VITEBSK, March 18 (BelTA) – Businessmen from 20 countries will take part in economic business forum “Investment Initiatives of Vitebsk Oblast” on March 18-20, BelTA learnt from Konstantin Cherny, deputy head of the economy department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Diplomats and businessmen from Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, China, Iran, Vietnam, India and other countries will get familiar with more than 100 investment projects...

VITEBSK, March 10 (BelTA) – In 2008, the total profits of Vitebsk oblast’s health resorts reached Br592 million. The profitability made up from 1.5 to 11.4%, BelTA learnt from Elena Andreikova, head of the Vitebsk oblast department of the Belarus National Centre for Recuperation and Sanatorium-Resort Therapy. The annual occupancy rate of the health resorts of the region reached 98%. In 2008, 10948 foreign citizens (22.6% of the total number of tourists) took holidays at health resorts...

VITEBSK, March 9 (BelTA) – Businessmen from Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Italy, Israel, Russia will take part in economic business forum “Investment Initiatives of Vitebsk Oblast” on March 18-20, BelTA learnt in the economy department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Attending the forum will be also representatives of diplomatic missions of Serbia, China, India, Hungary, Venezuela and also 8 twin towns of the regions and towns of the Vitebsk oblast. Companies of the Vitebsk...

VITEBSK, February 18 (BelTA) – The works of young photographers from Sweden are showcased in Vitebsk for the first time. The exhibition titled “Balancing Between” opened at the Modern Art Centre on February 18. The exposition is composed of 57 best works of the graduates of Kulturama Photography School, the leading school of performing arts in Scandinavia. Black and white and coloured pictures of different format and techniques expose the border between the real and unreal. A photo is...

Vitebsk, February 12 (BelTA) - On February 12, a delegation of the Bergamo Province (Italy) is in Vitebsk to study the investment potential of local enterprises, BelTA learnt from Konstantin Cherny, Deputy Chairman of the Economic Committee, head of the department of investment policy and foreign economic links of Vitebsk administration. The Italian businessmen expressed interest in studying the conditions created for foreign enterprises in the Vitebsk free economic zone and promising...

The Postavy Dairy is planning to export $1 million worth of animal oil to Kazakhstan, the company told BelTA. In line with the contract signed in 2008, the company will dispatch nearly 350 tonnes of oil to Kazakhstan. The first 40-tonne batches have already reached the destination in December 2008 and January 2009. Kazakhstan is a new promising market for Belarus. Proposals for further cooperation are being currently elaborated. The company is also considering an opportunity of expanding...