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Chinese loans will not solve external debt problems of Belarus
20 May 2015, 13:48 | Main story / Economy

Belarus and China have reached several loan agreements totalling USD 3.5 billion altogether. Chinese companies will receive the bulk of this amount for supplying equipment and services. Even though thanks to the loans Belarus will implement several infrastructure projects, its public debt will read more

Deep dive into business, or How to promote diving in Belarus?
11 May 2015, 20:28 | Main story / Featured Stories

Belarus is landlocked. But it has people who love the undersea world. Sasha Makurin, diver and swimmer, started a new diving school “Three Bolts” in Minsk and plans to take advantage of Belarus’ famous lakes. read more

Sensation: Belarus hockey team defeats USA
08 May 2015, 19:09 | Main story / Society

The score was 5:2. Belarusians are leading in group B now (VIDEO). read more

Belarus turns to pro-Western nations in the Middle East
06 May 2015, 16:06 | Main story / Featured Stories

Belarus's recent leaning towards pro-Western nations in the Middle East follows fast on the heels of rapprochement with the West. On 6-7 May, Joint Belarus-Saudi Committee on Cooperation will meet in Riyadh. On 15 April, Belarus opened an embassy in Qatar. read more

Lukashenka gets 'a good sign' and notes warming of relations with West
05 May 2015, 17:23 | Main story / Politics

On Monday, the head of state met in Minsk with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz. read more

Minsk gains political weight in the eyes of Kremlin as mediator of Russo-Georgian relations
28 April 2015, 21:41 | Main story / Featured Stories

The Belarusian authorities are attempting to give new impetus to diplomatic cooperation with Tbilisi in order to expand the "window of opportunity" in their relations with Western capitals, and develop their new capacity of mediator and peacemaker, gained during the Ukrainian foreign read more

Belarusian Kiryl Silivonchyk imprisoned in Russia for pro-Ukraine blogging
22 April 2015, 23:45 | Main story / Politics

A Belarus national gets two years in colony in Russia for pro-Ukrainian posts in social networks. read more

Money for Nirvana, or How a yoga businesswoman from Vitebsk turned crisis into growth
17 April 2015, 11:28 | Main story / Featured Stories

Tatiana Storchevaya, an entrepreneur from Vitebsk, has proved that self-improvement is a salable commodity at the Belarusian market. She made a successful business and used the crisis to grow and realize her dream. read more

Lukashenka wants to develop network of Belarusian cuisine cafes
15 April 2015, 20:04 | Main story / Economy

The Belarus president says the country should build a network of cafes based on Belarusian traditional dishes. read more

Belarus: no appetite for revolution?
10 April 2015, 11:36 | Main story / Featured Stories

The political year for Belarusian opposition will begin with a traditional rally on the so called Freedom Day 25 March. This day, which celebrates proclamation of the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918, in the past was bringing to the streets of Minsk thousands of people opposing the government read more


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