press service of the Belarusian Government.
31.07.2013
Alexander Lukashenko: No loopholes in new hunting and fishing laws
Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, has demanded that the new hunting and fishing laws should contain no loopholes. The President made this statement at a meeting on 30 July to discuss improvements to fishing and hunting laws,
31.07.2013
Gomel to host an exhibition of old Russian sewing artworks
Unique exhibits of examples of old Russian sewing of the 15th - 17th centuries from the collection of the Ryazan History and Architecture Museum went on display at the “Needle Painting” exhibition, which opened in the Palace of Rumyantsevs-Paskeviches on 1 August, A BELTA correspondent has learned this from the Institution of Culture.
31.07.2013
Over 85,000 people have taken part in celebrations in Minsk dedicated to the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus
In Minsk, over 85,000 people took part in celebrations dedicated to the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, as reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
31.07.2013
MAZ buses for St. Petersburg
The bus fleet of the St. Petersburg Transport Company is to be updated with 39 new-model high-capacity MAZ buses. The buses are equipped with Mercedes-Benz engines meeting the Euro-5 environmental standard.
31.07.2013
Vnesheconombank Group is ready to invest in integration of Russian and Belarusian companies
The Vnesheconombank Group is ready to invest in the expansion of integration between Russian and Belarusian companies. So said Alexander Ivanov, Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank, when he met with Petr Prokopovich, Vice Premier of Belarus, at the Belarusian Government today, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
30.07.2013
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to announce joint tender for scientific and research projects
See the text by NIA Turkiston-Press
30.07.2013
Transition to Digital TV starts in Belarus on 1 August
The transition to Digital TV began in Belarus on 1 August. Citizens of Osipovichi in the Mogilev Region were the first to see the benefits of the new type of broadcasting. Pavel Patrulevich, Head of the Department for Telecommunications of the Ministry for Communications and Information of the Republic of Belarus, announced this at a press conference.
30.07.2013
We need to unlock our potential
Amongst the CIS countries, and those further afield, the Republic of Belarus is the largest partner of the Moscow Region. Cooperation is provided under the Agreement, of 14 June 2000, between the Government of the Moscow Region of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation. “Which of these fields, in which we have accumulated experience, should be developed in the immediate future in order to lead our national economics towards innovation-based development?” This question, and others are answered by Gleb Valerievich Bondarenko, Minister of Investments and Innovations of the Moscow Region
30.07.2013
In 2013 the Belarusian-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra is to tour in Minsk, London, Cambridge and Kaluga
Many countries have youth symphony orchestras. Young musicians are given the opportunity to work with the greatest conductors and soloists and to perform at live concerts, in addition to gaining experience of working with a symphony orchestra right from the start of their careers in the creative and cultural industries.
30.07.2013
Uniform rates for social services to be established in Belarus
A meeting of the Commission of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection was convened last week. At the meeting A. Rumak, Deputy Minister for Labour and Social Protection, said that Belarus will establish uniform rates for social services.
29.07.2013
Results of the Zapad 2013 joint border operation to be summed up in Minsk
Results of the Zapad 2013 joint border operation, designed to suppress criminal activities across the northwestern and western external borders of the CIS countries, were summarised at the working meeting of the Executive Committee of the CIS countries in Minsk on 1 August 2013.
29.07.2013
“The Modest house in Zakharievskaya Street. Minsk sketches”
Only from hearsay was I aware that Minsk taxi drivers are hospitable, talkative and sociable. During a recent business trip to the Belarusian capital I experienced it for myself. And I must say that the rumours are not exaggerated.
29.07.2013
Tver Hockey Club to go to a training meeting in Belarus
One day soon the Tver Hockey Club will go to a training meeting in Belarus where the team will play two friendly matches against the Mogilev and Zhlobin teams, as reported by the press service of the Hockey Club.
29.07.2013
"The Slavianski Bazaar": If the stars are lit…
Each city has its own symbols, or brands, as they are called it today. In Vitebsk, Belarus, there are two brands - Mark Shagal and the "Slavianski Bazaar". It is unsurprising that this city, situated on the Dvina River, is called the cultural capital of Belarus, and visit to look, for themselves, at the streets depicted in world famous paintings and to visit one of the most prestigious art fairs in Europe. This year the fair took place between 11 - 15 July.
29.07.2013
The Cross of St. Andrew - the First Called Apostle, has been brought to Minsk from Kiev
On Sunday, a special train delivered the Cross of St. Andrew - the First Called Apostle to Minsk from Kiev. The heads and religious leaders of fifteen manorial Orthodox Churches, who had arrived from every corner of the world to take part in the celebrations of the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, were met at the railway station of the Belarusian capital.
29.07.2013
Evgeny Mavrin: “We see at least five fundamental growth points
The Republic of Belarus is one of the main foreign trading partners of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The parties achieved a total trade volume of 1.4 billion dollars in 2011.
26.07.2013