The first day of spring traditionally brings Belarusians a number of changes in the social sphere. Thus, today all types of labor pensions will be raised by 7%: old age, length of service, disability and loss of breadwinner pensions.
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The Draft Constitution also reflects innovations aimed at the development of nuclear energy for exclusively peaceful purposes.
The EAEU should move from the removal of barriers to the joint creation of technologies and products. The Belarusian side voiced its position at the Intergovernmental Council in Nur-Sultan.
The first unit of BelNPP will be stopped for preventive maintenance by the end of April. It will last about 80 days. This was stated by Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich.
"The readiness of BelNPP power unit is 96%!" This was stated by the Power Minister Viktor Karankevich. A final board meeting was held today at the ministry.
It is necessary to proceed from removal of barriers to joint creation of technology and products within the framework of the EAEU.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke about prices and inflation in Belarus at a meeting with the staff of Minsk Scientific and Practical Center for Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology, BelTA informs.
There is no reason to panic. Belarus has a stable balance of payments, the enterprises receive foreign currency proceeds, there is a surplus from foreign economic activity.
Belarus and Russia find mutually acceptable solutions to most of the issues, which often arise due to the difficulties imposed from the EU.
Coal cooperation, import substitution and food security, as well as joint steps to counteract the sanctions pressure are the topics discussed today by the Prime Ministers at the inter-governmental meeting in Nur-Sultan.
The 4-millionth Belarus tractor was presented at MTZ. The previous "jubilee" of the 3-millionth one, took place 27 years ago.
The State of Palestine and Belarus have sights on new projects of economic cooperation and support each other in international organizations.
A delegation from the Mariel Special Development Zone is visiting Minsk. The Cuban side was offered to intensify cooperation with the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone.
More than 4.1 thousand new apartments were built in Belarus in January. According to Belstat, in the first month of the year, 43% of new housing was commissioned to Belarusians in need of better housing conditions, while every third apartment will be built in rural areas.
Belarus had an increase in exports of goods by almost 37% in 2021. This is the best result since 2012. Thus, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2021, the exports of goods approached $40 billion.
The rise in prices for food products is connected with the growth of world prices for raw materials, the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade explained to journalists.
The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange conducted the first deal for the sale of lumber in the UAE. According to experts, by supplying their products to this country, Belarusian companies automatically gain access to potential buyers from Africa, South-East Asia and other regions.
The Belarusian economy has set a good pace at the start of the year. GDP amounted to 2.7% in January. The industry is growing up, which means that our goods are in good demand in the domestic and foreign markets.
The forestry enterprises of Belarus are completing the elimination of consequences of the January storm which left over 15 thousand hectares of dead wood.
Belarus has already agreed on export deliveries to a number of countries at the food exhibition in Dubai. Last year, the participants of the Belarusian exposition signed contracts for $7 million with partners from 14 countries.
The national exposition of Belarus will be presented at the Vietnam Expo in April. It is one of the major universal trade and economic platforms in Southeast Asia, this year it will be attended by over 350 companies from 16 countries.
Belarus strengthens economic cooperation with Russia. The interaction between Minsk and Russian regions was discussed in the Council of Ministers at the meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov and Deputy Chairman of Leningrad Region Government Oleg Malashchenko.
In 2021, Belarus supplied dairy products to 55 countries of the world for $2.7 billion. According to the experts, the country has sufficient resources to meet the needs of the domestic market, as well as for exports.
Belarus' GDP rose by 2.7% in January. The Ministry of Economy notes that the industry remains the engine of the national economy growth.












