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MINSK, 22 November (BelTA) - The Belwest company has opened over 30 chain stores in 28 cities of Russia this year, BelTA learnt from the Olga Klimenkova, economist of the company’s marketing department. Thus, now Belwest operates 72 chain stores in more than 50 Russian cities. This year Belwest stores have been opened in Yaroslavl, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Izhevsk, Ufa, Belgorod, Kursk, Tolyatti, Saransk. Next week the company opens its chain store in Orsk. According to Olga Klimenkova, the...

VITEBSK, 19 November (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Carpets company has started certifying its products in the European Union, BelTA learnt from Deputy Director General of the company Sergei Kolesnik. A European certificate will enable the company to boost exports and secure a foothold on the European market. At present, the company exports to Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and the Baltic states. The EU certificate will add new export destinations, like Romania and...

VITEBSK, 16 November (BelTA) – In January-September 2010 the export of companies and organizations of Vitebsk Oblast totaled $424.1 million (up by 37.6% on the same period 2009) BelTA learnt from the Economy Department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. The import made up $421.3 million (up 27.5%). The oblast achieved a $2.8 million surplus in foreign trade (excluding the trade in oil and oil products). The residents of the Vitebsk Free Economic Zone accounted for 23% of the...

MINSK, 15 November (BelTA) – Correctional facility No. 8 in Orsha hosted the first performance of the play White Angel with Black Wings under the grant of the UN Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria implemented by the UN Development Program and the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Global Fund grant. The prevention of HIV among prisoners is one of the major goals of the grant. The performance delivered the information about the...

VITEBSK, 11 November (BelTA) – Specialists from ten countries will take part in the 14th Congress of Belarusian Association of Surgeons that will open at the Vitebsk State Medical University on 11 November, BelTA learnt from Pro-Rector for Science and Research of the university Sergei Sushkov. The two-day forum will bring together over 350 delegates. They will discuss the state and prospects of surgical service in Belarus. Besides Belarusian specialists, the forum will also be attended by...

VITEBSK, 2 November (BelTA) – Vitebsk will host the 23rd International Modern Dance Festival on November 24-29, Marina Romanovskaya, deputy director general of the Vitebsk Culture Center, told a press conference. More than 50 dance groups and troupes have applied for participation. Following the video-qualifying tour, the invitations to participate in the festival have been sent to 26 art groups from Belarus, Germany, Israel, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovenia,...