Economy

First Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Siamashka is in Moscow to discuss Russia's ban on products of 20 dairies and meat-packers from Belarus.

Some cigarettes will become more expensive.

Moscow moves to stop the import of goods through Belarus, which it believes infringes on Russia's embargo against foodstuffs from the European Union.

Russia suspects Belarus of supplying contraband from the 'blacklisted' EU member states.

The Belarusian government reconsidered the social and economic development targets for 2015, taking into account the new crude oil prices.

Ban will take effect on Monday, 24 November.

After the June decline, stocks of finished products began to rise again in October.

Belarus economy minister says there is no macroeconomic reason for matching the devaluation rate with the rates in Russia and Ukraine.

On Friday Head of State visited Hrodna hydroelectric power plant and held a meeting.