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Belarusian Domostroenie to sell more wooden houses to France
According to the source, interest in Domostroenie’s products has been rising in the last few years due to the growing global demand for environmentally friendly homes...

Belarus set to strengthen industrial cooperation with Japan
Valentin Rybakov said that Belarus is interested in maintaining the fruitful dialogue with Japan, establishing stable and long-lasting economic ties with big Japanese companies and corporations, and implementing large-scale infrastructure and manufacturing projects...

Project to set up Great Stone Park open for all partners
“It is important to prevent the creation of any dividing barriers when founding this industrial cluster. We have taken it into account since the very beginning. Our project is open for everyone and is not aimed against anyone", Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said...

Belarus Development Bank, UNDP sign memorandum of understanding
“This memorandum is of much importance. It is for the first time in Belarus’ history that the UNDP has signed an official document with a Belarusian financial institution,” Chairman of the Board of the Development Bank Sergei Rumas stressed...

Belarus invites Belgium to partake in Great Stone projects
"Belarus is an attractive ground for investments. In his words, apart from the progressive investment legislation and favorable preferential doing business conditions, Belarus has a good geographic location"...

ZТЕ Corporation eager to take part in Vitebsk silicon valley project
The working group will consider the possibility of company’s participation in the project to build a silicon valley in Vitebsk. Besides, ZТЕ Corporation is eager to act as a general contractor in the investment project E-School...

Belarus to partake in international trade show Iran Agrofood
Belarusian companies will showcase agricultural machines, including tractors and harvesters, equipment for cattle breeding, poultry farming and milk processing...

Belarus offers cooperation to Indian pharmaceutical companies
Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus emphasized that the pharmaceutical industry plays a priority role in the development of the Belarusian economy. Belarus buys about 50% of medicines abroad...

Belarus, Lithuania announce contest of joint sci-tech projects
The applications opened on 29 February. Eligible fields of study include such priority areas of Belarusian-Lithuanian cooperation as new materials, medicine, medical technology and equipment, photonics and laser technology...

Belkommunmash mulls joint production of electrobuses with China
There is a huge potential in the development of relations with China that is Minsk’s partner in attracting resources and technologies for economic development...

India ready to invest in pharmaceutical industry of Belarus
"The Belarusian market is small in terms of population but at the same time very interesting for Indian companies because it has a high export potential. Belarus can be a springboard for exports to other CIS countries," told Mr Abhay Sinha...

FEZ Vitebsk working to improve investment activity
“In this purpose in mind we intensified our overseas trips last year. We were to Finland, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, China. This year we plan as many visits abroad. We also take part in investment promotion events both in Belarus and abroad”...

Belarus plans to adopt Indian pharmaceutical technologies
“Our goal is to establish cooperation in a transfer of technologies to produce the pharmaceutical drugs we do not manufacture and which have a good export potential,” said Valery Shevchuk...

Agreement to allocate EFSD loan for Belarus
“A final decision has been adopted. We will need some time to conclude a loan agreement. Then the funds will be injected in the Belarusian economy,” said Alexander Surikov...

Belarus, Thailand urged to boost trade by two to three times
Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said as he met with Thai Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang and Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn...

Belarus, Thailand mull joint ventures
The parties discussed the trade and economic cooperation, including the supply of products to the markets of the two countries and the establishment of joint manufactures...

Belorusneft to start drilling oil wells in Ecuador in 2016
The work will be conducted in line with the contract to provide integrated specialized services to optimize oil production and enhance the rate of oil recovery from block 55 of the Armadillo field...

Half shell of reactor for BelNPP second unit passes quality control tests
“When conducting control tests on the weld seams the result was 100% positive,” specialists said...

Belarus, Russia to improve coordination to secure Union State economy growth
Important decisions were made to further harmonize the national legislations, remove the remaining barriers and improve the business climate...

Belarus, Russia to put efforts into removing barriers, exemptions on common market
“We agree that today it is necessary to work harder together to take care of matters of economy. We should put as much effort as possible into increasing the mutual trade turnover, reinforcing our manufacturing cooperation ties, forming a unified industrial policy, and removing barriers and exemptions on the common market”...