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Export of Belarus’ woodworking products to China up 10% in 2022
In March 2022, there was an online meeting with Chinese companies to present the export potential of furniture and woodworking companies in the country. Taking part in the online meeting were about 170 representatives from Belarus and China...

Belarus, Armenia discuss prospects of interregional ties
“The parties considered the prospects of boosting trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Armenia, including issues of interaction in construction, development of interregional ties, exchange of visits between representatives of ministries and regional authorities,” the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

Belarus set to double food exports to China in 2023
In 2022, Belarus exported more than $500 million worth of food products to China...

Belarus, China discuss joint engineering projects
Belarusian Industry Minister Aleksandr Rogozhnik held a number of meetings with representatives of Chinese machine-building companies and with Director General of the China National Machinery Industry Corporation Luo Qianyi...

Belarus, Cuba discuss simplified drug registration, joint production
In addition, the parties discussed the exchange of research information, new methods, participation in conferences online and offline, new approaches to providing medical care...

Lukashenko urges to bring into line Belt and Road Initiative and EAEU’s new policy
One of the important advantages of the region that China can benefit from is the logistics to promote Chinese goods, and here Belarus can be and is of great importance to China...

Belarusian companies sign $4m worth of contracts at Gulfood expo in Dubai
Belarusian enterprises reached agreements on the supply of their products to distributors, wholesale buyers and food manufacturers from around the world...

Belarusian commodity exchange touted as e-gateway to EAEU for Pakistani goods
In this regard, the head of the Pakistani delegation proposed to work out the possibility of selling food and industrial goods produced in Pakistan at BUCE...

Lukashenko suggests aligning industrial policies of Belarus, Russia, China via Great Stone
Despite the very good current results, the goal that we declared while setting up Great Stone has yet to be achieved, the Belarusian leader noted...

Payments on Belarusian nuclear power plant construction loan to be deferred by one year
The protocol will amend the 2011 Belarusian-Russian agreement on a $10 billion Russian loan for building the Belarusian nuclear power plant...

China confirms interest in broader assortment of supplies from Belarus
Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo met with top management of the state-owned company China Cold Chain Industry Investment Group...

Minister: It is necessary to identify key areas of Belarus-Tajikistan investment cooperation
An agreement was reached to identify the priority areas of investment cooperation, to draw a list of investment projects, including import-substituting ones, as well as to study the possibility of creating a Belarus-Tajikistan investment fund...

Ambassador: China is ready to purchase more products from Belarus
"Belarusian food products supplied to China are known for their environmental friendliness and high quality. Dairy products and chocolate are especially popular among Chinese consumers. According to Chinese statistics, in 2022 China imported various agricultural products from Belarus worth $649 million, which was up by 51.59% a year prior"...

Belarus plans to export ready-to-eat meat products to China
"China is a strategically important trading partner for the Belarusian processing industry. We have been working hard to tap into this market. In 2022, Belarusian food exports to China posted a good growth," said Ksenia Meleshko.

Pantus: Belarus is working on batch production of drones
According to him, together with the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces we chose certain types of UAVs to be produced in Belarus and supplied to law enforcement agencies...

Belarus, India agree to step up business contacts
The parties focused on issues related to promising areas of cooperation and filling the bilateral memorandum with joint activities to intensify business contacts...

Belarus might set up pharmaceutical company with China
Dmitry Pinevich is visiting an enterprise run by China’s pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. The parties are exploring the possibilities for the supply, joint production and localization of various medicines, as well as the purchase of equipment for healthcare facilities and laboratories...

Belarusian steel mill BMZ mulls over investment projects with industrial companies
According to Aleksandr Borikov, more than 2 million tonnes of steel was smelted in 2022. BMZ. The year also made it possible to establish relationships with new partners, open new markets and launch new products...

Belarus, Sri Lanka discuss ways to promote business contacts
Representatives of the National Center for Marketing held an introductory meeting with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (Sri Lanka). The parties agreed on steps to raise awareness of companies of Belarus and Sri Lanka of cooperation opportunities...

Belarus plans to export $8.5bn worth of agricultural products in 2023
"Export of food products and agricultural raw materials increased by 24.2% to $8.3 billion in 2022, up $1.6 billion"...