Polar Stars Group S.A. company intends to accomplish two investment projects for extracting and processing brown coal and slate coal in Belarus. The press service of the Belarusian head of state told BelTA, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with Polar Stars Group CEO Nikolay von Keler on September 18. The head of state remarked, energy security as a major component of the country’s independence is a fundamental concern of Belarus. This is why any projects relating to energy...

This August the consumer price index in Belarus totalled 104.4% as against December 2006. In August 2007 prices rose 0.3% in comparison with July, the Ministry of Statistics and Analysis told BelTA. In January-August 2006 Belarus’ inflation stood at 2.9%. Since early 2007 the inflation in the country has averaged 0.55% while the forecast figure is pegged at 0.5-0.6%. In line with this year’s National Major Monetary Management Guidelines the annual inflation is supposed to total 6-8%....

Belarus is interested in encouraging investment projects for extracting and processing brown coal, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with head of Luxembourg-based company Polar Stars Group Nikolay von Keler on September 18. The President remarked, energy security as a major component of the country’s independence is a fundamental concern of Belarus. “Certainly, any project is important for us nowadays,” stressed Alexander Lukashenko. The President said, the...

Belarus is determined to restore and boost relations with Georgia, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated when meeting with Interior Minister of Georgia Ivane Merabishvili. I am happy that today we have an opportunity to draw a line under the period of chaos and confusion. We are determined to establish good relations with Georgia and make them even better than during the Soviet period, the head of state stated. Alexander Lukashenko stressed that Belarusians have always felt...

Belarus is determined to restore and boost relations with Georgia, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated when meeting with Interior Minister of Georgia Ivane Merabishvili. I am happy that today we have an opportunity to draw a line under the period of chaos and confusion. We are determined to establish good relations with Georgia and make them even better than during the Soviet period, the head of state stated. Alexander Lukashenko stressed that Belarusians have always felt...

The Belarusian Metallurgical Plant (BMP) will present a storm water processing technology at the exhibition of the 5th national ecological forum in Braslav. According to the specialists, the abovementioned technology is advantageous, as the works consumes a great amount of water for technical needs. All atmospheric precipitations are gathered in special pools, undergo refinement and then are used in the production, lawns and roads watering, railway carriages washing. This year the company...

The truck train MAZ 631019 + 837310 made by Minsk Automobile Plant won the Best Big Capacity Truck of the Year award at a contest held in Moscow on September 111-13 as part of the International Automobile Transport Forum, the MAZ press service told BelTA. Powered by a German Euro-4 compliant 435 hp engine, the new vehicle uses a 6x2 axle arrangement to ship 120 cubic metres of cargo. The expert council included representatives of the Russian Transport Ministry, the Russian Automobile...

Delegations of twin towns from Russia, Moldova and Poland will arrive in Rechitsa to celebrate a harvesting festival-fair Dazhynki 2007, BelTA learnt in the Rechitsa Regional Executive Committee. According to specialists, official delegations of the town of Kamrat (Moldova), the Polish town of Swidnika and the North Butovo District of Moscow will take part in the celebrations devoted to competition of the harvesting campaign 2007. The foreign guests are expected to meet with the leadership...

The Belarusian agriculture will get funding for paying projects only, said head of state Alexander Lukashenko as he visited the Ivanovo region (Brest oblast) on September 13. “We will not pour money into agriculture for no particular reason,” said the President of Belarus. “Belarus’ GDP is on the rise. Year by year the country grows richer. This is why we will allocate funding for agricultural projects. But these projects should pay their way,” added Alexander Lukashenko. The...

There is some progress in the development of a dialogue between Belarus and the European Union, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Andrei Popov told a news briefing on September 13. According to him, Belarus-EU energy cooperation has been developing – experts have held consultations in this field. There is positive dynamics in the development of trade and economic relations between Belarus and the countries of the European Union, “We are open for the development of these and other areas...