In January-May 2010, per capita monetary income increased by 7.1% in real terms compared to the same period last year. The ratio of average per capita monetary income to the minimum consumer budget reached 2 times in January-May, and to the subsistence minimum budget - 3.2 times.

The International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" turned 20 years old. Over these years, the festival itself has changed, and on its horizon, one pop star has repeatedly replaced another. However, for 18 years now, "Star Hour" – press conferences with celebrities and their host, Honored Artist of Russia, author and host of the highly popular Russian radio program "Meeting with a Song," Viktor Vitalievich Tatarsky – have remained unchanged. A man of impeccable taste and the highest culture of speech, a maestro of music journalism, shared his impressions of the festival with a BELTA correspondent and expressed his opinion on its future.

In particular, during this period, GDP growth was 111%, labor productivity and sales profitability increased.