March 31, 2018 Belarus plans to increase its agricultural exports by 7.1% in 2018. “This year, the enterprises of the Agriculture and Food Ministry will focus on expanding the range of products and increasing the exports to the markets we mastered in the previous years. We sold our products to 70 countries in 2017. We alsoÃÂ .
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MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) – The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) is preparing the conclusion on granting the license to operate the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Gosatomnadzor Head Olga Lugovskaya made the statement during public hearings on granting the license to operate the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant on 30 April, BelTA has learned.
Important components of the Belarusian nuclear power plant s licensing process include an expert evaluation of safety parameters, evaluation of conformance with requirements, an inspection of the readiness of the operating company to do its job. The expert evaluation of safety was performed by the nuclear and energy institute Sosny of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. “We are now preparing the final conclusion in order to decide on granting the license or not at a session of the Emergencies Ministry board,” Olga Lugovskaya
Belarus external state debt 2.4% down to $18.1bn in March
MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) – As of 1 April 2021 Belarus external state debt totaled $18.1 billion, $0.5 billion or 2.4% down since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), BelTA learned from the Belarusian Finance Ministry.
In January-March 2021 the Belarusian government borrowed an equivalent of $171.5 million, including $122.7 million from the Russian government, $40.3 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), $8.3 million from the Export–Import Bank of China and $0.2 from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
In January-March 2021 Belarus spent $568.7 million to repay the external state debt, including $242.7 million to the Russian government, $189.9 million to Chinese banks, $112.1 million to the EFSD, $22 million to the IBRD, $1.5 million to the EBRD and the NIB, and $0.5 mi
Share of ICT sector in Belarus GDP makes up 7.5% in Q1 2021
MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) - The share of the communications and informatization sector in Belarus GDP totaled 7.5% in January-March 2021, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Communications and Informatization Ministry.
“In Q1 2021, the industry maintained a favorable environment, creating demand for services, which helped ensure the growth of income and meet projections. The added value for the information and communication sector amounted to Br2.7 billion, up 3.5%,” the ministry said.
In the country as a whole, revenues from postal and telecommunications services exceeded Br1 billion, up 4.9% compared to the same period last year.
Belarus bill on investments passes first reading
MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) – The bill on amendments to the Law on Investments has passed the first reading at the fifth session of the seventh-convocation House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on 30 April, BelTA has learned.
The bill is aimed at improving the provisions of the current Law on Investments taking into account the practice of its application as well as bringing its provisions into conformity with the legislative agreements of Belarus.
In particular, the draft law supplements the list of investment implementation methods with a reference to the implementation of public-private partnership projects. It enshrined a universal norm determining the conditions of compensation for the value of property which is an investment (in cases of nationalization or requisition of such property). This norm establishes requirements for compensation, which must be timely and complete.