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Belarus, Georgia sign contracts worth $4m
Representatives of 42 Belarusian companies arrived in Tbilisi to attend the forum. Over 200 Georgian companies are taking part in the event. They represent the pharmaceutical industry, food industry, agriculture, mechanical engineering, and wood processing...

Belarusian nuclear power plant hailed as example to follow
The opinion was voiced by Alexander Lokshin, First Deputy Director General for Operations Management of the Russian nuclear engineering corporation Rosatom...

Belarusian petrochemical companies to step up cooperation with Serbia
At present Belarusian petrochemical companies export polyester, food polymers, automobile and agricultural ties, liquefied gas, high pressure polyethylene, base oils to Serbia...

Bellesbumprom partakes in international expo in Italy
“The leading companies of the world’s furniture and interior design industries seek to take part in the expo. This is the main furniture fair in Europe. It is there that the trends of furniture production and interior design are born”...

Austrian businessmen interested in Great Stone Industrial Park
For his part, President of the Federation of Austrian Industry, Managing Director and Owner of Bertsch Holding GmbH, co-chair of the Austrian part of the business council Hubert Bertsch pointed out that the Belarus-Austria long-lasting cooperation is constantly expanding...

Belarus eager to bolster trade with China
“Our country views China as a reliable partner. The development of relations with this country was and still is a strategic priority of Belarus’ foreign policy”...

Lukashenko: China-Belarus Industrial Park should be a key part of Silk Road project
The head of state emphasized that Belarus supports the initiative and is ready to take part in the implementation of all provisions of Xi Jinping’s concept One Belt, One Road...

Belarus to take part in Baku’s WorldFood
The Belarusian national exposition will feature more than 50 food companies. The total area of the pavilions will make up 312 square meters. Of them 214 square meters will be occupied by food companies...

Belarusian Railways to work with Lithuania to offer better tariffs
Participants of the meeting also discussed joint actions meant to organize rapid railway service between Minsk and Vilnius and the electrification of the Molodechno – Gudogai – the state border – Kena - Naujoji Vilnia line...

Russia’s Rzhev District seeks to bolster ties with Belarus in agriculture
"Since Rzhev District specializes in agriculture we are primarily interested in cooperation in this sector. In terms of agricultural development Belarus is far ahead of us and we are well aware of it"...

Finnish business delegation to visit Belarus 22-24 April
The delegation will include representatives of some 20 Finnish companies. They will hold meetings in the Belarusian ministries and organizations...

Makei discusses Belarusian equipment exports to India
Taking into account India’s large-scale plans to develop the mining industry, agriculture and other areas, the main focus in the talks was made on boosting the deliveries of Belarusian dump trucks...

Belarus, UAE to advance cooperation in banking oversight
The sides discussed progress in implementing the agreements that were reached as a result of the visit of the UAE delegation led by the Economy Minister to Belarus in February 2015...

Four Belarus’ projects in Skolkovo’s Startup Village without expert examination
On 14-15 April Minsk played host to a round of the All-Russian Startup Tour arranged by the Skolkovo Foundation. About 900 applications were received on five themes: information technologies, biological and medical technologies, energy-efficient technologies...

Belarus hopes for more joint projects with Czechia
"Over the past three years, the trade with the Czech Republic has been at a high level. Despite the crisis, we have kept the bar high. Our trade us about $550-600 million"...

First Yak-130 aircraft delivered to Belarusian army
The aircraft boasts outstanding maneuverability and modern onboard radio equipment and electronics, which state-of-the-art combat aircraft use. The aircraft also has increased reliability and a long service life...

Twelve Belarusian companies certified to supply dairy products to China
According to the Minister, Belarus has already sold the first batch of 20 tonnes of milk powder and pasteurized milk with a long shelf life to China...

Construction of China-Belarus Industrial Park infrastructure begins
Belarusian specialists and workers will fulfill over 50% of the work required to build the infrastructure of the China-Belarus Industrial Park...

Belarus may get observer status in Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Russian experts made the statement during the linkup, Russia-China: Regional Security and Cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

Belarusian companies will enjoy special privileges at IASP 2016 in Moscow
“The most important thing for any entrepreneur is access to a market. And we stand ready to help the most interesting Belarusian projects with branching out into the markets of China, European and North American countries"...