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MINSK, 7 December (BelTA) – The 4G technology will be launched in Belarus on 1 January 2016, First Deputy Minister of Communication and IT Penetration Dmitry Shedko said in an interview to the Belarus One TV Channel, BelTA informs. “4G is currently tested in Minsk. As from 1 January we will have access to this service,” noted Dmitry Shedko. He expressed confidence that Belarus would catch up fast in the positions it is still behind the world’s leading countries in the level of the...

MINSK, 24 November (BelTA) – Belarus has placed second in the Agro Tourism category of the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Awards. The results were published on the website of the magazine, BelTA has learned. The National Geographic Traveler magazine held a contest for the best tourist destinations in the most popular types of tourism, the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Awards. The online voting was conducted from 29 June through 10 November 2015 in 18 categories such as Beach...

MINSK, 12 November (BelTA) – In conditions of tough competition Belarus has managed to preserve and increase its export potential, BelTA learned from Ruslan Yesin, Deputy Director of the Foreign Economic Activities Department of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the 8th German Economy Day in Belarus on 12 November. The official said: “In conditions of tough competition we have managed to preserve and increase the export potential. We have the necessary instruments for...

MINSK, 5 November (BelTA) – Istanbul will host Belarus Investment Forum on 12 to 13 November, spokesperson for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Mironchik told journalists on 5 November, BelTA has learned. The official opening ceremony will take place on 12 November. Attending the event will be high-ranking officials of Belarus and Turkey. The plenary session will be held in the form of panel discussions on Belarus’ macroeconomic status and investment climate. The...

MINSK, 28 October (BelTA) – The business community is in favor of creating a Eurasian continental economic platform. The statement was made by Vladimir Karyagin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship, Chairman of the Minsk City Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, on 28 October, BelTA has learned. Vladimir Karyagin spoke during the online video briefing hosted by the website of the National Press Center of Belarus and the information and analysis...

MINSK, 21 October (BelTA) – The competitiveness of Belarusian forwarding agencies on the market of international transportation services depends on the timely renewal of the vehicle fleet, BelTA learned from Sergei Dubina, Head of the Automobile and Urban Passenger Transport Office of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry, during the press conference held on 21 October to mark the transport industry’s professional holiday. Sergei Dubina said that it is particularly...

BURABAY, 16 October (BelTA) – The CIS Heads of State Council meeting has started in Burabay, Kazakhstan, BelTA informs. Partaking in the summit are the CIS heads of state, including Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. The summit will be followed by an expanded-format meeting. The agenda of the CIS summit includes 17 issues. The heads of state plan to adopt joint statements to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Organization, the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident...

MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) – Early voting at the presidential election in Belarus starts on 6 October, BelTA informs. Everyone who is unable to come to the polls on 11 October will have an opportunity to cast their votes in support of one of four candidates on one of these days from 6-10 October. Polling stations will stay open from 10h00 to 19h00 with a break from 14h00 to 16h00. In order to receive a ballot paper a voter should present a passport or other identification papers such as...

MINSK, 24 September (BelTA) – The World Bank allocated a $50 million loan for Belarus to support the modernization of the country’s education system, Education Minister of Belarus Mikhail Zhuravkov said at the documents signing ceremony in the Education Ministry on 23 September, BelTA has learned. The new Education Modernization Project has been developed by the Belarusian Education Ministry in cooperation with World Bank specialists and includes three main components. The first part of...

VIENNA, 14 September (BelTA) – For the first time ever an exposition of the Belarusian nuclear power plant project has been opened in the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna during the 59 th session of the IAEA General Conference, BelTA has learned. According to Mikhail Mikhadyuk, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister, head of the Belarusian delegation, the opportunity to arrange a national exposition is an important sign on the part of the IAEA...