MINSK, March 24 (BelTA) – The Belarusian government suggests prolonging loan redemption terms, Vice Premier Viktor Burya told a session of the Council of Ministers Presidium on March 24. The session tabled measures meant to ensure the unconditional achievement of this year’s housing construction goals. “I believe it is necessary to continue working on facilitating borrowing procedures for people in need of better housing in the area of prolonging loan redemption terms,” said Viktor...

MINSK, March 23 (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with President of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh on March 23. The meeting focused on the development of trade, economic and cultural ties, the press service of the President of Belarus told BelTA. “I have already discussed the problems, which exist in this region from the economic point of view and concern Belarus, with the President of Russia. There are a lot of things to discuss and primarily economic ones. The number of...

MINSK, March 20 (BelTA) – The finance ministries of Belarus and Russia will discuss anticrisis measures at a joint board session in Minsk on March 20, said Vice Prime Minister of Russia, Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin as he met with Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky. The session will pay peculiar attention to discussing the status of the crisis, its influence on the economies of Belarus and Russia as well as anticrisis measures, which have been developed already by various...

MINSK, March 19 (BelTA) – In the complicated conditions of the world financial and economic crisis Belarus and Russia should fulfil the agreements that were reached at the latest session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev at the countryside residence Zavidovo on March 19. The press service of the President of Belarus quoted Alexander Lukashenko as saying that...

MINSK, March 18 (BelTA) – Belarus eliminates customs duties on the products exported to non-EurAsEC countries. Decree No. 135 signed by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on March 17 annuls Decree No. 700 which introduced these duties on December 31, 2007, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The Decree is aimed at creating competitive conditions for domestic producers exporting their products to non-EurAsEC countries. The Decree comes into force on the day of its...

VITEBSK, March 17 (BelTA) – Belarus needs to attract investors purposefully, for specific projects, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told media while visiting Vitebskdrev company on March 17. “Today it should be understood that talking about investments in general like it was done before the world financial and economic crisis is futureless. At present it is necessary to seek investors, rich people purposefully, to start negotiations with them and make bargains,” said the head...

MINSK, March 16 (BelTA) – Belarus plans to switch to reserve regional currencies in trade with all the main trade partners. In future the step will allow dropping the country’s dependence on one currency, the US dollar in particular. The plans were discussed at a meeting of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Piotr Prokopovich on March 16, the press service of the President of Belarus told BelTA. The...

MINSK, March 11 (BelTA) - On March 11 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko went to the Republic of Armenia on a working visit. The agreement on the visit was reached during a recent telephone talk between the presidents of the two countries, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian President. During the visit, the President of Belarus is set to meet with the Armenia President, representatives of the business community. The talks will focus on the important issues of...

MINSK, March 10 (BelTA) – Belarus is reaching a brand new level of practical collaboration with Russia in the military area, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during the discussion of the concept of the West 2009 strategic exercise, BelTA has learnt. The head of state pointed out that the West 2009 strategic exercise aims to test readiness of the regional forces of Belarus and Russia and their control in a prearranged local conflict. According to the President, it is the most...

MINSK, March 6 (BelTA) – A logo of the Minsk 2014 bid campaign was presented in the “Crowne Plaza” hotel on March 6, BelTA reports. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary and Ukraine are bidding to host the 2014 IIHF World Championship. The final voting on the IIHF Congress will take place in May. Chairman of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation (BIHF) Vladimir Naumov and Head of the IIHF Evaluation Committee Ernest Aljancic presented the project of the future event. The logo...