The international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and international accounting standards (IAS) are now in effect in Belarus. The step is stipulated by the joint resolution issued by the Council of Ministers of Belarus and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on December 30, 2016. In line with resolution No. 1119/35 a number of…
The Belarusian mechanical engineering company Amkodor will raise its output by 65-70% in 2016 over 2015, the press service of the enterprise quoted Amkodor’s Deputy Director General for Economy and Finance Yelena Maximova as saying. “We have shown very good results in 2016. As against 2015, the industrial output went up by 65-70%. We ensure…
As of December 1, 2016 Belarus’ external state debt totaled $13.5 billion, up by $1.071 billion or by 8.6% since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), representatives of the Belarusian Finance Ministry reportged. In January-November 2016 the external state borrowings totaled $1.76 billion, including $800 million borrowed from…
Belarus may start selling beef to China in Q1 2017, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats reported. The official noted that four Belarusian meat-processing companies had been reviewed and certified by Chinese experts. Another nine are willing to go through the same procedure. The Chinese side spoke in glowing terms about industrial standards of…
The Council of Ministers of Belarus issued resolution No. 1094 on December 28, 2016 to enact the medium-term financial program of the central state budget for 2017-2019, the press service of the Belarusian government reported. The document stipulates a number of key economic indicators as well as social and economic development targets for the next…
Belarus will sell more food to Russia in 2017 than in 2016, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats reported. The minister noted that the boards of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Russian Agriculture Ministry decided on the amount of food supplies every year. “We set certain reference targets for Belarusian and…
A record high amount of milk is expected to be produced in Belarus in 2016, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats reported. According to the source, last year’s milk production is expected to go up by 125,000 tons YoY to 6.780 million tons. “It is the first time the republic will produce that much”,…