Volozhin Region
Executive Committee

Since the beginning of this year to prepare the educational institutions of Minsk region to the heating season was spent Br109, 8 billion, including Br10, 3 billion in extra-budgetary funds. BelTA learned from the press-secretary of the Department of Education Alla Poplavskaja.

Performed preventive and overhaul of heat, heating mains. All service 13.5 km of water networks and water pipelines, 10 km of sewers, ten artesian wells, six water towers, updated 36.7 thousand square meters of roofs educational institutions, 255 kitchens. Carried out plumbing and electrical work.

Particular attention is traditionally paid to ensuring fire safety in educational institutions . From 2004 to 2012 for these purposes Br30 billion this year for the implementation of fire safety measures provided Br6, 3 billion from January 1, 2012 in the metropolitan area there are educational institutions that are prohibited for use bodies MOE.

Educational institutions metropolitan area actively using energy-saving technologies, allowing in January -September this year to save more than 1 tys.tut or Br8, 97 billion, according to the regional and sectoral programs on energy efficiency in schools identified more than 1.1 million energy-efficient lighting fixtures, wire replacement window units with energy efficient windows, heating mains using PI-pipes, Thermohenovation walls .

Wood processing industry of Minsk Oblast is developing rapidly. This was stated today to journalists the chairman of Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Boris Batura visiting JV "RuptuR-Pro", BelTA has learnt.

"In general woodworking Minsk Oblast is developing rapidly , with the exception of the enterprise " Borisovdrev . " By order of the President on November 7 should be completed major work on its reconstruction. Over this intense work . With the implementation of orders of the President should handle " , - said Boris Batura .

Commenting on the activities of JV " RuptuR -Pro" , the chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee said: " The company is good, produces high quality products , mainly billiard tables . Extends markets , has good export opportunities. From the perspective of management , the prospects for serious business ."

JV " RuptuR -Pro" , established in 1999 , manufactures equipment for billiards and furniture design billiard rooms and halls . In January - September 2013, the company produced products worth nearly Br37 billion, or 98.5 % over the same period last year. The growth rate of industrial production to the level of five months of this year could be increased by 7.6 percentage points , but it is not possible to cover the resulting gap previously .

One of the reasons for the slowdown in output growth has been a rapid decline in demand on the Russian market, which in turn led to reduced exports . In January- September 2013 exported goods to more than $ 2.9 million, or 82.4 % over the same period last ode . The company is developing new markets for products . For the first time in the current year, the Company supplied to Azerbaijan , Germany, Tajikistan , Montenegro, Turkey.

Next year the Day of Belarusian Written Language will be celebrated in Zaslavl, Minsk Oblast on 7 September. This is stipulated in Resolution No. 901 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus of 11 October 2013, BelTA learnt from the national legal Internet portal.

The national organizing committee for the Day of Belarusian Written Language in 2014 is headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Anatoly Tozik. The organizing committee includes representatives of the Information, Culture, Communications and Informatization, Education, Sport and Tourism Ministries of Belarus, and some others.

The celebrations will be financed by the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, the Minsk District Executive Committee, government agencies, and others.

Sberbank CIB will extend the loan term for OAO Belaruskali for one year, the Sberbank CIB press service told BelTA

BelTA reported earlier that in October 2012 the Belarusian potash manufacturer Belaruskali took out a $1 billion loan from Sberbank CIB for three years against guarantees of the Belarus government. The money was borrowed in order to refinance the bridge loan taken out in 2011 for the sake of stabilizing the financial situation in Belarus. The loan Belaruskali refinanced in 2012 was the $1 billion one-year syndicated bridge loan the Belarusian company took from Sberbank of Russia ($900 million) and the Eurasian Development Bank in late 2011.
In view of the loan term’s extension the overall loan term granted by Sberbank CIB to OAO Belaruskali is now four years. The first tranche of the loan was paid out on 9 October 2013, specified Sberbank CIB.
“The deal with Belaruskali has been implemented in conditions of the current uncertainty on the global potash market. It indicates the interest of Sberbank of Russia in stronger partnership relations in this industry,” noted Alexei Grenkov, Managing Director of the International Clients Office of the Investment and Banking Operations Department of Sberbank CIB.
The Soligorsk-based public joint-stock company OAO Belaruskali is one of the world’s top manufacturers of potash fertilizers. The company’s share in the global export is close to 16%. Belaruskali products are shipped to over 80 countries across the globe. The company develops the Starobinskoye potash salts deposit, which is one of the world’s largest deposits and the CIS’ second largest one. The state owns 100% of OAO Belaruskali’s shares.
The Corporate Investment Banking (Sberbank CIB) was established as part of the integration of Sberbank of Russia and the company Troika Dialogue. Sberbank CIB’s key business areas include corporate loans (including trade finance), documentary credit operations, investment banking services, trading in securities, proprietary investments.

Minsk Oblast has great potential for the development of agro-tourism. This opinion was expressed to journalists director of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism Vadim Karmazin, BelTA has learnt.

"Minsk Oblast has good results in tourism, but also the requirements in this region should be higher. Some of the results are seen as a matter of course , as there is a good demand . Relax but not necessary" , - said Vadim Karmazin .

Minsk region of Belarus is the leader among regions in the number of farmsteads - in the region of 413. "The fact that the Minsk region - record the number of farmsteads , is no accident. Specificity of agro-tourism in that it develops around major cities, where demand is concentrated on this type of service ," - said the director of the Department of Tourism . In addition , the region is a significant part of the spa facilities .

The profitability of farmsteads in the Minsk region is much higher than in other areas. In 2012, the estates of the Minsk region provided services for $ 18.6 billion in Brest and Mogilev regions , the figure is $ 4 billion , in Vitebsk - $ 6 billion addition , Minsk region is second only to Minsk on export of tourist services.

Home Fair will unfold in Minsk on 21 and 22 September at the Palace of Sports in Victor's Avenue , autumn auction will take place and in all regions of the capital.

So, in Zavodskoy region in the coming weekend will be the expansion of sales of agricultural products outside the supermarket " Factory " (street Nesterov , 58) , in Lenin - on Rokossovsky avenue, 78-80. In October Minsk residents will be able to purchase seasonal produce Sept. 21 at TC "Aerodromny" (Chkalov str., 38 /3). On the same day in Frunzensky region near the fairgrounds organize the Ice Palace (St. Pritytskogo 27), on the First - on the street. Russiyanova 1. The Soviet 's Fair will be held September 21 on the street. Miroshnichenko, 3, and September 22 - on Logoisk tract, 1/1 . Guerrilla zone on 21 and 22 September for the autumn fair invites the boulevard Traktorostroiteley , Central - to the movie theater "Kiev" (street Kakhovskaya , 31) .

At fairs present their products enterprise-producers of the Minsk region. The participants of the Great Patriotic War of purchase will be delivered free of charge.

Agricultural fair " Generous Autumn 2013 " will be held in the capital every week on weekends for nearly two months. At the fair you can buy a variety of fruits and vegetables , meat, fish and dairy products , sausages and smoked meats , cranberries , honey and much more on producer prices from all areas of the country.

Delegation of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia led by head of the agency Armen Ashotyan is visiting Belarus. September 17 the Armenian delegation, together with the Education Minister of Belarus Sergei Maskevitch visited educational institutions in Nesvizh

Minsk Oblast will increase supplying fruits in stabilization funds (reserves) for 2013-2014 by 4% compared to last off-season to 730 tonnes, BelTA learned from the Minsk Regional Executive Committee.

In addition to fruit in Minsk Oblast stabilization funds will be laid 6.5 tonnes of potatoes, cabbage 2.7 tonnes, 1.1 tonnes for beets and carrots, onions - 1.4 tonnes It is 100% compared to last season.

For potatoes and vegetables harvest in 2013 set the maximum purchase prices for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs who supply these products to create a stabilization fund.

To receive the products prepared at potato and vegetable store. Until the end of the year in the area is planned to put into operation a few potato storage total capacity of 14 thousand tons Constructed and storage, which will also be put into operation this year. Their total capacity is 10 thousand tons In addition, before the end of 2013 completed the reconstruction of potato storage for a total of 15 tonnes of vegetable stores by 8 tonnes and 2 tonnes for fruit storage This will improve the quality of storage products, increase procurement and processing, says the Executive Committee.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with President, Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia German Gref on 13 September, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

“You are the hero of the anniversary today and we are too — our common bank (BPS-Sberbank), your personnel,” noted the head of state as he welcomed German Gref.

The President suggested discussing current affairs and problems in the joint work. “Although the bank operates, it functions despite certain difficulties that happen due to problems in the global economy,” noted Alexander Lukashenko. “As an economist and a government man dealing with these problems you know what the real economy sector is, what an export-oriented economy is, and how hard it is to work when consumer demand takes the plunge”.

“We are concerned about that and it seems that dynamics over here has improved for the better. At least we don’t see a decline in production or sales. Contrariwise, we add sales little by little, by 2-3%, including in alternative markets not only Russia. Therefore, we hope that we will fix the situation by the end of the year,” stated Alexander Lukashenko.

The head of state also asked German Gref to speak his mind regarding future development of the economic situation in Europe and the world as a whole, asked whether there are any signs of recovery from the recession. “You track it precisely and you have never been wrong. If it is so, then next year we will recover from problems and difficulties. I think Sberbank is extremely interested in it because it has invested a lot in the Belarusian economy and certainly you are most interested just like I am in things turning out well here,” said the President.

German Gref said that at present BPS-Sberbank employs over 8,000 people. “We are now investing a lot in reforming the outlets, in new technologies, in training and retraining the personnel. I’d like to say that we get very grateful personnel and students here. The people study everything very fast. We teach 560 employees in the world’s best business schools every year and every year the best people from our bank in Belarus are among them,” he remarked.

German Gref said that on 13 September he started his work in Minsk by visiting the Lyceum of the Belarusian State University. The Lyceum was granted a Virtual School education process management system, which had been developed by a Russian company.

Practical work is needed to promote happy two-parent families with many children, Minsk Oblast Governor Boris Batura said at a session of the executive committee to discuss the state of efforts to implement the demographic security program in Minsk Oblast in 2011-2015, BelTA has learnt.

“I have to admit that there is no specific targeted work to improve the prestige of a happy two-parent family that brings up many children and where the parents are officially married. We have not launched the campaign to promote family values,” Boris Batura said. The work is going on, but has made little headway, the Minsk Oblast Governor said.

The governor reminded that a year ago a decision was made to approach the demographic security program as the major regional project. “However, it has not become such a project for all the stakeholders responsible for it. There are some positive developments in the demographic situation in Minsk Oblast. The birthrate is increasing, however, so is the population decline,” he noted. The death rate remains high and stands at 15.1 deaths per 1,000 people (the penultimate position in the country). As for the life expectancy at birth (71 years), Minsk Oblast is at the very bottom of the ranking.

Rural population is also declining in all the districts of Minsk Oblast, except for Minsk District. People are leaving rural communities. Seven districts posted reduction in the birth rate; the mortality rate in rural communities is higher than that in urban communities 1.8 times.