A voluntary action Forest Week 2016 will take place in Belarus on 2-9 April, the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry told BelTA. The voluntary action Forest Week 2016 will take place all over Belarus from 2 April through 9 April. This year's action will be dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, said the press service. The key purpose of the event is to draw attention of the general public and public organizations to...

Life should provide the guidelines for raising the retirement age. Real processes in the demographic situation should be taken into account without worsening the financial standing. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the relevant statement during the government conference held on 10 March to discuss the development of the pension system, BelTA has learned. In his words, two factors speak in favor of raising the retirement age. Considerable changes in the structure of the society...

The project to set up the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park Great Stone is open for all partners, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on 1 March, BelTA has learned. The President pointed out the fact that other partners can join this project. "It is important to prevent the creation of any dividing barriers when founding this industrial cluster. We have taken it into account since the very beginning. Our project is open for...

On 23 February Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No. 78 on measures to improve the effectiveness of the social and economic complex of the Republic of Belarus, representatives of the Belarus President Administration told BelTA. The document lays down systemic measures meant to improve the performance of the economy by ensuring proper quality of management of state enterprises and by reducing prime costs in addition to developing bona fide competition on the home...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is in favor of comprehensively optimizing the state apparatus as soon as possible. He made the statement at the session held on 16 February to discuss measures meant to improve the effectiveness of the social and economic complex, BelTA has learned. The President remarked that it is essential to optimize the structure, functions and authorities of state administration bodies as soon as possible. According to Alexander Lukashenko, these moves...

Rearranging the national export promotion system is listed as the first priority in the Export of Belarus program 2016-2020, reads the draft program posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for public discussion. "The main goal is to rearrange the Belarusian legislation governing export promotion taking into account the international practices and the Belarusian economic model," reads the draft document. This includes rearranging the normative legal framework, introducing...