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Belarus named CIS leader in separate waste collection
The share of recycled resources stood at 6% ten years ago. Now the figure is at 16%...

Finnish companies may invest in Belarus’ woodworking sector
“The parties discussed possible areas of investing in the woodworking sector of Belarus, matters pertaining to the setting up of a joint company to produce wooden building structures”...

Belarus to take part in Damascus International Fair in Syria
These will be the Belarusian truck-making company BelAZ, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark), Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ trademark), Mogilevliftmash and also OAO Olsa, a producer of furniture for medical purposes and home furniture...

Belarusian Amkodor weighing options to enter Afghan market
Amkodor has no trade representatives in Afghanistan, but is working on it...

Vitebsk bakery to ship first consignment of frozen bread to Russia
The Vitebsk bakery arranged a special production area, installed two freezers with a capacity of up to 3 tonnes per day and storage chambers. The company invested Br200,000 in this project...

Belarusian MTZ to sell more tractor models to Afghanistan
MTZ and Afghan companies have been connected for a long time. Since 1956 the Belarusian tractor maker has shipped over 20,000 tractors to Afghanistan...

EY experts review Belarus’ IT industry growth prospects
The report contains 120 pages in English and presents detailed information about Belarus, its IT industry, and the Hi-Tech Park...

Minsk to host BelTexIndustry 2017 expo in October
The exhibition will gather professionals and specialists to discuss the development trends in the sector, share opinions and learn about the latest tendencies...

Belarusian Belorusneft now extracts oil in Ecuador
Belorusneft specialists extract oil from block 55 in the Armadillo field in line with the contract signed with the Ecuadorian state oil extraction company Petroamazonas...

Belarus’ Council of Ministers to work out concept for international multi-purpose center
The group has been instructed to organize an integrated study of Kazakhstan’s experience in the construction and use of the facilities of the international exhibition Expo 2017 in Astana...

Joint ventures to fuel Belarus-India trade
The diplomat reminded that Belarus and India are intent on raising their mutual trade turnover to $1 billion...

Syrian doctors interested in cooperation with Belarusian prosthetic and orthopaedic center
During the meeting the parties discussed possible cooperation with the Belarusian Prosthetic and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Center...

Common market of air transport services in EAEU by 2020 possible
Participants of the session passed eight documents, including the decision on adopting the roadmap on pursuing a coordinated transport policy of the EAEU member states in air transport in 2018-2020...

Plans for roadmap to remove trade exemptions in Eurasian Economic Union
We expect the [Eurasian Economic] Commission to prepare the first roadmap for 2017-2018 by the next session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council...

Belarus harvests over 5m tonnes of grain
This year, the average yield makes up 36 centners per hectare...

Belarus hopes to agree on new energy projects at Astana Expo 2017
The projects that are on display at the current exhibition may help ensure energy security of the state and also the efficient utilization of the existing resources for the benefit of the development of the nations...

Belarus, Kazakhstan can step up cooperation in oil industry, IT
Industrial cooperation has become the flagship of the economic ties between the two countries, the prime minister remarked...

Belarusian companies to take part in Damascus International Fair
The importance of the participation of the Belarusian companies and business in the event was highlighted by Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil during a meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Damascus Alexander Ponomarev...

Savushkin Product to mull over possibility of taking over struggling farms
In particular, it was noted that this decision could be beneficial for business and the state. As a result of such transformations it will be possible to use Belarusian-made raw materials in an efficient way, raise salaries at affiliated agricultural enterprises and increase tax revenues...

Lukashenko urges low-paying enterprises to raise salaries to Br1,000 in 2018
The president also stressed that the average salary of Br1,000 which can be reached by the end of 2017 should not decrease at the beginning of 2018...