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About 30 economic cooperation agreements to be signed during Xi Jinping’s visit to Minsk
Deputy Head of the Eurasian Affairs Department at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Zhang Dong told...

Huirong: Belarus, China already have a starting point for new Silk Road
"China and Belarus have close political and economic ties. The two countries have great potential for cooperation in trade, investment, economic and technology fields"...

China interested in Belarus’ participation in New Silk Road project
"Project Silk Road Economic Belt is a strategic plan of state development. It is aimed at bolstering the development of China and strengthening its cooperation with the countries of Europe and Asia, including Belarus"...

Myasnikovich suggests promoting Belarus’ exports to India via industrial cooperation
“In the first months of 2015 Belarus sold 35 descriptions of goods in India. It is plus ten to what we had last year”...

Belarus viewed as key link in new Great Silk Way
“Belarus is a key link. The country is located in a strategic place between Europe and Asia. The way from China to Europe goes via Russia and Belarus”...

Beijing-Minsk direct flight to strengthen Belarus-China ties
Mr Cheng Guoping emphasized the importance of opening a direct flight between the capitals of the two states. The new flight has been launched ahead of the Chinese President’s visit to Belarus...

Close attention to China-Belarus Industrial Park project in China
"The project to create the park should become an exemplary one in Belarus-China cooperation"...

Belarusian confectionery Spartak to partake in food expo SIAL China
"Representatives of the confectionery factory intend to meet with and negotiate with representatives of wholesale traders and retail chains for the sake of learning more about the Chinese market. Later on it will allow adjusting the recipes and the composition of confectionery products to satisfy tastes of local consumers"...

Austrian business interested in further investment in Belarus
Sebastian Kurz noted that Belarus and Austria can be satisfied with the current level of economic cooperation...

Belarus’ Government to consider private ownership issues in agriculture
“This is not a case where the state must hold on to the assets such as, for example, an old pig farm, which would have been destroyed long ago. I think we need to think through all the issues related to the ownership, and solve them”...

Lukashenko: Over $45bn invested in Belarus’ agriculture for past decade
An important step in the development of the agricultural industry, the President believes, was the fact that Belarus started producing a broad line-up of agricultural equipment ranging from tractors, mounted units to combine harvesters...

Belarus eager to trade more with Laos
Belarus is primarily interested in exporting more Belarusian products of the kinds that Laos imports from other countries these days. The product range includes tires, petrochemical industry products, agricultural machines and trucks, engines, food, milk powder and other things...

Belarusian companies told to come up with precise strategy to conquer Asian market
Alexander Lukashenko stressed that the development of mutually beneficial cooperation with countries of Asia, Latin America, Africa, the establishment of the “far arc” of Belarus’ foreign policy are a priority...

Lukashenko calls for more active development of SMEs
Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that the requirements for setting up, managing, and closing a business should be simple and easy to understand not only on paper but also in practice...

Belarus president in favor of more high-tech exports
According to Alexander Lukashenko, the country should change the approaches used to sell Belarus-made products. "It is necessary to find markets first and then make products"...

Belarus president in favor of faster informatization of economy
The President stated that the IT industry has been developing fast in Belarus recently and the country has seriously advanced in international rankings that measure the development of information and communication technologies...

Lukashenko wants better management of state assets
The President said that everyone must do their job and achieve the result: the government should manage the economy as a whole, the ministers should be in control of industries, governors of regions and directors of enterprises...

Lukashenko promises important decisions for Belarus’ economy by yearend
“When answering the people’s most sensitive questions, saying that we would keep the ruble exchange rate and prices under control and preserve jobs is not enough. A much more important thing is to show how we will do it”...

Austrian Polytechnik to step up participation in Belarus energy industry modernization
The relevant agreement was reached during the visit of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Austria Valery Voronetsky to the federal land Lower Austria...

Belarusian and Czech manufacturers urged to join efforts for product promotion
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Czech Republic Vasily Markovich said in an interview with the Czech newspaper Parlamentni Listy...