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2 February 2011
VITEBSK, 2 February (BelTA) – In 2011 the Piotr Masherov Vitebsk State University plans to create educational, scientific and industrial complexes (ESIC) Biotechnology, Engineering Physics and Fish Breeding, BelTA learned from the science and research department of the university.
In 2010 the Vitebsk State University signed scientific and technical cooperation agreements with a number of enterprises of Vitebsk Oblast. These agreements envisage the creation of educational, scientific and...
2 February 2011
VITEBSK, 2 February (BelTA) – A Belarus-Russia joint venture Natrix has plans to launch the production of road construction machinery and equipment for the oil and gas industry in the FEZ Vitebsk, BelTA learnt from the investments and foreign economic links department of the FEZ Vitebsk.
The joint venture is going to invest over ?1 million in the new production. The new resident company will manufacture asphalt spreaders to repair roads, urban highways, and sidewalks, as well as rotary...
2 February 2011
VITESBK, 2 February (BelTA) - The number of payers in Vitebsk Oblast applying simplified taxation increased by almost one third in 2010, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk oblast tax inspectorate.
As of December 2010, 10,400 economic entities, including more than 4,500 legal entities applied simplified tax reporting. Around 60% of the total number of taxpayers using simplified taxation is registered in Vitebsk, Orsha and Novopolotsk.
In 2010 this category of taxpayers paid more than Br130...
2 February 2011
MINSK, 2 February (BelTA) – A medical tourism center has been set up in Vitebsk Oblast, BelTA learnt from the healthcare department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee.
The center is based at Vitebsk Regional Teaching Hospital No. 2. The center will develop and arrange therapeutic and recreational programs at the leading state-run hospitals of the region.
A personalized treatment protocol will be developed for each patient based on his or her case history. The patients will be...
21 January 2011
VITEBSK, 21 January (BelTA) – About 200 athletes from four countries will take part in the 19th International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament in memory of captain 3rd rank Anatoly Ispenkov and the crew members of the Komsomolets nuclear submarine in Vitebsk, BelTA learnt from the physical training, sport and tourism department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee.
The tournament will start on 22 January. The finals are scheduled for 24 January.
Wrestlers under 20 from Russia,...
19 January 2011
POLOTSK, 19 January (BelTA) – Spanish experts will help Vitebsk develop a sustainable energy action plan, BelTA learnt from Deputy Chairman of the Polotsk City Hall Nikolai Ilyushenok after his working meeting with the experts.
The plan will help Polotsk implement a series of energy saving projects to meet the parameters defined by Belarus’ social and economic development program through 2015. The list of projects will be drawn up as soon as the energy audit of buildings is conducted....