Belarus' foreign exchange reserves increased by 2.5% in April
According to preliminary data, Belarus' international reserve assets amounted to $7.7 billion in equivalent as of May 1, 2022, BelTA reports. We also wrote that since the beginning of the year, the state debt of Belarus has grown by 13.1%.
Many events dedicated to the Victory Day will be held in Minsk from May 6 to 9, the Minsk-News agency reports. We remind you that also these days a Gastrofest is being held in six years of Belarus.
From May 5, Belavia Minsk — Almaty — Minsk flights are temporarily canceled, the "Sobiray Rukzak" Telegram channel writes. We remind you that we have published a list of European countries that have lifted covid entry restrictions.
In the first quarter of this year, total budget revenues in Minsk budget increased by 28%, BelTA writes. We remind you that the share of the IT sector in Belarus' GDP also increased to 8.1%.
On May 9, during the wreath-laying ceremony and the festive concert, entry and exit to the Victory Square station may be restricted (from the side of the Victory Monument), the Minsk-News agency writes.
Declamations of ancient poetry will be held at BSU
Open declamations of ancient poetry "Ad Melpomenen" ("To Melpomene") will be held online at the Belarusian State University, the BSU website writes. All interested students and schoolchildren without age restrictions from any educational institutions in Belarus can participate.
Belarusians launched free app about men's sexual health
A team of Belarusian developers has released the Sequoia application dedicated to male sexual health. It is free and ad-free, available on the App Store, CityDog.io writes. We recently wrote that the share of IT in Belarus' GDP has grown to 8.1%.
Profitero company with Belarusian roots was bought for €200 million
The French media group Publicis announced the purchase of the Irish platform Profitero, devby.io reports. We also wrote that the Cypriot startup Skich, founded by Belarusians, raised $400 million in investments.
How will the traffic in Minsk change during the holidays?
Traffic will be restricted on a number of road sections in Minsk on May 9 due to Victory Day celebrations, the Minsk-News agency writes. Also, traffic will be blocked on some streets from May 6.
The decision to end the heating season was made at a meeting of the Minsk City Executive Committee, the Minsk-News agency reports. Last week we wrote that the heating is turned off when the average daily air temperature for three consecutive days is 8℃ and above.
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