The Austrian side is interested in cooperation with the Gomel oblast of Belarus in energy sphere. On September 13, a group of deputies of the landtag of the Austrian land of Voralberg arrived in Gomel. The delegation includes representatives of business and public organizations. The Austrian parliamentarians got familiar with the work of the mini-thermoelectric power station which uses secondary recourses at the Gomel-based Chemical Plant. The Austrian side is interested in the experience...

On September 14, a group of deputies of the landtag of the Austrian land of Voralberg will pay an official visit to Gomel, BelTA learnt from Deputy Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Council of Deputies Veniamin Senko. The delegation will include representatives of business and public organizations. The visit is a continuation of the contacts which have been developing by deputies of the two regions for several years. During the visit, the Austrian guests will visit industrial companies,...

In January-August 2007 Production Association Gomselmash exported $69.4 million worth of products, up by 50% on the same period of 2006, BelTA was told by director of Gomselmash marketing centre Vladimir Frolov. On the whole, the company’s export is expected to exceed $80 million in 2007. Gomselmash is building up its export potential in two directions. First, the company radically changed its approaches to the work with dealers from the Russian Federation. The number of dealers was...

In January-August 2007 Byelorussian Steel Works (BMZ trademark) increased steel output by 4.4% up on the same period of last year to a total of 1.54 million tonnes, head of the company’s Economic Planning Analysis Department Anatoly Volkov told BelTA. In line with the current data over the eight months the company turned out 1.2 million tonnes of rolled products (5.3% up on the year), 187,200 tonnes of hardware (16.9% up). The latter includes metal cord, bead wire, wire for high-pressure...

The Gomel Oblast Executive Committee, the Belarusian public association “Countryside Recreation” and the oblast department of OAO Belagroprombank concluded an agreement on cooperation in implementation of projects in the sphere of agro-eco-tourism, BelTA learnt from Vadim Karmazin, the deputy head of the Gomel oblast physical culture, sport and tourism department. The basic aim of the agreement is to promote agro-eco-tourism in the region. Thus, during the first stage, special working...

On September 11-15, Gomel will play host to the Week of Animation Films, Larisa Ocherednyuk, the chief methodologist of the Gomelkinovideoprokat company, told BelTA. This is the second time that the festival will be organized in the region. During five days, the cinema houses will show the best movies, which were presented at the 10th International Festival of Animation Films “Animaevka-2007” in Mogilev. These are 12 films from Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Georgia. A contest...

The Gomel oblast has announced a contest for a regional anthem. The anthem is supposed to reflect the history and originality of the region. The region has its own flag and emblem, Olga Antonenko, the deputy chief of the culture department of the Gomel Executive Committee, told BelTA. The anthem is the final stage of the work on developing the regional insignia. According Olga Antonenko, having own insignia cultivates patriotism and pride for the native land. A contest committee has been...

Manufacturers from the Chinese city Huaian are interested in promoting economic cooperation with Gomel companies, Ms Li, the head of the Chinese delegation and the Vice-President of the Permanent Committee of the Huaian Public Congress, said today when meeting with top officials of the Gomel oblast executive committee. Huaian and Gomel have been twin-cities for more than 10 years. The sides exchange delegations and take part in various solemn events on a regular basis. Within this period...

The regional pedagogic conference, which traditionally takes place ahead of the new school year, will open in Gomel today. Attending the conference will be about 800 teachers as well as the regional authorities. The conference will focus on the results of the previous school year, set out the goals for the new school year and identify the problems in the education sphere, BelTA was told in the Education Department of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. Close attention will be paid to...

In January-July 2007, Belarusian brewery Rechitsapivo produced 1.688 million decaliters of beer, 10% up on the same period of last year, the company’s representatives told BelTA. Over the first seven months of the year sales amounted to 1.685 million decaliters of beer, 9% up on the same period of 2006. The production and sales growth is primarily attributed to a 43% increase in PET-bottled beer production (to a total of 1.042 million decaliters). The sales also benefited from larger...