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Belarus president calls for cheaper, simpler permits
Alexander Lukashenko underlined the importance of work in this area using the Emergencies Ministry as an example. The President mentioned it is necessary to come up with new approaches to oversight and control activities. “Fire prevention inspectors should not scare people, particularly self-employed businessmen. We’ve talked about it and I think that things started moving after these talks”...

Moscow to host Russian-Austrian-Belarusian business forum
The participants of the event will be able to showcase their achievements and innovative projects in various sectors of economy and will get familiar with the best practices of their colleagues from Belarus, Russia and Austria...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to cooperate with Uralkali but national interests must be secured
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the relevant statement upon receiving a report on certain aspects of operation of Belarusian Potash Company. The head of the state said that representatives of the Russian side had contacted him more than once with requests to resume cooperation in making and selling fertilizers together with Belaruskali...

Lukashenko: Money collected under Decree No. 3 must be spent on children’s needs only
“All the money collected should remain in local budgets, to be exact in district budgets, not the regional ones. This money should be spent on children’s needs only,” the president said...

Lukashenko signs document on financing of Minsk airport second runway construction
The executive order envisages the use of the loans of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus in the foreign currency (U.S. dollars or euros) or in Belarusian rubles in the amount of up to $255 million in equivalent by Minsk National Airport for the financing of the construction of the second runway and auxiliary facilities...

Belarus delegation in Pakistan to discuss bilateral cooperation
On the sidelines of the meeting the Belarusian Industry Minister is set to meet with the authorities of Sind Province to talk over interregional cooperation with Grodno and Gomel Oblasts of Belarus as part of the earlier signed memorandums of cooperation...

Gomel Oblast to present its tourism potential in Moscow
Gomel Oblast will take part in two large international tourism exhibitions Intourmarket and MITT 2017 Travel and Tourism. Gomel Oblast will also present its tourism potential at the Business and Cultural Center of the Belarusian embassy in the Russian Federation...

Second runway in Minsk airport by 1 January 2019
The construction of the second runway is the most important matter for the Minsk National Airport now. It is supposed to be commissioned by 1 January 2019...

New Belarusian aircraft repair factory to offer maintenance services to Boeing, Airbus
A new aircraft repair factory is being built in Belarus. It is supposed to be commissioned by 1 January 2018. The factory will be able to service any types of aircraft, including Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, and CRJ brands. Vladimir Kostin remarked that the facility is being built next to the Minsk National Airport...

Plans to set up through China-Belarus freight train
Today the company operates a special route to supply goods to Belarus through Vladivostok. Chinese products arrive in Vladivostok by sea and then are loaded onto freight trains.

Belarus premier: Internal differences snowball in EEU
“We constantly raise the issue of exceptions and limitations, barriers between countries in the EEU, but every time we bump into a blank wall. We are moving not forward but backward. However, I should like to express the hope that the EEC report on barriers, exceptions and limitations will not turn into the final and only result of the work"...

Minsk to host forum on investment and finance 28-29 September
“We see the need in creating a regular special platform that will make a practical instrument for working out the best strategy to improve the investment climate in Belarus, and we are currently working on the organization of the second financial and investment forum in Minsk” Natalia Nikandrova said...

Belarus plans to launch poultry and beef exports to UAE in 2017
“During the meeting with the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment last week we agreed on an inspection of Belarusian companies in the first half of the year for possible supplies of poultry and beef to the Arab market,” Aleksei Bogdanov explained...

Belarus, Nepal eager to strengthen trade, economic relations
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to Russia Rishi Ram Ghimire to consider opportunities for stepping up the bilateral cooperation...

Hungary interested in Belarusian nuclear power plant construction oversight experience
The delegation of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority visited the Belarusian nuclear power plant construction site. The Hungarian specialists were made familiar with what inspectors of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry do on site as part of the continuous oversight procedures...

China shows interest in teaming up with Belarus to produce farm machinery, confectionery
“Belarus is our strategic partner in different fields. We are stepping up our cooperation in electronics, food industry, medical production, chemical processing and other areas. There is a joint company with Gomselmash in Harbin,” said Zhang Wanping...

Belarusian MAZ to offer deluxe European trucks in 2017
The trucks will be available with budget and deluxe options. In particular, five basic models with the engine output starting at 300hp have been manufactured for the European market...

State-of-the-art Belarusian defense products on display in Malaysia on 21-25 March
Belarusian companies intend to demonstrate samples of defense products and military hardware, which enjoy the strongest demand in the region. The collective stand will be organized by the Belarusian defense products exporter Belspetsvneshtechnika...

BeCloud unveils data center, cloud platform
BeCloud data center is the biggest data processing center in Belarus and one of the most up-to-date in Eastern Europe. The center’s cloud platform is unique in Belarus and is available to the governmental and private institutions in test mode...

BNTU, Georgian university consider joint business incubator for young scientists
“We are ready to begin the work on the joint business incubator for the implementation of the ideas and solutions devised by our young scientists and specialists that are designed to promote the development of real economy in Belarus and Georgia,” Boris Khrustalev said...