Belarus President sees 2 percent GDP decline in 2016
Belarus’s president has said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will decline by 2 percent for 2016. read more
Belarus' nuclear power plant launch shifted for one year
The launch of the first rpressure chamber casing to arrive by the end of this year. It will be mounted in the spring of 2017. read more
Lukashenka tells EU how to help Belarus enhance economic independence
Aliaksandr Lukashenka suggested how the European Union could ennhance economic independence of Belarus when on November 21 he met in Minsk a delegation from the Council of the Europen Union. read more
Lukashenka directs that average pay increase to $500 next year
While visiting the Mahilyow region on Monday, Alyaksandr Lukashenka told the government that average monthly pay in Belarus was not high enough and should increase to $500 in 2017. read more
Turkey, Belarus plan to boost bilateral trade to $1 billion
Turkey and Belarus plan to boost bilateral trade to $1 billion, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on November 11 after talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alyaksandr Lukashenka. read more
Minsk hotels reduce rates by 14%, official says
Minsk hotels keep reducing rates, Yury Natychko, the head of the department for consumer and hotel services at the Minsk City Hall, told reporters on Wednesday. read more
Poland interested to recruit more Belarusian workers
Poland is interested to recruit more Belarusian workers for periods of one to six months, Polish Ambassador Konrad Pawlik told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday. read more
Polish agricultural companies pushing for removal of barriers to trade with Belarus
Polish agricultural companies want barriers to trade with Belarus to be removed, members of a Polish delegation told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday. read more
EPAM plans to earn over $1 bln in 2016
Belarus biggest software developer and resident of the Hi-Tech Park, EPAM expects to get a revenue of at least $1,156 million for the full year 2016. read more
“We need a prosperous neighbor“. EU vows vo back Belarus in reforms
The European Union is interested in macroeconomic stability in Belarus, because it wants to have an independent and prosperous neighbor. read more |