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1 Nov 2017
Minsk Oblast interested in cooperation with Russian regions in all spheres"Russia is an important trade and economic partner of Minsk Oblast. The Russian Federation accounts for some 45% of the export. Merchandise export in January-August was close to $1.3 billion"...
1 Nov 2017
EU welcomes Belarus’ engagement in European integration forumsBelarus has been more engaged in the events held under the aegis of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), Andrei Wiktorin said...
1 Nov 2017
Opinion: ‘Integration of integrations’ suggests long-term cooperation between EAEU, EU"Many experts are unanimous in the opinion that the potential interaction between the two integration associations will provide great opportunities for the accelerated economic development of their member states"...
1 Nov 2017
Choreographer Radu Poklitaru praises program of IFMC 2017 in Vitebsk"When I look at all the authors and dancers throughout the festival's history, I realize that the whole art of modern dance in the post-Soviet countries derives from this festival, either directly or indirectly"...
1 Nov 2017
Construction of second runway at Minsk National Airport on scheduleThe construction of the second runway is one of the major investment projects in civil aviation along with the construction of a new aircraft repair plant and an air traffic control center in the Sokol neighborhood near Minsk...
1 Nov 2017
More U.S. visitors to Belarus after launch of visa-free programThe diplomat also commented on the possible introduction of a visa-free regime by the United States for Belarus nationals...
1 Nov 2017
Hope for Belarus’ stronger stance in international trade after WTO accessionLately, there has been a growing interest in negotiations on Belarus’ accession to the WTO from international organizations: the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
1 Nov 2017
USA embassy in Minsk to start issuing tourist visas to all Belarusians in 2018"For the first time in ten years any resident of Belarus will be able to come to the U.S. embassy in Minsk in order to get an American visa. They will not have to go to neighboring countries"...
31 Oct 2017
Number of tech parks in Belarus to keep rising"We are developing a platform for innovative entrepreneurship so that engineers, inventors could turn their ideas into trial models, get investment and launch the production"...
31 Oct 2017
Economic liberalization to improve Belarus' position in next Doing Business reportBelarus ranks 38th in the Doing Business 2018 out of 190 economies. The latest report measures reforms implemented from 1 July 2016 till 1 July 2017...
31 Oct 2017
Call to remove non-tariff barriers, trade exemptions in EAEU"However, the impact would be different for different countries. According to our estimates, Belarus’ GDP would grow up to 12%, Armenia’s up to 6.5%. In Russia and Kazakhstan, the GDP growth would only clock up 1%"...
31 Oct 2017
Security remains top priority for Pyeongchang 2018 organizers"We have heard various statements because of the difficult situation in the region. Some teams are considering withdrawing from the Olympic Games but Team Belarus is definitely going to Pyeongchang"...
31 Oct 2017
Belarus pins its Olympic medal hopes on biathlon, aerials"The plans to prepare for Pyeongchang were developed four years ago. First of all, we pin our hopes on biathlon and aerials. We also see progress in speed skating"...
30 Oct 2017
Belarus’ MFA: Belarusian-Turkish relations are productive, vibrant“The Belarusian-Turkish relations are both cooperation between the two states and good contacts between our peoples. It is the atmosphere of friendship and sincere support, as well as common values, that unite the Belarusian and Turkish nations, determine our interstate relations”...
30 Oct 2017
Ambassador: The interest of European business in Belarus is growingIn recent years, we have arranged about 40 trade-economic and investment presentations of Belarus, both in Paris and in all the regional capitals of France. We also did about 10 presentations in Spain, two in Portugal...
30 Oct 2017
Kobyakov on Belarusian-European Investment Forum in LuxembourgMore than 200 representatives of European companies came to Luxembourg to attend the forum. This is a good sign and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn took note of it. He said that people listened to the speakers with great interest...
29 Oct 2017
Lukashenko sends Republic Day greetings to Turkey"With its rich history and spiritual legacy, Turkey has made serious achievements in all aspects of state construction. Today it is an economically and politically strong country, an acknowledged leader in the region"
27 Oct 2017
Agreements reached at Belarusian-European Investment Forum compulsory for implementationIn his words, the embassy will monitor the implementation of the projects and will continue working on improving the image of Belarus in Europe...
27 Oct 2017
Germany described as Belarus’ vital economic partnerDenis Sidorenko noted that in 2016 Germany was ranked fourth in terms of trade turnover ($2.28 billion) and export ($944 million) and third in terms of import ($1.33 billion) among Belarus’ trade partners...
27 Oct 2017
Latvian reporters pleased with Belarus’ openness about nuclear power plant projectArnis Kluinis, a reporter of the Neatkariga newspaper, noted that it is difficult to implement such projects in Latvia due to the small size of the country. "This is why the Belarusian nuclear power plant is of great interest for reporters from neighboring countries"...
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