Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Poroshenko apologized for Belavia plane incident
A telephone conversation of Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Petro Poroshenko took plave on Thursday at the initiative of the Ukrainian side. read more 
Bakiyev’s business in Belarus
Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s business may have been discovered in Belarus. The structures of the ex-President of Kyrgyzstan may be in charge of the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation, tut.by refers to ‘two well-informed sources’. The corporation is preparing to realize projects costing 1 billion read more 
OSCE official: Belarus’ elections did not meet international standards
Belarus’ parliamentary elections did not meet international standards, Kent Harstedt, vice president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly who was special coordinator of the short-term OSCE observer mission for the September 2016 House of Representatives elections, said Thursday in Washington. read more 
Belarus struggles to control its borders
On 13 October Belarusian border guards received EU-funded special equipment worth €2.5m. This will help Minsk control the Ukrainian border. There is an element of irony in this: although it works to remove borders within the EU, Brussels is helping to construct them in the rest of Europe. read more 
Foreign directs investments in Belarus: many words but few actions
The autumn of 2016 has seen many plans to boost investment in Belarus. read more 
Belarus improves in World Bank's Doing Business ranking
The World Bank has published the latest economic rankings in its annual Doing Business 2017 report, where Belarus found itself 13 positions up to No 37 from No 50 in the 2016 index. read more 
Russia’s supplies not enough: Belarus buys over 80K tons of oil from Azerbaijan
Belarus has once again made a shipment of crude oil from Azerbaijan. A tanker with Azeri oil for the Mazyr refinery in Belarus arrived several days ago to the Black Sea port of Odessa in Ukraine. read more 
Barbed wire added on Minsk-Moscow friendship mural (photo)
Barbed wire has been added as a new element on the propagandist graffiti Moscow-Minsk in Vulica Mahilouskaja 32 in Minsk. The flowers in the boy's hands and the wreath on the girl's head now contain skillfully interjected thorns. The photo of the 'update' was published on social media by the Signal read more 
Retail chains oppose draft presidential edict regulating sale of alcohol
Belarus’ leading retail chains have expressed strong opposition to a draft presidential edict that would regulate the sale of alcohol in the country. read more 
Foreign ministry hints at full lifting of US sanctions against Belarus companies
Belarus has welcomed a U.S. decision to prolong the suspension of sanctions against nine Belarusian companies. read more |
