There will be additional Belavia flights to St. Petersburg
From August 7, the airline's schedule will include evening flights on the Minsk—St. Petersburg route on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, "Pack a Backpack" writes. The airline is also increasing the number of flights from Minsk to Kaliningrad and adding new flights from Minsk to Moscow Vnukovo Airport.
Retro merry-go-round ride was installed in Minsk's Gorky Park
A retro merry-go-round has appeared in Gorky Park in Minsk, where adults and children can ride. The carousel has already caught the attention of those who like taking beautiful photos, CityDog.io writes. In addition, a food court will soon open in Minsk on the territory of the watch factory.
Since August 1, Belarus has changed the rates of export duties on oil and petroleum products exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, pravo.by writes. The living wage has also rose in Belarus since August 1.
Volume of recycled waste in Minsk has doubled in 6 years
In 2021, 32% of the waste collected in Minsk was sent for recycling. Six years ago, 15-17% of the total volume of waste was sent for recycling, the website of the Minsk City Executive Committee writes.
Belarus has got one more online booking service. It is called VETLIVA, Minsk-News reports. We remind you that a platform for booking apartments has recently been launched in Belarus.
Recently, the press service of H&M Group reported that stores in Belarus will work, but their further fate is unclear. On July 29, it became known that the brand's stores will open in August, CityDog.io writes.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development published statistical data on the export of computer services. In 2021, the export of computer services per capita in Belarus increased by 20% and amounted to $320. In 2020, exports amounted to $267 per person, according to the website of the Hi-Tech Park.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has established new living wage sizes for the period from August 1 to October 31, 2022, the portal pravo.by writes. Many social allowances depend on the living wage.
International e-commerce center will appear in Belarus
On July 29, a new Chinese company was registered in the Great Stone Industrial Park, the park's press service reports. Recently Belarus has also took a place among the top 3 countries with the cheapest Internet.
Food court on the territory of watch factory will open in August
Recently we wrote about a new food court at a watch factory in Minsk, which was supposed to open at the end of July. Now the opening is postponed to August, Minsk-News writes.