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Belarus, Poland to sign new package of agreements
“We see positive dynamics of cooperation due to Belarus playing a special role in the Eurasian Economic Union. On the one hand, we are a door to the Union, on the other hand, we are an industrial player, an industrial heart in the Eurasian Economic Union,” stressed the official...

Belarus, Poland mull over wind farm in Zelva
Belarus and Poland are mulling over the possibility to implement about ten serious business projects. “In particular, plans have been made to implement a big project to open a tennis center in Minsk with the participation of the Polish company Unibep. Plans have been made to implement a large-scale project to build a trade center in Grodno (over $60 million),” Vladimir Ulakhovich said...

Belarus, Tatarstan discuss joint petrochemical companies
Joint projects are also discussed with Belkommunmash and Minsk Motor Plant. Tatarstan is also interested in Belarus’ experience in the development of the agro-industrial complex and the agricultural machinery industry...

Minsk to host Belarusian-Polish economic forum on 24 October
The forum aims to strengthen bilateral commercial and economic cooperation and bolster the ties between Belarus and Poland in different economy sectors...

Belarus plans to increase presence in EU food market
Russia remains the main consumer of Belarusian products. Still, diversifying Belarusian export is among priorities, Igor Brylo emphasized. One of the goals of the development of the meat and milk industry is gradual approximation of the national quality standards with the EU requirements...

Belarus, Malaysia discuss trade, investment cooperation
Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov paid a working visit to Malaysia on 19-21 October to discuss the development of bilateral trade and investment cooperation...

Belarus, U.S. sign bilateral military cooperation plan for 2017
Representatives of the Defense Ministry of Belarus and the United States Department of Defense met in Washington on 20 October to discuss bilateral military cooperation...

Belarus, Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast agree to advance cooperation
A Belarusian delegation led by Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk visited Yaroslavl Oblast on 20 October. The delegation included representatives of government agencies, industrial enterprises and their distributors in Russia. The enterprises included BelAZ, BelavtoMAZ, MTZ...

Belarus, UAE discuss UAE investments in Belarus’ agriculture
“The parties discussed matters related to mutual recognition of veterinary certificates, inspection of Belarusian meat processing plants, and UAE investments in the development of Belarus’ agriculture"...

Polish business delegation to visit Gomel Oblast 25-26 October
Business meetings with the participation of Polish representatives and also a seminar on business doing in Belarus (taxes, duties, goods import and export restrictions, foreign currency trade) will be held at the Gomel Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 25 October...

Belarus’ investment potential to be presented at Eurasian Forum in Verona
Yevgeny Shestakov will have bilateral meetings with Italian government officials and businessmen to discuss items on the Belarusian-Italian agenda in trade, economy and investments...

Belarusian potash delivered by sea in bulk to Australia first time ever
Australia has some of the toughest requirements for quality and safety of merchandise, product storage and transportation conditions. The fertilizers delivered by Belarusian Potash Company represent the first batch of potash fertilizers delivered by sea in bulk from an ex-USSR country since the Soviet Union was dissolved...

Tajikistan suggests setting up pharmaceutical company jointly with Belarus
“We still have an untapped potential in the pharmaceutical sector. In the future we can consider the issue of setting up a joint production of medical products in Tajikistan with the use of the Belarusian medicinal plants,” Kozidavlat Koimdodov said...

Belarus, Russia discuss ways to improve military and technical cooperation
The commission plans to consider the implementation of the agreements reached at the previous sessions, discuss progress made in the implementation of planned events and outline ways to improve military and technical cooperation...

Slovakia takes live interest in pharmaceutical enterprise in Belarusian Beshenkovichi
The diplomat stressed that the pharmaceutical factory established in Vitebsk Oblast using money and technologies of various countries represents an innovative international project...

Belarus, India busy advancing cooperation in pharmaceutics
Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich on 19 October. The senator took part in the festivities timed to the opening of a research center of the pharmaceutical company SOOO Nativita in Beshenkovichi, Vitebsk Oblast...

Russia’s Tatarstan interested in IT education initiatives of Belarusian Hi-Tech Park
A Tatarstan delegation led by Rustam Minnikhanov was made familiar with principles and results of the Hi-Tech Park’s work. The delegation also visited the Park’s business incubator where they studied a startup support system...

Two IMF technical missions to visit Belarus by year-end
Speaking about the results of the talks on the new program with the IMF in Washington, Dmitry Kalechits noted that the fund praised the efforts of the Belarusian government and the National Bank to ensure the macro-financial balance of the economy...

Belarusian state-run enterprises in for first ever profound financial diagnostics
“The possibility of arranging profound financial diagnostics of all the state-run enterprises in addition to an independent evaluation of every large enterprise is being discussed with the IMF. Our views on the matter coincide with those of the IMF: it is necessary to analyze the situation in detail in order to gauge fiscal risks", Alexander Zaborovsky said...

Minsk hosting BankIT’2016 forum
Experts will discuss the development of banking information technologies, digital banking, and information security. The foresight session will highlight the planning of the future market of payment in Belarus...