http://gomel-region.by/en Gomel oblast news en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS Generator 0.2 by Martin Ewald Online News admin@gomel.by 15 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:16:49 +0200 http://gomel-region.by 100 45 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:02 +0200 GOMEL, 10 March (BelTA) – Svetlogorsk-based Khimvolokno Production Association was awarded Oeko-Tex Standard 100 international ecological certificate (Product Class I), BelTA learnt from Tatiana Gorina, the chief of the Khimvolokno marketing department. The certificate guarantees that the non-woven AquaSpun and SpunBel made by Khimvolokno do not pose any risk to health and can be used to manufacture all kinds of hygiene goods (pampers, cosmetic packs, wet wipes, etc). http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15818 Economy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:02 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15818 MINSK, 10 March (BelTA) – In January 2010, the export of enterprises affiliated with the Bellegprom concern made up $34.3 million, up 18.2% over the same period in 2009, BelTA learnt from the concern. The enterprises exported to 29 countries worldwide, with Russia remaining the major customer. In January 2010, the exports to Russia reached $27.9 million, up 22.2% over the same period a year before. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15816 Economy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:27 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15816 MINSK, 5 March (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated countrywomen on the spring holiday – the Women’s Day, BelTA learnt from the head of state’s press service. “In all spheres of activity of the society and the state, in the various areas of human life, you display your best qualities – kindness and consideration, morality and mercy, high professionalism and responsibility. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/society?ns_id=15798 Society Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:22:07 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/society?ns_id=15798 MINSK, 4 March (BelTA) – Holding companies may be set up in Belarus to manufacture mineral fertilizers and oil products, Vladimir Sobol, Head of the Organizational Management Improvement Office of the Belarusian Economy Ministry, told media on 4 March. In line with decree No 660 “Establishment and operation of holding companies in Belarus” of 28 December 2009 holding companies are supposed to stem from manufacturing corporations. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15794 Economy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:13:36 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15794 MINSK, 4 March (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has severely criticized the efforts put by the government into attracting foreign investments into the country. Alexander Lukashenko made the relevant statement as he heard out a government report on this matter on 4 March. “I have to admit that the situation around attracting foreign direct investments to the Belarusian economy cannot inspire optimism,” stressed the head of state. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/power?ns_id=15793 Authority Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:30:50 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/power?ns_id=15793 MINSK, 3 March (BelTA) – Subsidized loans can now cover 100% of the cost of the living space standard, for which preferential loans are granted, for the building and rebuilding of residential homes (except for large families that get a subsidized loan to cover 95% of the construction cost and a one-time subsidy to cover 5% of the construction cost). The change was brought about by Belarus president decree No 120 of 1 March. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15782 Economy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:55:17 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15782 MINSK, 2 March (BelTA) – Almost Br387 billion of Belarus’ budget was injected in the state integrated program on developing regions, small and medium-sized towns in 2009, Economy Minister of Belarus Nikolai Snopkov said at a session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers on 2 March. It totaled 95.3% of the preset annual amount. The sum included nearly Br83 billion of the national budget, Br162 billion of oblast budgets and about Br31 billion of the regional budgets. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15770 Economy Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:26 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15770 MINSK, 1 March (BelTA) – A delegation of the NATO Headquarters and the Belarusian Defence Ministry are holding consultations on the Partnership for Peace Program in Minsk, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Defence Ministry. The NATO delegation arrived in Belarus on 28 February. Apart from participation in the program, the NATO representatives and the Belarusian side will discuss the results of the implementation of the program. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/power?ns_id=15763 Authority Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:37:38 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/power?ns_id=15763 MINSK, 1 March (BelTA) – Rosselkhoznadzor (Russian food watchdog) is going to lift temporary restrictions on the import of products made by Gomel Meat Packing Plant. This information has been posted on the Rosselkhoznadzor website, BelTA has learnt. Beginning 3 March 2010, the restrictions on the import of animal products made by Gomel Meat Packing Plant to the Russian Federation are abolished, the website informs. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15761 Economy Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:53:03 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15761 17:03:41 25/2 F,ÀÍÃË/ 89,ÑÀÃÎ MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus invites Russian businessmen to invest in the Belarusian agricultural industry, Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus Leonid Marinich said during the Belarusian-Russian economic forum, Prospects of Business Cooperation Development between Belarus and Russia, on 25 February. In his words, Belarus’ agrarian sector is attractive for investors today. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15739 Economy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:03:41 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15739 GOMEL, 25 February (BelTA) – The Belarusian oil refineries should start making profit in Q1 2010, First Vice-Premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko said at a session of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee on 25 February, BelTA has learnt. The First Deputy Prime Minister said that at the beginning of the year the Belarusian oil refineries faced some problems related to the change of delivery terms of Russian oil. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15738 Economy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:01:42 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15738 GOMEL, 24 February (BelTA) – The Gomel Oblast of Belarus and the Vysocina Region of the Czech Republic will develop partnership relations between their towns. The agreement on this was reached during a meeting of Deputy Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Boleslav Pirshtuk and Honorary Consul of Belarus to the Czech Republic Irzi Krzivan, BelTA has learnt. The town of Trebic may become the first Czech town which will establish the partnership relations. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15727 Economy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:28 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15727 MINSK, 24 February (BelTA) – Belarus has paid in full for the Russian gas consumed in January, First Deputy Director General, Chief Engineer of Beltransgaz Tsvitomir Sorokhan told reporters on 24 February, BelTA has learnt. “We act in a strict compliance with the contract. We have transferred the due amount of money for the natural gas bought in January to Gazprom,” the Beltransgaz First Deputy Director General said. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15724 Economy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:54:22 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15724 MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) – Belarus’ Year of Quality covers all areas of life and should be the year when new quality goals in training and development of the Armed Forces, other troops and military units in Belarus will be reached. The statement was made by Alexander Lukashenko at a solemn reception held on 23 February to mark the Fatherland Defenders and Armed Forces Day. The Belarusian head of state underlined that in the year of the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War veterans of the frontlines and the home front, partisans and resistance heroes deserve special attention. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/power?ns_id=15716 Authority Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:29:09 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/power?ns_id=15716 GOMEL, 23 February (BelTA) – France intends to develop economic cooperation with the Gomel oblast, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to Belarus Michel Raineri told reporters in Gomel on 23 February. The French Ambassador is in the Gomel oblast on a visit on 22-23 February. There is a big potential for such cooperation, says Michel Raineri. The Ambassador stressed that the working visit to the Gomel oblast is his first trip to Belarusian regions, as the oblast is the area of many joint projects. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15712 Economy Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:07:49 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15712 MINSK, 22 February (BelTA) – Belarus’ experience in the preservation of cultural traditions has aroused a huge interest in the international community, BelTA learnt from Galina Polyanskaya Chairperson of the Permanent Committee for Housing Policy, Construction, Trade and Privatization of the House of Representatives, head of the delegation of the National Assembly of Belarus at the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IPAO). http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/culture?ns_id=15704 Culture Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:17:41 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/culture?ns_id=15704 MINSK, 19 February (BelTA) – In 2009 investor confidence moved up nine notches to 78%, the assistant professor of the global economy department of the Belarusian State Economic University Elena Petrushkevich said at a session of the Advisory Committee for Foreign Investment under the Council of ministers of Belarus. She presented the results of the sociological poll among commercial organizations with foreign investments which was held in October-November 2009. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15691 Economy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:06:04 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15691 MINSK, 19 February (BelTA) – A French delegation that includes Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the Republic of Belarus Michel Raineri, are set tour of the Belarusian regions that were affected by the Chernobyl accident, BelTA learnt from the Embassy of France in Belarus on 18 February. On 22 February Michel Raineri together with experts, who study and share their experience in a long-term rehabilitation after the Chernobyl disaster, will travel to the Bragin region. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15689 Economy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:25:19 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15689 MINSK, 19 February (BelTA) – In 2010 Belarus is set to raise $2.7 billion in foreign capital investment, Vice-Premier of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov said at a session of the permanent committee at the Advisory Council for Foreign Investments under the Council of Ministers of Belarus. “The main investment goal for 2010 is to boost the volume of foreign capital investment Br7.7 trillion, or $2.7 billion. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15686 Economy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:36:19 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15686 MINSK, 18 February (BelTA) – Russian business should more actively penetrate the Belarusian economy, Aleksei Kiselev, Russia’s trade representative in Belarus, said at the first business forum “Russia-Belarus 2010. Consumer goods: new contracts and sales increase”. The forum began in Minsk on 18 February. According to Aleksei Kiselev, Belarus has created favorable conditions for investments, which encourages many countries to invest heavily in the Belarusian economy and set up joint ventures. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15676 Economy Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:49:07 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15676 GOMEL, 17 February (BelTA) – Ensuring accessible Internet access in regional libraries can be one of the effective ways to attract more readers, especially younger generations, Culture Minister of Belarus Pavel Latushko said at a session of the culture department of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. Young people do not read a lot nowadays. They mostly do it for school curricula, the minister lamented. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/society?ns_id=15666 Society Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:48:41 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/society?ns_id=15666 MINSK, 16 February (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has approved a proposal concerning the streamlining of the structure of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. The President made the relevant statement at a government session held on 16 February to improve the organization and management of the Agriculture and Food Ministry. Participants of the session considered three draft laws submitted by the government, namely a draft presidential decree on creating an auditing agency for agriculture Belselkhoznadzor, a draft decree on merging Glavzhivprom (an agency in charge of supervising pork and beef manufacturing) with Belptitseprom (an egg and poultry manufacturing association), a draft order on converting some organizations of Belplemzhivobyedineniye (livestock breeding) and Belsemena (seed production) into municipal enterprises. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15656 Economy Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:32:29 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15656 MINSK, 15 February (BelTA) – Belarus is going to raise more than Br2.764 trillion of investments, including more than Br1.406 trillion of foreign investments, to implement 60 major investment projects in 2010, BelTA learnt from the Office of the Council of Ministers. In line with Resolution No169 of the Council of Ministers, “On the investment activities in the Republic of Belarus in 2010”, most of the funds will be channeled into the companies of the Ministry of Architecture and Construction (Br790. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15649 Economy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:48:46 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15649 MINSK, 11 February (BelTA) – The Belarusian Railways is planning to launch a new service between Gomel and Murmansk, BelTA learnt from Andrei Kashko, chief of the railway passenger service department of the Belarusian Railways. The launch of the new service connecting Gomel, Mogilev, Vitebsk and Murmansk is scheduled for summer this year. This service will be available all-the-year-round. It will be running twice a week, Andrei Kashko said. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/society?ns_id=15627 Society Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:24:34 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/society?ns_id=15627 MINSK, 10 February (BelTA) – Belarus intends to resume the export of electricity to Poland in the near future, Belvneshenergo Director General Vladimir Kuzmich said at a conference, Belarus in Europe, in Minsk on 10 February. According to Vladimir Kuzmich, Belarus has suspended the export of electric power to Poland as the Polish partners offered to pay a low price. The two sides are completing the negotiations on possible resumption of power supplies. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15622 Economy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:47:25 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15622 MINSK, 9 February (BelTA) – The production facility, which will assemble tractors Belarus, is expected to be set up in the Amur Oblast of the Russian Federation. The issues related to setting up the production facility have been discussed during a meeting of First Deputy Industry Minister of Belarus Ivan Demidovich and Amur Oblast Governor Oleg Kozhemyako. Their meeting was held in the city of Blagoveshchensk (Russia), BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarus Industry Ministry. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15617 Economy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:18:00 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15617 GOMEL, 8 February (BelTA) – In 2009 the Belarusian mechanical engineering company Gomselmash set up seven dealerships in Russia, Gomselmash Deputy Director General for Quality Valentin Mishchenko told BelTA. At present the company’s overseas dealership network includes 68 dealerships in 12 countries in addition to 18 dealerships in Belarus provinces. The dealerships are set up in Russia, Ukraine, China, Czechia, Bulgaria and several other countries mainly with a view to boosting Gomselmash sales. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15605 Economy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:30:12 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15605 GOMEL, 5 February (BelTA) – Svetlogorsk-based Khimvolokno plans to construct a biogas plant on its treatment facilities in 2010-2011, chief power engineering specialist of the company Alexander Barbuk told BelTA. Biogas will be produced during a process of fermentation of activated and primary sludge generating at the treatment facilities. According to Alexander Barbuk, gas will go to the power unit to generate electric energy and heat for the company. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15592 Economy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:40:17 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15592 KYIV, 5 February (BelTA) – In 2010 Belarus and Ukraine are set to reach the pre-crisis level of trade turnover, which stood at $5 billion, BelTA learnt form Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Ukraine Valentin Velichko. For the past several years trade and economic cooperation between the two countries has been vibrant. Starting from 2003 the trade increased several times reaching almost $5 billion in 2008. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15591 Economy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:21:14 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15591 MINSK, 4 February (BelTA) – Belarus’ target for economic growth in 2010 is quite attainable, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky told media in Gomel on 3 February. In his words, under the altered terms of the Russian oil supplies to Belarus, the growth rate of the Belarusian economy planned for this year is real and achievable. “We are expecting a gradual growth from 100% to the forecast 111-113% in 2010,” Sergei Sidorsky said. http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15579 Economy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:32:57 +0200 http://gomel-region.gov.by/en/bottom_menu/news/economics?ns_id=15579