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Around $2.7bn invested in BelNPP project so far
The BelNPP is being constructed by Russia...

Main circulation line of Belarusian nuclear power plant’s first reactor welded
One of the most important stages of the project — the welding of a main circulation line — has been finished in the reactor compartment of the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant...

Belarusian nuclear power plant construction work in H1 2017 summarized
Work is in progress to install core technology equipment, thermal-mechanical equipment, and electric technology equipment at the first unit and a number of plantwide facilities...

Belarus’ inflation expected below 7% by year-end 2017
As a result, the borrowing costs may be reduced, Andrei Kobyakov said...

Head of Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park meets with top Israeli IT education specialist
Eran Lasser spoke highly of Belarus’ potential in the IT sphere...

Belarusian government to hold talks with Russian leasing company
The Industry Ministry and the Finance Ministry have been authorized to hold talks on the draft agreement with UniCredit Leasing and to sign the document if the sides reach agreement within the scope of the approved draft...

Belarus harvest reaches 7m tonnes of grain
This year, the average yield makes up 35.7 centners per hectare, with Grodno Oblast leading with 43.5 centners per hectare...

Belarus’ Amkodor opens its service center in Tomsk
“A new center in Tomsk opens up an opportunity to provide fast maintenance to special-purpose equipment and ensure its technical readiness”...

Belarus, Russia consider developing new program in agriculture
“There has been a suggestion to draw up such a program. We will team up with the National Academy of Sciences to understand what things this program should focus on”...

Mutual investments on the rise in Eurasian Economic Union
The largest capital exporters in the EAEU are Russian companies, which account for over 78% of the exported FDI. Kazakhstan came second (13.5%) while Belarus came third (7.8%)...

Mass grain harvesting campaign in Belarus nearly over
Cereals and leguminous crops have been collected from 1,948,500ha of land or 90.1% of the total area. Brest Oblast has finished harvesting cereals...

Belarus’ finance ministry starts floating $50m worth of bonds
The nominal value of one foreign currency bond is $1,000. The interest rate is 4.4% per annum. The maturity period is 1,901 days...

Brest Oblast grain harvest finished
As of 20 August, Belarus’ grain harvest exceeded 6.779 million tonnes...

China's major supermarket chain develops cooperation with Belarusian suppliers
Stands of Belarusian products have been opened in the Zhongbai supermarkets in Wuhan...

China to earmark about $79m to develop Belarusian factory Saleo-Kobrin
The Brest Oblast Executive Committee has been instructed to supervise the implementation of the project, the targeted use and timely repayment of the loan, etc...

BelAZ to take part in Aimex 2017 in Australia
BelAZ will showcase the models of its haul trucks designed for the operation in the tropical climate of Australia, which can be of interest for the mining companies of the Asia-Pacific region...

Slovakia ready to invest in power industry, waste management in Belarus
Beneficial cooperation can be established both in the exchange of experience and training of specialists for power plants and also in the construction of new facilities...

Plans to implement Chinese trade city project in Belarus
A memorandum of cooperation between Orsha District and China’s Yiwu and a protocol of intent between Bremino Group and Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd were signed at the meeting...

Belarus’ harvest reaches 6m tonnes of grain
This year, the average yield makes up 36 centners per hectare...

Plans to resume direct flights between Minsk, Yekaterinburg
The Middle Urals is one of the flagship regions of Russia, its big industrial and business center...