Companies residing in Belarusian technoparks nearly doubled the output of their products in 2023, BelTA learned from First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus Denis Korzhitsky at a session of the committee’s board. Denis Korzhitsky said: “The state program on innovation-driven development is the main tool for realizing the government’s policy in the sphere of innovations. At present the program includes 92 projects. As many as 41.3% of...

The last year was quite successful, key performance targets have been hit, BelTA learned from Belarusian Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar before a summarizing session of the ministry’s board. Yuri Chebotar said: “Last year ended quite successfully for us. The gross domestic product growth rate totaled 103.9%. It was above the target. Real earnings of the population went up. Salaries rose by 11% and real pensions by 11% as well. In 2023 we set out to accomplish an ambitious...

Preparation of schools for the start of the new school year will take place differently, Education Minister Andrei Ivanets said at the final board meeting of the Education Committee of the Minsk City Executive Committee, BelTA reports. A year-round correspondence Olympiad for schoolchildren is planned to be introduced in Belarus starting next year. “On instructions from the head of state, this year it (preparing schools for the start of the new school year - BELTA) will take place...

First-year students of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were solemnly presented with certificates of initial training. The details were reported to BELTA by the press service of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Addressing the cadets, the head of the academy, Police Major General Alexander Vasilyev, noted: such an event will become a new tradition of the educational institution.“Having studied the basics of fire and physical training, having learned...

The international qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games “Boxing's Road to Paris” starts in Busto Arsizio, Italy, BELTA reports.More than 600 boxers from 114 countries will take part in the competition, who will determine the holders of 49 Olympic licenses. 28 tickets to Paris will be played in seven categories for men, and girls will compete for another 21 tickets to France in six weights. Among the license applicants are two Belarusian boxers - Alexander Radionov (up...