Belarus and Zimbabwe aim at “mega deals“
Belarus steps up its cooperation with Zimbabwe in sectors ranging from agriculture to mining. read more
Belarus and Russia unable to agree on tobacco excise tax
The Eurasian Economic Commission council was supposed to discuss the project of excise harmonization on December 18. However, it may not happen, the commission press service reports. read more
Wage arrears increased almost fivefold in November
According to the National Statistics Committee, on December 1, 2015, wage arrears amounted to 241.4 billion rubles. This is 4.6 times more than a month ago, BelaPAN reports: on November 1, wage arrears amounted to 52.4 billion rubles. read more
Russia introduces special sanitary regime for Belarus
A special sanitary regime for fruit and vegetables transported from Belarus will come into force on December 7. The Russian Agricultural Inspectorate is hoping to prevent the re-export of banned goods this way. read more
Belarus and the declining Eurasian economic union
The first year of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has highlighted how differently Russia and Belarus see this integration project. read more
Businessmen ask Lukashenka for ‘off-the-record conversation'
Businessmen would like to discuss economic problems with Alyaksandr Lukashenka, co-chairperson of the National Entrepreneurs' Confederation Uladzimir Karahin told tut.by. read more
Russia forbids supplies from 5 Belarusian dairy factories
The Russian Agricultural Inspectorate has restricted the supplies from 5 Belarusian dairy factories, Belarus ‘has not taken the necessary measures to stop the supplies of dangerous products to Russia’, the inspectorate notes. Russian inspectors visited the factories and revealed violations in read more |