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Belarus’ Mozyr Dairy Products resumes export to China
In August-September, the company supplied 125 tonnes of skimmed milk powder to China. Mozyr Dairy Products got access to this market in 2018 when the company was diversifying export to the EAEU and third countries: China, Pakistan, Morocco, and Turkey...

BUCE ready to cooperate with Russia’s forestry sector
"We are open for cooperation and in case of interest from the Russian side we are ready to offer our trading platform to forestry enterprises that would like to enter new markets and improve the efficiency of foreign trade activities"...

Research and Education Center with BelAZ participation to be set up in St. Petersburg
BelAZ and Saint Petersburg Mining University plan to establish a research and education center of mining transport engineering on the basis of the university. The agreements were reached during the visit of the Belarusian enterprise delegation to the Russian university...

Belarus’ nuclear power plant commissioning to be timed to 7 November
"I invite everyone. I think that on 7 November, which is a remarkable day for us, we will be able to go there and say that we have generated the first electricity at our nuclear power plant"...

Lukashenko: Some want to portray us as outcasts, but main global markets are with us
"They can offer a solution to the pandemic crisis. These regions include members of the UN Security Council – Russia, China, the CIS member states, and rapidly developing countries of Central Asia"...

Ninety Belarusian companies willing to take part in China International Import Expo
The expo is scheduled for November 2020. "We hope that the expo will take place after all, but our Chinese partners are still unable to confirm this"...

BelCCI develops new mechanisms for business promotion
"The BelCCI has developed a unique project, unmatched in the country. It is a business course entitled as the Academy of Export. Its start is scheduled for 24 September. During this course representatives of enterprises and individual entrepreneurs will get free of charge theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of foreign economic activity, management, finance, marketing, logistics, taxation, customs support, business communications with foreign partners"...

Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Mexico
The head of state reaffirmed Belarus’ interest in stepping up contacts with Mexico. “I am convinced that our countries have a considerable potential for the development of an open political dialogue and also mutually beneficial cooperation in the trade, economic and other sectors,” the president stressed...

Deals worth $750m to be signed during Belarus-Russia forum of regions
This year the format of the forum has somewhat changed. “Due to the coronavirus pandemic, workshops and a number of other events will be held by means of a video-conference on the first day. The event will continue offline on the second day,” Anatoly Isachenko said...

Over 300 companies from 14 states to attend Belagro 2020 expo in Minsk
Taking part in the expo will be more than 300 companies from 14 countries, including Belarus, Great Britain, Germany, China, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Switzerland and Sweden...

BelAZ to supply two 130-tonne haul trucks to Russian Apatit
The new vehicles are part of a large investment project meant to increase the resource base of the long-time strategic partner of the Belarusian company in the Kola Peninsula...

Premiers of Belarus, Russia discuss cooperation in financial, energy sectors
The heads of government discussed ways to expand cooperation in the financial sector, trade, economy and energy complex, including as part of the arrangements reached during the meeting of the heads of state of Belarus and Russia on 14 September...

Belarus, Armenia discuss future cooperation
The meeting focused on the main directions and prospects of further invigoration of Belarusian-Armenian cooperation. Interaction of the two countries within the framework of international organizations and integration associations was mentioned...

Belarus to sign $20m loan agreement with OPEC Fund in September
“The next project which is almost ready for signing is a loan agreement with the OPEC Fund. The money will be used to compensate for the state budget's previous expenditures on fighting the COVID-19 spread,” Andrei Belkovets noted. “We expect to sign the $20-million loan agreement in September”...

Belarusian MAZ ready to export to Libya
MAZ top managers assured that once the Libyan partners decide on the preferred vehicles, the company will prepare the appropriate offer with the terms of financing...

Belarusian Railways’ container transportation 1.3 times up in January-August
Belarusian Railways and interested companies are busy creating conditions for new projects and for developing existing projects to deliver Belarusian cargoes to China by container trains. Belarusian pulp, sugar, sawn timber, meat and dairy products have been shipped to China...

BelCCI to host online business promotion events
A total of seven different events are planned. These are streams, practical webinars and roundtable sessions. Online streams by heads of the BelCCI's structural units will familiarize the Belarusian business community with the new directions of the BelCCI activities and plans...

Belarus attends Global Automobile Logistics Conference in China
Participants stressed that in the current conditions of minimizing personal contacts, railway logistics shows a systematic growth and popularity among participants of international supply chains along the route China-EAEU-EU...

Presidents of Belarus, Russia agree to restore transport communication
“The two presidents agreed to instruct the heads of the corresponding agencies to prepare proposals to remove restrictions in transportation, i.e. to resume transport communication between Russia and Belarus,” the representative of the Kremlin said...

Putin calls for additional effort to increase Belarus-Russia trade
"We have very stable and deep manufacturing cooperation in a number of areas and industries. Unfortunately, the coronavirus has had a negative effect on our trade. It is natural and is happening all over the world. This is why I believe we should put more efforts into not only restoring precrisis trade figures and economic relations but creating prerequisites for moving forward"...