BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

October, 2007

31.10.2007 Belarusian Authorities Bring New Charges Against Youth Activists
31.10.2007 Oki Printing Solutions launches office in Belarus
31.10.2007 Belarus allows duty-free import for some tropical oils
30.10.2007 Armenian culture highly appreciated in Belarus
30.10.2007 Before now, we were inviting other cultures, now we are being invited
30.10.2007 OKI Printing Solutions Launches Belarusian Office
30.10.2007 Decapitated, Crionics Members Injured In Bus Crash
30.10.2007 Belarusian Activists Mark Remebrance Day For Victims Of Stalin Era
30.10.2007 Moody's report on Belarus
30.10.2007 Belarus' 'B1' govt bond ratings supported by macroeconomic performance - Moody's
29.10.2007 Belarusian Supreme Court Denies Registration To Human Rights Group
29.10.2007 Belarusian Opposition Marks 1937 Mass Executions With March To Site
28.10.2007 Belarusian opposition marking Day of Memory for the Dead (Part 2)
28.10.2007 Belarus opposition rallies in memory of Stalin purge victims
28.10.2007 Belarus president denies anti-Semitism charges
28.10.2007 Minsk hosted press conference dated to Kazakhstan's Republic Day
27.10.2007 Right of Reply: There is no anti-Semitism in Belarus
27.10.2007 Belarus: We're no anti-Semites
27.10.2007 Belarus President Rejects Anti-Semitism Charges
26.10.2007 Gleason: Belarus still seeks identity
26.10.2007 Belarus leader denies anti-Semitism in his country
26.10.2007 Belarusian Government Reportedly Achieves Most Economic Targets
26.10.2007 Belarus to invite Russia to build 2nd branch of Yamal gas pipeline
25.10.2007 Gore lobt Telekom-Einstieg in Wei?russland als "revolutionaren Virus"
25.10.2007 Belarus envoy to mend fences with Israel over president anti-Semitic remarks
25.10.2007 Belarusbank assigned 'E+' bank financial strength rating - Moody's
25.10.2007 Belarusian Opposition Leader Again Blocked From Registering His Movement
25.10.2007 Belarusian Lower House Passes Amnesty Bill
25.10.2007 Cosmos TV to provide 24/7 internet service
25.10.2007 Belarus to send envoy to Israel to mend fences after diplomatic row
25.10.2007 Belarus Energy Market Profile Is The Essential Source For Top-Level Energy Industry Data And Information
25.10.2007 A defender of Belarus
25.10.2007 Belarus to send envoy to Israel to clear the air
24.10.2007 U.S. Calls On Lukashenka To Retract Anti-Semitic Remarks
24.10.2007 German Regional Leader Compares BelarusS To Former East Germany
24.10.2007 Belarusian University Expels Campaigner Against Redevelopment Of Historic Downtown
24.10.2007 Presence and Future of Belarusian PR - Representatives
24.10.2007 Jews live in 'pigsties'
24.10.2007 Lukashenka Fans Anti-Semitism In Belarus
24.10.2007 EU slams Belarus leader
23.10.2007 Russia, Belarus to Jointly Oppose U.S. Missile Defense Shield in Europe
23.10.2007 PACE Head Seeks Apology For Belarusian President's Anti-Semitic Comments
23.10.2007 Elena Potoupa, Owner of Wow-Coupons.com, Named as StevieR Awards Women in Business Finalist in Two Categories
23.10.2007 EU: Belarusian president's slurs 'disgraceful'
23.10.2007 Russia says military ties with Belarus stronger due to NATO
23.10.2007 Nuclear skills gaps addressed worldwide
23.10.2007 Arms supplies to Belarus to remain top priority, Russian official says
23.10.2007 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant to start supplying zinc to Ukraine and Belarus
23.10.2007 CIS development strategy involved more concrete steps - Lukashenko
23.10.2007 Defense Ministries to discuss Russia-Belarus Union State security
22.10.2007 Belarusian's slurs 'disgraceful,' European body says
22.10.2007 Bush administration slams Lukashenko
22.10.2007 Belarus: Lukashenka Comments Draw Accusations Of Anti-Semitism
22.10.2007 Russian Preimier Will Consider Another Gas Pipeline Via Belarus
22.10.2007 Council Of Europe Condemns Lukashenka Remarks On Jews
22.10.2007 Belarus Jews stay calm in face of president's anti-Semitic slurs
22.10.2007 Class A office space construction in Belarus capital Minsk to double next year
22.10.2007 Telekom Austria may pay $1.9b for MDC stake
22.10.2007 Communist leader insists he did not represent CR in Belarus
22.10.2007 A Commentary on Anti-Semitism in Belarus
22.10.2007 Belarus to Tender Nuclear Plant, Russia Interested
20.10.2007 Bigotry in Belarus
20.10.2007 Belarus Choir To Perform
20.10.2007 Azerbaijani Diaspora to Open Sunday School in Belarus
20.10.2007 Lukashenko slammed for slur on Jews
19.10.2007 Belarus requests help on first reactor
19.10.2007 Peace stone from Hiroshima presented to Belarus
19.10.2007 Yamal-2 pipe project across Belarus should be revived - Russian PM
19.10.2007 Belarus to tender nuclear plant, Russia interested
19.10.2007 Alexander Lukashenko's comments regarded as anti-Semitic
19.10.2007 Lukashenko calls Jews 'dirty', Israeli ambassador returns home
19.10.2007 Armenian culture will be presented in three more countries this year
19.10.2007 Trade booming with Belarus: Russian PM
19.10.2007 Hike in gas prices in store for Belarus
19.10.2007 Russian PM visits Belarus to boost economic ties
19.10.2007 Russian PM revives idea of new gas line via Belarus to Europe; Azerbaijan supports Nabucco
19.10.2007 Russia poised to build nuclear power plant in Belarus
19.10.2007 Belarus president 'anti-Semitic'
19.10.2007 Russia-Belarus Union State budget to grow by 10% in 2008
19.10.2007 Belarus to hold tender in 2008 to build nuclear power plant
19.10.2007 Russia-Belarus trade up 22% to $15 bln in Jan.-Aug.
19.10.2007 Belarus Jews commemorate ghetto raid
19.10.2007 Russia may raise 2008 gas price for Belarus by 25%
19.10.2007 Russia PM revives idea of trans-Belarus gas link
19.10.2007 Israel says comments by Belarus president were anti-Semitic
19.10.2007 Israel protests Belarus president's 'anti-Semitism'
19.10.2007 Comment - The weird but not wonderful Lukashenka
19.10.2007 "European March" Took Place In Belarus
19.10.2007 Communist chief under fire over official meetings during 'private' Belarus trip
19.10.2007 Russian PM Zubkov says Gazprom meeting 100 pct of supply commitments to Belarus
19.10.2007 Russia ready to increase oil deliveries to Belarus - Zubkov
19.10.2007 Belarusian President Invites Japan To Build Nuclear Plant
19.10.2007 Russia PM arrives in Minsk for visit
19.10.2007 Israel slams Belarus leader for anti-Semitism
19.10.2007 Russia gas price for Belarus may reach 125 dlrs in 2008
19.10.2007 Belarus seeks nuke submissions
18.10.2007 Russian Ambassador Says 2008 Gas Price For Belarus To Be Set In December
18.10.2007 Israeli Ambassador Surprised By Belarusian President's Remarks About Jews
18.10.2007 Union State of Russia and Belarus ministers to meet
18.10.2007 Israel condemns anti-Jewish remarks by Belarus president
18.10.2007 Belarus president attacks Jews
18.10.2007 Marching To Europe In Belarus
18.10.2007 No decisions on fuel prices expected during Zubkov's visit to Minsk
18.10.2007 Lukashenko "would consider" return of nuclear weapons to Belarus
18.10.2007 Livni slams Belarus president's remarks
18.10.2007 FM Livni condemns anti-Semitic remarks made by Belarusian President
18.10.2007 FM Tzipi Livni condemns Belarusian President's anti-Semitic remarks
18.10.2007 Belarus, Syria partner against crime
18.10.2007 Belavia to resume Minsk-Shannon service
18.10.2007 "Gazprom" and "Grodnoazot" Set to Establish a JV
17.10.2007 Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Belarus
17.10.2007 PACE Envoy Studies Situation In Belarus
17.10.2007 Belarus Ranks Low On Annual Press Freedom Index
17.10.2007 Volunteers begin major building works in Belarus
17.10.2007 Russia may hike gas price more than Belarus expects
17.10.2007 Belarus to introduce quotas, licensing for meat exports
17.10.2007 Russian gas for Belarus will cost $125 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2008 - ambassador
17.10.2007 Belarus trade deficit soars 320% in Jan-Aug 2007
17.10.2007 Russia may lend $650 mln to Belarus in '07
17.10.2007 Energy congress opens in Belarus
17.10.2007 Itransition Named to 2007 Software Magazine's 25th Annual Software 500
16.10.2007 Belarus to get 21.6B cu m of gas in 2008
16.10.2007 Belarus to buy 21.6 bln cu m of natural gas from Russia in 2008
16.10.2007 Belarusian Opposition Recaps "European March"...
16.10.2007 Russia, Belarus Agreed on 2008 Gas Supplies
16.10.2007 Belarus to import 21 bln cubic metres of Russian gas next year
16.10.2007 Belarus choir will perform locally church
16.10.2007 Belarus to opened MTZ trade and service center in Hungary
16.10.2007 Belarus lecture for the Oxford Union
15.10.2007 Belarus Eager for Second Pipeline
15.10.2007 Belarusian Opposition Stages "European March" In Minsk
15.10.2007 Belarusian President Blasts Moscow Over Energy Pprice Hike
15.10.2007 Belarusian Opposition Caught Up in the Middle
15.10.2007 Lukashenko says Nord Stream makes no sense
15.10.2007 Belarusian Young March towards Europe
15.10.2007 Thousands Join Pro-EU Demonstration in Belarus
15.10.2007 Tensions high in Belarus at EU-sponsored march
15.10.2007 Meeting in Prague supports Belarusian effort to join EU, NATO
15.10.2007 Thousands in Belarus march for EU membership
14.10.2007 Anti-Government Protestors Hold Pro-EU Rally In Belarus
14.10.2007 Peaceful Protest in Belarus Against Lukashenko
14.10.2007 Belarus Opposition Stages 'European March'
14.10.2007 Street tensions high during EU-sponsored march in Belarus - Summary
14.10.2007 Meeting in Prague supports Belorussian effort to join EU, NATO
14.10.2007 Belarus allows rare pro-EU rally
14.10.2007 Belarus opposition holds unauthorized rally in Minsk
14.10.2007 Police curtail marchers in Belarus
14.10.2007 Belarusian opposition activists march through Minsk calling for closer ties to Europe
14.10.2007 Belarus eager for second pipeline
14.10.2007 Small turnout for Belarus protest
14.10.2007 Belarus opposition stages big "European march"
14.10.2007 Belarus opposition rallies against President Lukashenko
13.10.2007 Minsk: Iran can replace US in ties
13.10.2007 Belarus: EuroFest call for songs
13.10.2007 Belarus opposition activists arrested, jailed, harassed ahead of demo
13.10.2007 Netherlands Supports Belarus University in Exile
12.10.2007 Lukashenko: Belarus in talks to sell weapons to Venezuela
12.10.2007 Chernobyl-hit Belarus to build nuke plant
12.10.2007 Russia Still Belarus Foreign Priority
12.10.2007 Journalists and opposition members arrested to prevent them taking part in protest
12.10.2007 Belarus offers Gazprom free gas transit if it builds pipelines
12.10.2007 Belarus' GDP 8.4% up in January-September
12.10.2007 Belarussian leader lashes out at Putin, Gazprom
12.10.2007 Lukashenko says Russian arms exporter breaks delivery terms
12.10.2007 Nothing good will come of Baltic pipeline-Belarus
12.10.2007 Belarus sticks to gas price mechanism for 2008
12.10.2007 Lukashenko offers Russia free 5-year transit on new gas pipeline
12.10.2007 Amdocs, Alcatel-Lucent Deploy OSS in Belarus
12.10.2007 Belarusian Court Bans Opposition Party
12.10.2007 Pro-European Group Inaugurated In Minsk
12.10.2007 Belarusian Authorities Continue To Detain Activists Ahead Of "European March"
12.10.2007 US welcomes Belarus pro-freedom demo, condemns arrests
12.10.2007 Lukashenko: Ukraine restricts cooperation with Belarus
12.10.2007 Relations with Russia remain a priority for Belarus - Belarusian president
12.10.2007 Belarusian President Lukashenko criticizes Russia for failing to providestabilization loan
12.10.2007 Olympic continues eastern European drive
12.10.2007 Does Poland import apples even from Belarus?
12.10.2007 Dialogue Of Cultures And Traditions: A New CD "Music Of Belarus Of The 19th Century"
12.10.2007 More Polish activists detained in Belarus
12.10.2007 BeST deploys Alca-Lu and Amdocs support systems
12.10.2007 Venezuela and Belarus analyze bilateral accords
12.10.2007 Belarus to build nuke reactors - president
12.10.2007 Belarus' Lukashenko Sees A Nuclear Future
12.10.2007 US welcomes Belarus pro-freedom demo, condemns arrests
12.10.2007 Belarus European March
12.10.2007 Belarus to Start Nuclear Plant Next Year - President
11.10.2007 Belarus opposition activists held for questioning
11.10.2007 Report: Belarus building nuclear plant
11.10.2007 Opposition in Belarus hopes Nobel nominations heralds reform in 'last dictatorship'
11.10.2007 Ethnic Polish protestor in Belarus jailed for swearing at policeman
11.10.2007 Belarus government allows EU protest march but shifts location
11.10.2007 Belarus: Charismatic pastor warned for "illegal" worship
11.10.2007 Lukashenko: Belarus will build nuclear reactors
11.10.2007 Russia company to bid for building n-plant in Belarus
11.10.2007 Hunt For "Dead-Boby Smell" Ends In Jailing Of Belarusian Oppositionist For Foul Language
11.10.2007 Belarusian Authorities Restrict Route Of Opposition March
11.10.2007 Belarus To Build Nuclear Plant For National Security And Energy Self Reliance
11.10.2007 NBB Sells US$585,000 Worth Of Diamonds
11.10.2007 Minsk needs guarantee of continuous energy supply at acceptable prices
11.10.2007 Lukashenko says Belarus needs nuclear power plant
11.10.2007 Belarus to build nuclear power plant - Lukashenko
11.10.2007 Belarusian Mobile Operator Deploys Operations Support System Solution
11.10.2007 Belarus to 'build nuclear plant'
11.10.2007 Belarus reaffirms plans for first nuclear power plant
11.10.2007 Report: Belarus to begin building country's 1st nuclear power plant next year
11.10.2007 Belarus to Construct Own Nuclear Plant, Lukashenko Vowed
11.10.2007 Belarus President Lukashenko wants to build nuclear power plant
11.10.2007 Belarus to start nuclear plant next year-president
11.10.2007 Belarusian Mobile Operator BeST Deploys Alcatel-Lucent and Amdocs Operations Support System Solution
11.10.2007 Langer offers scholarships for Belarusian students
11.10.2007 Poles detained in Belarus
11.10.2007 Belarus, Gazprom to hold gas talks in Moscow on Thursday
10.10.2007 Belarus: Antifascist action near the Russian embassy in Minsk
10.10.2007 Opposition Prepares For European March
10.10.2007 Belarusian Authorities Jail Oppositionsts Ahead Of "European March"
10.10.2007 Beltelecom to deploy NGN for multiservice data networks
10.10.2007 Belarus to import up to 5 Bln kWh of electricity in 2008
09.10.2007 Belarus ministry, Gazprom to discuss gas deliveries for next year
09.10.2007 Fitch on state-owned Belorussian banks
09.10.2007 Belarus seeks Russian gas deal after Ukraine
09.10.2007 Leading Belarusian dissident Aljaksandr Milinkevic speaks in Prague
09.10.2007 Two members of Morozov gang receive death sentences in Belarus
09.10.2007 Belarus speaker describes Tehran-Minsk ties as satisfactory
09.10.2007 Roundtable talks with Belarus
09.10.2007 Iran-Belarus parliaments emphasized on expansion of ties
09.10.2007 Belarusian Supreme Court Denies Registration To Opposition Youth Group
09.10.2007 Tehran-Minsk ties moving ahead
09.10.2007 Milinkevich honoured at Forum 2000
09.10.2007 Milinkevich: Belarus authorities lose interest in dialogue
08.10.2007 Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus in between the EU and Russia
08.10.2007 Will Russia Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Belarus?
07.10.2007 Council of public organisations of Russians set up in Belarus
07.10.2007 Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to launch customs union in 2011
07.10.2007 Belarus ratifies extradition treaty with India
05.10.2007 Russia, Belarus Consider Interstate Union
05.10.2007 Russia, Belarus May Unite
05.10.2007 Lithuania Sees Belarus As Potential Ally In Energy Policies
05.10.2007 Lithuania is ready to invest about $1bn in Belarusian economy
05.10.2007 Viet Nam, Belarus strengthen economic cooperation
05.10.2007 Telekom Austria ratings unaffected on buy of 70 pct stake in MDC - Moody's
04.10.2007 Telekom Austria Buys 70 Percent Stake In Belarusian Mobile-Phone Operator
04.10.2007 Venezuela, Belarus Joint Venture
04.10.2007 Telekom Austria Group Enters the Belarusian Mobile Communications Market
04.10.2007 Belarus Dashes Veshnyakov's CIS Hopes
04.10.2007 Lithuanian group to build 350 mln usd complex in Belarus
04.10.2007 Belarus aims to participate in Lithuanian nuclear power project
04.10.2007 Seminar on Belarus
04.10.2007 Catholic Church in Belarus
04.10.2007 Real-life Cinderella story lights up drap Belarus
04.10.2007 Telekom Austria Buys Phone Firm Serving Belarus
04.10.2007 Tashkent hosts 2nd "Belarus2007" national fair
04.10.2007 Telekom Austria moves into Belarus mobile market
04.10.2007 Belarus Mulls Estonia's Oil
03.10.2007 Odd Bedfellows? Georgia, Belarus Explore Partnership
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria Bets On "Outpost Of Tyranny"
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria sees MDC buy earnings accretive as of 2008, no impact on rating
03.10.2007 Belarusian Oppositionst Loses Appeal Against Imprisonment
03.10.2007 Belarusian Opposition Submits Petition To Legislature Against Removal Of State Benefits
03.10.2007 Belarusian Lower House Elects New Head
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria to buy 70% of MDC for $1b
03.10.2007 National Bank of Belarus obliges banks to provide IFRS reporting
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria buys into Belarus
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria buys Belarus MDC for $1 billion
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria Buys 70 Pct Stake in MDC
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria's 'BBB+' unchanged by planned Mobile Digital buy - S&P
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria Buys 70% of Belarus GSM Operator
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria buys 70 percent stake in Belarus mobile operator MDC
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria To Buy 70% Stake In SB Telecom At EUR 730 Mln
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria buys Belarusian MDC
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria Agrees to Buy Mobile Digital Stake
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria buys Belarusian MDC
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria buys 70 pct of Belarus's MDC for 730 mln eur; option on balance
03.10.2007 Belarussian budget surplus 3.4% of GDP in 8 mths
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria AG / Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers
03.10.2007 Telekom Austria Backs Belarus Deal
02.10.2007 Belarusian Gas-Pipeline Operator Gets New Head
02.10.2007 Popov elected Belarusian lower house speaker
02.10.2007 Belarus wants to open European Commission office
02.10.2007 Belarus denies plans to devalue currency
02.10.2007 "Svyaznoy" opened gallery of digital technologies in Minsk
02.10.2007 Wartsila wins heat, power plant order in Belarus
01.10.2007 Beltranshaz picks new board
01.10.2007 Belarusian Authorities Thwart Opposition 'Social Pickets'
01.10.2007 Belarus: vegetable crop will exceed 2 million MT
01.10.2007 Belarus: How serious is official call to phase out foreign clergy?
01.10.2007 Belarus: Give Lukashenko his LuNet!
01.10.2007 Belarus Picks Out China's Yuan as Reserve Currency