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Slovak businessmen to build woodworking enterprise in Brest Oblast
Brest Oblast Governor Anatoly Lis told during the international forum of business contacts Brest 2016...

Belarus, Costa Rica interested in strengthening trade, economic contacts
The ministers of foreign affairs pointed out the absolute openness of the economies of the two countries and the importance to promote direct ties between the business circles of Belarus and Costa Rica...

Brest 2016 business forum to attract investment to Belarus
"It is aimed at finding foreign partners for our companies. We have been working closely with potential investors for several days. We have discussed 20 projects, five of them are of particular importance to the region”...

Vietnam hopes to bolster trade, economic ties with Belarus
“Belarus is one of the trade and economic partners of Vietnam,” Le Anh said...

Belarus may set up trading house in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast
This matter was discussed during a meeting of the Belarusian part of the working groups on cooperation of Belarus with Lipetsk and Chelyabinsk Oblasts of Russia. The meeting was held in the Trade Ministry...

Polish businessmen ready to help Belarus attract foreign loans
Chairman of the Polish-Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kazimierz Zdunowski told reporters during the business matchmaking session held as part of the first international forum and expo of business contacts Brest 2016...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to work for WTO membership while safeguarding its own interests
According to the President, the negotiation process assumes that partnering countries can reach a compromise, first and foremost...

Lukashenko wants a cluster of energy-intensive enterprises around NPP
“We must exploit the advantages of nuclear power to develop a cluster of energy-intensive enterprises around the NPP and improve the competitiveness of the economy as a whole"...

Lukashenko urges new impetus and meaning to import substitution
"The main element of a dynamic import replacement is the increasing of the degree of localization at the joint ventures"...

Belarus needs $1.5bn in FDI to restart economic growth in 2016
"China is one of the biggest global investors today. A credit line worth $8 billion has been opened for Belarus. China has promised as much support as Belarus will need"...

Belarus’ government to analyze efficiency of investment legislation by 1 September
“The main stimuli for investments are clear and understandable regulations and laws which are observed by both Belarusian and foreign investors. But if there are economic regulations impeding the process of raising investments, it is needed to respond promptly and flexibly and adapt these regulation to the changing real situation”...

Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission to review prospects for cooperation
The parties plan to outline the prospects for trade and economic cooperation, to discuss the progress in the implementation of joint projects in industrial cooperation, agriculture, and will pay attention to the development of relations in science and technology...

Belarus’ Gosatomnadzor prepared for IAEA regulatory review mission
According to Sergei Drobot, Belarus has already hosted missions for emergency preparedness assessment, integrated nuclear infrastructure review, and the development of a network of crisis centers for nuclear energy...

Belarus to partake in Hannover Messe
The exposition will showcase cutting-edge achievements of the NASB, organizations of the Education Ministry, products of organizations of the Industry Ministry and private research and manufacturing enterprises of Belarus...

Latvia ready to help Belarus advance goods to European market
“The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Latvia is ready to provide assistance to your companies in this area. The chamber has a center of expertise which specialists can share their experience in certification and getting access to the European market,” stressed Martins Virsis...

Malkina: No harm to lakes and ecological trails from NPP in Belarus
"As part of regular monitoring by the Ministry of Natural Resources, we have repeatedly stressed that the nuclear power plant will have no negative impact on the environment in the region and in the country as a whole,” Iya Malkina noted...

Savinykh discusses joint venture strategies with Turkish manufacturers
During the meeting, a substantive discussion on the potential of cooperative relations and industrial cooperation between the two countries was held. The optimal strategy and the first steps towards the creation of joint ventures were discussed in details...

Slovakia interested in wood processing, agricultural cooperation with Brest Oblast
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia Jozef Migas said as he met with Chairman of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee Anatoly Lis...

About $1bn to be invested in ICT sector in Belarus before 2020
“Belarus can be proud of its achievements in the IT development. In the ITU rankings Belarus goes 36th in ICT development and is leading among the CIS countries,” stressed Anatoly Kalinin...

Singapore interested in cooperation with Belarus in agriculture, industry, IT
Alexander Yaroshenko informed the Singaporean side about the investment potential of Belarus and the preferential regimes. These include the free economic zones, Hi-Tech Park, and the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone...