Decisions of the Council of Ministers

• Belarus, Sberbank to sign supplemental agreement on loans to buy Belarusian goods in Russia

  The Belarusian Government and Sberbank are set to sign a supplemental agreement to the agreement on the issue of loans to buy Belarusian goods in Russia. Such a decision is contained in the Council of Ministers’ Resolution No. 57 of 19 January 2012.

• Eximbank of China to lend $654m for Belarusian bleached pulp factory project

  Belarus will borrow $654.16 million from the Export and Import Bank of China to build a factory to manufacture up to 400,000 tonnes of sulfated bleached pulp on the basis of the Svetlogorsk pulp and pasteboard factory. The plans have been laid down by Council of Ministers resolution No. 25 of 9 January 2012.

• Belarus to construct 4.2 million square meters of housing in 2012

  The government of Belarus has approved housing construction targets for 2012. The Council of Ministers adopted relevant Resolution No. 1788 on 30 December 2011.

• Belarus issues Br4.7 trillion of public long-term bonds

  A total of Br4.7 trillion of public long-term bonds with one-year maturity has been issued in Belarus. The decision is contained in Council of Ministers’ Resolution No 1774 of 30 December 2011.