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Belarus, Slovenia to step up cooperation in transport, investment, agriculture
"We have discussed the results that we have already achieved and identified promising areas for future cooperation. These include transport, innovations, investment, standardization, and agriculture"...

Belarus, Vietnam aim to reach $0.5bn in trade over next 1-2 years
“An efficient use of the advantages of the free trade zone between Vietnam and Belarus, a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union, will create additional opportunities for expanding mutual trade. Today we have agreed that our goal for the next year or two is to reach $0.5 billion in trade,” the president said...

Joint production of MAZ freight vehicles may be launched in Vietnam by year-end
He remarked that further mutually beneficial cooperation of the Belarusian manufacturer of quarry equipment BelAZ with the Vietnamese corporation Vinacomin and other companies will give an additional impetus to the development of the mining industry in Vietnam...

Belarus ready to boost delivery of potash fertilizers, equipment, food to Vietnam
“Belarus is ready not only to boost the delivery of potash fertilizers, freight and quarry equipment, buses, and other industrial products to Vietnam but also to increase the purchase of Vietnamese products,” the head of state said...

Belarus, Russia to sign nearly 30 agreements on regional cooperation at Moscow forum
It is planned that a package of commercial export contracts worth approximately $300 million and about 30 agreements on regional cooperation will be signed during the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia in Moscow...

Production of Belarusian equipment may be launched in Angola
The parties are mulling over the possibility to set up an assembly plant for Belarusian equipment in Angola. First of all, this pertains to tractors. However, the Belarusian side invited partners to create a broader platform to assemble various kinds of equipment...

Belarus, Cuba mull over joint project in biomedicine
The Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and BIO Cuba Farma plan to develop microbial drugs to protect economically important vegetable crops from diseases...

European Investment Bank may start working in Belarus in July
In 2016 the European Investment Bank lent virtually $80 billion for various projects, with about 15% of the sum borrowed by countries outside the European Union. The bank provides loans for small business projects, projects in the sphere of power engineering and transport...

China’s Gansu province interested in joint projects with Brest Oblast
“Belarus-Gansu relations have been developing very fast. We have implemented several projects so far. Brest Oblast has many promising agricultural projects. Being a large agricultural province, Gansu shows interest in this field"...

Stadler Minsk to produce 23 trams for St Petersburg
The three-carriage tram, designed for 376 seats and more than 33m long, is currently being tested in Minsk. “This is a low-floor bidirectional tram, fitted with an air conditioning system and doors on either side”...

Matyushevsky comments on key items on agenda of Belarus-Russia Union State summit
“Approximately the agenda will include 9 items. Three items are very sensitive for us. They include the industrial cooperation, foodstuffs supplies and cooperation in agriculture and freedom of movement and transit of goods"...

Service stations of Belarusian automaker MAZ to repair Mercedes engines
MAZ is working hard to certify its vehicle service stations. Certification will allow MAZ to service Mercedes engines in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Penetrating European markets is an option in the future. Diagnostic equipment and tools have already been delivered to MAZ. Belarusian specialists will have to pass educational courses soon...

China invited to invest in hydropower plant project in Belarus
Currently the Chinese side is reviewing a pilot list of the Belarusian organizations and the preliminary conditions under which the Chinese investors can purchase a share in their authorized capital. This list includes twenty joint-stock companies, two republican unitary enterprises, and an investment project to build a hydropower plant on the Zapadnaya Dvina River...

Belarus invites Serbia to participate in Prodexpo 2017
“We hold the Prodexpo food expo in the autumn every year. We invite the Serbian producers to present their products and meet with representatives of retail networks. I would like to arrange a similar event showcasing Belarusian companies in Serbia”...

Belarus to present electric car, electric bus at forum of regions in Moscow
An electric car based on Geely SC7 will be presented during the forum as well as a passenger electric bus and a charging station for electric vehicles...

Tighter Belarus-Hungary cooperation suggested in banking, agriculture, nuclear energy
The Belarus government attaches importance to the advancement of friendly relations with Hungary in every sphere, stressed Andrei Kobyakov. Economic partnership represents the foundation of bilateral cooperation...

Fourth Forum of Regions to see 250 Belarus’ innovative solutions
The solutions and samples to be presented will include spectroscopic devices for Earth remote sensing, next generation energy storage devices, augmented reality glasses, IT solutions, and ultrasound technologies along with cardiology, transplant, oncology and dental equipment...

Days of Belarusian Science, Innovations, Investment at Expo 2017 Astana on 5-6 July
Leading specialists and scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus will present eight reports on the NASB activity in the future energy...

Russia’s Bashkortostan considering assembling Belarusian MTZ tractors
“We are ready to work in every avenue of cooperation from selling the ready-made machines to setting up an assembly enterprise. We can beat all the competitors on the Russian market with our prices," said MTZ Director General Fyodor...

Belarusian scientists design electronics, mechanical parts for NICA collider
NICA is being built bearing future applications in mind. Scientists expect to use this piece of equipment to understand how protons and neutrons came to be in the first few moments after the Big Bang. The particle collider will also help learn more about the behavior of matter subjected to superhigh energy...