GOMEL, 20 April (BelTA) – Seven import-substituting projects are being implemented by enterprises of the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom. Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats mentioned it after OAO Spartak opened a new chocolate bar line on 20 April, BelTA has learned. Leonid Zayats said that the new line commissioned by the Gomel-based company is an import-substituting one. He mentioned that Belgospishcheprom is busy implementing seven import-substituting...

As of 1 April 2023 a total of 125,056 large families have opened the deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including about 82,600 deposit accounts at the total amount of $826 million and 42,500 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br1.02 billion, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry. A total of 69,347 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 57,877 applied to use the money to improve housing...

MINSK, 4 April (BelTA) – In 2022 Belarus increased its food export to Kaluga Oblast by almost a quarter, BelTA informs citing the Telegram channel of the Agriculture and Food Ministry. “In 2022 the trade in foodstuffs and agricultural raw materials between Belarus and Kaluga Oblast expanded by 17.2% over 2021. The export of Belarusian products rose by 23.9%, the import increased by 15.3%,” the post reads. The main exports are dairy and meat products, trees and other plants, fish...

The number of organizations with Russian capital, which are registered in Gomel Oblast, increased up to 450 in 2022, BelTA learned from Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Ivan Krupko at a solemn assembly held in anticipation of Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia. Ivan Krupko said that the number of organizations with Russian capital rose to 450 in Gomel Oblast in 2022, including eight companies operating as residents of the free economic zone (FEZ) Gomel-Raton....

GOMEL, 23 March (BelTA) - The third Congress of Free Economic Zones has opened in Gomel, BelTA has learned. The two-day congress will highlight the role of free economic zones, industrial, science and technology parks as drivers of the development of territories, the administration of the Free Economic Zone Gomel-Raton informed. More than 250 people confirmed their participation in the forum. Among them are representatives of free economic zones, industrial, science and technology parks...

A delegation of Russia's Kursk Oblast headed by Vice Governor Sergey Starodubtsev arrived in Gomel Oblast of Belarus on 20 March, BelTA has learned. According to Sergey Starodubtsev, the goal of the visit is to continue strengthening of interaction between the regions in various fields. The parties are confident that the cooperation has great prospects. One of the most relevant areas is import substitution projects. In the face of sanctions, this is one of the resources to be tapped...

MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – About 165,000 citizens have been issued biometric personal identification documents in Belarus, BelTA learned from Pavel Khrishchenovich, Deputy Chief of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry. The Internal Affairs Ministry continues issuing personal identification documents leveraging biometric technologies. “Citizens of the Republic of Belarus can opt for biometric documents while foreign citizens are mandated to...

MOSCOW, 9 March (BelTA) – The operation of the Union State transport market will be discussed at a meeting of the Energy and Transport Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State in Bryansk on 14 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Parliamentary Assembly. “The MPs will review joint efforts of Belarus and Russia to create the unified transport system of the Union State, as well as the implementation of the Union State programs in...

MINSK, 28 February (BelTA) – Belarus' Emergencies Minister Vadim Sinyavsky met with UNICEF Representative in Belarus Rustam Khaidarov, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry. The parties discussed topical issues of cooperation in civil protection, especially women and children. Vadim Sinyavsky thanked UNICEF for providing equipment for setting up temporary accommodation points for migrants. UNICEF in Belarus handed over a modular all-weather tent, a fan heater, an electric...

MOSCOW, 21 February (BelTA) – Belarus and Kirov Oblast have drawn a list of activities for 2023-2026 to implement the agreement on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the government of Belarus and the administration of Kirov Oblast. The document was signed by Gomel Oblast Governor Ivan Krupko, who is responsible for Belarus' interaction with this Russian region, and Kirov Oblast Governor Alexander Sokolov at the Belarusian embassy in Russia on 20 February, BelTA...