MINSK, 28 February (BelTA) – The liberalization of price formation in Belarus will not trigger price hikes, Director of the Pricing Department of Belarus’ Economy Ministry Igor Fomin told reporters as he commented on Decree No 72 “On Regulation of Prices (Tariffs) in the Republic of Belarus” of 25 February 2011. “We do not expect prices to skyrocket or dwindle. There are no reasons to suppose that the abolition of some regulations will result in inflation or rush demand on some...

MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The currency regulation in the country should be toughened, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with new government members and reappointed officials, BelTA has learned. “I would like to draw special attention of the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Board of the National Bank to the fact that the current approach to currency earnings is inadmissible. The situation now is such: it is just few hundreds or maybe dozens of major...

MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) – The customs bodies of Belarus and businessmen are going to work out additional measures with a view of creating favorable conditions for entrepreneurship and the growth of competitive ability of the national economy in the foreign trade, BelTA learnt from the press service of the State Customs Committee. Keeping in mind the adoption of Directive No 4 and the fact the 2011 year has been announced the Year of Enterprise, deputy chairpersons of the State Customs...

MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) - The reality is such that today Belarus is the one country that demonstrates to the entire world how one’s sovereignty, stability and security ought to be upheld, but one must always remain vigilant and keep one’s powder dry, said President Alexander Lukashenko on February 23 in a speech delivered at a reception for the top military and law enforcement officers on the occasion of Fatherland Defender and Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus’ Day, BelTA has...

MINSK, 17 February (BelTA) – The Office of the Honorary Consul of Belarus will open in Ljubljana during the Belarus-Slovenia ministerial consultations that will be held in the Slovenian capital on 17-18 February, Andrei Savinykh, Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus, told a briefing on 17 February, BelTA has learnt. The Belarusian delegation will be led by Head of the European Directorate of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Alexei Skripko, the Slovenian one by Political...

MINSK, 17 February (BelTA) – All the issues between partners should be addressed by means of an open and constructive dialogue, Andrei Savinykh, Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus, told reporters on 17 February commenting on the current state of relations between Belarus and Europe, BelTA has learnt. “Today the relations between Belarus and the EU are rather strained. To a great extent it was caused by the EU’s unilateral actions and adoption of decisions following the...