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Belarus, Italy to develop roadmap for economic cooperation
There are plans to set up the Belarus-Italy Business Cooperation Council in order to intensify relations between the two countries. The Belarusian-Italian trade and economic intergovernmental commission is expected to hold its meeting in January 2016...

Kobyakov: Belarus will benefit from participating in Expo Milano
"People see our industrial, tourist and cultural potential, they see that our country is in the heart of Europe, is very attractive, including for business. It is worth a lot”...

Belarus, Syria mull over joint plant to assemble MAZ vehicles
"The parties confirmed interest in further joint work to renew the delivery of Belarusian vehicles to the Syrian market and set up an assembly plant in future”...

Belarusian army to buy Russian armored personnel carriers
“These vehicles can accomplish a number of tasks in a highly effective manner, this is why our army has a strong interest in them”...

Belarus, Ecuadorian Yachay EP sign memorandum of understanding and cooperation
"According to the document, the two parties intend to establish the scientific, industrial, technology and innovation cooperation in a number of areas, including energy, innovation, communication and space technology"...

Serbia considers purchasing Belarusian buses
Mayor of the Serbian capital Belgrade Sinisa Mali said during the solemn ceremony of laying a capsule in the foundation of the fourth phase of the project to build the multipurpose complex Mayak Minska (Lighthouse of Minsk”)...

IFC to lend €15m to Belarusian Alutech
“We hope that our support for the company will also encourage other investors to invest in Belarus”...

MTZ may join U.S. Association of Equipment Manufacturers
The AEM unites American companies and world-renowned manufacturers from other countries, including John Deere, Volvo, Siemens, and Caterpillar...

Broader access to Chinese loans for Belarusian private companies
"The money should be used to implement important projects that will contribute to the creation of new jobs among other things"...

Lukashenko: Floating exchange rate shows seriousness of government efforts
“Probably, we will face even more difficult times, and let’s hope that we will cope with them like we are doing today. The situation in the world does not depend on us. We should adjust to it”...

Belarus president to take close look at consumer market prices
The head of state stressed that he is, first of all, concerned about prices for everyday consumer goods...

Belarus PM calls for close oversight over EEU common gas, oil market concept development
“I suggest paying close attention to progress in shaping the industrial policy, in particular, the drafting of the main guidelines for industrial cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union"...

Belarusian Gomselmash supplies farm machines to Pakistan
The first batch of trailed mowers was shipped in line with the contract that was one of the practical steps to implement the agreements reached between Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Minsk in August 2015...

Belarus 350 tractor on display at Sahara 2015
Apart from that, the exhibition has also featured the products of the Minsk Tractor Works, OAO Gomselmash and other Belarusian producers...

Better Belarus-India trade, economic relations through joint ventures
The second important area of cooperation is the development of the free trade area agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and India...

Belarus encourages Kyrgyzstan to implement joint manufacturing projects faster
"Apart from trade interaction efforts should be channeled into promoting manufacturing cooperation. All the more so we have positive experience"...

Belarusian, Ecuadorian education institutions to cooperate
The document represents the foundation for sharing information, enabling continuous education and vocational training, building up cooperation in the sphere of education and research between Belarusian and Ecuadorian specialists...

About 300 companies from 11 countries to take part in Budpragres expo in Minsk
"The expo has become a leading venue for showcasing civil engineering industry accomplishments. The expo serves as an indicator of the state of affairs and progress of the civil engineering industry"...

Lukashenko in favor of bolstering Belarus-India trade
The meeting focused on the concrete vectors of advancing cooperation between the countries, including in the manufacturing sector, mechanical engineering, pharmaceutics, potash mining, IT and education...

Belarus invited to open trade promotion office in Russia’s Orenburg Oblast
The proposals voiced during the meeting are now part of the action plan, which is designed to guide the advancement of cooperation between the governments of Belarus and Russia’s Orenburg Oblast in 2015-2017...