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.08.20
19:14
Economy
Egypt to widely use Belarusian trucks for regional projects
Among other things the ambassador and the minister discussed the participation of the Belarusian side in the modernization of Egyptian regional enterprises, the development of manufacturing enterprises and aftersales service centers in regions of Egypt for the sake of creating more jobs for young Egyptians.
18:44
Economy
Prime minister underlines calm situation in Belarusian production sector
The prime minister believes that people want to continue working calmly. “We see that the workers state: let us work, let us calmly earn money, we want to feed our families,” the head of government noted.
18:26
Society
Belavia to resume scheduled flights to Almaty, Nur Sultan
The Belarusian national air carrier Belavia will resume scheduled flights to Almaty and Nur Sultan on 17 August, BelTA learned from the airline's Facebook account.
18:07
Sport
Belarus reach Draughts Cup of Nations final
Belarus beat Ukraine in the semifinal (6-2 and 3-5). In the final Belarus will face Mongolia.
17:47
Economy
Output of Bellesbumprom enterprises nearly 2% up in H1 2020
Bellesbumprom enterprises kept working despite the coronavirus pandemic and managed to avoid a drastic decrease in performance. Their output in H1 2020 increased by nearly 2% in comparison with H1 2019. Sales profitability totaled 7%, up from 5.3% in H1 2019.
17:01
Society
Metropolitan Pavel calls on Belarusians to reason, peace, dialogue
Let's do everything we can to find the way to preserve peace and accord, Metropolitan Pavel said.
16:22
Economy
Belarus' central bank expects annual inflation at 5-5.3% till year end
Pavel Kallaur said: “The annual inflation is expected to be at 5-5.3% till the end of the year. A combination of lengthy disinflation factors, which effect is already manifested, will help keep prices stable later on.”
15:48
President
Lukashenko holds session to discuss topical issues
“Before the election we agreed that we would meet a few days after the election campaign to discuss topical issues. It is clear that the priority tasks for the government bodies, in particular, for the Security Council (perhaps, especially for this agency) are to ensure security of our people, to protect the constitutional order, and to guarantee the normal operation of state administration bodies,” the head of state said.
15:00
Society
Belarus reports 65,893 coronavirus recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 number has reached 69,102 cases. Belarus has carried out 1,384,026 tests.
14:50
Politics
Syrian president congratulates Lukashenko on re-election
“I am very happy to convey my warmest congratulations on your victory in the presidential election. I wish you success in your work, progress and prosperity for Belarusians, a nation that is friendly to our people,” the Syrian leader said.
13:53
Economy
Over 6m tonnes of grain harvested in Belarus
All in all, 6.138 million tonnes of grain was threshed across the country with the average yield at 37.9 centners per hectare (in 2019, the yield as of the same date was 32 centners per hectare).
13:14
Society
Belarusian teams about to leave for International Army Games
This year the Belarusian army will participate in 22 contests of the International Army Games. Belarus is also expected to host three contests: Confident Reception, Sniper Frontier, and Polar Star.
12:52
Economy
Belarus' central bank to keep refinancing rate at 7.75%
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus will keep the refinancing rate and interest rates on liquidity operations at the current level. The relevant decisions were taken by the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus during the meeting on monetary policy on 12 August 2020.
12:48
Society
DDoS attacks against Belarusian telecommunications infrastructure, websites declining
Specialists of the National Traffic Exchange Center continue working together with other Belarusian telecom carriers to restore equipment and resume access to the Internet. The work will be finished soon. The National Traffic Exchange Center offered apologies for the inconveniences.
12:40
Society
BelAZ operating in routine mode
“Even in these conditions, we are operating steadily shipping products for $32-35 million every month. Production volumes are also in the region of $25-30 million. We balance the production and sales volumes so as not to go into debt and to execute all orders. Wages, taxes, and payments on loans to banks are paid on time,” Oleg Stepuk said.
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