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Belarus, Ukraine to cooperate in nuclear energy
The relevant agreement was signed following the session of the Belarusian-Ukrainian working group on energy cooperation in the state-run energy company Gomelenergo...

Belarus-Vietnam trade up 23.3% thanks to free trade zone with EAEU
The results of the free trade zone agreement between the EAEU and Vietnam were discussed during a business dialogue including representatives of the EAEU business community...

Belarus, Russia consider expanding use of national currencies in settlement of accounts
Prospects for bilateral cooperation were reviewed at the 47th session of the Interbank Currency Council of Belarus’ and Russia’s central banks. Taking part in the meeting were Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus (NBRB) Pavel Kallaur and Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina...

Belarusian MTZ to sell extra 460 tractors to Azerbaijan in 2017
“Our partners specifically came to Minsk in order to sign an additional agreement on acquiring 460 tractors, including 60 cotton tractors"...

Plans to assemble Belarusian tractors in Turkey
“Today we launched a new project to supply tractors to Turkey. We hope that the annual sales will reach 2,500-3,000 vehicles in two years ,” Khanlar Fatiyev noted...

Belarusian electric bicycle presented in Minsk
The new product was presented by the instrument-making factory Optron of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus as part of the Day Without Car campaign in Minsk...

Belarus, LG carry out joint projects in new materials, refrigeration systems
The meeting of the technical consultative council of the NASB and LG Electronics took place at the NASB on 21-22 September...

Plans to set up Belarusian-Russian bakery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
"Grodno Oblast-Russia trade exceeded $1.5 billion in 2016. It will surge by over 20% in 2017"...

About 200 joint projects filed for Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus cross-border cooperation program
Projects are diverse. Some of them are about the development of the tourism potential of the frontier regions, the construction of bike lanes, routes marking, the joint tourist use of the Neman River and other waterways...

Euroregion Neman hailed as business brand of Grodno Oblast
The 19th nationwide universal exhibition-fair Euroregion Neman 2017 has brought together more than 160 exhibitors, including representatives of 15 companies from Italy, China, Azerbaijan, Latvia and Poland...

Belarus’ first brake shoe factory opened in Staryye Dorogi
"It is a unique manufacturing facility in Belarus because such products have never been made in the country for the mechanical engineering industry up till now"...

Russian agency to help license Belarusian nuclear power plant operation
The Belarusian and Russian nuclear industry regulatory agencies discussed the practical implementation of bilateral agreements...

5G in Belarus right after international standardization
The standard is supposed to be released in 2019. The equipment the Belarusian telecommunication infrastructure operator beCloud and the mobile carriers MTS and BeST install these days will be able to pick up and run the 5G technology once it is commercially available...

Belarusian Amkodor to start building three plants in 2017
Amkodor’s every project is based on the principle of self-sufficiency. "In fact, we rely on unique logistics when setting up manufacturing facilities. Today we can build any kind of mechanical engineering plant"...

Belarus’ farm exports projected at $2.8-3bn in 2017
"We branched out into the new markets, for example in the Middle East. We have been developing the traditional markets and exploring the new promising markets"...

KEF economic forum in Minsk on 2-3 November
"This year we have decided to veer away from the beaten track and try to find out what is missing in order to build a competitive economy in Belarus. This is why the conference is headlined Foundations for the Future"...

Minsk to host Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum 22 September
The forum is to be attended by more than 200 lawyers, major league players representing the most prominent law firms in the world. Representatives of major European arbitration centers have confirmed their participation...

Global Entrepreneurship Week in Belarus on 13-19 November
This year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week in Belarus will focus on startups...

BelNPP employs nearly 70 experienced specialists from Russia, Ukraine
In line with the plan of training personnel under the nuclear energy program, Belarusian specialists are undergoing training in Russia – the institutes in Ivanovo and Obninsk...

Belarusian Belorusneft to drill seven oil wells in Ecuador in 2018
Geological exploration and consequent data confirmed that Belarusian specialists had discovered a new oil reservoir...