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| 10.03.2010 |
| Mostovdrev’s export up 2.5 times in January-February |
In January-February 2010, Mostovdrev’s export was up almost 2.5 times over the same period 2009 to $1.7 million, BelTA learnt from the company.
Export to Russia was up almost 2.5 times to $602,400, to Azerbaijan – up approximately 10.5 times to $218,700, to Poland - 30% to $231,400, to Germany - almost 2.5 times to $185,700, to Lithuania - up 34.4% to $110,100, to... |
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| 05.03.2010 |
| Belarusian-Polish commission to get busy with UPB dispute on 9 March |
A Belarusian-Polish commission set up to audit the operation of the Union of Poles in Belarus will start working on 9 March, Yelena Bogdan, Deputy President of the Union of Poles in Belarus (UPB), told a press conference on 4 March.
“We have been working for four years to create the commission. We would like to have an objective evaluation of our public association,... |
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| 03.03.2010 |
| Grodno hosts international seminar on demarcation and delimitation |
On 1-3 March Grodno is playing host to the international seminar on demarcation and delimitation of the state border. The seminar is organized within the framework of the EU program TAIEX (Technical Assistance Information Exchange), BelTA has learnt.
Taking part in the seminar are representatives of the boundary, geodesic and cartographic agencies of Belarus, Great... |
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| 02.03.2010 |
| Grodno Azot, Grodno Khimvolokno, KuibyshevAzot talking over joint production of polyamide |
Grodno Azot, Grodno Khimvolokno and Russian KuibyshevAzot are negotiating an opportunity to cooperate in the construction of a plant for PA-6 joint production, BelTA learnt from the Grodno Azot Company.
“We hope that the first results of the negotiations on a Belarus-Russia joint project will be received in late March,” Grodno Azot said.
Last year... |
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| 23.02.2010 |
| Grodno State University plans to join European Educational Space |
Yanka Kupala Grodno State University is going to get integrated into the European Educational Space, Rector of the University Evgeny Rovba told media at a meeting dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the university on 22 February.
Integration into the global and, first of all, European Educational Space is the university’s objective for the next five years. “If our... |
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| 19.02.2010 |
| Decree to halve number of licensable businesses in Belarus |
A decree may be adopted in spring 2010 to regulate the licensing of certain kinds of entrepreneurial activities in Belarus, Alexander Topilin, Deputy Director of the Entrepreneurship Department of the Belarusian Economy Ministry, told a roundtable session on 18 February.
According to the source, the draft decree is now in the Belarus President Administration. “If... |
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| 19.02.2010 |
| Russian business encouraged to penetrate Belarus economy |
Russian business should more actively penetrate the Belarusian economy, Aleksei Kiselev, Russia’s trade representative in Belarus, said at the first business forum “Russia-Belarus 2010. Consumer goods: new contracts and sales increase”. The forum began in Minsk on 18 February.
According to Aleksei Kiselev, Belarus has created favorable conditions for investments,... |
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| 18.02.2010 |
| Belarus counts on foreign aid in training property managers |
| Belarus hopes on foreign partners' assistance in training property managers, Galina Polyanskaya, chairperson of the permanent commission for housing policy, construction, trade and privatization of the House of Representatives, said at a session of the commission on 17 February.
According to the deputy, the lack of qualified personnel impedes the development of new forms of property management in... |
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| 17.02.2010 |
| Journalists urged to create quality media space in Belarus |
| It is up to journalists whether the media space will be a quality one or will turn into a flea market. The statement was made by First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Natalia Petkevich at a national seminar held on 16 February to discuss the role of mass media in securing constitutional rights of citizens during election campaigns.
“Only journalists can decide whether during... |
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| 17.02.2010 |
| Alexander Lukashenko wants government agencies restructured |
| President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko demanded that the structure of the ministries and government agencies be optimized within half a year. The head of state made the relevant statement at a session to improve the structure of the Agriculture and Food Ministry on 16 February, BelTA has learnt.
It is homework for officials and agencies: to make the structure of all subordinate bodies comprehensible... |
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