MINSK, 22 September (BelTA) – Belarus and Russia have agreed next year’s food trade figures. They will remain at this year’s level. The information was released by Mikhail Savelyev, Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus, as he commented on results of the joint session of the boards of the Belarusian and Russian agriculture and food ministries that took place in Moscow on 22 September. In 2010 the mutual trade will stay at this year’s level, said the Deputy Minister....

KOBRIN, 21 September (BelTA) – In the next five years Belarus’ agriculture should reach the European standards, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during the agricultural festival Dazhynki 2009 on 19 September, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The town of Kobrin hosted the festival this year. Alexander Lukashenko went to the Brest oblast to celebrate the holiday and visit the facilities built ahead of the festival. The Belarusian leader visited a new ice...

MINSK, 18 September (BelTA) – A surge in the inflow of foreign direct investments into Belarus is expected to take place by the end of the year, Director of the National Investment Agency Viktor Kovalenko told a press conference on 18 September. So far five financial groups have outlined their plans, said Viktor Kovalenko. He refused to name them citing commercial secret reasons, however, he added that the investment portfolio is quite substantial. In particular, a financial corporation...

MINSK, 17 September (BelTA) – Belarus and India intend to make a breakthrough in the joint investment activity and implementation of joint projects in the manufacturing area, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Foreign Minister of the Republic of India Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna. The Belarusian head of state underlined, “We expect Indian investors to step up their activity on the Belarusian market; we would like to identify two or three cooperation areas and...

VILNIUS, 16 September (BelTA) – Belarus has clearly determined international priorities taking into account national interests and will not change them in order to gain brief and disputable advantages. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the V Belarusian-Lithuanian international economic forum in Vilnius on 16 September, BelTA has learnt. The President remarked, they try to make Belarus make some choice between Europe and Russia, claiming that the two...

VILNIUS, 16 September (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is ready to support Naftan and Polymir privatization. The Belarusian leader made such a statement as he spoke to reporters on 16 September. “If you have money and willingness, then please come. I am ready to support the programme of privatizing the Belarusian oil refining association,” Alexander Lukashenko said. He also added that the cost of the company makes up nearly $3 billion. As for privatization in...

MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) – Despite minor issues in the mutual relations Belarus and Russia have been and will stay the closest allies, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told Lithuanian mass media in an interview. According to the press service of the Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko dispelled claims of a cooling in relations with Russia caused by Belarus’ aim for Europe. According to the President, such claims arise from the lack of factual knowledge about the state of...

MINSK, 11 September (BelTA) – The amount of funding that the World Bank provides to Belarus may be doubled to reach $200 million per annum, World Bank Permanent Representative in Belarus Ivan Velev told a press conference on 11 September. Ivan Velev remarked that the increase in the annual funding channeled into developing the Belarusian economy by the World Bank is stipulated within the framework of the intermediate revision of the existing strategy of Belarus-World Bank cooperation in...

14:55:19 11/9 АНГЛ,НЕТ/ 33,САГО MINSK, 11 September (BelTA) – Belarusian military aircrafts have left Belarus for Russia to take part in the West 2009 operational strategic army exercise, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Defence Ministry. On 11 September, the first group of the Belarusian military aircrafts has left Osovtsy Airfield (Bereza) for the Russian training ground Ashuluk (Astrakhan oblast). Taking part in the exercise will be six aircrafts...

MINSK, 10 September (BelTA) – Prices for oil products sold by Belneftekhim through filling stations have jumped 10% on average for the first time since December 2008. Oil product prime costs were increased as well, the Belneftekhim press service told BelTA. In December 2008 the prices for oil products were revised downward by 10% due to a decrease in world oil prices in H2 2008. The price situation on the international oil market has altered so far. “An average price for one ton of oil...