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SMOLENSK, 21 October (BelTA) – The action plan to the agreement between the administration of Smolensk Oblast (Russian Federation) and the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee (Republic of Belarus) on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation for the next year will be signed by the governors of the neighboring regions, Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets and Governor of Smolensk Oblast Sergei Antufyev. The plan includes over a hundred...

VITEBSK, 18 October (BelTA) – Promising areas of investment cooperation between Belarus and Latvia will be identified at the international business forum “Innovative business – investments into the future” that will be held in Vitebsk on 21-22 October, BelTA learnt from head of the investment bureau of the economy committee of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Natalia Saltanovich. The roundtable session will bring together members of the Belarusian embassy in Latvia and the...

VITEBSK, 10 October (BelTA) – A limited liability company Syryevyye Resursy Bel has been registered as a resident company of the free economic zone Vitebsk. The new resident plans to promote transportation and forwarding services, BelTA learned from representatives of the Investments and Economy Office of the FEZ Vitebsk administration. The business plan provides for investing about $13 million in setting up modern and environmentally friendly infrastructure to transport and sell liquefied...

VITEBSK, 27 September (BelTA) – Polotsk signed the declaration on joining the Covenant of Mayors in Friedrichshafen (Germany) on 27 September, Polotsk Mayor Alexander Poznyak told BelTA. The signing ceremony was attended by the Mayors of Friedrichshafen and Murcia (Spain), the public and European media. Thus, Polotsk has become the first Belarusian city to make commitments to the implementation of the EU 20-20-20 targets. The major goal of the strategy is to curb CO2 emissions by at least...

VITEBSK, 26 September (BelTA) – In January-August 2011 Vitebsk raised about Br1.3 trillion in investment, BelTA learned from Deputy Chairman of Vitebsk City Hall Zinaida Koroleva. The volume of investments went up almost 18% over the same period last year. Construction, revamping and reconstruction of production facilities were the most investment-friendly industries. According to Zinaida Koroleva, to date the volume of fixed capital investments is on the increase. Thus, investments to buy...

VITEBSK, 20 September (BelTA) – Polotsk is expected to sign the declaration on joining the Covenant of Mayors in Friedrichshafen on 27 September, Polotsk Mayor Alexander Poznyak told BelTA. Thus, Polotsk will be the first Belarusian city to make commitments to the implementation of the EU 20-20-20 targets. The major goal of the strategy is to curb CO2 emissions by at least 20% by 2020. “By joining the Covenant of Mayors Polotsk will be given access to European innovation energy-saving...