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30.05.2023
 
25.05.2023
Belarus and Bulgaria need to maintain ties and contacts, Luchezar Nikolov the head of the Commercial and Economic Section at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Minsk, told the media on the sidelines of the 24th edition of the Spring in Gomel expo, BelTA has learned. "In our difficult time, the most important task is to figure out how our economies can tackle the post-covid difficulties and the situation in general related to the changes in the world, transport corridors, sanctions and everything...
16.05.2023
BelTA's photo exhibition “The Border Between Life and Death” opened at the Gomel Railway Station. The exhibition features about 100 photographs showing the migrant crisis, the real situation on the Belarus-Poland border. The exhibition will be running through 21 May. BelTA – News from Belarus
10.05.2023
Gomel residents have joined the nationwide campaign Belarus Remembers! On Victory Day they carried portraits of their parents, grandfathers and grandmothers, great grandfathers and grandmothers, who took part in the Great Patriotic War. The column started walking from Vosstaniya Square at 10:00 and went towards Lenina Square. The column gathered veterans, representatives of enterprises and organizations of the oblast capital as well as creative young Belarusians. A solemn rally and a ceremony...
09.05.2023
 
03.05.2023
An open boxing tournament marking the Victory Day will kick off in Gomel on 3 May, BelTA learned from the organizers. Some 70 boxers from various cities of Belarus and Russia will compete for medals in the Lokomotiv cultural and sports center. Two days of preliminary fights will follow with semifinals on 5 May. The final bouts, the awards and closing ceremony will take place on 6 May. According to chief judge Aleksandr Kaleyev, the tournament makes part of the European Boxing...
03.05.2023
 
28.04.2023
Gomel Oblast needs new drivers of economic growth, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a conference with Gomel Oblast officials, BelTA has learned. "In the first decade after the Chernobyl accident we literally fought for survival. In recent years our focus has been on development: returning agricultural land into economic use, construction of dairy and pig farms, setting up efficient industrial enterprises. You cannot complain about the lack of attention. There is not a...
28.04.2023
 
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31.05.2023
 
23.05.2023
All the shortcomings of the healthcare system must be fixed by 1 January 2024. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave the relevant instruction as a result of the government conference held on 23 May to discuss the most pressing healthcare issues, BelTA has learned. An independent workgroup made of medical specialists instead of government officials had been previously established upon the instruction of the head of state. The workgroup travelled all over the country and many of the...
16.05.2023
The situation is not critical but there are factors that raise concerns. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he visited the central command post of the Air Force and Air Defense Command where he received a report about the organization and fulfillment of air defense alert tasks, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “No need for lengthy reports. Let's look at what is happening around our country, primarily in the air. We very often discuss matters of...
11.05.2023
 
11.05.2023
As many as 538,583 foreigners have entered Belarus since the visa-free travel program was launched, the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA. According to the border service, the option to visit Belarus without visas has been used by 349,895 citizens of Lithuania, 35,491 non-citizens and 117,815 citizens of Latvia, and 35,382 citizens of Poland. Since the beginning of the year Belarus has welcomed 153,597 visa-waiver travelers from neighboring countries of the European Union....
03.05.2023
 
03.05.2023
Fifty-six representatives from various fields of activity will be presented with state awards. Corresponding decree No.128 was signed by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 2 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. They will be honored with orders, medals and honorary titles for many years of fruitful work, high professionalism, exemplary performance of official duties, merits in military service and protection of the state border, prevention and...
26.04.2023
 
26.04.2023
The National Bank will cut the refinancing rate to 10% per annum on 2 May 2023. The decision was made by the Board of the National Bank following a meeting on monetary policy, BelTA learned from the National Bank. The interest rate on overnight loans will be decreased from 11.5% to 11%, with the interest rate on overnight deposits down from 9.5% to 9% per annum. The inflationary processes continue to slow down. "As expected, due to the high base effect of last year, the annual...
17.04.2023
 

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