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Capital city: Minsk
Population: 9,648,533 (July 2009 est.)
Currency: Belarusian ruble
Language: Belarusian / Russian
Belarus has seen little structural reform since 1995, when President Lukashenko launched the country on the path of "market socialism." In keeping with this policy, Lukashenko reimposed administrative controls over prices and currency exchange rates and expanded the state's right to intervene in the management of private enterprises. Since 2005, the government has re-nationalized a number of private companies. In addition, businesses have been subject to pressure by central and local governments, e.g., arbitrary changes in regulations, numerous rigorous inspections, retroactive application of new business regulations, and arrests of "disruptive" businessmen and factory owners. Because of these restrictive economic policies, Belarus has had trouble attracting foreign investment. Trade with Russia - by far its largest single trade partner - decreased in 2007-08,
GDP - composition by sector
agriculture: 8.5%
industry: 41.2%
services: 50.3% (2008 est.)
Source: CIA
Latest news on Belarusian poultry
15 May 2012 - Aviagen and their Grandparent (GP) customer PPR Broiler recently held their third annual joint technical seminar for Ross Parent Stock (PS) customers in Belarus.
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16 Apr 2012 - In the first two months of this year, Belarus produced 74.1 thousand (live weight) tonnes of poultry, which is 17% higher than what was produced in 2011 during the same period. The growth in production volume has been across the board for all regions of the country, the Ministry of Agriculture reported at a recent meeting with Alexander Lukashenko on April 12.
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07 Mar 2012 - Belorusneft-Osobino Company, one of the leading poultry producers in Belarus, has decided to buy and install incubators and hatchery equipment from Emka Incubators, Belgium.
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23 Feb 2012 - One of the largest farms for the production of turkey meat will be built in the Dzyatlava district of the Grodno region, north-west Belarus.
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05 Jan 2012 - The government of Belarus has increased the price for poultry and eggs almost by 25% since January 1, 2012 in order to support national producers.
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23 Dec 2011 - The Customs Union Commission of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has approved import quotas for meat, pork and poultry for 2012.
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19 Dec 2011 - Servolux Agro, a poultry production structural unit of agricultural holding Servolux, the fifth largest producer of poultry in Belarus is planning to buy Smolevichi poultry complex, currently the largest manufacturer of poultry in the country.
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11 Oct 2011 - One of the most expensive projects in the Belarusian poultry industry has been put into operation - the poultry complex Mogilevskay began its work last week.
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26 May 2011 - Aviagen and their Grandparent (GP) customer PPR Broiler recently teamed up to host a seminar for Belarusian Parent Stock (PS) customers. With a rapidly growing PS market in the country, this was the second of the now annual seminars to be held.
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20 Aug 2010 - Poultry production in the Repubic of Belarus will double by 2015, Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusyi said in a session of the Council of Ministers’ Presidium. "In 2015 the country plans to produce 548,000 tonnes of poultry meat live weight or double the 2009 level", the minister said.
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16 Jul 2010 - Aviagen has held the first ever poultry production and technical seminar in the Belarus Republic.
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