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Islamabad to host Pakistan-Belarus economic forum 10 November
The forum will feature presentations of economic and export potential of Belarusian regions, possible projects on setting up joint Belarusian-Pakistani companies...

Belarus plans to expand delivery of dairy products to USA
According to Leonid Zayats, at present Belarus’ export to the USA makes up about $10 million. “This is a small figure, and we want to make a difference,” he stressed...

Belarus, United States plan to create joint ventures to grow beef cattle
“Representatives of the U.S. companies have already visited our big dairy farms and complexes and praised the development level of the Belarusian agriculture,” the minister said...

Belarusian nuclear power plant used to demonstrate Multi-D technology
The Multi-D technology reflects all the processes involved in a civil engineering project ranging from 3D modelling, the schedules for purchasing and delivering the equipment to the order of operations and the number of construction workers employed at the site at a given time...

Belarus economy reform to focus on high-quality manufacturing
“This is a priority for the government, the economic sector and the military-industrial complex,” the head of state...

Agricultural production per capita in Belarus higher than in EEU countries
According to Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy, the balance of resources corresponds to the optimal level of self-sufficiency in food, i.e. the level is sufficient to ensure the needs of the domestic food market...

U.S. lifts some sanctions against Belarus
The decision applies to the companies Belorusneft, Belneftekhim and its U.S. subsidiary, Belshina, Grodno Azot, Grodno Khimvolokno, Lakokraska, Naftan, and Polotsk Steklovolokno...

Construction of BelGee factory in Belarus discussed
Vladimir Semashko and An Conghui discussed progress in building a factory in Belarus by the Belarusian-Chinese joint venture SZAO BelGee...

UNIDO experts to help Vitebsk Oblast enterprises save energy, resources
The first step towards this was the open forum to discuss the resource-efficient and cleaner production dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the United Nations...

Plans for storing more natural gas underground in Belarus
It was noted that Gazprom reliably supplies Belarusian consumers with the necessary amounts of natural gas. Over 13 billion m3 of natural gas was supplied in January-September 2015...

Belarus interested in promoting agricultural cooperation with Germany
Belarus Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats said as he met with Ambassador of Germany to Belarus Peter Dettmar...

Brest, Serbia’s Subotica set to develop trade, economic cooperation
The relevant partnership agreement was signed during the visit of a Belarusian delegation led by Brest Mayor Alexander Rogachuk to Serbia...

Brest Electrotechnical Plant set to increase exports to CIS countries
This year, the plant sells its railroad automation, remote control and communication equipment to Russia, the countries of Central Asia, and the Baltic states...

Post-Fukushima safeguards in Belarusian nuclear power plant design
The design of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is a three-plus generation one. It complies with international standards concerning the safety of nuclear installations...

FEZ Vitebsk to sign cooperation agreement with Harbin Economic and Technological Development Zone
On 11-16 October representatives of the FEZ Vitebsk Administration took part in the China Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair where they displayed the investment potential of the region and of the Free Economic Zone Vitebsk at the stand in the international pavilion...

Belavia plans to launch charter flight to Canary Islands in summer 2016
"Belavia has much to do to improve its work. However, we believe that Belavia has successfully gone through the period of turbulence in the CIS. We have managed to ensure stable employment and maintain the safety and frequency of flights"...

Belarus national business platform for 2016 in development
The work proceeds in a completely open manner. Any university student, any professor or entrepreneur is free to make his or her contribution, can be part of the working group and has the right to be heard...

Belarus, Vietnam discuss trade, economic, scientific cooperation
The Belarusian part of the commission was chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov, the Vietnamese part – by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong...

Economy Ministry: Every effort to implement UN Development Assistance Framework for Belarus
Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky said at a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS Cihan Sultanoglu...

Minsk to host international conference on public-private partnership
The conference will be divided into three sections. Its participants will analyze the effectiveness of international technical assistance in the promotion of PPP, share best international practices in this field...