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Belarus, Estonia intend to promote bilateral trade
This matter was discussed during the Belarusian-Estonian consultations on economic affairs held in Tallinn at the level of deputy ministers...

Belaruskali expands choice of products shipped to China
In the past Belarusian Potash Company used to sell three types of potassium chloride to China. In 2014 the company sold seven types of merchandise to China or virtually the entire lineup of fertilizers made by Belaruskali...

Interest in shipping Belarusian furnace oil via Riga port
A business forum took place in Minsk on 8 April. Representatives of Belarusian companies were able to negotiate with representatives of 30 Latvian companies to discuss environmentally-friendly waste management, heat energy and bioenergy...

Belarus to decommission old installations before launching nuclear power plant
"Belarusian energy system was created in the 1960-1970s. “It is time to renew it. As far as the nuclear power plant is concerned, we intend to export the electricity it will make. However, time is needed to accomplish that”...

Belarus ready to take an active part in China’s Silk Road project
"We view the Belarus-China Industrial Park Great Stone as the most important component of the Silk Road economic belt on the border of the EEU-EU"...

Chinese banks welcome in Belarus
"Belarus had utilized about $5.5 billion worth of Chinese loans. About 20 programs are being implemented thanks to Chinese loans"...

Two Belarusian projects for public private partnership congress in London
The two projects include the construction of the Beshenkovichi hydropower plant on the Zapadnaya Dvina River and the reconstruction of the M10 motorway...

Belarus, Russia to discuss results of inspections of meat processing plants next week
The Belarusian specialists visited three meat-processing enterprises in the Russian Federation, two in Belgorod Oblast and one in Tver Oblast. Rosselkhoznadzor experts inspected Agrokombinat Snov, Agrokombinat Belovezhsky...

Hungarian Ganz EEM tests equipment for Belarusian nuclear power plant
Earlier Ganz EEM supplied equipment for the Rostov-based nuclear power plant. The company is now taking part in the tender to supply stainless steel pumps for the third and fourth power-generating units of the Indian nuclear power plant Kudankulam...

Belarus may create national translogistic service operator
The Vice Premier pointed out that the national translogistic service operator in Belarus is needed to eliminate disconnection between trade, customs, and other industries...

Reactor compartment equipment for Belarusian nuclear power plant on its way
ZiO-Podolsk has already made similar products for Russian and foreign nuclear power plants. For instance, the equipment is in use at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India, the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China...

Sri Lanka eager to borrow Belarusian milk, dairy production practices
Negotiations were held with top executives of major companies involved in the manufacturing of milk and dairy products....

Minsk to host Latvia-Belarus Business Forum 8 April
The parties are planned to sign a program of cooperation between the Riga Duma and the Minsk City Hall for 2015-2017. On 8 April Riga representatives will take part in the opening of the international tourism exhibition Recreation 2015...

Belarus president urges to more actively use eastern vector to diversify sales
“We should explore the eastern direction, in particular, it is necessary to step up participation in the Economic Belt of the Silk Road project of our strategic partner China"...

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast interested in Belarus’ meat, dairy products
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Valery Shantsev pointed out that in 2014 the import of Belarus-made farm machines rose and the trend will continue...

Belarus, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast mull over cooperation in pharmaceutics, engineering
Opening the meeting Vice Premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko named the main areas where Belarus and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast may be useful to each other: agriculture, industry, infrastructure projects...

Belarus, Croatia discuss economic cooperation expansion
The event continues the first Belarusian-Croatian Economic Forum that was held in Brest in November 2014 and focuses on the development and strengthening of bilateral trade and economic cooperation...

Belarus set to develop scientific cooperation with new partners from 20 countries
The main importers of Belarusian hi-tech products are Russia, Ukraine, and other CIS member states...

BMZ exports first batch of products of new rolling mill
BMZ specialists are currently adjusting technological regimes, improving the rolling process and gearing up for the performance tests of equipment...

Belarusian nuclear safety agency to expand cooperation with WENRA
In September 2015 for the first time representatives of the Belarusian nuclear industry safety agency will take part as an observer in a session of the forum of regulating agencies of the countries that operate water-moderated energy reactors...