Questions in English

[Sindiani]

Would anyone shed light on the impact of the current crisis on announced projects in Minsk? How many have been canceled, frozen, delayed or defaulted on investments?

Thanks

PS: Minsk is lovely; take it from someone who knows over 80 countries

[abrakadabr2002]

Originally Posted by Sindiani

Would anyone shed light on the impact of the current crisis on announced projects in Minsk? How many have been canceled, frozen, delayed or defaulted on investments?

Thanks

PS: Minsk is lovely; take it from someone who knows over 80 countries

None that I know of.

[kirilmhs]

Originally Posted by Sindiani

Would anyone shed light on the impact of the current crisis on announced projects in Minsk? How many have been canceled, frozen, delayed or defaulted on investments?

Thanks

PS: Minsk is lovely; take it from someone who knows over 80 countries

As a matter of fact, many of the current construction developments have been defaulted on investments because of the crisis and the turn of the year. On the other hand, none of them has yet been cancelled. Besides, there is a Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus № 2031 dd. 26.12.2008 "On some measures on activation of cooperation with foreign investors" with a Supplement List of 115 investment projects planned for realization in 2009 – 2010 according to decisions of the Head of State, the Government of the Republic of Belarus, local legislative and regulatory authorities. This doc imposes personal responsibility for the timely realization of the enlisted investment projects on the heads of the Republican public authorities and other state organizations under the Government of the republic of Belarus, regional executive committees, Minsk City Executive Committee etc.
I believe that most of the projects won't meet the deadlines, but there is practically no doubt that in the near-term outlook they will all be realized.

P.S. Thanks for the comliment. The soonest move out of production facilities and development of new parking lots will provide for even better impression on the citizens and the guests of Minsk.

[Virtual Scott]

(edit) moved to main forum.

[Singidunum]

Very interesting website - http://www.gorodalive.by/

[tavi]

hey,

I need to find 5 companies from Belarus that manufacture steel products (steel coils/plates) and have a website... it's for a school project. I'd be very grateful if anybody could give me some help. Also, belsteel is no good.

Anyways, thanks

[abrakadabr2002]

Originally Posted by tavi

hey,

I need to find 5 companies from Belarus that manufacture steel products (steel coils/plates) and have a website... it's for a school project. I'd be very grateful if anybody could give me some help. Also, belsteel is no good.

Anyways, thanks

There is also a plant in Mogilev called "Krasny Metalist" but they rather produce a different kind of stuff, not the stele coils (look up here).

[Singidunum]

http://www.mmz.by/

http://www.belsteel.com/index-e.php

[ljubav_aha]

many bellarussinas study in poland (college) ! why ?

[Virtual Scott]

Any good photos/images/shots of Belarusian power plants, by any chance?

[costa]

Hello my friends.

Can you please give me an help and tell me something about this? What is it?

[realTester]

Originally Posted by costa

Hello my friends.

Can you please give me an help and tell me something about this? What is it?

AFAIK, this is the russian nuclear submarine control center near Vileyka. 18 radio towers 300 meters tall hold 900-tonn antenna curtain. Range up to 10000 kilometers. Transmitter power 1 MWt.

[abrakadabr2002]

Originally Posted by realTester

AFAIK, this is the russian nuclear submarine control center near Vileyka. 18 radio towers 300 meters tall hold 900-tonn antenna curtain. Range up to 10000 kilometers. Transmitter power 1 MWt.

Isn't that like a top-secret facility?

[realTester]

Originally Posted by abrakadabr2002

Isn't that like a top-secret facility?

Maybe, but I found the description of it in public source (from the newspaper article)

[Marin85]

ops sorry, i edit, i just read that it's better not to speak about possible "hot" themes.

but only one thing: you can imagine up which's militarist ass Belarus people must put these radio transmitters, cause they are dangerous for belarus people living (and also not so, cause if it has a range of 10k km...) nearby.

[Tomasz M. Bladyniec]

Originally Posted by abrakadabr2002

Isn't that like a top-secret facility?

Do you care? It's a facility of a foreign country anyway. Let them care about their secrets, you (we) have no obligation to keep them. Au contraire.

[abrakadabr2002]

Originally Posted by Tomasz M. Bladyniec

Do you care? It's a facility of a foreign country anyway. Let them care about their secrets, you (we) have no obligation to keep them. Au contraire.

So do I. That's their problems. As for my reply, I was just suprised how easly one can find the photos of the facility on the web. Seems that they don't care of it either.

[Tomasz M. Bladyniec]

Can someone tell us about economic situation in Belarus in this time of crisis? I'm asking especially about the economic growth, because there are minuses in almost all European countries. Poland has +0,8% and it's considered to be a success. What about Belarus? Luka told something about 1,5%?

[realTester]

Originally Posted by Tomasz M. Bladyniec

Can someone tell us about economic situation in Belarus in this time of crisis? I'm asking especially about the economic growth, because there are minuses in almost all European countries. Poland has +0,8% and it's considered to be a success. What about Belarus? Luka told something about 1,5%?

GDP is +1,2, but GDP is just a sum of producted goods and services, not sold. If we look at trade balance, it is -2,6 billion $ in Jan-Apr 2009. While the belarussian ruble is tied to dollar it means the goverment spend credits and reserves just to keep ruble from falling. If it will continue in that way, Belarus will be forced to declare default on its foreign debt in the end of this year. Only devaluation may stop this, but this means the end of belarussian economic wonder.

[abrakadabr2002]

Originally Posted by rmcee

Belarus part of Berlin -Moscow line to be ready by 2014

According to Interfax referring to the deputy Director General of Belarus Railways, by 2014 the Belarus part of a railway line from Berlin to Moscow through Minsk will be finished.

Works on this railway line will take 5 years. After they are done, trains on the Belarus part of the line will be able to reach a speed of 160 km/h.

These are great news! What about polish part? Is it under construction?