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Belarus’ deputy premier, ECC minister discuss cooperation in agriculture, industry
“We actively support all kinds of cooperation in the manufacturing industry. It is important that our joint products are sold on the markets of third countries. In order to promote this kind of cooperation, it is necessary to use appropriate financial instruments, like those available at the Eurasian Development Bank,” he said...

Acceptance commission for nuclear power plant’s first unit appointed in Belarus
Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov took charge of the acceptance commission. Belenergo Director General Pavel Drozd and Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk were appointed his deputies...

Interactive 5D building passport presented at BUDEXPO 2021
During the expo the Minsk Oblast Agency for State Registration and Land Cadaster presented modern technologies that allow organizing a virtual tour inside models of buildings using virtual reality glasses...

Belarusian MAZ presents new automobile crane at BUDEXPO 2021
The fully extended arm of the crane is 32.6m long. In its initial 10-meter-long configuration it can lift up to 32 tonnes. When extended by 11m, the arm can lift over 4 tonnes up to a height of up to 33m, which is twice as much as what the vehicle’s CIS competitors can do...

Enterprises of Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast eager to sell metal products via BUCE
The companies are primarily interested in selling more ferrous rolled products that enjoy a steadily high demand among Belarusian industrial enterprises...

BSUIR, Russian Technological University sign cooperation roadmap
After the negotiations, the parties signed a roadmap to advance cooperation. The universities will develop joint educational programs to train specialists and postgraduate students in line with educational standards of the two parties, arrange internships, and run joint retraining and advanced training programs, training courses...

Belarus to showcase its products at trade shows in Tajikistan
Exhibitions of Belarusian manufacturers under the common brand Made in Belarus will show the best of the domestic industry in the following sections: AgroFood (agriculture and food), TechMach (mechanical engineering and technology), Wood (woodworking industry and furniture)...

Belarus’ ambassador authorized to hold gas talks with Russia
The Council of Ministers authorizes Vladimir Semashko to negotiate a draft protocol on amending the agreement as of 25 November 2011 between the governments of Belarus and Russia on the procedure for setting prices (tariffs) for the supply of gas to Belarus and its transportation through gas pipelines located in Belarus...

BUDEXPO 2021 international architecture and construction trade show opens in Minsk
The key themes of the exhibition in 2021 are modern, beautiful, affordable and comfortable housing and urban environment. The exhibition covers all kinds of matters related to architecture and urban planning - from development plans of settlements, architectural concepts of neighborhood development to smart management systems and landscaping...

Minsk, Bangalore to expand cooperation in several areas
The parties agreed to expand educational opportunities in technical specialties and information technology in Belarus for students from India...

Belarusian Bellesbumprom working on ways to export more goods to UK
According to the Bellesbumprom press service, Bellesbumprom companies already operate on the UK market and gradually increase their sales. They exported $1.44 million worth of goods to the UK in 2020, twice as much as in 2019. Plywood, fiberboards, sawn timber, paper and pasteboard, furniture, and prefabricated structures made of wood were sold...

HTP Administration might oversee crypto-exchanges, digital tokens in Belarus
Belarus’ First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told the media after the meeting with the head of state...

Russia among top three export markets for Belarusian commodity exchange in January-February
In January-February, Russian companies made transactions worth $12 million, which was almost three times as much over the same period a year prior. Russia placed third in the list of BUCE’s major export markets, ousting Germany from the top three...

Belarus, Egypt keen to expand cooperation in tourism
Sergei Terentiev and Badr Abdel Atti noted that Belarus and Egypt have untapped potential for advancing the political dialogue and strengthening cooperation in trade, economy, and humanitarian affairs. The parties stressed the need to step up cooperation in tourism...

Belavia launches mobile app for flight tickets, check-in
The application has been developed by the EPAM employees as part of a hackathon. The new mobile service can be downloaded from AppStore and Google Play. Yet, it is a basic version, and plans are in place to increase the number of available functions in the future. They will include the ability to scan a passport for quick entry of passenger data...

VEB.RF grants $59m to finance BelAZ machinery supplies to Uzbekistan
The financing of the deal became possible due to the existing agreement between the government of Belarus and VEB.RF. Bank BelVEB will act as the agent of the government of Belarus...

ITU’s international forum on smart sustainable cities underway in Minsk
Taking part in the event are representatives of the ITU, government, regional authorities and also major institutions of science and education. Speakers from Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, experts from the Green Cities Project, UNDP, specialists of Belarus’ major companies will share the practical experience and suggest ways of building a smart sustainable city...

Belarusian BelAZ increases output, sales, export in January-February
The company exported 97.2% of the output. Most of the vehicles (BelAZ and MoAZ brands) and spare parts were shipped to Russia – 82% of the total volume of shipments, with the growth rate as against the same period of last year at 375.1%. In January-February 2021 the company also shipped haul trucks to Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Belarusian steel mill BMZ doubles pipe export to European Union in January-February
In January-February 2021 BMZ sold hot-rolled seamless pipes to ten countries of the European Union. Italy was the top buyer. It accounted for about half of BMZ’s export to the European Union...

Belarusian MAZ eager to promote products onto Armenian market
Director General of OAO MAZ, the managing company of the holding company BelavtoMAZ Valery Ivankovich and the company’s Commerce Director Sergei Shulyak took part in meetings with representatives of the Armenian private sector...