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Belarusian-Ukrainian commission on economic cooperation may resume work soon
BelTA learned from Ambassador of Belarus to Ukraine Valentin Velichko during the Gomel Economic Forum...

Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant now part of World Association of Nuclear Operators
The document on membership of the enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in the World Association of Nuclear Operators was signed by Director General of the enterprise Mikhail Filimonov and Ladislav Stepanek, president of the extraordinary general meeting...

Minsk Tractor Works plans to open assembly plant in Pakistan in 2015
"The work on setting up the assembly plant in Pakistan is nearing completion: we have already sent a batch of tractor sets there. In addition, we are creating a plant near Vilnius in Lithuania"...

Belarus’ national exhibition opens in Baku
The exhibition is held as part of the 21st Azerbaijan International Food Industry Expo and the 9th Azerbaijan International Agriculture Expo...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ experience of economic recovery in crisis conditions is unique
Securing the competitive ability of Belarusian goods on foreign markets is a number one priority in economy development at present, emphasized the President...

Belarus eager to set up joint military industrial enterprises with India
In his words, the fundamental principles that underlie Belarus’ cooperation policy coincide with the main principles of the Make in India national program aimed at developing and diversifying India’s manufacturing industry...

Belarus interested in expanding range of exports to Myanmar
Belarus and Myanmar step up cooperation in a number of promising industries, study the prospects of partaking in various projects in the energy sector, development of mineral deposits...

About 500 people from 21 countries to partake in Gomel Economic Forum
Participants of the plenary meeting will sign 14 documents to the tune of $276 million which will include agreements and memorandums of understanding regarding the implementation of investment projects in the region...

Belarus seeks to boost export of farm produce to USA
The country seeks to raise the delivery of its farm produce to the USA to $100 million by the end of the year, Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus Leonid Zayats said during his working visit to the United States...

Belarus ready to sell more food, agricultural machines, potash fertilizers to Myanmar
“Belarus is ready to welcome your country’s ministers of industry, agriculture and healthcare for the sake of sharing experience and discussing future relations"...

Minsk hosts session of Belarus-Russia Interbank Currency Council
The meeting discussed the bilateral balance of payments and the balance of payments of the Union State in 2014, the dynamics of international reserves and foreign currency liquidity of Belarus and Russia...

Belarusian Oil Company, Woodison Terminal to transship oil products via Riga
The document’s implementation will allow optimizing the logistics of delivery of Belarusian oil products and will secure the stable flow of these commodities via the Riga port...

Belarus, Russia’s Bryansk Oblast to make bicycles together
BelTA learned from Bryansk Oblast Governor Alexander Bogomaz during the presentation of the Russian region’s economy capabilities in Minsk...

Belarus, Bryansk Oblast of Russia plan to reach $1bn in mutual trade in 2015
Head of the Belgospishcheprom food industry concern Alexander Zabello stressed that Belarus’ trade with Bryansk Oblast is dozens times higher than the trade with a number of other countries, including European ones...

Belarus to develop cooperation in agriculture with Azerbaijan
Vice Premier Vladimir Semashko said at the opening ceremony of the 9th edition of Azerbaijan’s international exhibition Agriculture and the 21st edition of Azerbaijan’s international exhibition Food Industry...

Belarus, Ecuador discuss industrial cooperation prospects
“Today Belarusian companies are present in a number of Ecuador’s economic sectors, implementing energy and prospecting seismology projects,” the deputy minister said...

Chinese companies eager to invest in wind farm construction in Vitebsk Oblast
The Vitebsk Oblast administration has signed an agreement with a Chinese corporation on building waste-processing factories in Vitebsk and Novopolotsk and on building hydropower plants and wind generators in Liozno District and Gorodok District...

Swedish companies interested in cooperation with Belarus
“About 15 Swedish companies have arrived in Belarus. There are no concrete projects yet, representatives of delegations are, first of all, interested in the business climate and legislation of your country"...

Unison, General Motors in talks to make premium class cars in Belarus
Unison started assembling Opel Mokka cars in May. It is the first model, which is batch-produced by General Motors and Unison in accordance with the framework agreement signed in June 2013...

Molodechno-Gudogai-Lithuanian border electrification project estimated at $90m
The project will help organize through passenger and cargo traffic at the Belarusian railway both in the direction of the Russian Federation - Lithuania-Kaliningrad Oblast and in the south direction – Lithuania-Belarus-Ukraine...