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Lukashenko wants domestic demand for greenhouse vegetables to be met within 5 years’ time
“Let’s agree to have this issue settled within the next five years. We should build a necessary number of them with the use of the latest technologies”...

Lukashenko urges to look into prices for fruits and vegetables
The head of state pointed out that the prices for fruits and vegetables in retail networks are two times higher than procurement prices...

Belarus, Russia agree on 24m tonnes of oil deliveries in 2016
In accordance with the indicative plans for the delivery of fuel and energy resources in 2015 Belarus is expected to get 23 million tonnes of Russian oil, including 22 million tonnes via pipelines...

Garlyk mining and processing factory produces first tonne of potash ore
"Currently the underground work is done on two shafts. Installation of the main technological equipment is in full swing at the factory”...

Sivak: Construction of Minsk ring road-2 on schedule
Minister of Transport and Communications Anatoly Sivak reported to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...

Ambassadors of Belarus and El Salvador in Moscow discuss plans to bolster bilateral ties
The two parties exchanged the views on the development of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, interaction in international organizations and the development of the legal framework of the Belarusian-Salvadoran relations...

Positive trend registered in Belarus’ exports
"Despite the difficult situation on the markets of the CIS countries, the export of domestic industrial products to these markets has been growing. The export to African countries rose too"...

Vitebsk, Smolensk need to promote mutual presence on markets
“As we are neighbors, we must remember that the economy focused on external trade can be developing only simultaneously with the development of foreign economic ties"...

Brazil Ambassador hails Belarusian technologies of farm machines production
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Belarus Paulo Antonio Pereira Pinto told before the meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko...

Andreichenko: Belarus is interested in raising Brazilian investments
"Belarus is ready to develop cooperation with Brazil on a wide range of issues as the development of diversified relations is one of the priorities of foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus in Latin America"...

Lukashenko urges to reduce prime cost of building materials
"A lower prime cost is a necessity for healthy sales and competition on the neighboring markets"...

Lukashenko: Belarus construction industry is able to increase exports
“Today’s most important task is to sell our goods at a good price and secure the return of currency proceeds to the country. A lot depend on it, including the ability of the upgraded companies to pay off their loans, the availability of resources for production development and wage increase”...

Belarus in talks with UAE on agricultural supplies
“The parties discussed possible access for Belarusian agricultural and food products to the UAE market”...

Lukashenko: Belarus will use Russia nuclear industry training standards
Belarusians will make the bulk of the staff at the Belarusian nuclear power plant, with key specialists invited from abroad...

Pitelino District of Ryazan Oblast, Lepel District of Vitebsk Oblast to cooperate
The treaty of friendship and cooperation was signed during a visit of the Pitelino delegation to Liozno District last weekend...

Ukraine interested in liquefied gas transit from Klaipeda through Belarus
“With a low gas price, Belarus demonstrates progress in energy efficiency. Thus, it is important to look into the future, create new conditions, new prospects", Gennady Zubko said...

Belarus, Azerbaijan mull over joint industrial projects, business forum
It was discussed at the meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Azerbaijan Nikolai Patskevich who is completing his diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan and Minister of Economy and Industry of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev...

Plans for assembling Belarusian tractors in Belgorod Oblast
On 22 July a delegation of OAO Minsk Tractor Works led by Director General Fyodor Domotenko paid a visit to Belgorod Oblast to discuss tractor assembling jointly with Metalloinvest...

Belarus ready to supply all kinds of equipment to Bangladesh
Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said as he met with Industry Minister of the Republic of Bangladesh Amir Hossain...

Belarus, Ukraine to discuss possible removal of restrictions in mutual trade
The matter will be discussed at a meeting of the Belarus-Ukraine intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation in Chernigov...