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Belarus ready to supply elevators to Russia’s Pskov Oblast
There are plans to install around 30 new elevators in Pskov and Velikiye Luki this year alone. Belarusian producers have shown eagerness to deliver the necessary equipment...

Belarus strengthens cooperation with Moldova’s Taraclia
The matter was discussed during the meeting between Belarusian Ambassador to Moldova Sergei Chichuk and Taraclia Head of Regional Admisnitraiton Chiril Tatarli...

Belarus, Moldova to set up new joint ventures
The Moldovan government has approved the draft agreement between the Moldovan Economy Ministry and the Belarusian Industry Ministry on implementing the joint project for renewing the bus fleet in Moldova...

Plans for Turkish industrial zone in FEZ Grodnoinvest
According to Chairman of the Turkish-Belarusian Council of Business Cooperation Sefa Gemdeniz, the information on the investment and industrial potential of the oblast gathered during the visit will help draw an action plan for 2016-2017...

Belarusian-Egyptian trade commission to meet in Cairo 14-15 March
The composition of the Belarusian delegation and the list of events to be held as part of the session, including a business forum for Belarusian and Egyptian businessmen and a session of the joint working group on industrial cooperation, were approved...

Days of Belarus in regions of Turkey in 2016
"We are interested in the development of bilateral and regional cooperation. Starting March the Days of Belarus will be held in the most developed regions of Turkey. We hope similar events will be organized in the regions of Belarus”...

New innovative cluster in Minsk under consideration
"The Hi-Tech Park is supposed to coordinate the operation of the cluster. Agencies concerned are discussing the project"...

Ghana wants to set up assembly plants for Belarusian equipment
“The senior representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ghana are interested in setting up assembly plants for Belarusian equipment in Ghana, training of Ghanaian specialists in Belarusian universities, cooperation in agriculture and medicine”...

Kobyakov, Medvedev discuss economic relations, integration cooperation
The parties also exchanged opinions on the integration cooperation in the Union State and the Eurasian Economic Union...

Belarusian nuclear power plant to get nuclear fuel in Q4 2017
“We were thorough about the transportation of the reactor vessel for the first power-generating unit. Even more attention, safety and security measures will be required to deliver the nuclear fuel. This is why these things will be stipulated in detail by the supplemental agreement to the general contract”...

Installation of first reactor vessel at Belarusian nuclear power plant to begin in late May
The installation of the reactor vessel for the first power-generating unit is tentatively scheduled for 28 May. Preparatory work is now in progress. The equipment has already been delivered to the installation area...

Belarusian nuclear power plant construction cost specified for 2016
Plans have been made to commission the installations to feed power for proprietary needs of the nuclear power plant. A facility to supply technical water to the power plant will be commissioned. These operations will enable startup and commissioning of the equipment, which is being installed...

Belarus eyeing EU-Ukraine FTA opportunities
This matter was discussed during the fifth session of the Belarusian-Ukrainian Advisory Council for Business Cooperation which was held in Kiev...

Plans for vegetable oil extracting factory in Belarusian Smorgon
The company intends to start building the enterprise in H2 2016. The vegetable oil extracting factory will be designed to process primarily colza and soy seeds. Another terminal will be built nearby for transshipping and storing agricultural cargoes...

Belarus set to diversify exports to Russia’s Penza Oblast
"Belarus and Penza Oblast have great potential for expanding and strengthening cooperation in import substitution, agriculture, construction, passenger transportation, science, advanced technologies, and investments"...

Negotiations on setting up Turkish industrial zone in Mogilev to continue in May
The FEZ Mogilev will host representatives of Turkish industrial enterprises in May 2016. The visit has been organized jointly with KOSGEB, the Turkish organization for support of small and medium-sized business, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Turkey...

Russia to help refinance Belarus’ commitments, borrow more
“Russians via their prime minister and the president, whom I met twice within one week, said directly that they had no way out but to support Belarus because Russian interests are over here, because they depend on Belarus in a lot of things,” noted Alexander Lukashenko...

Belarus may host Belarus-Finland Energy Days
The sides reaffirmed mutual eagerness to continue and expand cooperation in energy saving and energy efficiency...

Full support promised for Belarus-Turkey projects
Alexander Yaroshenko informed the Turkish delegation about the investment potential of Belarus, preferential regimes established in the territory of the country. These include the free economic zones, the benefits of working in the Hi-Tech Park, and the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park Great Stone...

International business forum Brest 2016 to bring together potential partners
The forum is expected to become a platform for presenting Brest Oblast’s investment potential and promoting a dialogue between potential business partners. Special attention will be paid to the creation of a favorable environment for attracting private investments in manufacturing sector, infrastructure, tourism...