In January-May 2006 the financial institutions of the country sold 563,3 kilos of gold, or 14,475 gold bars to household clients. This is six times more as against the same period of 2005, BelTA has been told in the information department of the National Bank of Belarus. Of them 10-gram bars accounted for one-third of the total bars sold (or 4,097) and 5-gram bars - 2,401. Moreover, in January-May the banks sold 70 one-kilogram bars and 94 bars weighing 0,5kg. At the same time the banks...

After the eighth round of the national football cup Gomel team is still in the lead. Despite the stand-off in the match against Brest’s Dinamo Gomel team still tops the tournament table with 19 points. Soligorsk Shakhter keeps close to the leader with 18 points after beating Minsk MTZ-RIPO 2-0. Shakhter’s forward Pavel Beganskiy is named the best shooter for scoring 6 goals. Darida and BATE are in close competition with each club having 17 points. Both the teams played out matches and...

The seventh round of the national football cup started in three cities of the country at once. The leading team “Gomel” once again laid its claims for the top award, a spokesperson for the Belarusian Football Federation told BelTA. Playing an away match against Vitebsk “Lokomotiv”, the Gomel team won thanks to the sniper strike by Valeriy Stripeikis at the 43rd minute of the game. After seven matches “Gomel” is in the lead with 18 points. Despite a defeat in a regular game,...

Iranian companies intend to implement several large-scale investment projects in Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Abdolhamid Fekri told a briefing on May 25 in Minsk. Thus, Iranian businessmen are going to launch production of copper wire in Gomel oblast and they have already bought necessary equipment. Pending are negotiations between the Iranian company Keyson and administration of the free economic zone Minsk on starting up an auto service. The...

A delegation of the people’s government of the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region of China would like to develop contacts with Belarus, especially in the part of purchasing Belarusian farming machines. The Chinese guests who arrived in Minsk on May 24 have already visited the concern Belresursy and attended the regular exposition of the Belarusian commodity producers. The Belarusian party has organized the presentation of the country’s trade economic potential and opportunities for...

Belarus is a catalyst of the international cooperation in mitigating the Chernobyl consequences, first information minister of the Republic of Belarus Liliya Ananich stated at the international seminar for mass media “The role of mass media in preventing man-caused catastrophes. Track record of Belarus and international organizations in cushioning the impact of the Chernobyl disaster”. Belarus is the worst affected country among the former Soviet Union republics, the deputy minister...

A delegation of the people’s government of the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region of China will visit Belarus on May 24-26. The Chinese guests intend to get familiar with trade and economic potential of Belarus and opportunities for investment cooperation, the Belarusian party of the Belarusian-Chinese commission told BelTA. The representatives of the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region plan to visit MTZ where they will hold negotiations and attend an exhibition of the Belarusian agricultural...

On May 4 Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko commended deputy chairman of the Chernobyl aftermath committee under the Council of Ministers Valeriy Shevchuk and first deputy head of the healthcare, social security and liquidation department of Chernobyl catastrophe consequences of the Council of Ministers Apparatus Larisa Terlyayeva. Valeriy Shevchuk and Larisa Terlyayeva were awarded for their personal contributions to the implementation of state programmes for minimising and overcoming...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has distinguished a number of citizens of the Republic of Belarus with state awards in recognition of their significant contribution to cushioning the impact of the Chernobyl catastrophe. Chairman of the Chernobyl committee under the Council of Ministers of Belarus Vladimir Tsalko has been awarded the Order of Honor, the president’s press-service told BelTA. The Order of Honor has also been conferred on chief of the Borisovichi obstetrical and...

This year the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant plans to invest USD 250 million in reconstruction, director general of the company Nikolai Andrianov told BelTA. In his words, the BMZ spends all profits on modernising the production facilities. Over the last five years it has spent USD 530 million and USD million in 2005 alone on the reconstruction. "The company's success depends a lot on the innovative development as well as the ability to navigate in the world market, develop a flexible...