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22 January 2016
MINSK, 22 December (BelTA) - The consular section of the Polish Embassy in Minsk and the Consulates General in Brest and Grodno issued about 370,000 visas to citizens of Belarus in January-November 2015, Charge d’Affaires of Poland in Belarus Michal Chabros told reporters, BelTA has learned. "This is consistent with the number of visas issued last year," the diplomat said. Out of the total number of visas 25% of them was issued free of charge. Michal Chabros explained that Poland issues...
11 January 2016
MOGILEV, 11 January (BelTA) – The Belarusian tire maker Belshina has plans to commission a manufacturing unit to produce tires for heavy and extra heavy-duty dump trucks in 2016, BelTA learned from Belshina Director General Alexei Yakovlev. A large-scale investment project is currently underway at the company’s OTR Tire Plant to retool the manufacturing facilities and launch the production of 57-inch and 63-inch solid metal cord radial tires. The project will help Belshina expand its...
5 January 2016
MOGILEV, 5 January (BelTA) – The Mogilev-based manufacturer of engine components Tehnolit will start the batch production of components for ship engines in 2016, the company’s Director Alexander Bodyako told BelTA. Tehnolit will be able to make components for ship engines thanks to the company’s certification by the Russian River Register, which is a federal agency in charge of vessel classification. Now the Belarusian company will be able to fulfill serious orders from Russian...
22 December 2015
MINSK, 22 December (BelTA) - The consular section of the Polish Embassy in Minsk and the Consulates General in Brest and Grodno issued about 370,000 visas to citizens of Belarus in January-November 2015, Charge d’Affaires of Poland in Belarus Michal Chabros told reporters, BelTA has learned. "This is consistent with the number of visas issued last year," the diplomat said. Out of the total number of visas 25% of them was issued free of charge. Michal Chabros explained that...
15 December 2015
MINSK, 15 December (BelTA) – A declaration of intent was signed by the Belarusian Education Ministry and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Minsk on 15 December, BelTA has learned. In line with the declaration the sides intend to expand the pilot project that will allow school students in Vitebsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast, and Mogilev Oblast to take DSD-1 exams. It is the kind of exams that school students outside Germany take for the sake of confirming their mastery of German. The...
4 December 2015
MOGILEV, 4 December (BelTA) – Russia’s Penza Oblast is interested in Belarus’ dairy farming practices, Deputy Head of the Penza Oblast Government Andrei Burlakov said as he met with Chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Domanevsky on 4 December, BelTA has learned. Penza Oblast decided to study Belarus’ dairy farming practices rather than the Western ones since the country achieved the most impressive results in this area during the times of the Soviet Union....
23 November 2015
MINSK, 23 November (BelTA) – The Mogilev Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Adjara signed a cooperation agreement during the business forum Minsk-Batumi held in the Belarusian capital on 20 November, BelTA has learned. “This year has been eventful in terms of business cooperation. A large-scale forum was held in Georgia during the first official visit of Belarus President...
12 November 2015
MOGILEV, 12 November (BelTA) – Polish businessmen are interested in developing their business in Belarus, Kujawsko-Pomorskie vice-marshal Slawomir Kopysc told a press briefing as he attended the Belarusian-Polish regional economic forum in Mogilev "Trade, Processing, Investment" on 12 November, BelTA has learned. The forum is the first serious step in developing economic cooperation between Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province of Poland and Mogilev Oblast. There is a strong potential for...
5 November 2015
MOGILEV, 5 November (BelTA) – German business is interested in developing cooperation with the companies of FEZ Mogilev and implementation of joint investment projects, Deputy Head of the FEZ Administration Irina Davydenko told BelTA as she commented on the results of the business matchmaking session between German and Mogilev businessmen. Today’s talks in the oblast center have determined two main areas in developing cooperation between businessmen of Mogilev and Germany. These are...
28 October 2015
MOGILEV, 28 October (BelTA) – A Declaration of commitment to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was signed in Mogilev on 28 October, BelTA has learned. The signing ceremony in the City Hall was attended by Chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Domanevsky, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinha, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Belarus Yekaterina Paniklova. "Mogilev Oblast and Belarus as a whole...