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Gomselmash to supply first Palesse grain harvester to Pakistan
Relevant documents were signed during the recent meeting of the Belarusian-Pakistani commission for trade and economic cooperation. “The launch of export of automotive agricultural machinery to Pakistan is a very important event for us. Before we used to sell only training units, such as shredders and mower conditioners to that country,” Yuri Rafeyev said...

Eximgarant of Belarus, China’s Sinosure sign cooperation agreement
“An agreement with the world’s major export credit agency is a logical continuation of the Belarus-China cooperation in finance. The document will help attract Chinese investments to Belarus and will set up a platform for the discussion of joint Belarus-China projects involving instruments to insure financial risks,” General Director of Eximgarant of Belarus Gennady Mitskevich said...

OSCE PA summer session in Minsk believed to hold great economic potential
Viktor Guminsky is convinced that the forthcoming session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly opens up big opportunities for Belarus in building dialogue with foreign politicians, and not only with them. “Among European MPs there are many businessmen. I think that our ministries can team up with House of Representatives MPs to work out programs of possible meetings to discuss every point of mutual interest"...

Groundbreaking ceremony for new Belarusian-Chinese harvester factory in China’s Hebei Province
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Kirill Rudy spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony. He mentioned the project to build the harvester factory was an important one...

Belarus hopes to boost equipment exports to Russia’s Stavropol Krai
“We are ready to supply a range of Belarus-made mechanical engineering products for large infrastructure projects in Stavropol Krai. The lineup includes utility, passenger, freight, road-building and other types of machinery,” the prime minister said. The deliveries are possible on leasing terms...

Call for better engagement of MPs in effort to boost Belarus-Kazakhstan trade
Vladimir Andreichenko believes it is symbolic that the visit of the Kazakhstani parliamentary delegation to Belarus coincides with the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. He noted that over the past 25 years, much has been done to strengthen the bilateral ties. The relations have been advanced to a strategic level, and the leaders of the two countries have played a key role...

Belarus, Turkey seeks closer cooperation in military sector
The parties exchanged opinions on the international and regional security matters, discussed the state and prospects of the Belarusian-Turkish military cooperation, and confirmed the interest of the two countries in further development and strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the military sector...

Nearly 50 Indian companies to attend Healthcare of Belarus expo
India will be a partner country of the expo. Indian companies will display a united exposition of the country’s latest achievements in healthcare. Some stands will feature the medical sectors of Poland and Latvia. They are organized by the trade and investment promotion department of the Polish embassy in Belarus and the Latvian Investment and Development Agency...

Great potential in Belarus-Malaysia relations
“I am confident that further expansion of the productive dialogue between the ministries of foreign affairs of the two countries will positively influence the implementation of the existing rich potential of Belarusian-Malaysian cooperation,” stressed Vladimir Makei...

Belarus, Germany’s Saxony to bolster economic ties
These issues were considered during a visit of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Federal Republic of Germany Denis Sidorenko to Dresden...

Makei: Belarus seeks to expand business ties with Belgium
"Belarus views Belgium as one of the most important partners in the EU. We would like to intensify mutually beneficial cooperation as much as possible, above all in economy, including through the implementation of investment projects, development of industrial cooperation in the light of the positive experience"...

New chapter in Belarus-OECD cooperation opened
"The presented roadmap of reforms should help bolster the competitive ability of the private sector and the national economy as a whole. We welcome the steps the government has been taking in the last few years to liberalize, support private initiatives, diversify export and economic activities,” said William Tompson...

Belarusian MTZ to sell laser-scanning tractors to Egypt
Laser technologies are used to precisely delimit fields and create the necessary incline for artificial irrigation in desert areas. The systems are very important for Egypt because they can greatly reduce water consumption, a representative of the Egyptian Agriculture Ministry noted during the talks...

Minsk to host BelTEXlegprom. Spring 2017 on 29-31 March
This year the exhibition will move to the National Exhibition Center BelExpo (14 Pobeditelei Avenue). The business program of the BelTEXlegprom exhibition will include Belarus-Pakistan forum, workshops and training programs for specialists...

Belarus presents tourism potential in Moscow
“Over the past year a lot has been done to boost travel business in the country. Not long ago the country introduced five-day visa-free visits for citizens of 80 countries. Earlier, visa-free trips were launched to Belovezhskaya Pushcha and the Augustow Canal. Our high hopes, of course, are on tourists from Russia,” Yuri Yaroshevich said...

International investment forum to take place in Mogilev Oblast on 30 June – 1 July
The investment forum was held in Mogilev for eight years. It is the first time Bobruisk will host the event. The choice is not an accident since Bobruisk is the second largest city in the region in terms of population numbers and the industrial potential...

Belarus-Iran cooperation in investment projects seen as promising
“With regard to bilateral cooperation, we are certainly interested in investment projects and industrial cooperation. Here we can implement many interesting ideas and approaches so that these projects benefit not only bilateral contacts but also our cooperation with companies of third countries”...

Lukashenko gives instructions to set up council for IT development in Belarus
“We considered setting up a council that may comprise civil servants responsible for making decisions (especially legislative ones), investors working in high-tech, and scientists,” Belarus president’s aide Vsevolod Yanchevsky said...

Prospects of Belarus-EBRD cooperation discussed
During the meeting the sides discussed the implementation of the EBRD’s current projects in Belarus and prospects of future advancement of cooperation as part of the bank’s full-format strategy for the period till 2019...

Lukashenko against nightmarizing business, investors in Belarus
“I am calling the attention of not just the prosecutor’s office but of all the supervisory agencies. The punishment of offenders should be commensurable with their offenses. It should encourage voluntary compensation for the offenses to the victims. Fault-finding in investments and real sector is inadmissible"...