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Presidents of CIS countries to exchange views on further development of cooperation Informal CIS summit will be held today in Moscow. Participating in it will be President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The meeting will sum up the results of the Russian chairmanship in the CIS this year, and the parties will exchange views on further development of cooperation in various fields. It is expected that the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan,...

Decent salaries for good results of scientists’ work A revised version of the Ordinance «On preventing freeloading practices» will come into force by 1 January 2019. The document was discussed at the session held by Belarus’ President. The main focus is on employment incentives. The government will determine the criteria and list of services, the cost of which must be reimbursed in full by those who come within the provisions of the updated decree. New principles and approaches to the calculation...

Minsk hosted the parliamentary hearings on the priority directions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals The goals of sustainable development must be localized for each specific region of Belarus. This was announced today at the parliamentary hearings by the Vice Speaker of the Council of the Republic Marianna Schetkina. According to her, there are specific features in every region. Therefore, approaches should be systematic not only at the national level, but also at the district level...

Lukashenko: It is unacceptable to shift the problems of enterprises and banks to the state budget It is unacceptable to constantly shift the problems of enterprises and banks to the state budget. This was stated today by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. According to him, measures should be taken to improve the financial situation both at specific enterprises and in the economy in general. The head of state noted that the level of accumulated credit debt in some organizations does not allow...

A.Lukashenko: Belarus should maximally use opportunities for development of digital economy Advancement of informational technologies has been examined at a Presidential sitting. The decision on creation of the so-called IT country in Belarus was taken in spring. Now, the experts have presented a draft decree, which envisages several items which are progressive for the Eastern Europe. Belarus may become one of the first countries, where the notion “block-chain” would be legally fixed. The principally...

Creation of unified commodity distribution network in tobacco branch discussed in Belarus Issues of manufacture and sales of the tobacco products were discussed today at a Presidential sitting. The branch is developing actively in Belarus. The tobacco factories are big taxpayers. By the results of this year, the tobacco state revenue is expected to exceed 500 million dollars. Any changes in the branch should correspond to the state interests, the Head of state underscored. The system should bring...

President issues instructions to finalize draft budget by December 20 The forecast of the social and economic development of Belarus for the next year should be realistic, but exceptionally ambitious. President Alexander Lukashenko heard a report by the Government, the National Bank, regional and municipal authorities. After 2016, which was not the most successful year with the economy falling by 6%, the country managed to cope with the situation and secure growth, including an increase in the...

The prospects of the economy were discussed today at the Palace of Independence The prospects of the economy were discussed today at the Palace of Independence. The head of state reminded about the instructions on the average salary and new job creation. The task is to increase the number of employed people. In general, after the last year, the situation has stabilized, some indicators are growing. The government submitted draft documents for the coming year. It is assumed that the budget will...

A.Lukashenko instructs to develop clear remuneration system for bank executives in Belarus The activities of banks should be effective and take into account the interests of the national economy as much as possible. This was stated by the President of Belarus as he heard out a report on certain issues in the functioning of credit and financial organizations. The key topic of the discussion was the management effectiveness in banking structures. The level of remuneration of bankers was also discussed...

... applications among issues on agenda Raising of the state service prestige, workplace morale, and improvement of management of the citizens' applications. These issues were discussed at the sitting with the leaders of Presidential Administration. The meetings in the format have already become traditional. Representatives of the Security Council were also invited there. As A.Lukashenko noted, there are problems in workplace discipline and management of the citizens applications. Such sittings are aimed ...