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21.09.2022

WHO representative: We are pleased with cooperation with Belarus

During the meeting, the parties discussed new projects and cooperation plans of the Republic of Belarus and the World Health Organization.

15.09.2022

Belarusian Healthcare Ministry calm about low COVID-19 incidence rate

“We’ve seen a small increase but it is much lower than last year. We are working absolutely calmly,” the official noted.

Dmitry Pinevich went on saying that the current workload of medical professionals is certainly higher than it was in summer.

09.09.2022

Plans to adjust taxation of small businesses, self-employed workers in Belarus

MINSK, 9 September (BelTA) – A new breakdown of the small business sector has been worked out in Belarus. Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov mentioned it during a meeting of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and top officials of the Council of Ministers, BelTA has learned. During the government conference Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov noted that a bill had been drafted with a view to improving entrepreneurship activities. Its goal is to increase the...

01.09.2022

Lukashenko extends Knowledge Day greetings

“It is a celebration of all those who cross the school threshold on 1 September to get closer to their dreams, which knowledge helps them realize. Today a new school year begins, for someone it is the first one in their lives. Belarusian schools greet the first graders with great warmth. Together we have done everything to make this day most memorable and happy for kids and their parents,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

24.08.2022

Need to improve Belarusian university admission system explained

Igor Sergeyenko said that during the government conference held on the previous day to discuss the development of the national education system Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that it is necessary to work out a clear, transparent, and understandable system for university admission.

18.08.2022

Lukashenko orders to fill vegetable storehouses to capacity

On the other hand, Aleksandr Lukashenko gave an instruction to negotiate contracts with retail chains for the supply of domestic products, so that they will not need to import products, including potatoes, in winter and spring.

09.08.2022

Lukashenko: Economy is at the heart of everything

MINSK, 9 August (BelTA) – A solid economy is a guarantee of stability in the Belarusian society, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on 9 August to discuss the functioning of the country's economy under sanctions and measures to overcome them, BelTA has learned. “We are having an interim government meeting today. We need to schedule a similar government meeting hosted by the president at the end of the year in order to take...

03.08.2022

Belarus’ grain harvest reaches 2m tonnes

MINSK, 3 August (BelTA) – Belarus has harvested 2 million tonnes of grain so far, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. “As of early 3 August the grain harvest in the country reached 1,944,000 tonnes. The figure will be considerably higher by the end of the day,” the press service said. Grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) have been cropped from 24.4% of the targeted area. Harvesting was completed on...

28.07.2022

Belarusian farmers harvest over 883,000t of cereals

Cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from 222,500 hectares, which is 10.39% of the designated area, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. As of July 27, Brest Oblast cleared 25.9% of the designated area (89,700 hectares), Gomel Oblast 13.9% (48,400 hectares), Grodno Oblast - 10.19% (31,100 hectares) and Minsk Oblast - 9.78% (43,900 hectares). All in all, Belarusian farmers cropped 883,000 tonnes of grain with the average...

19.07.2022

Lukashenko signs law to amend Land Code

The document allows providing individuals with land plots up to one hectare to build homes in rural areas. The document also allows land users to buy within five years land plots that they will have as of 1 September 2022 or to lease land plots for a period of 99 years on preferential terms (using a coefficient of 0.8 in Minsk and oblast capitals, and 0.5 elsewhere).

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02.09.2022

Yield of watermelons in Gomel Oblast at 70t/ha

The climatic conditions in Gomel Oblast have changed in recent decades and now local farmers grow berries and vegetables that are native to southern countries. Fro example, this year Igor Grinko's farm is harvesting 30 varieties of watermelons, and also pumpkins and peppers, which grow nicely on melon plantations. The yield of watermelons reached about 70 tonnes per hecatrethis year.

23.08.2022

Gomel Oblast, Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast looking for mutual interests

The Nizhny Novgorod Oblast representative office was made familiar with prospects of Gomel Oblast regions over the course of two days. They visited a cheese and dairy products enterprise of OAO Milkavita, a workwear manufacturing enterprise, and a reinforced-concrete products enterprise in Khoiniki District. In Loyev the district was represented by OOO Bosko-servis, a construction materials enterprise, and a museum.

19.08.2022

Prime minister in Gomel Oblast to review harvesting campaign progress, animal husbandry state

ROGACHEV DISTRICT, 19 August (BelTA) – Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko is in Gomel Oblast on a working trip. Progress of the harvesting campaign and the state of affairs in the animal husbandry industry are on the agenda of the trip, BelTA has learned. The first location on the prime minister’s itinerary was the agricultural enterprise SUP Zabolotye-2010 in the agrotown of Zapolye. Roman Golovchenko went to a field owned by the enterprise, was made familiar with progress...

09.08.2022

Gomselmash increases output of self-propelled vehicles in H1 2022

In H1 2022 Gomselmash produced about 1,200 self-propelled vehicles. In January-June 2021, the output was 988 vehicles. “We have also increased the sales. In H1 2022 the growth made up 13%,” representatives of the company said.

04.08.2022

Four children's rooms for Ukrainian migrants open in Gomel Oblast

Four children's rooms for Ukrainian migrant families have opened in Gomel Oblast, BelTA learned from the head of the management and personnel department of the Gomel Oblast branch of the Belarus Red Cross Artyom Karpenko. The children's rooms are now available in Novobelitsky District of Gomel, in Mozyr, Kalinkovichi and Rechitsa. The goal of this project is to facilitate adaptation of families with children who were forced to leave their homes and their country. “In such rooms,...

28.07.2022

Belarus’ woodworking companies exploring new markets

GOMEL, 28 July (BelTA) – Belarusian woodworking companies have started exploring new markets in 2022, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom. Belarusian manufacturers are asserting themselves and starting to establish a foothold in completely new markets. In fact, this year they have begun to penetrate such markets as Algeria, Tunisia, Kuwait, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. “They have significantly grown...

19.07.2022

Belarusian farmers gather in over 250,000t of cereals

MINSK, 19 July (BelTA) – Belarusian farmers have gathered in 258,900 tonnes of cereals, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. As of 19 July winter barley was harvested from 45,100ha of land (75.6% of the targeted area), with 236,100 tonnes produced and the average yield at 52.4 centners per hectare. Winter rapeseed was gathered in from 7,080ha of land or 59.1% of the targeted area. Cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested...

15.07.2022

Over 500,000t of hay stocked up in Belarus

Some 504,100 tonnes of hay has been stockpiled in Belarus, the Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. As of 14 July, as part of the second grass cutting agricultural workers cut down grass on 61.7% of the designated area in Brest Oblast, 8.7% in Vitebsk Oblast, 38.6% in Gomel Oblast, 33.2% in Grodno Oblast, 44.8% in Minsk Oblast, and 29.8% in Mogilev Oblast. Grass was harvested from 316,600ha of land, 83.4% of the grass that was cut. Belarusian agricultural workers produced 504,100...

06.07.2022

Over 200 Russian children will spend vacations in Belarus under Union State program

This year, the center will admit children from Bryansk Oblast and Kaluga Oblast of Russia as well as Brest Oblast and Gomel Oblast of Belarus – all in all, more than 400 children aged 6 to 16 years. Each recuperation cycle lasts 21 days and provides for an extensive cultural and educational program in addition to health improvement services.

29.06.2022

New contacts with Russian partners expected to improve performance of Belarusian enterprises

Dmitry Yaroshevich visited the Dobrush paper factory Geroy Truda branch of the holding company Belorusskie Oboi. The official met with the management and workers of the branch and took part in the discussion of the matters the collective was worried about.

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