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Industrial sector seen as major economic driver in Belarus
"In January-May 2021, the country's GDP showed a strong growth of 3.3%. We expected such a result"...

Belarus, Kazakhstan seek closer cooperation in construction sector
The parties discussed in detail all the areas of bilateral cooperation, including the construction of dairy complexes in Kazakhstan, the production and supply of building materials, and also the setting up of a trading house of Belarusian building materials in Kazakhstan...

Belarus, Kazakhstan mull over joint construction projects
According to Igor Kostyukov, Belarus used to earn up to $1 billion on export of construction services as it implemented large-scale, landmark projects...

Belarus’ export of construction goods, services at $637m in January-June
Igor Kostyukov noted that the coronavirus pandemic had had a serious impact on the industry and on export figures but ways out of the situation had been worked out...

Armenia wants to buy broader range of agricultural machines from Belarus
According to the ministry, during the negotiations the parties took stock of cooperation in H1 2021 and discussed ways to increase supplies of agricultural machinery to Armenia...

Belarus, Russia's Bashkortostan to use commodity exchange to revive trade
This year, BUCE has focused on cooperation with Russian regions, which has contributed to the growth of trade growth and the number of Russian companies working on BUCE...

Belarus, Russia encouraged to advance cooperation in IT
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus Yevgeny Lukyanov pointed it out as he talked to reporters after meeting with Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Gennady Solovei...

Belarus’ commodity exchange, Development Bank to team up to promote export, investment
The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) hosted representatives of BR-Consult, a subsidiary of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus (DBRB) specializing in export-oriented investment projects...

Budpragres 2021 due in Minsk on 14-17 September
All its areas have undergone dramatic changes in the past decades. These changes will be in focus of the Budpragres 2021 expo that is due in the Indoor Football Arena in Minsk this autumn...

Belarus, Russia seek closer cooperation in microelectronics
The matter was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Industry Minister of Belarus Andrei Buinevich and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Vasily Shpak...

China-Belarus industrial park’s new company to design data processing devices
The company will design and mass produce high-tech data processing and storage devices, including servers, monitors, printers and software and hardware systems. The company will also offer services related to the operation of its equipment...

Newcomer to China-Belarus Great Stone park to focus on artificial intelligence
The company will do research in the field of complex systems and artificial intelligence, will develop unmanned autonomous control technology. The company has plans to collaborate with the United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Belarusian State University...

Ambassador: Belarus will get 1 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine in August
"The Healthcare Ministry, on behalf of the head of state, is negotiating the purchase of a commercial batch of the vaccine. China offers a good discount for the Republic of Belarus. We hope that a contract will be signed in the near future and by the end of August about 1 million doses of the vaccine will be sent to our country to be distributed among healthcare facilities taking part in the immunization program"...

Merchandise export via Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange 80% up in H1 2021
Companies from 29 countries bought Belarusian goods via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange. The top five export markets were Lithuania, Germany, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia. Each of them demonstrated positive dynamics...

Plans to power up first unit of Belarusian nuclear power plant by mid-August
According to the source, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is undergoing an audit. The turbine generator equipment is being inspected. The work proceeds in line with the standard operating procedure...

Technical potential of Belarusian agriculture praised
According to the head of state, the harvest campaign is on his radar, he is keeping an eye on the economic and weather conditions...

Minsk Oblast, Russia to implement unique business project in agriculture
The meeting lasted for over two hours. The sides discussed matters concerning bilateral cooperation in the implementation of current projects and new ones...

BUCE ready to cooperate with Belarusian diplomatic missions for export promotion
"For our part, we also count on Belarusian diplomatic missions abroad to assist us in successful work with foreign partners," said Aleksandr Osmolovsky...

Lukashenko orders to put to rights work of small businesses
First of all, it is necessary to clearly define who are individual entrepreneurs, what they will do, what taxes they will pay...

Belarusian MTZ eager to resume tractor sales on American continent
"These are complicated markets. We need to create new products for them and take care of certification. The work takes time. For that we need a partner, who would see his or her own interest in our cooperation"...