MINSK (BelTA) – Belarus will host the Ukrainian Cultural Days on 5-10 July, BelTA learned from the Culture Ministry.   An official Ukrainian delegation will be headed by State Secretary of the Ukrainian Culture Ministry Rostislav Karandeyev. The Cultural Days will be officially inaugurated at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk on 5 July. The concert will feature the National Honored Academic Dance Ensemble named after Pavlo Virsky, and also People's Artist of Ukraine Ivo Bobul,...

MINSK(BelTA) – The international youth trade unions forum TEMP 2018 will take place on 26-30 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus. Taking part in the forum will be 200 trade unions activists from 20 countries. Applications were received from Georgia, Egypt, Iran, Latvia, Moldova, Russia and other states. The forum will open with a discussion. It will be attended by top officials of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus and...

MINSK, 8 June (BelTA) - S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the rating of the Development Bank of Belarus at ‘B', BelTA learnt from the press service of the bank. On 6 June S&P Global Ratings affirmed the Long- and Short-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of the Development Bank of Belarus at ‘В/В ' (Outlook Stable). “The ratings of the Development Bank are totally aligned with the sovereign rating of Belarus. The agency emphasized in its release the close ties between the Development Bank...

MINSK (BelTA) – An investor services center will be established in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone. The statement was made by the head of the industrial park administration Alexander Yaroshenko during the session of the Exhibitions, Fairs, and Congresses Committee of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 22 May, BelTA has learned.   Alexander Yaroshenko said: “The office building in the park was commissioned last year. There are plans to set up a center...

MINSK(BelTA) – About 25.7 million trees were planted in Belarus during the Forest Week campaign on 14-21 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.   Seedlings, mostly pines and birches, were planted on the total area of more than 6,700 hectares.   This year the Forest Week campaign was held for the 11th time. Traditionally, representatives of the private sector, public organizations, sports associations, and schools were actively involved...

VITEBSK(BelTA) – Details have been unveiled for the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk festival program, director general of the Vitebsk cultural center, the festival director Alexander Sidorenko told the media on 10 April, BelTA has learned.   The program has been published on the official website of the festival. It includes the events to be held at the Vitebsk concert hall, the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theater, the Lyalka puppet theater, the Vitebsk Oblast Philharmonic, and...

MINSK, 27 March (BelTA) – The 25th international exhibition Healthcare of Belarus 2018 kicked off in Minsk on 27 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.   The expo features the latest achievements of medical science and healthcare. More than 240 exhibitors from 17 countries will display their products and technologies. Taking part in the exhibition will be world leaders in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, developers of new...

MINSK(BelTA) - Belarus is developing a decree to encourage exporters to participate in international exhibitions, Evgeny Lazarev, senior adviser of the office for coordination of external economic activities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters, BelTA has learned.   When asked about the decree, Evgeny Lazarev said that such a document is currently being developed. “This is not a simple document. We need to clearly identify and agree on the criteria when assistance...

MINSK (BelTA) – The family capital program has proved efficient in stimulating the birth of third and more children in Belarusian families, Belarus' Deputy Labor and Social Security Minister Alexander Rumak said during a call-in session at the Selskaya Gazeta newspaper, BelTA has learned.   “The family capital program has become a good stimulus for the birthrate in the country. An estimated 17,300 third and subsequent children were born before the launch of the program. Their...

MINSK (BelTA) – As of early 2018 there were 5.1 million women in Belarus, or 53.4% of the country's total population. More than 78% of women live in cities and towns, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee.   The average Belarusian woman was 42.6 years old as of early 2017. Women living in cities are much younger than female rural dwellers (41 and 47.8 years old respectively).   Every third female engaged in economic activity had a diploma of higher education,...