As reported by the Vitebsk Regional Methodological Center for Folk Art, the craft fair "City of Masters" – a traditional project during the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" festival – will this year bring together at least 200 folk artisans from Belarus (including from all regions of the Vitebsk Oblast), Russia, Ukraine, and Latvia.

The best rural bride of the Polotsk district will be determined on August 8 in the village of Farinovo. The girls' external and personal qualities, as well as their skills and abilities, will be evaluated based on the results of 12 competitions.

Vitebsk region is a developed industrial region. In 2008, Br3.8 trillion of investments were directed to the development of the economy and social sphere of the Vitebsk region, and for 8 months of the current year, the growth rate of investments exceeded last year's figure for the same period by 17.3%. Almost two-thirds of capital investments are for production purposes. At the same time, the region currently ranks only fourth in the republic in terms of the share of foreign investments. Investment forums, which have become regularly held in the region, help attract foreign and domestic businessmen. The deputy chairman of the Vitebsk regional executive committee, Oleg Matskevich, told a BELTA correspondent about what will be presented at the upcoming autumn business forum and what local authorities expect from it.

Since 2007, seven major investment projects have been implemented in the region's small towns. In particular, the woodworking production at the Orsha Construction Materials Plant has been reconstructed. More than Br8 billion has been invested in the modernization of the whole milk products workshop at the Postavy Dairy Plant, which resulted in a 45% increase in its capacity to 17.5 thousand tons of products per year. In addition, the enterprise has gained the opportunity for a significant expansion of its product range. A substantial amount of funds has been allocated for the reconstruction of a tunnel kiln for the production of clinker bricks at the Obol Ceramic Plant. Other projects include the organization of production of components for the automotive industry at OJSC "Lyos", fittings at the Kokhanovo Pipe Plant "Beltrubplast", garment production in Barani, and the opening of a gas station in the urban settlement of Shumilino.