Disabled children and orphans from Lida area as well as from border Lithuania cities are invited to participate in the Charity musical marathon "The stars – for children. Uniting the hearts".

Mobile phone operator life:), owned by the Turkcell Group, has got a new CEO - Mr. Ismet Yazici who announced new plans for his company and very good news for all - Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will be available in Belarus since February 2012. Photo and Audio

The Belavia national carrier plans to expand the flight network and increase flight frequency in 2012.

After the recent devaluation of Belarusian Ruble people rushed to pharmacies to get drugs at old prices.

Belarus is running out of international currency reserves. Officially, they were down to $2.2 billion on October 1, which is a month’s worth of imports. On October 17, a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) left the country, denying it any financial aid. Belarus can be forced to stop its international payments any day.

The exchange rate of the Belarusian Ruble (BYR) against the US Dollar on the unified trade session on October 20 came out to be 8,680 BYR per 1 US Dollar.

The eurozone crisis will hit the economies of the central and eastern European countries next year due to trading and financial links, the report of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) reads.