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First runway in Minsk airport scheduled for repairs in 2020
The head of state was informed about results of construction of the second artificial runway, prospects of developing the airport and the adjacent area, transport links with the capital city and nearby towns...

First unit of Belarusian nuclear power plant about to undergo hydraulic tests
Conferences with top officials of Rosenergoatom are held every week in the run-up to the tests. “Our job is to make the unit part of the power grid this year,” the official noted...

Negotiations in progress for Hungarian low-cost air carrier to offer flights from Grodno
Vladimir Kravtsov noted that the ability to visit Grodno District and Svisloch District without visas represents another opportunity for the development of tourism and for bringing in more guests...

UK invited to open pharmaceutical enterprise in China-Belarus industrial park
Mikhail Myasnikovich suggested considering the possibility of setting up a British company or a joint venture to make medications. Such a company would enjoy good access to the Eurasian Economic Union market. Both sides have the necessary competences...

Belarus, Uzbekistan set up joint dairy
The joint Belarus-Uzbekistan dairy company Zdravushka Tashkent has been registered in Tashkent Oblast...

Belarusian universal combat platform to be revealed at MILEX 2019
The Belarusian company OKB TSP will demonstrate its universal combat platform for the first time ever at the defense technology expo MILEX 2019...

ZTE Corporation to expand investment strategy in Belarus
Li Zixue assured that the company will not only finish the project to start manufacturing telecommunication equipment in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone but will also expand its investment strategy in Belarus...

Belarus introduces additional export promotion measures
Under the decree, the Development Bank of Belarus can provide several types of export credits...

Italy looks forward to effective cooperation with Belarus as part of Silk Road
“I am sure that our relationship can get a new momentum and receive further development within the framework of the Silk Road project,” Paola Taverna noted...

Moody's reaffirms Belarus' sovereign at B3
The global rating agency Moody's has reaffirmed Belarus' sovereign ratings at B3...

Strong interest of UK, U.S. investors in maiden issue of eurobonds of Belarus’ Development Bank
"The synergy of all the parties involved in this project will allow the bank to channel a substantial volume of long-term financial resources into the country’s economy on attractive terms"...

Belarusian BelAZ ships new batch of haul trucks to Philippines
The haul trucks will have to transport limestone in an open pit on the island of Cebu. The trucks have been modified to match the customer’s requirements and climatic conditions...

Belarus attends sessions of Belt and Road Forum leaders' roundtable
The Belt and Road Forum envisaged a number of events of different format in the Chinese capital. The forum was aimed at strengthening cooperation between all the states taking part in the initiative...

Lukashenko discusses polluted oil issue with Putin
"The Russian president assured that the matter would be carefully looked into"...

Export of Belarusian computer, telecommunication, information services 25% up in Q1 2019
Positive trends in the development of the domestic market were registered in January-March. For instance, the number of landline broadband Internet subscribers reached 3.21 million while the number of IPTV subscribers rose by 68,000 and stood at 2.04 million...

Belarus to showcase investment capacities at Great Stone forum
Belarus Economy Minister Dmitry Krutoi and China Commerce Minister Zhong Shan signed a concept on the regional development and cooperation forum within the Belt and Road initiative that will take place in the Chine-Belarus industrial park Great Stone on 2 July...

Belarus, China pledge closer ties in economic research
The parties discussed the issues of social and economic development of Belarus and China, including some aspects of the development of manufacturing infrastructure, state of foreign trade and investment conditions and also the further development of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone...

Belarus continues cooperation with IMF; new program possible with approaches reconciled
"Our cooperation with the fund continues. That’s the kind of cooperation the IMF maintains with all countries"...

Belarusian Railways, Rail Cargo Austria sign memorandum of understanding
Belarusian Railways is interested in further enhancement of the already established business ties and in establishing new partnerships with top logistics companies, which help organize railway and multimodal container transportation within the framework of the strategic economic initiative Belt and Road...

Trade unions of Belarus, China to promote stronger ties between countries
"The Belt and Road international cooperation initiative is aimed at the elaboration of new mechanisms of regional economic partnership, strengthening of cultural exchanges and ties between all the participants of the project"...