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Belarus seeks closer ties with regions of Tajikistan, Afghanistan
The press service of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan said that the parties stressed the importance of bolstering the contacts between Belarusian and Tajik businessmen...

Belarus in talks with Turkish businessmen over supplies of farm machines
Opportunities for trade, economic and investment cooperation with Belarus were presented at the industrial zone of Aksehir with the support of the town’s chamber of commerce and industry. Attending the presentation were representatives of 16 companies-residents of the industrial zone...

Belarusian nuclear power plant’s first reactor’s operation licensing procedures to start in October
“We are in between licenses now. The period will last till October 2016. After that we expect to receive the documents required to issue the license to operate the first power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant”...

Economic complementarity seen as important aspect of Belarus-Georgia partnership
"Georgia exports food products which we cannot produce due to climatic conditions. Belarus, in turn, exports a wide range of engineering products which are not manufactured in Georgia”...

Belarus-Russia regional cooperation grows stronger
Head of the Beloyarsky District administration Sergei Manenkov said: “We have had mutual interest for a long time. We can offer silver fox fur, deer hides, which I am sure you fur factory will like"...

Joint production of Belarusian buses, trucks to be set up in Vietnam
The document was signed by Belarus’ Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk and Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Vu Huy Hoang. The protocol made part of the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union...

Georgia interested in Belarus’ IT experience
“Several major Georgian IT companies are represented at the business forum. They are interested in the experience of companies from Belarus, which have positioned themselves seriously on the global market"...

Belarus, France preparing for next meeting of joint commission on economic cooperation
The meeting in the Ministry of Finance reviewed in detail the progress in the preparation of the second session of the Belarusian-French economic cooperation commission and the second Belarusian-French business forum due in Paris in May...

Belarus, China to conclude agreement on social housing construction
As was earlier informed, the first stage of the Social Housing Construction project in Belarus envisages the construction of 16 social houses...

Belarus, Algeria ready for closer economic, sci-tech cooperation
The parties agreed to exchange visits of delegations to discuss the issues of cooperation in industry, agriculture, healthcare and education...

Belarusian MTZ’s assembly enterprise in Georgia to make over 200 tractors per annum
The MTZ executive noted: “This year we intend to start assembling 33-36hp tractors in Georgia. The project is in the final stage"...

Houston interested in establishing sister-city relations with Mogilev
This proposal came from the American side during the meeting of the Mogilev Oblast delegation led by Governor Vladimir Domanevsky and the senior officials of the secretariat of sister cities of Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States...

Belarus-Georgia cooperation in Silk Road initiative discussed
Particular attention was paid to cooperation in economy and trade, investment and agriculture...

Great potential for cooperation between regions of Belarus, Georgia
Belarus seeks stronger business ties and closer cooperation with Georgia in all fields. Special working groups have been set up in the parliaments of the two countries to address the matter...

Belarusian MTZ in major mechanical engineering cluster in Russian Cherepovets
The vehicles will be sold not only to agricultural enterprises, but forest industry enterprises and municipal enterprises, too...

Belarus interested in industrial cooperation with Georgia
"One of the most important projects is the setting up of a plant to assemble Belarusian tractors,” noted Andrei Kobyakov...

India-Belarus cooperation in medical equipment production looks promising
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Belarus Pankaj Saxena remarked that there are several areas where Belarus and India can step up interaction. The number includes, in particular, the creation of medical and diagnostics equipment and the development of healthcare tourism...

Minsk to host Belarus-Georgia business forum 23 March
The event is organized by the BCCI and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Georgia as part of the official visit of Georgia Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili to Belarus...

Minsk to host international weapons expo MILEX 2017 in May
The next year’s weaponry expo will try to highlight modern trends on international armaments markets and capabilities of the Belarusian defense industry...

Belarus, India announce contest of joint sci-tech projects
“The Belarusian State Science and Technology Committee and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology have announced a contest of joint Belarusian-Indian sci-tech projects for 2017-2018. The applications are open from 21 March to 31 May 2016”...