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Belarus mulls over using German Economic Team analytics
On 22 July Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Germany’s Charge d'Affaires in Belarus Holger Rapior and expert of the German Economic Team Belarus Robert Kirchner...

Bangladesh business shows interest in Belarusian investments
The Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is playing host to the third meeting of the Belarus-Bangladesh Business Cooperation Council...

Major multi-modal industrial and logistic center to be set up in Vitebsk Oblast
This will be a big center to process raw materials, to transship cargoes, coordinate the interaction between different modes of transport, and provide the conditions for the short-term and long-term storage of goods...

Belarus prepares Antarctic program concept for 2016-2020
"The new program will focus on the construction of the Belarusian Antarctic station. Increased funding is due to the manufacturing, transportation and installation of the modules of the station"...

Andreichenko calls for considerable increase in Belarus-Kyrgyzstan trade
In this respect, according to Vladimir Andreichenko, one of the main goals for MPs and Ambassadors of the two countries is to increase trade and take it at least to the level of 2011 when it stood at $230 million...

Mogilev Oblast, Gagauzia to cooperate in seed farming, to set up tractor assembly line
Governor of Gagauzia Irina Vlah said when commenting on her visit to Belarus as a member of the Moldovan delegation from 16 to 17 July...

Days of Grodno Oblast at Expo Milano 2015 on 4-5 August
Grodno representatives will showcase the trade and economic potential of Grodno Oblast and tell about the investment and tourist potential of the region...

MAZ planning up to ship first batch of vehicles to Zimbabwe by 2015 year-end
"The market for Zimbabwe is new and promising for Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark). We have hosted many delegations from this country. First of all they are interested in our trucks and buses"...

Zimbabwe plans to buy $150m worth of Belarusian equipment
"Today we have signed a memorandum of relations which will serve as a framework document defining the areas of cooperation between Belarus and Zimbabwe"...

Belarus ready to supply mining, agricultural and road-building machinery to Zimbabwe
The head of government noted that Belarus is among the leading world producers of equipment which is competitive in price and quality...

Belarusbank receives award from Commerzbank AG
“Western partners praised business contacts of OAO ASB Belarusbank with foreign financial institutes in the international trade finance. Such assessment demonstrates the bank’s unswerving compliance with its obligations to western partners”...

Lukashenko suggests maintenance center for Belarusian machinery in Africa
Following the meeting with Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Alexander Lukashenko suggested preparing a roadmap for the development of bilateral relations...

Gomselmash hopes to increase its sales in Amur Oblast
“During the visit of acting Governor of Amur Oblast Alexander Kozlov to the Russian region the parties discussed the issues related to the assembling of grain harvesters Palesse in Amur Oblast, the increase of sales, including on preferential terms,”

Moldova interested in new MTZ tractor models
Moldovan Deputy Economy Minister Octavian Calmic as he accompanied Moldova President Nicolae Timofti during his visit to the enterprise...

Belarusian MTZ eager to resume solid export to Moldova
"MTZ now has to restore the number of machines that we used to export to Moldova in previous years — at least 500 tractors per annum. We have received a personal invitation to visit the country soon in order to discuss the development of our cooperation"...

New Belarusian passenger vehicles for Moldova
The relevant memorandum of understanding was signed by the Belarusian Economy Ministry and the Moldovan Economy Ministry in the presence of the two heads of state in Minsk...

Belarus ready to promote Moldovan products to Eurasian Economic Union
Taking into account the well-developed industry, transport and logistics infrastructure Belarus can become a platform for processing, storing, and promoting Moldovan products to the market of the Eurasian Economic Union...

Belarusian Economy Ministry, IFC to work together to develop private sector
Belarusian Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky stated that enabling favorable conditions for developing the private sector and raising the investment appeal of the economy has been and will be a key priority of the state economic policy...

Moldova invites Belarus to set up joint assembly facilities
"We want to organize a joint assembly facility for road-building machinery, construction equipment, utility vehicles in Moldova with the participation of the Belarusian companies such as MAZ, Amkodor, Beldortekhnika. We have experience in carrying out such works and major industrial capacities"...

Belarusian homes in Russia’s Kaluga Oblast
“In the near future its functions are supposed to be expanded up to those of an international engineering company that will be able to offer turn-key projects in the Eurasian Economic Union”...