Government Decisions

• Belarus abolishes Ukrianian beer import licensing

  Belarus abolished licensing of import of Ukrainian beer. The Council of Ministers of Belarus issued relevant Resolution No. 451 on 17 May 2012.

• Kapsch TrafficCom to be reimbursed for ETC project expenses in Belarus

  The Government gave the Austrian company Kapsch TrafficCom the guarantees to pay for the expenses on the first two phases of the development of the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system in Belarus, reads Resolution No. 401 of the Council of Ministers of 2 May 2012.

• Minimum wage in Belarus to rise by 5.1% in May

  With Resolution No.387 of 26 April 2012 the Council of Ministers approved a new per capita minimum wage. In May NMW will amount to Br743,020, up 5.1% from its level in February-April 2012 (Br706,880).

• Belorusneft to contribute $500,000 to authorized stock of Service Oil

  Belorusneft will contribute $500,000 to the authorized capital of the Service Oil company. Relevant Resolution No. 373 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus was issued on 19 April 2012.

• Yakov Kenigsberg to represent Belarus in UNSCEAR

  Yakov Kenigsberg has been appointed representative of the Belarusian government in the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), according to Council of Ministers Resolution No.337 of 13 April 2012.

• Government, NBRB adopt action plan to hit economic growth targets

  The government and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus have adopted a joint action plan to reach goals set by the social and economic development forecast, the budget law and the Major Monetary Management Guidelines for 2012. The decision is laid down by resolution No. 328/9 of 12 April of the Council of Ministers and the National Bank.

• Belarus to raise oil export duty on 1 April

  On 1 April 2012 Belarus will raise export duties on oil and oil products. The relevant decision is laid down by Council of Ministers resolution No. 273 of 23 March 2012.

• Belarus, Sberbank to sign supplemental agreement on loans to buy Belarusian goods in Russia

  The Belarusian Government and Sberbank are set to sign a supplemental agreement to the agreement on the issue of loans to buy Belarusian goods in Russia. Such a decision is contained in the Council of Ministers’ Resolution No. 57 of 19 January 2012.

• Eximbank of China to lend $654m for Belarusian bleached pulp factory project

  Belarus will borrow $654.16 million from the Export and Import Bank of China to build a factory to manufacture up to 400,000 tonnes of sulfated bleached pulp on the basis of the Svetlogorsk pulp and pasteboard factory. The plans have been laid down by Council of Ministers resolution No. 25 of 9 January 2012.

• Belarus to construct 4.2 million square meters of housing in 2012

  The government of Belarus has approved housing construction targets for 2012. The Council of Ministers adopted relevant Resolution No. 1788 on 30 December 2011.

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