Belarus News News Belarus: Belarus leader says may loosen grip on power - but not yet
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday said the constitution could be “improved” to share some of his powers, but not in the near future. Lukashenko has run Belarus in authoritarian style since 1994, during which time ...
News Belarus: Ukraine, Belarus Mark 32nd Anniversary Of Chernobyl Disaster
Ukraine is marking the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26 with a memorial service and a series of events in remembrance of the world's worst-ever civilian nuclear accident. In neighboring Belarus, an opposition-organized event ...
News Belarus: Closer look into proposal to set up digital economy ministry in Belarus
MINSK, 26 April (BelTA) – The Digital Economy Development Council will work on proposals to set up the relevant ministry. Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov made the relevant statement during the first session of the council, the press service of ...
News Belarus: Belarus economic factsheet
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News Belarus: President of Belarus and President of Armenia hold telephone conversation
Tonight, at the initiative of the Armenian side, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Belarus and the President of Armenia. Armen Sarkissian told Alexander Lukashenko in detail about the current situation in the country, confirming ...
News Belarus: Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) Receives The Status Of Authorized Depository Of Belarus
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has received the status of authorized depository of Belarus which allows NSD to record the rights to government securities issued by the Ministry of Finance (on behalf of the ...
News Belarus: Belarus keen on joint companies with Brazil
MINSK, 26 April (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in opening joint companies with Brazil, Deputy Director of Belarus' National Agency of Investment and Privatization Mikhail Dashuk said at the meeting with representatives of the Eurasian Department of the ...
News Belarus: Belarus-style Silicon Valley: Why Nobody Rushes Up Into Tax-Free ICOs?
The "unprecedented" Decree on the Development of Digital Economy, signed by President Alexander Lukashenko in December, officially came into force on March 28 in the Republic of Belarus. The document signals a new dawn for the country, facilitating any ...
News Belarus: National Library of Belarus to present exhibition Peoples of the World and Their Primers
The National Library of Belarus is preparing the largest exhibition project in its history. Tomorrow, the main book depository of the country will present an international exhibition The Peoples of the World and Their Primers. The exhibition features about ...
News Belarus: Belarus Moves To Tighten Control Over Online News, Social Media
The lower house of the Belarusian parliament has approved in its first reading draft amendments to the country’s media law that would tighten control over online news websites and social-media networks. The draft amendments passed in their initial ...