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Belarus may build spa resort in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast
"We have agreed to develop cooperation in tourism. We have outlined a number of projects. Taking into account Belarus’ experience in the implementation of spa resort projects, we would like to invite Belarusian specialists to build a Belarusian spa resort in Kaliningrad Oblast"...

Chinese trade unions ready to help set up branches in Great Stone industrial park
"Two years ago, we signed an agreement on friendship and cooperation which we try to actively promote. The Chinese delegation comprises representatives of all kinds of trade unions: Beijing transport workers, tax officials, and others"...

Belarusian dairy products expected to continue selling well in Russia
Aleksei Bogdanov admitted that the share of Belarusian products on the Russian market may change. "But on the whole we will keep the market"...

Belarus’ agricultural exports to Russia up by 5.9% in January-September 2017
He stressed that gradual reduction of the share of Russia in total exports is the result of the diversification policy. "The volumes that we add in the production of milk, meat, wheat and other food items go to new markets"...

Belarus’ food manufacturers expand into five new markets in 2017
"We exported $1.845 billion worth of products in January-September 2017, up 11.1% from 2016. The export went up by $185 million. The companies posted a trade surplus of $1.63 billion. We are tapping into new markets"...

Milk yield per cow to reach record levels in Belarus in 2017
"Today we are looking into the performance of the country’s agro-industrial complex. In January-September 2017 the production growth totaled 3.5%"...

Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast keen to cooperate with Belarus in potato farming
Leonid Zayats said Belarus is ready for mutually beneficial cooperation with Sverdlovsk Oblast in agribusiness...

Belarus, Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast plan to develop cooperation in dairy farming
"For the past two years we have made great advances in our joint cooperation projects. We would like to set up an advanced Russian-Belarusian agricultural company in Kaliningrad Oblast. The interest in this is great"...

Kaliningrad to launch direct flights to all Belarus' oblast centers
The council agreed to advance the bilateral trade to $500 million by the end of 2018...

Belarusian neighborhood construction project may be implemented in Russia’s Kaliningrad
Governor of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast Anton Alikhanov said at the session of the Belarusian-Russian council on long-term cooperation between Belarus and the Russian region in Minsk...

Foreign investment in Belarusian economy at $6.7bn in January-September 2017
The primary investors were economic operators of Russia (40.6% of the total investment), the United Kingdom (26.6%), and Cyprus (7.1%)...

Belarus, Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast eager to raise bilateral trade to $500m
Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov made the relevant statement as he met with Kaliningrad Oblast Governor Anton Alikhanov...

Great Stone project presented in Singapore
The agreements on trade and investment cooperation between Belarusian and Asian partners were signed on the sidelines of the forum...

FEZ Vitebsk, Turkish city chamber of industry to facilitate manufacturing cooperation
The agreement will help the partners provide more effective legal support to trade and investment efforts of the companies...

Malorita Canning Plant considering supplying baby food to China
The Malorita-based plant is currently looking for opportunities to export its products to other non-CIS countries. For instance, it has sent baby food samples to potential partners in Iran and Israel and samples of juices to the USA...

Russia's Kaliningrad to purchase MAZ buses ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup
"The city of Kaliningrad intends to buy more buses ahead of the FIFA World Cup as there is still a certain lack, although we have already purchased 100 buses. I think that we need to make use of the labor resources of Belarus"...

Lublin to host Belarus-Poland economic forum 14 November
Taking part in the forum will be about 30 Belarusian companies working in the area of energy, agriculture and food industry, and also representatives of the free economic zones of Brest, Grodno, Minsk and Mogilev...

DBRB to offer more loans to Belarusian SMEs in early 2018
Sergei Rumas believes it is necessary to follow the policy of creating a startup nation. "In the countries, which are now dubbed as startup nations, in addition to creating a favorable environment and stimulating venture financing the state itself becomes a startup investor"...

Belarusian food products, farm machinery to go on show in Georgia
The exhibition covers a wide range of agricultural products, including farm machinery, plants, cattle breeding, food industry, equipment for processing and storing food products, packaging...

Belarusian specialists build four apartment houses in Venezuelan Caracas
Belarus and Venezuela intend to bolster cooperation in building public welfare homes in Venezuela. The two sides will consider the possibility of getting Belarusian specialists involved in industrial construction projects...