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National export center to be set up at Belarus’ Development Bank “The center will be set up this year. The task is to organize this kind of toolkit on the basis of a subsidiary of the Development Bank as quickly as possible,” said Andrei Zhishkevich....

Supplies of Belarus’ petrochemical products to Turkey discussed in Istanbul “Meetings were held with the senior management of BNH Petrokimya, that is part of the distribution network of the Belneftekhim concern in Turkey, as well as with dealers of Belarusian petrochemical products in this country,” the statement reads....

More opportunities to spend family capital in Belarus promised MINSK, 2 December (BelTA) – Plans have been made to offer more opportunities for spending family capital. Belarusian Labor and Social Protection Minister Irina Kostevich made the statement as she presented the government’s action program for the period till 2025 in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly on 2 December, BelTA has learned....

Kostevich speaks about pensions, maternity leave, family capital program in Belarus ...

Real money income of Belarusians up 4.9% in January-September 2020 MINSK, 17 November (BelTA) - In January-September 2020, the real disposable money income of Belarusians came at 104.9% as against the same period of 2019, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee of Belarus....

Refinancing rate remains at 7.75% in Belarus MINSK, 11 November (BelTA) – The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus has decided to keep the refinancing rate at 7.75%, BelTA learned from the information and public relations department of Belarus' National Bank....

Rosatom, Belarus in talks on possible construction of second NPP, research reactor MINSK, 10 November (BelTA) - The Russian state corporation Rosatom is discussing with Belarus possible construction of another nuclear power plant and a research reactor, Rosatom's Director General Alexey Likhachev said in a video address to the personnel of nuclear companies and organizations, BelTA has learned. ...

Belarusian State University to get €31m from World Bank to set up research center In June, Belarus and the World Bank signed an agreement on a €100 million loan (a project to upgrade higher education in Belarus). The funds will be also used to develop a modern educational environment at universities, introduce innovative approaches, teaching and learning technologies, and also expand reforms in management and ensuring high quality of education....

Some 100 Belarusian enterprises certified to export agricultural products to China Active work to certify Belarusian processing enterprises for deliveries to China began in 2015. The work has helped increase export from $0.3 million in 2015 to $131 million in 2019. ...

Belarus vaccinates 30% of people who are advised to get flu shot All in all, at least 40% of the population is to be vaccinated. “40% is enough to effectively prevent influenza,” Aleksandr Tarasenko said....