Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Ministry of Energy promises to stick to all IAEA mission’s recommendations
Belarus is ready to fulfil all the IAEA’s recommendations pronounced after the visit of a SEED-mission to Belarus, Minister of Energy Uladzimir Patupchuk announced. read more 
Belarus may join WTO by end of 2017
Belarus may join the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the end of this year, Chairperson of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Uladzimir Ulahovich said on Belarus-1 on the evening of January 22. read more 
Belarusians will be repaying 75% of utility costs in 2017 and 100% next year
Authorities are seeking ways to reduce the cost of housing and utility services, but tariffs will rise inevitably. This year Belarusians will be reimbursing 75% of utility costs, and 100% of utility costs in 2018, Belarusian TV has reported. read more 
Belarus’ GDP falls by 2.6 percent in 2016
Belarus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell by 2.6 percent in 2016 to total 94.3 billion new (post-redenomination) rubels, reported the National Statistical Committee (Belstat). read more 
Real income of Belarusians reaches new low
The National Statistical Committee has estimated how much the average employees in Belarus earned in January-November last year. read more 
Belarus fails to reach top 50 world’s most innovative economies
Bloomberg has just released the ranking of the world’s most innovative economies – and Belarus is nowhere close to it. read more 
Waste recycling plant to open near Minsk
On Monday, Director of Minsk City Construction Office (Gordorstroy) Mikhail Hlushakou said the plant for sorting and recycling of waste will be put into operation in the first half of 2017 near Minsk. read more 
Inflation in Belarus at 11.8% in 2016
In 2016 the index of consumer prices for goods and services totaled 111.8% as against 2015, the National Statistics Committee told the media. The projected inflation rate for 2016 was 12%. read more 
Moody’s: Belarus’ economy will be the only one in CIS to drop in 2017
In 2017, economies of all CIS countries will be growing slightly faster than in 2016, with only the economy of Belarus expected to slow down again. read more 
Russia cuts crude oil supplies to Belarus - reports
Russia plans to supply only 4 million tons of crude oil instead of 4.5 million tons to Belarus in the first quarter of 2017. According to the Russian business daily Kommersant, the unresolved row over the price of the Russian gas supplied to Belarus in 2016 is behind the cuts. read more |
