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South African companies interested in cooperation with Belarusian manufacturers
The parties considered the prospects for developing cooperation between South African companies and Belarusian manufacturers of high-tech equipment, enterprises of the machine-building sector, agriculture, food, chemical industry and the energy complex...

Belarusian companies sign 11 export agreements at expositions in Dubai
The Belarusian delegation held negotiations at the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to discuss cooperation within the framework of the Food Tech Valley project. The Belarusian delegation also toured the IQ Fulfillment company that provides services to SMEs, incubators, accelerators, and e-commerce players...

Belarus chairs WTO Informal Group of Acceding Governments meeting in Geneva
The Belarusian representative noted that the accession of Belarus to the WTO opens the way for the membership of the Eurasian Economic Union in the organization...

Lukashenko denies accusations about blocking access to humanitarian aid for refugees
"The President Administration should respond more effectively to the events that are taking place in Belarus, so that our people understand what is happening. They (especially the Poles) have already accused us that we block access to the humanitarian aid and do not provide it to refugees rapped on the state border," Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarus’ cooperation with Saudi Arabia, UAE receives impetus at forum in Dubai
Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus Dmitry Pantus held negotiations with Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries of Saudi Arabia Ahmad Al-Ohali and Director General of the International Golden Group (UAE) Fadel al-Kaabi...

Brest Oblast Days to be held at EXPO 2020 in Dubai in January
The program includes presentations of the region’s tourism and export potential and investment projects of the region's leading enterprises. A VR presentation of the SMART BREST innovative project and a presentation of the River Pearl urban development project will be held...

Belarus signs $3.8m worth of contracts at FoodExpo Qazaqstan
Kazakhstan has recently hosted a great number of meetings and exhibition events, including food industry and agriculture exhibitions, business forums, seminars, and a convention. A large delegation from Belarus took an active part in them. The delegation included ministers, company representatives, experts. Belarus’ national exposition was running at the 23rd edition of the Central Asian International Food Industry Exhibition (FoodExpo Qazaqstan)...

Belarus’ experience of international cooperation in nuclear safety presented at IAEA conference
At present Belarus is a member of the nuclear energy countries club. The regulatory infrastructure in Belarus was created with international assistance. Assistance is provided by Russia (the country that supplies nuclear technologies), the International Atomic Energy Agency, the European Union, and the relevant associations of regulatory bodies – RCF, WENRA, ENSREG, and the WWER Forum...

Foreign investments in real sector of Belarusian economy at $6.7bn in January-September
The investments mainly came from commercial entities in Russia (44% of the received investments), Ukraine (13.1%), and Cyprus (12.6%). Foreign direct investments amounted to $4.8 billion, 72.4% of all the foreign investments...

Belarus eager to partner up with Kazakhstan to explore agribusiness opportunities
"First, it is important for ensuring food security of the countries. Second, there is a huge, not fully explored potential for cooperation"...

Draft decree on adjusting small business taxation submitted for Lukashenko’s approval
"Small businesses play an essential role in our economy. They create new jobs, accelerate economic growth, including by redistributing manpower from ineffective sectors"...

Belarus looks to increase exports to Israel
"In January-September 2021, the task for the export of goods to Israel, set forth by the government, was fulfilled. The participants of the session also stated that there are reserves to increase the export of Belarusian goods and services," the ministry said...

Lukashenko sets strategic, tactical tasks for agricultural sector
All in all, about nine million tonnes of crops have been harvested in the country this year. “This is a good harvest for this year. This amount will be enough to provide people with bread and bakery products, and there will be enough fodder for the livestock that we have and plan to have next year”...

Belarus, Brazil seek closer cooperation in business
The parties considered prospects of expanding cooperation between business circles of Belarus and Brazil in petrochemistry, production of construction materials, textile, pulp and paper industry, healthcare, agricultural technologies...

Batch of Chinese vaccines arrives in Belarus
Last night a military transport aircraft Il-76MD with the Chinese cargo on board landed on the Belarusian airfield in Machulishchi. The aircraft delivered the Chinese vaccine SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated by Sinopharm. The total route was 13,600km...

Belarus seeks to enhance economic cooperation with Vietnam
“For Belarus, Vietnam is a key partner in Southeast Asia. The friendship between our countries has been time tested. We have always supported each other, and helped each other if it was needed"...

Turkish businesses invited to attend Belarusian Investment Forum in Dubai
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Turkey Viktor Rybak met with Minister of Trade of Turkey Mehmet Mus on 9 November...

Belarus’ export up by 32.3% to $34.9bn in January-September
In January-September 2021 Belarus’ foreign trade totaled $67.1 billion, up by 31% year-on-year...

Makei: Economies of Belarus, Russia should complement each other
"Our economies should not compete, but on the contrary, should complement each other. This is the goal of 28 Union State programs," Vladimir Makei said...

Makei urges to work further to resume travel between Belarus, Russia
"We also seek to make traveling by road easier. This is extremely important for Belarusians and Russians. Of course, all this should be done as carefully as possible, taking into account the epidemiological situation and other factors"...