Õàðòèÿ'97 :: Íîâîñòè èç Áåëàðóñè - Áåëîðóññêèå íîâîñòè - Ðåñïóáëèêà Áåëàðóñü - Ìèíñê http://www.charter97.org/ Íîâîñòè èç Áåëàðóñè, Íàâ³íû ç Áåëàðóñ³, News from Belarus Õàðòèÿ'97 :: Íîâîñòè èç Áåëàðóñè - Áåëîðóññêèå íîâîñòè - Ðåñïóáëèêà Áåëàðóñü - Ìèíñê /images/logo.gif http://www.charter97.org/ Íîâîñòè èç Áåëàðóñè, Íàâ³íû ç Áåëàðóñ³, News from Belarus be Ukraine will limit imports of the belarusian glass http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/22/52571/ Economics Tue, 22 May 2012 09:27:52 +0300 Ukraine enters the trade margins on float glass from Belarus and Russia. Lukashenko asked comrade Lu to thank comrade Hu http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/21/52529/ Economics Mon, 21 May 2012 14:16:06 +0300 Alexander Lukashenko met with Head of the Standing Committee of National Congress of peoples deputy Lu Yongxiang. Moody’s retained negative outlook on Belarus’s banking system http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/18/52404/ Economics Fri, 18 May 2012 12:31:02 +0300 Moody’s Investors Service retained its negative outlook on Belarus’s banking system. The Ministry of Finance waiting for loan from EurAsEC http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/17/52353/ Economics Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:52 +0300 Belarus intends to decide on the allocation of a third tranche of the EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund loan this year. Finance Minister: I live on credit http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/17/52347/ Economics Thu, 17 May 2012 13:12:05 +0300 Andrei Kharkovets says that his personal budget is scarce and he’s been living on credit for the last five to seven years. Nobody wants "Belaruskali" for this price http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/17/52339/ Economics Thu, 17 May 2012 12:17:30 +0300 Minsk is ready to sell "Belaruskali", but nobody want to buy it for $32 billion. Makey has banned privatization of BSW http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/17/52322/ Economics Thu, 17 May 2012 10:02:07 +0300 Belarus is not going to privatize Belarusian Steel Works in the near future. Finnish investor about work in Belarus: “It’s total bedlam” http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/17/52314/ Economics Thu, 17 May 2012 09:13:25 +0300 A Finnish investor of Lida brewery told about the hardships of work in Belarusian market. Belarus will not give a controlling interest in "MAZ" to Russia http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/16/52278/ Economics Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:18 +0300 Belarus is not ready to hand over the controlling interest in MAZ to the holding company Rosbelavto. Semashko: Belarus should be ready for spike rise in gas prices http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/16/52275/ Economics Wed, 16 May 2012 11:53:14 +0300 Now the Russian gas for Belarus is cheap, but gas pause will not be a long. Myanmar offers Belarus to participate in the development of gold http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/16/52251/ Economics Wed, 16 May 2012 08:57:54 +0300 Myanmar offers Belarus to participate in the development of deposits of gold, copper and tin. Semashko: Belarus will never sell Belaruskali http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/15/52234/ Economics Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:26 +0300 It would be a crime against the people National Bank sees no grounds for sharp refinance rate cut, deputy head says http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/15/52219/ Economics Tue, 15 May 2012 13:25:59 +0300 The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) sees no "fundamental grounds" for sharply lowering its base refinance rate, NBB Deputy Chairperson Syarhey Dubkow told reporters in Minsk on May 15, BelaPAN said. S&P raised the rating of Belarus Re http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/15/52194/ Economics Tue, 15 May 2012 10:18:35 +0300 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Belarusian National Reinsurance Organization (Belarus Re) to stable from negative. Belarus prepares new bill for Russia http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/11/52057/ Economics Fri, 11 May 2012 16:01:53 +0300 The Belarusian authorities are going to deliver an additional bill from Russia for integration services, adding Russia's accession to the WTO to Belarus's expenditure account. Each minister to get loss-making enterprise http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/11/52028/ Economics Fri, 11 May 2012 11:59:15 +0300 The Council of Ministers of Belarus zealously fulfills Lukashenka's new orders. Russia's Transneft not eyeing Belarusian section of oil pipeline, CEO says http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/11/52021/ Economics Fri, 11 May 2012 10:59:01 +0300 Transneft has no plans to buy the Belarusian section of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Nikolai Tokarev, president of the Russian pipeline operator, said in Moscow on May 11, according to RIA Novosti. National Bank to lower base refinance rate to 34 percent on May 16 http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/11/52014/ Economics Fri, 11 May 2012 09:55:12 +0300 The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) will lower its base refinance rate from 36 to 34 percent on May 16, said the NBB press office on Friday. Collective farms for sale http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/4/51714/ Economics Fri, 04 May 2012 12:15:52 +0300 The construction and reconstruction of cattle farms should be as cheap as possible. Belarusian National Bank prepares for redenomination http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/3/51664/ Economics Thu, 03 May 2012 10:57:46 +0300 The National Bank of Belarus will start preparations for redenomination and working out new Belarusian rubles next year. Belarus scraps privatization lists http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/5/2/51623/ Economics Wed, 02 May 2012 12:53:25 +0300 Belarus has abandoned the idea of using privatization lists to sell shares of open joint-stock companies. Belarus has Latvia on business hook http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/30/51551/ Economics Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:29:26 +0300 The desire of Latvia to move the focus on protection of its business-interests in Belarus makes the bilateral relations more stable. Government: $90 per month is enough for Belarusians http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/27/51402/ Economics Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:21:48 +0300 A new minimum living wage has been approved in Belarus. Zaika: S&P experts have no idea of our economy http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/19/51066/ Economics Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:05:30 +0300 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its long-term sovereign credit rating on Belarus at 'B-' and revised the outlook to stable from negative. Belarus strengthens border control with EU http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/19/51062/ Economics Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:13:52 +0300 The Belarusian Transport Inspection strengthened control procedures for carriers from Lithuania and other EU countries on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. S&P improved the outlook for Belarus http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/19/51048/ Economics Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:48:14 +0300 Standard & Poor's revised the credit outlook of Belarus to stable from negative on signs the economy is stabilizing and liquidity constrains are easing. Trial over Yury Chyhileichyk postponed http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/13/50773/ Economics Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:01:35 +0300 Trial over activist of Platfrom information and education association was postponed until May 17 due to absence of witnesses. Nezavisimaya gazeta: Specialists fleeing Belarus http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/13/50749/ Economics Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:55:45 +0300 Russia’s joining the WTO in the conditions of the Single Economic Space brings risks for the Belarusian economy. Moody's withdraws ratings of Bank of Moscow's Belarusian subsidiary http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/12/50687/ Economics Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:42:10 +0300 Moody's Investors Service has withdrawn ratings of the Bank Moscow-Minsk. Uralkali wants to buy Belaruskali again http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/12/50677/ Economics Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:04:26 +0300 The company also continues to monitor Belarus state miner and acquisition target Belaruskali. Fuel prices go up 5% http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/11/50610/ Economics Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:04:56 +0300 Belneftekhim company approved new selling and retail prices of oil products. Now looking for oil in Myanmar? http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/10/50599/ Economics Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:27:34 +0300 Belarus and Myanmar are studying joint oil and gas projects. Lukashenka defines conditions for private investors more precisely http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/6/50435/ Economics Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:37:12 +0300 The government wants to have investors and still have enterprises’’ controlling block of shares. Russian money on strict conditions http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/4/50282/ Economics Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:20:40 +0300 The EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund insists on tougher stabilization loan commitments for Belarus. Yermakova: US Dollar Won’t Drop Lower than Br 8,000 http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/4/50280/ Economics Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:03:14 +0300 The exchange rate of the US dollar should not drop lower than Br 8,000, representatives of the National Bank stated. EurAsEC anticipates negative tendencies in Belarus's economy http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/4/50279/ Economics Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:02:05 +0300 Risks of negative tendencies in the economy of Belarus still exist, the Eurasian Development Bank says. Stanislau Bahdankevich: Crisis goes on http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/3/50204/ Economics Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:46:43 +0300 The former chairman of the National Bank of Belarus comments on the data of the interbank loans market statistical report. Council of Ministers: No more cheap JSCs for sale http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/4/3/50197/ Economics Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:11:11 +0300 The Council of Ministers of Belarus prepared special calculation formulas. Self-treatment can be legalized in Belarus to save state budget http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/29/49998/ Economics Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:06:50 +0300 Belarus should admit the fact of existence of self-treatment in the country and continue preparing the appropriate legislation. National Bank to lower base refinance rate to 36 percent on April 2 http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/29/49985/ Economics Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:05:33 +0300 The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) will lower its base refinance rate from 38 to 36 percent on April 2. Stockings mutiny in Brest http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/28/49937/ Economics Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:29:57 +0300 Brest stockings industrial complex is agog after a hike in stocks costs. Zlotnikau: Belarus's economy needs $1bn of foreign aid per month http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/26/49786/ Economics Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:01:23 +0300 Economist Leanid Zlotnikau notices the problems that caused last year's crisis still exist today. Belarus introduced limitations on animals coming from EU http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/25/49757/ Economics Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:29:12 +0300 Belarus has introduced temporary limitations on the animals vulnerable to Schmallenberg disease that are brought to the country, the Department of veterinary and food control of the Ministry of Agricultural Production told Interfax West. Fitch Ratings anticipates default of Belarusian banks http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/22/49638/ Economics Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:38:08 +0300 Fitch Ratings agency affirmed the Long-term Issuer Default Ratings of seven Belarusian banks. 35% of GDP to be spent on external debt service in 2012 http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/16/49375/ Economics Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:39:24 +0300 The cost of the gross external debt service is to increase threefold in 2012. Petrol prices up 5% in Belarus http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/14/49240/ Economics Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:21:58 +0300 The petrochemical company Belneftekhim set new prices for oil products on 14 March. Yermakova “will do” without IMF loan http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/7/49009/ Economics Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:02:20 +0300 Belarus is interested to get a new loan from the IMF, but can do without it, the National Bank of Belarus states. Lukashennko fears the imposition of sanctions against the oil industry http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/7/49003/ Economics By Palash R.Ghosh, “Inernational Business Times” Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:17:39 +0300 A diplomatic row has erupted between Germany and Belarus after the President of the former Soviet republic made what appeared to be a homophobic slur against the German foreign minister. Belarus threatens Ukraine with trade war http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/3/48849/ Economics Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:07:13 +0300 Belarus threatens to ban import of Ukrainian goods from 3 pm on Monday, 5 March. Ukraine shuts down Belarusian border http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/3/1/48753/ Economics Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:08:34 +0300 Starting on 1 March Ukraine bans import of meat and dairy from Belarus because of African swine fever virus threat.