Opinions & Interviews

Ambassador: The interest of European business in Belarus is growing
In 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...

Kobyakov on Belarusian-European Investment Forum in Luxembourg
More 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...

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"

Agreements reached at Belarusian-European Investment Forum compulsory for implementation
In his words, the embassy will monitor the implementation of the projects and will continue working on improving the image of Belarus in Europe...

Germany described as Belarus’ vital economic partner
Denis 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...

Latvian reporters pleased with Belarus’ openness about nuclear power plant project
Arnis 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"...

Opinion: Business climate in Belarus is improving
"We cooperate with international financial institutions with a view to raising investment in transportation, communications, energy, and the water resources management program"...

Opinion: Joint Belarus-Russia effort can mitigate damage from illegal drug trade
Alexander Konyuk drew attention to the fact that the comprehensive measures adopted in Belarus have helped reverse the situation in the areas of gravest concern...

Hahn expresses readiness to discuss key components of Belarus-EU cooperation agreement
Johannes Hahn expressed the willingness on behalf of the European Union to assist Belarus in carrying out the economic reforms and creating new jobs...

Belarus hailed as business-friendly country
"All these years Belarus has been among the most active reformers. There is no position where we would not have progressed. Our strategy is ambitious: to place in the top 30 countries with favorable investment climate"...

Inflation at record low in Belarus
In September 2017, the average annual interest rate on new loans reached 12.3% for legal entities and 12.1% for individuals. The refinancing rate was reduced to 11% in September...

Call for more effort to advertise Belarus as investment destination
Vasily Matyushevsky underlined that the European Union is traditionally a strategic partner for Belarus in trade, economic, and investment cooperation...

Rakhmanov: Belarus’ image in the international arena is very positive
Thanks to the activities, which they carry out in international organizations, and bilateral meetings, the foreign partners are beginning to change their opinion of Belarus, based on the actual situation in the country rather than stereotypes...

Belarus’ leading sports university marks 80th anniversary
BSUPE is the largest institution for the training of specialists in physical education, sport and tourism. The university has launched the careers of dozens of Olympic champions and medalists, world and European champions...

Belarus-China cultural, educational contacts grow ever stronger
The ambassador remarked that Belarus-China relations steadily advance across the board. "Solid and sincere friendship has been established between the nations. Contacts in culture and education grow ever closer"...

Another reduction of key interest rate in Belarus by year end possible
"There is no major problem with the level of interest rates on the market but the National Bank always keeps an eye on the situation. Conditions permitting, we will return to this matter. We might do it before the end of the year"...

PM tells Forbes about Belarus' Hi-Tech Park, advantages of investing in country's economy
“Some 60% of Belarus’ economy is export-oriented. We are moving forward, improving technologies both in manufacturing and management. Our major resource is a hardworking and talented nation”...

Lukashenko sends National Day greetings to Austria
The president expressed confidence that the Belarusian-Austrian friendly and partnership ties will be successfully expanding for the benefit of the two nations.

Diplomat: Presentation of Belarus’ regions in Russia promotes bilateral trade
Successful presentations of Grodno Oblast, Gomel Oblast, Brest Oblast, Minsk Oblast and the city of Minsk have already taken place...

Opinion: Belarus' international recognition grows
"Belarus has become a truly effective platform for negotiations and international political, economic, scientific, and sports meetings and events"...