A famous opposition activist, former deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Sannikau has announced that he is going to run for President. Sannikau: “I count on people’s support as an opposition candidate. A tendency of listening to the authorities and helping them a bit has appeared now. I have always been proud of being an opposition activist and I will advertise myself in this way”.
Belarusian producers of fat-and-oil products propose to lower prices for rapeseed oil in order to process the product for food aims. The price should become lower in order to use rapeseed oil for food processing and bottling, declared Galina Kustinskaya, the director of OJSC Bobruisk plant of vegetable oils, on March 3.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday approved a five-year tax amnesty to encourage the repatriation of funds from abroad and boost the economy, officials said.
The Belarusian leader has not given an official answer to the invitation of the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus Edminas Bagdonas has informed about it at a press conference.
In January 2010, the trade between Belarus and Ukraine made up $195.6 million, up 42.6%, BelTA learnt form the trade and economy group of the Belarusian diplomatic missions in Kyiv.
The presentation degustation and a master class of Italian confectionary masters will take place on March 16 in Minsk, reports Belapan news agency quoting Renato Cuccinitto, the ambassador of the Italian confectionary association and the owner of the Belarus-based Cuccinotto Group company.
The Party of the Belarusian Popular Front has nominated 206 representatives to the local electoral commissions, including 68 members in the capital city of Minsk.
The Belaruisan environmental protection ministry plans to issue in April its opinion about the possible environmental impact of the country’s future nuclear power plant, First Deputy Minister Vital Kulik said at a news conference held in Minsk earlier this week. The ministry asked neighboring countries to complete their discussions on the Belarusian nuclear project this month, the deputy minister said.
In January-February 2010 Belarus’ international reserve assets calculated using the IMF methods were down 1.3% ($75.4 million) to $5577.1 million, BelTA learnt from the information department of the National Bank.
The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for new regional investment and trade facilitation project EAST-INVEST for Eastern Partnership countries.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday approved a five-year tax amnesty to encourage the repatriation of funds from abroad and boost the economy, officials said.
In January-February 2010 Belarus’ international reserve assets calculated using the IMF methods were down 1.3% ($75.4 million) to $5577.1 million, BelTA learnt from the information department of the National Bank.
