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All state programmes in Belarus should be implemented in full, despite the global crisis, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with the Vitebsk oblast officials on November 25, BelTA has learnt. The Head of State thinks it necessary to revise all programmes and measures that were to be implemented, taking into consideration the dynamic development of the country. According to him, today it is necessary to fulfill all the projects that have been planned. Alexander...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has demanded that Vitebsk oblast problem enterprises should become breakeven and performance goals of the current five-year plan should be reached. The head of state set the task at a session involving Vitebsk oblast top government officials on November 25, BelTA has learnt. The financial state of enterprises is one of the most aching spots in the oblast economy, the President believes. In his words, the oblast should have a clear view of the way out...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko thinks it necessary to liberalize all the areas of human life, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with the Vitebsk oblast officials on November 25, BelTA has learnt. We should make people feel free, liberalize our life. It is crucial in a difficult situation. When serious economic problems emerged, as was the case of the mid 1990s and the 1998 default in Russia, the decisions were taken to make economic relations more...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes it is necessary to work harder introducing economic management methods, encouraging the inflow of investments, reducing expenses and prime costs of products, expanding the market for selling products and services. Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at a session involving Vitebsk oblast top government officials on November 25. Alexander Lukashenko underscored, reaching all the goals outlined by the five-year development plan is the key...

Investments in the development of small towns and communities are utilised too slow in the Vitebsk oblast, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a session involving Vitebsk oblast top government officials on November 25. “The oblast should not care about flagship companies only. Stable progressive development depends on the operation of small and medium enterprises as well,” said the President. Alexander Lukashenko reminded, in H1 2008 the oblast failed to start virtually...

A joint general meeting of shareholders of the Naftan and Polymir companies will take place in Novopolotsk on November 28, BelTA learnt from Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Naftan company Viktor Menshov. The agenda of the meeting includes four issues related to the merger of Polymir with Naftan. The shareholders are set to decide on the amendment of the Naftan authorized fund, approve the decision on additional issue of Naftan shares and on their distribution among the Polymir...