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Toughness of Belarusians in face of Western sanctions emphasized
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that Belarusian enterprises keep working and goods are being shipped to new markets despite all the sanctions...

Belarusian economy identified as West’s key target
Economy is a condition for Belarus’ sovereignty and independence...

Lukashenko names priorities for Belarusian transport industry
”The development of our port infrastructure and new overland routes to China, Iran and other Asian countries must become the absolute priority of our transport industry,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko in favor of additional guarantees for responsible investors
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is necessary to seriously invest in manufacturing. These things are not so good for now. Our fixed-capital investments went down by 19%! Although the realization of over 150 projects was completed. This year we just have to reverse the investment trend of the last few years”...

Belarus, Hungary to promote business contacts, cooperation in manufacturing
The parties exchanged information on the potential and framework conditions for interaction with a focus on trade and economy...

BUCE to step up efforts to promote Belarusian products in Israel
Boris Gelfand confirmed his readiness to act as an intermediary for BUCE in the Middle East, and also informed about arrangements with one of Israel’s leading sawn timber importers regarding participation in exchange trading...

Belarus’ Industry Ministry seeks to build cooperation with Sri Lanka
According to Aleksandr Yefimov, cooperation in tractor making holds a lot of promise. Belarus is ready to offer the entire lineup of tractors, including tractors for agriculture and public utilities...

Sri Lankan delegation on visit to Belarus
Bandula Gunawardana met with the Belarusian deputy industry minister, heads of the country's leading transport companies: MAZ, Amkodor and Belkommunmash...

Belarusian BelAZ rolls out two import-independent haul trucks
According to the BelAZ deputy director general, the most expected novelty of the year in the 220 tonne segment is the haul truck BelAZ-75304 with an engine from the Russian city of Kolomna...

Vitebsk to host international economic forum on 18-19 May
The business program of the forum will include thematic expositions and demonstration sites “Territory of innovations in industry”, “Light industry as a platform for cooperation opportunities”, “Innovations in pharmacy, healthcare, medicine”, “Energy: resources and technologies”, “Innovative equipment and machinery”, “Tourist potential of Vitebsk Oblast”...

Belarus’ Primemilk sells to over 30 countries
Primemilk specializes in the production of dry products. The company processes about 900 tonnes of raw materials a day, producing about 30 tonnes of soft cheeses and about 100 tonnes of dry whey-based products...

Newcomer to FEZ Minsk to produce furniture parts using laminated chipboard
The company plans to produce furniture parts using laminated chipboard. A corresponding agreement was signed by Head of the FEZ Minsk Administration Anatoly Buben and Director of Modul-Online Artyom Zubovich...

Great Stone resident to make computers, related products
The Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone has registered a new resident – the Belarusian company IRBI...

First Belarusian-Russian harvester assembly site now operational in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory
The harvester plant Kuban based in Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar Territory and the Belarusian mechanical engineering holding company Gomselmash teamed up as part of the project...

Exchange trade between Belarus, Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast up 30 times
According to the BUCE representative, the high positive dynamics of the exchange commodity trade was achieved through the increased interaction with small and medium-sized business of Sverdlovsk Oblast, including with the assistance of the regional export promotion center...

Belarus working to create a research reactor
"Last year we visited the Kurchatov Institute, we saw the PIK research reactor in Gatchina. We agreed on cooperation. We are ready to sign an agreement on collaboration in fundamental research"...

Belarusian BelAZ’s export to Russia exceeds $800m in 2022
“We also got off to a fairly good start in the first quarter of 2023. Based on the current order portfolio, this year we expect to surpass the results of 2022,” the BelAZ deputy director general said...

Belarus’ Industry Ministry sees export potential in cooperation with Asia, Africa, Latin America
A good example of active cooperation in the export of Belarusian industrial products is the sales of automotive, agricultural and cargo machinery to Togo, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and India. Supplies are mainly made through the existing distribution network, which also provides service and warranty support for machinery, or directly to the end user...

Belarus ready to participate in infrastructure projects in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast
Manufacturing cooperation is one of the most important areas of work. So far 37 enterprises to assemble Belarusian vehicles and machines have been set up in Russian regions, including nine enterprises with a share of Belarusian capital...

About 200 Belarusian companies eager to participate in Innoprom expo in Russian Yekaterinburg
It is the first time Belarus will take part in the Innoprom expo as a partner country. The partner country status is special. The key advantages include exhibition area of at least 3,000m2, priority placement in the exhibition pavilion...