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30 Aug 2018
Russian ambassador leaves Belarus with tinge of sadness“What do people feel when they leave the place where they worked for a long time? I have been working here for twelve and a half years? Of course, it is with a tinge of sadness. I believe that we have interacted well with the people and leadership of Belarus”...
30 Aug 2018
Lukashenko: Interests of Belarus and Russia never contradict each other“Russia is a guardian angel for Belarus. The same is true about Belarus in respect to Russia. The size of the territory does not matter here”...
29 Aug 2018
Belarus hailed as example for other countries in creating child-friendly environment"We are happy to see that the efforts we have taken together with the government and local authorities have led to positive results, such as the creation of a platform for cities friendly to children and teenagers"...
28 Aug 2018
Belarus prime minister promises balanced state budget in 2019“With regard to the budget, the fundamental requirement that it is balanced remains in place. We cannot spend more than we earn. There will be no expenditures that are not based on revenue in the budget”...
28 Aug 2018
Speaker: Belarus ready to develop industrial cooperation with Vietnam"A number of projects are being implemented. For example, this year saw the launch of the project to assemble MAZ trucks, passenger buses. In the food industry we are implementing a project to establish a joint venture to process powdered milk and dry whey"...
26 Aug 2018
Services sector seen as GDP growth driver in BelarusThe Belarusian president has set forth a big task, namely to ensure the GDP in the amount of $100 billion by 2025. The growth drivers, according to Alexander Turchin, are the services sector, primarily the IT sector, and also the transport and logistics industry...
26 Aug 2018
Lukashenko considers Trump an extraordinary politician"I asked my counterpart about what was happening from their, Russia’s, point of view in the United States of America. I was interested in the issue especially because of the fact, and I do not hide it, that I rooted for Donald Trump during the election campaign in the United States"...
26 Aug 2018
Belarus president responds to speculations about his ‘fears’"I’ve read various speculations concerning fears and terrors for Lukashenko in the future and so on. First, I don’t fear anything now. I am a man, who has lived through many fears. But there is one fear – if you can call it that – the fear of economy. I always talk about it"...
24 Aug 2018
Outgoing ambassador wishes for resolution of Belarus-Russia disputes without major reputation damage“I cannot say that my years here have not been darkened a little. Such things always happen. Such disputes happened in the past and will continue happening. I wish them resolved without any serious damage to the reputations of the sides”...
24 Aug 2018
Putin: Belarus is Russia’s main partner"It is not just a neighboring country. This is, first of all, a country with which we have special relations and historical, ethnic, language and economic bonds"...
23 Aug 2018
Vitebsk Oblast companies urged to be more active on Chinese marketAccording to Oleg Matskevich, certain commodities enjoy a good demand in China and can offset the drop in exports to Russia...
23 Aug 2018
Precision agriculture expected to help save resources in Belarus"We have approached the next stage of the agricultural industry development. Precision agriculture will help save expensive resources – diesel fuel, crop protection agents and mineral fertilizers - and will help increase the competitiveness of our products"...
23 Aug 2018
Opinion: Belarusian, Russian laws should be aligned with due regard to national interests“Belarus and Russia are two different states. Each has its independent stance, sovereignty and national interests. Our task is to get closer as much as possible in order to give more opportunities to our citizens to implement their rights”...
21 Aug 2018
Opinion: Minsk Half Marathon is bringing charity into focusThe charity run that will take place on 9 September will be one of the highlights of the Minsk Half Marathon. The organizers call for joining the fundraising campaign to support four projects for children...
20 Aug 2018
Belarusian IT ministry urged to enforce digital economy development strategy"The key job of the new minister and the entire ministry is to overcome the momentum of individual agencies and economy branches. Instead of the communications ministry taking care of its own bailiwick the country needs a powerful strategic HQ to develop the digital economy on the national scale"...
20 Aug 2018
Belarusian Economy Ministry told to work out new management methods"Yet I would like the new proposals to not be purely theoretical and bookish. I’d love proposals, which match our reality perfectly and entail no shocks if implemented"...
20 Aug 2018
Call for bolstering Belarusian economy’s resilience to external shocks"Fluctuations of the Russian ruble have been recently affecting macroeconomic parameters. Naturally, we should reduce this dependence"...
20 Aug 2018
Belarus’ architecture ministry urged to come up with ideas to mend construction industryWhile announcing personnel decisions, the head of state set quite challenging tasks. We all know that the construction industry is facing issues that affect the entire economy, because construction has always been an economic driver"...
20 Aug 2018
Belarusian civil servants urged to pay attention to every detailThe head of the Belarus President Administration reminded that the development of all regions of the country is the key task set by the head of state...
20 Aug 2018
Rumas comments on his appointment as prime minister“I view it as a great responsibility and challenge for me personally. Today is the start of probably the most important stage of my life that will demand utmost mobilization of all my energy, skills and experience that I obtained at my previous positions”...
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