MINSK, 26 April (BelTA) – The Belarusian Economy Ministry is revising inflation estimates for 2011, Belarusian Economy Minister Nikolai Snopkov told media on 26 April as he commented on the price situation in Belarus. As of 20 April inflation measured since the beginning of the year stood at 8.75% while this year’s inflation forecast is set at 7.5-8.5%. “We are calculating a new forecast now. Inflation is already past the forecast level although inflation base without energy industry...

MINSK, 25 April (BelTA) – A delegation of Belarusian business circles will visit Serbia on 13-15 May, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). The Serbian city of Novi Sad will play host to the 78th International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Breeding on 13-21 May. The exhibition will showcase agricultural equipment, fertilizers, latest achievements in plant cultivation and animal breeding, food, beverages, technologies for packaging, transportation...

LUNINETS, 25 April (BelTA) – In a critical time it is inadmissible to capitalize on people by raising prices without justification, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he visited the supermarket Zapadny in the town of Luninets on 25 April. The shop was opened in 2010. Last year the monthly retail trade averaged over Br593 million. The head of state asked about the choice of commodities, an increase in prices for food, correlation between domestic and foreign commodities in...

GOMEL, 22 April (BelTA) - A group of journalists of the NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corp. visited Gomel Oblast to film footage for a documentary about the ongoing activities to overcome the effects of radioactive contamination, BelTA learnt from the press service of the agriculture and food committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. In particular, the guests from Japan visited the Chemerissky and Komarinsky agricultural enterprises in Bragin District to get acquainted with agricultural...

MINSK, 22 April (BelTA) – The European Parliament is looking for the slightest reasons to prevent Belarus from participating in EuroNest, Igor Karpenko, Chairman of the International Affairs and CIS Relations Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, told media on 22 April. According to the latest data, the European Parliament and representatives of five parliaments of Eastern Partnership Initiative countries intend to sign EuroNest constituent...

MINSK, 21 April (BelTA) – Belarus will give priority to setting up small mobile companies, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said while answering MPs’ questions on 21 April. “We will construct mobile, flexible, small companies. We have enough giant companies. We need to preserve them and we will,” the President stressed. Alexander Lukashenko noted that facilities in Belarus should be set up taking into account the country’s resources. “We will not lose if we invest,...