US Tightens Sanctions on Belarus Petrochemical Group 05/15/2008 - 22:17 / AFP The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on three units of a Belarus petrochemical firm in the latest move to step up pressure on the country Washington calls the "last dictatorship in Europe." comments: 0
Belarus to Cede Control of Two State Banks--C.Bank 05/15/2008 - 22:16 / Reuters Belarus may cede a controlling share in state bank Belinvestbank to Germany's Commerzbank (CBKG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) within four months and give up control of a second bank, Belpromstroibank, the head of the central bank said on Wednesday. comments: 0
Ambassador Denies that Venezuela Buys Weapons from Belarus 05/15/2008 - 22:15 / Naviny.by Venezuela does not buy weapons from Belarus, Americo Dias Nunes, the Venezuelan ambassador to Belarus, told BelaPAN while commenting on a report by the Spanish newspaper El Pais that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez planned to supply weapons to Colombia’s left-wing guerillas with the help of Belarus. comments: 0
Belarus Proposes Gas Price Review with Russia-PM 05/15/2008 - 01:27 / Guardian Belarus expects no new price rises in imported gas from Russia this year and has asked Moscow to soften a proposed scale to bring them towards European levels by 2011, the ex-Soviet state's prime minister said on Wednesday. comments: 0
