OREANDA-NEWS. December 15, 2008. In January-November 2008, capital and construction investments in Belarus went up by 21.9% over the same period of 2007 to exceed Br30.44 trillion, it was learnt from the National Statistics Committee of Belarus.

Over the eleven months, building and assembly jobs totaled over Br13.3 trillion, 21.5% up from January-November 2007 in comparable prices.

In January-November 2008, dwelling construction by means of all financial resources neared 4.32 million square metres, 10.3% up from the eleven months of 2007. Dwelling construction in the rural area and small towns made up nearly 1.776 million square metres, of them about 1.329 million square metres in the rural area (98.3% to January-November 2007).