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Five agreements on cooperation signed at Vitebsk international business conference
Vitebsk Oblast Vice Governor Oleg Matskevich noted that today Vitebsk Oblast has 22 agreements with different regions of Russia in five federal districts. Apart from that, the administrations of the cities and regions develop partner relations with 76 Russian municipal units...

Seminars in progress in China to explain latest legislation on China-Belarus industrial park
A delegation led by Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Pavel Utyupin is in China for the sake of arranging a two-day seminar to present new terms of investment and business operation in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone...

BelAZ to build maintenance center in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast
This project is essential for BelAZ since the demand for its vehicles is quite high, and they require high-quality maintenance services. BelAZ has a general distributor in Moscow. The company has also set up a regional dealer network...

Belarus to welcome another IAEA mission before nuclear power plant gets fuel
The survey document mentions several of them, which are going to come next. An Emergency Prepared and Review Service (EPREV) mission is scheduled for March 2018. An operational safety review (pre-OSART) mission is expected to arrive in 2018...

Lithuanian private sector eyeing Belarusian pharmaceutics with interest
The international R&D and manufacturing complex Nativita was opened in Beshenkovichi, Vitebsk Oblast on 13 July. It is a unique project because representatives of four countries, including Lithuania, are involved in it...

Belarusian, Cuban scientists working on drugs to bolster immune response to malignant tumors
We cooperate with two Cuban centers. Both are involved in the development of peptide vaccines for treating a number of diseases, most of which are malignant tumors. We are trying to bolster the immune system, which is suppressed during the tumor process”...

Belarus, Ukraine to discuss bilateral trade promotion in Kiev
The agreements to be achieved during the session are expected to help intensify Belarus-Ukraine cooperation in the main fields of mutual interest and encourage bilateral trade...

Belarus’ energy suppliers seal $1.7m deals with Ural Turbine Works
Belnipienergoprom R&D institute and Belenergoremnaladka (organizations affiliated with the Belarusian national electrical company Belenergo), signed contracts worth $1.7 million with Russia’s Ural Turbine Works during the session of Belarus-Sverdlovsk Oblast Business Cooperation Council in Yekaterinburg...

Belarus exploring possibility of exporting MAZ vehicles to Germany
Belarus is set to increase the share of high-tech exports. “We are exploring the possibilities of promoting our cooperation and exporting our equipment, including MAZ vehicles," Belarusian Ambassador to Germany Denis Sidorenko said...

Moldova mulls over project to assemble Belarusian electric buses
Igor Dodon got familiarized with the equipment produced by Belkommunmash. He showed special interest in the electric buses produced since 2016. “I hope new models will enter service in Chisinau in the nearest future, too. We will discuss the possibility of assembling these vehicles,” the president noted...

Belarus’ export to United States dominated by IT services
According to Charge d’Affaires a.i. of Belarus in the United States Pavel Shidlovsky, in 2016 Belarus exported $400 million worth of services to the U.S. The country plans to increase the number by 20%...

International timber industry conference to gather businessmen from nine countries in Gorki
The forum will gather around 200 businessmen from Belarus, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Slovakia, France, and China...

Belarus to take part in Timber Expo in UK
The expo will run in Birmingham from 10 to 12 October. The concept of the Belarusian pavilion has been designed and the visit program of the official Belarusian delegation is ready. It includes events, negotiations, and business meetings...

Plans to raise trade between Belarus, Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast to $0.5bn within 2-3 years
The goal is stipulated by the protocol signed after the session of the Belarus-Sverdlovsk Oblast business cooperation council in Yekaterinburg. The document calls for joint efforts to raise the mutual trade to over $500 million per annum...

Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast interested in Belarusian electric buses
"Designed in Belarus, this know-how already services the routes of the Belarusian capital. The vehicle is able to cover the distance of up to 15km from one end stop to the other without a recharge. The electric bus is noiseless and dustless, and allows for saving up to 30% of energy"...

Minsk-Chisinau direct air service under consideration
We are working to find an air service solution by September,” said the official. It will open up opportunities for the private sector. It will intercept transit traffic and will contribute to tourism development...

Belarus, Moldova mulling over joint ventures to produce milk, baby food, wine
“Plans are under consideration to set up a joint enterprise for the production of milk in Moldova. We also propose a joint project to make baby food from fruit and vegetables that grow in Moldova and that Belarus does not have so that not to buy them from third countries. We are ready to consider opening a plant for processing, bottling and production of high-quality wine in Belarus"...

Steam generators for second unit of Belarusian nuclear power plant now in Veliky Novgorod
A set of four steam generators was made for the for the second power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant by the Volgodonsk-based enterprise Atommash of AEM Technologies Company in April 2017. Getting the products to the Belarusian nuclear power plant construction site is a complicated logistics operation...

Belarus, China team up against international trade in counterfeit goods
"As a result of the meeting the sides worked out a working mechanism and a plan of action on countering IPR infringements and the international trade in counterfeit and poor-quality goods”...

Belarusian delegation visits Russia's Yekaterinburg 11-14 July
The goal of the visit is to take part in the third joint meeting of the Business Cooperation Council between Belarus and Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia and to attend the 8th international industrial expo Innoprom 2017...