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Moldova keen to build integrated pharmaceutical company in Belarus
In his words, Moldova has an interest in importing Belarus-made high-quality medicines. The price for the Belarusian products is also attractive...

Retail trade up by 9.7% in Belarus in Q1 2018
Retail trade in Belarus in Q1 2018 reached Br9.8 billion, up by 9.7% in comparable prices versus Q1 2017...

Plans to sell Belarus-Moldova trolleybuses into EU
“This product is made in Moldova and has Belarusian roots. We can export it to the EU without customs duties,” Pavel Filip said...

Belarus-designed dairy farm to be built near Moldova’s Chisinau
“We have agreed to set up such a facility at the level of governments and agriculture ministries. It will be located in the village of Maksimovka not far from Chisinau”...

Belarusian air carrier Belavia to reduce prices
According to the Belavia CEO, aircraft of the Embraer 175 variety are perfect for Belavia’s plans to further expand its flight network and reduce the prime cost of flights...

Belarusian scientists come up with high-tech titanium implants
According to the source, Belarusian scientists are now working to create titanium implants for various branches of healthcare such as traumatology, cardio surgery, stomatology, spine surgery, and orthopedics...

Belarus, Moldova sign $20m in deals at Chisinau business forum
In his words, Belarus and Moldova have good opportunities to further expand cooperation, develop the existing joint ventures assembling trolleybuses and tractors, and also set up new ones...

World Bank revises Belarusian economy growth forecast upwards in medium term
Thus, Belarus’ GDP growth is expected to hit 2.9% in 2018, 2.7% in 2019, and 2.5% in 2020, up from 2.1%, 2.4%, and 2.4% respectively...

Belarus plans to launch poultry exports to China in mid 2018
A Chinese delegation led by the deputy minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China is on a visit to Belarus from 18 to 21 April. After the visit, Belarus expects to start poultry exports to China...

Belarus’ pharmaceutical capacities on display in Japan
"Today the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry has opened its stand at the international pharmaceutical exhibition CPhI Japan 2018"...

Belarus’ agricultural output up by 1.9% in Q1 2018
The agricultural enterprises manufactured r2.493 billion worth of products, up 2.4% versus Q1 2017...

Freight transportation by Belarusian companies 9.7% up in Q1 2018
Freight turnover totaled 33.7 billion tonne-kilometers, 6.9% up from the same period of last year.

Belarus’ industrial output up by 9.4% in January-March 2018
In March 2018 the industrial output index totaled 107.6% as against March 2017, 108.2% as against February 2018...

Belarus’ GDP 5.1% up in Q1 2018
In current prices Belarus' GDP stood at Br26 billion or 105.1% in comparable prices as against January-March 2017...

Moldova hopes for Minsk-Chisinau air service launch in near future
"Belarus is in the top ten trading partners of Moldova. We have many joint ventures. We already assemble Belarusian tractors, trolleybuses here"...

French ambassador: Belarus-France cooperation in dairy industry holds great promise
Some French companies have been successfully operating in Belarus, he added. “Several French companies have been setting in motion projects in Belarus for a long time. They are very effective,” Didier Canesse remarked...

Belarusian satellite BKA to feed data to PanGeo alliance as from mid-2018
"At present the BKA satellite can provide information once every four to five days while we need it daily. Over 20 satellites for various purposes work as part of the alliance and this information can be acquired in a timely manner"...

Belarus’ farm exports up by 7.4% in January-February
"For the two months we exported twice as much products to the CIS countries (excluding Russia). Belarus’ exports to Asia and Oceania rose 1.5 times"...

IMF improves Belarus’ GDP growth forecast
Belarus's economy will expand by 2.8% in 2018 and by 2.4 in 2019, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in the April edition of its World Economic Outlook report...

Fitch affirms Eximgarant of Belarus at 'B'
The Belarusian state has established strong support for Eximgarant through its legal framework to develop a well-functioning export insurance system...