MINSK, 11 July (BelTA) – The number of online stores in Belarus has surged 3.5 times over the last five years, Violetta Brezovskaya, Head of the Department for the Organization of Trade and Services at the Belarusian Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Ministry, told a press conference on 10 July, BelTA has learned. As of 1 July 2017, there were over 15,000 online stores in Belarus, 51% of them owned by private entrepreneurs and 48% by legal entities. The majority of online stores are...

MINSK, 4 July (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko presented state awards to representatives of various professions on 4 July, BelTA has learned. Orders, medals, honorary titles have been conferred on about 40 people. “In accordance with a good tradition, during Independence Day celebrations we honor distinguished citizens of our country. It is symbolic that the main national holiday in Belarus is associated with the liberation of the country from the Nazi invasion, the...

MINSK, 28 June (BelTA) – Belarus views Vietnam as a reliable partner of strategic importance. Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko made the statement as he met with Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang on 27 June, BelTA has learned. The MP said: “We consider the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to be a reliable and strategically important partner.” In his words, the two countries have been friends even since the Soviet Union...

MINSK, 19 June (BelTA) – Belarus launched a roadshow for eurobonds in the United States and Europe on 19 June, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Finance Ministry. The country is holding a roadshow for eurobonds denominated in the US dollars in the United States and Europe starting 19 June. Depending on the market conditions, Belarus plans a dual tranche for five and ten years. Citi, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus have been selected as...

The Days of Moldovan Culture in Belarus testifies to a sincere mutual interest between the two countries, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said at the opening of the Days of Culture at the Belarusian State Philharmonics on 6 June, BelTA has learned. “It is a milestone in the bilateral relations between Belarus and Moldova which attests to a sincere mutual interest, cultural achievements of our nations, and an intention to develop and strengthen cooperation between the two...

MINSK, 24 May (BelTA) – Belarus and Ecuador have reaffirmed mutual interest in building up inter-parliamentary relations. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Speaker of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko and Vice President of the National Assembly of Ecuador Carlos Bergmann, BelTA learned from the press service of the parliament. Vladimir Andreichenko has arrived in Ecuador to attend the inauguration ceremony for Ecuador President-elect Lenin Moreno. The speaker...

MINSK, 17 May (BelTA) - Belarus-China cooperation in notarial activities is promising, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Valery Mitskevich said as he met with a delegation of the China Notary Association, BelTA learned from the Belarus National Center of Legal Information. Valery Mitskevich told the Chinese guests about Belarus’ recent notarial reform, which resulted in the development of an independent notarial system. Today the Belarusian notariate functions on the...

MINSK, 10 May (BelTA) – The Victory Day celebrations in Belarus were wrapped up with the 30-salvo fireworks late on 9 May, BelTA has learned. The celebrations kicked off with the nationwide campaign Belarus Remembers and a wreath ceremony at the Victory Monument in Minsk. The ceremony was attended by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, high ranking officials, heads of government bodies, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, representatives of the general public, youth and children’s...

MINSK, 3 May (BelTA) – The 21 st edition of the international exhibition Mass Media in Belarus has opened in Minsk, BelTA has learned. Nearly 100 participants have confirmed their readiness to take part in the expo. The forum will feature Belarusian news agencies, editors' offices, and media publishing houses. Among the invitees are Chinese and Russian mass media. The forum will showcase the Union State publications and also materials circulated among the Belarusian diaspora in...

MINSK, 27 April (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in successful cooperation with its eastern and western neighbors both in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU), Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva Yuri Ambrazevich said during the 67th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The head of the Belarusian delegation...