The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) has generated almost 27 billion kWh of electricity, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich told the media on the sidelines of the Atomexpo International Forum in Sochi on 25 March, BelTA has learned. Belarus became the first foreign site where Rosatom State Corporation built a nuclear power plant with Generation 3+ water-water reactors. This is the most modern and high-tech project that meets high safety requirements. “Belarus...

    A citizen of the Republic of Belarus is among the casualties of the terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Russia. "It is with deepest regret that we inform you that a citizen of the Republic of Belarus born in 1978 is on the list of dead in the terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk on 22 March 2024," the embassy said in a statement. "We offer our condolences to the bereaved family and friends. We ask media to respect the privacy of the victims of...

The bill “On amendments to laws on entrepreneurial activity” has passed the second reading at the tenth session of the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation, BelTA has learned. The draft law was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. The bill passed the first reading on 31 May 2023. The bill consolidates new approaches to regulating entrepreneurial activities and defines a new business structure, which will...

Belarus’ fixed-capital investments made up Br4.7 billion in January-February 2024, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee. The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast is in the lead (24.3%) followed by the city of Minsk (18.4%), Brest Oblast (14.3%), Gomel Oblast (13.7%), Grodno Oblast (10.9%), Vitebsk Oblast (9.6%), and Mogilev Oblast (8.8%). As far as the technological structure of fixed-capital investments is concerned, construction and installation...

Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi has met with Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Russia and Non-Resident Ambassador to Belarus Hamood bin Salim bin Abdullah Altowaiya, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission. “The heads of the diplomatic missions reviewed the bilateral agenda, discussed the schedule of upcoming contacts between Minsk and Muscat, and took stock of bilateral cooperation in trade and economy,” the press service said....