The Road Safety Day will be held in Belarus on February 25
The State Traffic Inspectorate of Belarus will hold a Road Safety Day on February 25, BELTA writes with reference to the message of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The measures will be aimed at preventing cases when drivers leave the scene of an accident.
In 2021, the budget revenues of the Grodno region increased by 16%
The sector of industry showed the greatest growth at the end of last year. This made it possible to increase the financing of the investment program for 2022. Among the priority projects for financing will be social facilities, medical institutions, roads.
In Minsk, social workers serve 4 thousand people at home
Social workers in Minsk serve 4,000 elderly Minsk residents and people with disabilities at home. In 3 years, the number of wards has grown by 14%, the Minsk-News agency writes. Social workers bring food, medicines, and basic necessities to the wards. They also cook food, clean the apartment and run errands.
Now tourists from any country can enter the island without tests and vaccination or recovery certificates, CityDog.by magazine about Minsk writes with a link to Visit Portugal.
In Belarus during March holidays, 40 trains will be added
The Belarusian Railway has appointed 42 additional trains from March 4 to March 10, BELTA writes. The number of seats for passengers on regular trains will be also increased. Additional trains will run on the most popular routes.
Now travelers can visit country if they have a certificate of vaccination with any two—phase vaccine (single-phase only for Johnson & Johnson is allowed). For unvaccinated tourists, a negative PCR test no older than 72 hours before crossing the border will be enough to enter Georgia.
In 2021, BYN3.7 billion was invested in Brest region
Relative to 2020, investments increased by 5.4%. The trend of investment growth in the active part of fixed assets has become stable. In 2016, 26.6% of the volume of investments in fixed assets was directed, in 2021— more than 40%.
The Belarusian reached the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Doha
Belarusian tennis player Arina Sobolenko will play in the match for reaching the semifinals of the tournament in Doha, Qatar, the Minsk-News agency writes. Arina Sobolenko is the second racket in the world.
National Bank approved procedure for assessing risks of banks
The rules establish the procedure and evaluation indicators, as well as the methodology for classifying banks by risk groups. Thanks to these rules, the Agency for guaranteed compensation of bank deposits of individuals will be able to determine the risk group to which the bank belongs.
In Belarus, 160 foreign observers accredited to work on referendum
Of these, 142 people represent the CIS Observer Mission. Another 12 observers are accredited from the central election authorities of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, four are from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, two are from the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.