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VITEBSK, 4 January (BelTA) - Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve is negotiating with foreign partners a possibility of obtaining pure-bred wisents, BelTA learnt from Valery Ivkovich, deputy director for research of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Population of wisents at the Berezinsky Reserve numbers about 35 animals. These large mammals - the heaviest of living in Europe – were first brought to the reserve in 1974. Several males and females were taken from the then-Prioksko Terrasny Reserve...

VITEBSK, 3 January (BelTA) – Belarusian-Lithuanian AconitPharma company is going to implement an investment project to launch the production of homeopathic medicines in Vitebsk Oblast, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk territorial fund Vitebskoblimushchestvo. The company will invest almost ?1.5 million to create homeopathic medicines’ production with an annual capacity of five million packages. The joint company is going to produce 11 medical products designed by Belarusian and Lithuanian...

VITEBSK, 31 December (BelTA) – A model business plan to set up a regional transport and logistics center near the Vitebsk airport was developed for potential investors by the Vitebsk Center for Regional Research. The project was ordered by the oblast executive committee, BelTA learnt from Director of the research center Natalia Berchenko. The model business plan focuses on investment-related activities that have to be done to implement the project. The project is aimed to create...

VITEBSK, 31 December (BelTA) – A Belarusian-Czech joint venture to dry whey has been set up in Vitebsk Oblast, BelTA learnt from Deputy Director General of the Vitebsk-based concern Meat and Dairy Products Sergei Shinelev. The joint venture MolokoVitebsk-Mega was established by the Moloko company (Vitebsk) and Czechia’s Mega. Each of them accounts for 50% of the authorized fund of the joint venture. The administration of the new enterprise has already been formed. The company is set...

VITEBSK, 30 December (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Machine Tool Plant VISTAN was corporatized, BelTA learnt from Vitebskoblimushchestvo territorial fund. VISTAN statutory fund is equal to more than Br33.1 billion. A total of 1,507,880 ordinary shares of Br22,000 par value each will be issued to that amount. All shares will remain in state ownership. Before the first meeting of shareholders, the Industry Ministry will make decisions within the competence of the General Meeting and the Supervisory...

VITEBSK, 23 December (BelTA) – Residents of Vitebsk Oblast are now entitled to have up to 3 hectares of land for household farming. This measure is envisaged in the regional program to develop household farming for 2011-2015 which was approved today by the Vitebsk oblast council of deputies, BelTA has learnt. Local executive committees, within the scope of their competence and in accordance with the legislation, may allow citizens, upon their applications, to rent additional land plots of...