ORSHA, 13 December (BelTA) – The government is considering the possibility of setting up two national dairy companies, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich told media on 13 December. “It is necessary to effectively use the opportunities that will be brought about by higher milk output,” said the head of government. “It is most likely we will have two national dairy companies”. According to the Prime Minister, the companies will be set up without damaging interests of...

DOKSHITSY, 13 December (BelTA) – By the end of the current five-year term Belarus should increase milk production up to 10-10.5 million tonnes per annum, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich said at the government session held in the town of Dokshitsy on 13 December to discuss the construction and reconstruction of dairy farms in Vitebsk Oblast. “It is necessary to increase milk output up to 10-10.5 million tonnes while at the beginning of the five-year term the figure stood at...

MINSK, 8 December (BelTA) – Foreign companies are ready to become financial advisors in pilot privatization projects in Belarus. Dmitry Klevzhits, Director of the National Agency for Investments and Privatization of Belarus, made the statement at the international conference “Privatization in Belarus in 2011-2013: investment opportunities” on 8 December, BelTA has learned. “We launched a campaign to attract foreign companies that can become financial advisors for privatizing eight...

MINSK, 6 December (BelTA) – The currency market and the economy should be kept stable, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko after a working meeting with Chairwoman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Nadezhda Yermakova on 6 December, the press service of the Belarusian head of state told BelTA. The NBRB head informed the President about the state of affairs on the currency market, the liquidity of the banking system, and lending to the economy....

MINSK, 5 December (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko heard out a report from Boris Batura, Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, on 5 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. The governor informed the head of state that work had begun to fulfill his instruction to upgrade one farm per agricultural company up to modern standards in 2012. The President said: “I think it is feasible. Now the government is offering some...

MINSK, 1 December (BelTA) - Yota Bel began the construction of the LTE network in Mogilev, Brest and Gomel, Vice President of Yota Group Egor Ivanov told journalists today, BelTA has learnt. The company plans to implement a pilot launch of the LTE network in these cities. The company launched the network in Minsk and Grodno on 1 December. However, the network covers only the central parts of these cities. The company has spent millions of dollars to implement the project. The operator...