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Belinterexpo plans over 30 exhibitions for Belarusian manufacturers in H2 2020
"We monitor the situation on a regular basis, see where there is a good chance that the event will take place. In some cases, the organizers are doing their best to secure maximum safety and thus ensure that the exhibition takes place"...

Belarusian steel mill BMZ reports strong export figures
In January-April 2020 BMZ exported products to 48 countries. The focus of the shipments shifted a bit from Africa and the Middle East to the European market...

Belarusian Unison starts assembling Changan cars
A compact crossover Changan CS35 Plus was the first car to roll off Unison’s assembly line. The company intends to start making other models in the future as well...

Belarusian cheese now available in Japanese stores
The first aisle of Belarusian dairy products was unveiled in the Nissin World Delicatessen retail chain in Tokyo on 14 June. It features the goods made by OAO Savushkin Product dairy and OAO Turov Dairy Plant...

Twenty-two companies named winners of Belarus’ Best Exporter of the Year contest in 2019
This time 163 enterprises advanced to the finals, which was almost 10% more than last year...

Belorusneft’s northern asset in Russia to extract more gas, gas condensate in 2020
In 2020 Oil Company Yangpur is expected to extract over 700 million m3 of natural gas and 80,000 tonnes of gas condensate...

Belarusian BelAZ ships two 240t haulers to Kachkanarsky mining plant
According to the plant, the first 240-tonne BelAZ was put into operation at the EVRAZ KGOK in August 2019. It became a pioneer rock hauler for mining companies in Sverdlovsk Oblast in the class of equipment of such an impressive lifting capacity...

Great Stone park to launch production of electric scooters
The new resident of the park also plans to develop software and management systems for an electric scooter sharing system...

State support for Belarusian companies to hinge on fulfillment of business plans
"Decisions will be made taking into account many factors. For now the government evaluates all the enterprises actually every day to determine what can be done now in order to minimize the negative effect that we see after 4-5 months into this year"...

Golovchenko: MAZ needs to be resilient to external shocks
"It is one of the brands that have made Belarus famous. Matters of stable operation, steady development of MAZ are surely in focus of the country’s leadership and the government"...

Lukashenko warns against negligence in agriculture
"I am not going to teach you technology. The fodder will be of poor quality, and we will again face the loss of livestock"...

Belarus ready to take part in upgrading industrial enterprises of Egypt
The parties exchanged information about the social and economic situation in Belarus and Egypt, discussed the key issues of cooperation...

Belarusian oil refinery Naftan starts receiving U.S. oil
The entire shipment of American oil will be delivered to the oil refinery over the course of ten days...

Belarus government to identify reserves for economic growth soon
The prime minister went on saying that in association with the central bank the government will continue implementing measures to ensure macroeconomic stability, improve the structure of the balance of payments, further reduce inflation, and make resources more affordable for the real sector of the economy...

Belarusian State Agricultural Academy receives Gomselmash harvester
Gomselmash gave this machine as this model has been included in the curriculum and training programs of the Academy...

EU/UNDP, Belarus’ Economy Ministry launch online Startup School
Startup School is a chance to enhance the level of your knowledge, get practical skills in business planning, and test a business idea with a guidance of experienced experts...

New FEZ Brest resident to invest €25m in furniture production
Plans are in place to use the site of 24.5 hectares to build a workshop for the production of upholstered furniture and other facilities to ensure the production process...

Senator visits Belarusian heavy truck manufacturer BelAZ
“A good and worthy enterprise, one of the country’s best. We are proud of it. It is one of Belarus’ brands,” the speaker stressed. “Enterprises like MTZ, MAZ, and BelAZ are the mainstay of the manufacturing sector”...

Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer Gomselmash increases export
Various modifications of the advanced grain harvester KZS-1218 and the highly reliable harvesters KSZ-812 and KZS-10K make up a considerable part of the export volume...

First batch of U.S. oil expected to reach Belarusian oil refinery Naftan on 11 June
A tanker carrying 77,000 tonnes of U.S. oil of the Bakken variety from Texas arrived in the Klaipeda port on 5 June...