Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Vadzim Iosub: None of the indicators of the current five-year plan has been fulfilled yet
Belarusan authorities are building plans for the forthcoming five years on the basis of the desirable prices on oil. read more 
Renewable vs nuclear: the fate of green energy in Belarus
A large solar power plant will open this summer in the Brahin district, changing the landscape of the Chernobyl-contaminated lands: 85,000 solar panels will occupy an area the size of about 80 football fields. read more 
Belarus will attempt to escape military entanglement between NATO and Russia
Belarus’ calls for reconciliation between Russia and the West, and her cautious attitude to the military activity in the region is hardly a sign of pacifism. read more 
House of death or house of hope: first Belarusian children’s hospice
On 16 June the new building of the Belarusian Children’s Hospice (BCH) will open its doors in Baraulyany, just 20 minutes outside of Minsk. First of a kind in the country, it has been helping terminally ill children and their families since 1994. They actually pioneered both: hospice and palliative read more 
Belarus-Ukraine: time for strategic cooperation
On 8 June Belarusian ambassador to Ukraine Valiancin Vialička reiterated that Belarus supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine. read more 
Kremlin to avoid full-scale oil and gas war with Minsk
The Kremlin’s lever of pressure on Minsk to enforce the implementation of the gas payment agreements has significantly narrowed. Amid the international community’s sanction policy towards Moscow, the Belarusian leadership is becoming more assertive in defending its interests. Minsk is likely to read more 
The plans for a miracle: digest of Belarus' economy
On 3 June 2016 President Alexander Lukashenka decided to strengthen the country's antimonopoly regulation by reforming the Ministry of Trade of Belarus. read more 
Small change: after two decades, Belarus brings back its coins
Belarusians haven't had a coin in their pocket since kopeks went out of circulation two decades ago under the pressure of the country's chronically double-digit inflation. read more 
Was public money spent on All-Belarus Assembly delegates' tablet computers?
The tablet computers presented to All-Belarus National Assembly delegates have caused a sandal. It looked like tax-payers had paid 500 thousand dollars for Samsung tablets. read more 
Minsk to ’compensate’ for political rapprochement with West by defence cooperation with Moscow
Despite their desire to stay away from the Kremlin’s confrontation with the West, the Belarusian authorities cannot afford to break off relations with Moscow in the security field. read more 
President Lukashenka redoubles attention to ensuring loyalty of state apparatus
The president has demonstrated his commitment to the existing political and socio-economic model to the nomenclature and the people. Meanwhile, he softened the rhetoric in relation to his opponents, included some liberal elements in his speech about economic development and avoided criticism of the read more 
Lukashenka seeks compromise between supporters of market reforms and conservatives
The president is attempting to find a compromise solution to economic problems between reforms and conservation. Apparently, the government is increasingly split over future economic development policy - either liberal, or conservative. Disagreement among state managers and the lack of decisive read more |
