MINSK, 8 December (BelTA) – Belarus is completely prepared for talks with the European Union over visa regime simplification and readmission, Aleksei Begun, Head of the Civil Migration Department of the Belarusian Interior Ministry told media on 8 December. Aleksei Begun denied some web publications saying that the European Union insists on these talks, while Belarus’ competent authorities are reluctant to do it. Actually, Belarus was already prepared to start the negotiations last year....

MINSK, 26 November (BelTA) - Import substitution will among top economic priorities for Belarus in the next five years, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he visited the Minsk Free Economic Zone. According to the head of state, a shining example of an effective import substitution project is the Belarusian-Swedish joint venture Bahco Bisov which is a resident company of the Minsk Free Economic Zone. It was registered in December 2006. The founders are the Swedish Bahco Bisov...

MINSK, 25 November (BelTA) - Decree No 10 “On additional terms for investment activities in the Republic of Belarus” dated 6 August 2009 may be supplemented by new incentives for investors, the chief of the general directorate of law making activities in economy and ecology of the Justice Ministry of Belarus, Sergei Zadiran, told reporters. “We have been working on the amendments to the decree for about four months. Now they are being approved by other government agencies,” Sergei...

VITEBSK, 25 November (BelTA) - More than a hundred athletes from three countries will take part in the Slavic Games international trampoline tournament for the prizes of the world and European champion Dmitry Polyarush, which opens today in Vitebsk, BelTA learnt from director of children’s sports school No 2 Galina Romanovich. The tournament, which has been held annually since 1974, has brought together 13 teams from the United States, Russia, and all regions of Belarus. Participants will...

MINSK, 24 November (BelTA) – Foreign diplomats are planning to visit the State Property Committee on 24 November in order to learn more about the privatization process in Belarus, BelTA learnt from the press service of the committee. A delegation of the International Trading Club comprising heads and representatives of foreign institutions accredited in Belarus is set to meet with the authorities and specialists of the State Property Committee. The talks will highlight propriety relations...

MINSK, 23 November (BelTA) – The U.S. dollar will become cheaper in Belarus by the end of the year, chairman of the board of the National Bank of Belarus Piotr Prokopovich told reporters. “According to our forecasts, the Belarusian ruble will not devalue again against the U.S. dollar. The Belarusian ruble will be getting stronger,” Piotr Prokopovich said. Recently the U.S. dollar has fluctuated strongly. “The dollar has become a volatile and unpredictable currency,” he said. In...