A new headquarters of Sberbank has opened in the center of Minsk. It was named the prototype of the bank of the future, Minsk-News reported. A new building of the Belarusian State University has recently opened.
The gross domestic product of Belarus decreased by 5.2% in January – July of this year. However, in August, the economic growth rate increased by 0.5% relative to the July results, Sputnik reported. At the same time, Belarus' exports continue to grow for the fourth month in a row.
Russian VK bought Belarusian game developer for $4 million
VK Holding has spent up to 241 million Russian rubles ($3.96 million at the current exchange rate of the Central Bank) to acquire the Belarusian developer and publisher of mobile games, "Mamboo Games", devby.io reported. Yet, the share of IT in Belarus' GDP continues to fall.
6.4 million people in Belarus fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As of September 8, more than 6.554 million people received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Of these, more than 6,441 million have made a full course of vaccination, Minsk-News reported. Recently, the Russian government approved a draft agreement with Belarus on mutual recognition of vaccination certificates from COVID-19.
Belarus and Russia signed an agreement on mutual recognition of traffic violations
An agreement between Belarus and Russia on mutual recognition of administrative offenses in traffic rules has been signed in Kyrgyzstan, BelTA reported.
Belarus' international reserve assets decreased by $100 million
In early August, Belarus' gold and foreign exchange reserves amounted to $7.561 billion in equivalent. And in July they increased by $55.5 million. However, in August, reserves decreased by $97.6 million, Sputnik.by reported.
A draft law on depriving Belarusians of citizenship
The bill on amendments to the legislation on citizenship contains provisions for the deprivation of Belarusian citizenship and a ban on entry into the country for 30 years, Minsk-News reported.
Belarusian parcels will be detained in China for disinfection
Due to the new coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV, parcels from Belarus to China will be detained for 10 days for disinfection, Minsk-News reported. We remind you that the limits on the cost and weight of international parcels for duty-free import to Belarus decreased in several times.
Work begins in Minsk to switch to underground water supply sources
Construction work on the transfer of Minsk to underground sources will begin in mid-September. According to the plan, the full transition to underground water supply sources will be completed by 2025, Minsk-News reported.
The flight time on Belavia flights to Istanbul, Sochi and Yerevan was reduced, Minsk-News reported. We recently published a list of countries that have abolished all covid entry restrictions. You can get to Turkey and Armenia without tests and vaccines.
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