The Belarusian companies in charge of operating the oil pipeline system Druzhba – OAO Gomeltransneft Druzhba and OAO Polotsktransneft Druzhba – have been merged into one company as of 1 October, BelTA learned from representatives of OAO Gomeltransneft Druzhba. The decision to merge the two companies was made at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. OAO Polotsktransneft Druzhba will operate as part of the Gomel-based company as the oil transportation division Novopolotsk....

A school offering a Chinese language program may be built in Orsha. This matter was discussed during a working visit of Belarus Deputy Economy Minister Yelena Perminova to China, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Economy Ministry. Yelena Perminova took part in meetings between Belarusian Ambassador to China Kirill Rudy, Qingdao Party Secretary Wang Qingxian and heads of the Qingdao Municipal People's Government. The parties discussed possible ways to enhance...

Small and medium entrepreneurship promotion plans for Orsha District and Braslav District are to be drafted by November 2019 as part of the project “Support to Economic Development at the Local Level in the Republic of Belarus”, Natalia Adamchik, UNDP Local Initiative Contest Coordinator told BelTA in Vitebsk during a seminar for participants of the local initiative contest that was called to select the best ideas aimed at supporting infrastructure of SMEs and entrepreneurship. The...

Belarus is competing the sowing of winter cruciferous crops for seeds, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. Some 275,300 hectares of winter cruciferous crops, including winter coleseed, (98.3% of the plan) have been planted for seeds. According to the autumn fieldwork plan 2019 approved by the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, the sowing of winter cruciferous crops for seeds should be completed by 30 August. Soils are currently prepared to sow winter...

Karelia Veneers has been registered as a new resident company in the Free Economic Zone Vitebsk to launch veneer production, BelTA learned from the FEZ administration. The company is founded by a Spanish investor. Veneer is widely used in the production of furniture, musical instruments and also as finishing materials. Raw wood necessary for veneer production will be supplied from Russia. Finished goods will be shipped to the CIS and non-CIS markets. They will also be used by the...