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Belarusian High-Tech Park to set up multicomponent system of IT-education

October 2, 2009
The Belarusian High-Tech Park is setting up the multicomponent system of IT-education, BelTA learnt from Valery Tsepkalo, director of the Belarusian High-Tech Park. Valery Tsepkalo is taking part in the 1st International Investment Forum in Grodno.
 

Belarus open for cooperation with EU - Lukashenko

September 30, 2009
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko does not believe that the Belarusian state is pursuing a self-isolation policy and has confirmed readiness to develop cooperation with the European Union.
 

Austrian EGGER intends to set up wood processing plant in Belarus

September 16, 2009
MINSK, 16 September (BelTA) – Austrian company EGGER intends to set up a wood processing plant in Belarus, BelTA learnt from Belarusian Forestry Minister Piotr Semashko. The facility is expected to be constructed in the Borisov region (Minsk oblast).
 

IKEA to set up woodworking facility in Belarus

September 16, 2009
IKEA plans to set up a woodworking facility in Belarus, Forestry Minister of Belarus Piotr Semashko said at the Woodworking 2009 exhibition in Minsk on 15 September.
 

Belarus’ banking sector remains attractive to foreign investors, National Bank says

September 16, 2009
Belarus’ banking sector remains attractive to foreign investors, the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) said in a report on the sector’s performance between January and July.
 

Ordinance No 10 offers comprehensive investment guidelines

August 7, 2009
On 6 August President Alexander Lukashenko issued Ordinance No 10 ‘On Creating Additional Conditions for Investment Activities in the Republic of Belarus’.
 

Belarusian exports to Sweden dropped by 46 percent in Q1, ambassador says

June 2, 2009
Belarusian exports to Sweden dropped by 46 percent in the first quarter of 2009, Swedish Ambassador Stefan Eriksson said at a news conference in Minsk on Monday.
 

Dutch company to set up water bottling enterprise in Belarus

May 28, 2009
Dutch Agro Plants from the Netherlands intends to establish an enterprise to bottle high-quality drinking water, deputy director general of Belgeologia company Leonid Filazapovich said at a session of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus on May 27.
 

Cash deployment rules for foreign investors eased

May 27, 2009
On 26 May President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No 262 ‘On Some Issues Regarding the Placing by Foreign Organisations of Cash in Banks of the Republic of Belarus’.
 

Belarus guarantees high quality of products and service support for exported machinery

May 27, 2009
Belarusian producers guarantee quality and service support for the machines they export, Alexander Shakutin, chairman of the board of directors of Amkodor, said during the negotiations with Chairman of the State Council of Oman Yahya bin Mahfoudh al Manthri.
 

Minsk to host session of Belarus-Germany Economic Cooperation Council

May 22, 2009
The 5th session of the Belarus-Germany Economic Cooperation Council will be held in Minsk on June 16. This important bilateral event is being prepared jointly with the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Germany Vladimir Skvortsov.
 

Real Estate and Investment 2009 Exhibition opens in Minsk

May 20, 2009
Over 40 companies are partaking in the 1st International Specialized Exhibition Real Estate and Investments 2009, Viktor Shanyukevich, chairman of the permanent commission for construction, housing, land tenure and ecology of the Minsk Council of Deputies, said at an opening ceremony of the exhibition in Minsk on May 20.
 

Foreign companies show growing interest in Belarus, Anatoly Rusetsky says

May 19, 2009
Foreign companies are showing a growing interest in Belarus, Industry Minister of Belarus Anatoly Rusetsky told reporters.
 

Belarusian-Qatari joint projects in third countries possible

April 14, 2009
Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko believes Belarus and Qatar may implement joint projects in third countries. The President made the relevant statement as he met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah al-Thani on April 13.
 

Italy to issue 1,000 additional permits to Belarusian trucking companies in 2009

April 13, 2009
In 2009, Italy will increase the number of transportation permits for Belarusian trucking companies. Such agreement was reached during a session of the Belarusian-Italian joint commission for international highway service in Minsk, Sergei Negrei, head of the foreign and economic activity department of the Belarusian Ministry of Transport and Communications, told.
 

Belarus, Germany set up joint venture in Vitebsk region

April 13, 2009
The German company Bioenergy-Import-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co and limited company Vitebsk Hayseed have set up a joint venture Vita-Bio-Energy in the Vitebsk region. The new company will specialize in rapeseed processing, said Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk regional executive committee Viktor Dorozhkin.
 

Belarus to increase dried milk and casein exports to China

April 10, 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus is planning to increase exports of dairy products to China, said spokeswoman of the Ministry Daria Kozlovskaya.
 

Belarus, Poland discuss bilateral cooperation

April 9, 2009

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Poland Viktor Gaisenok discussed the issues of the Belarusian-Polish cooperation with the Eastern Club officials on April 8, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Embassy of Belarus in Poland.

 

Polish businessmen keen on investing in Belarus

April 8, 2009

Businessmen from the Pomorskie Wojewodztwo are highly interested in close cooperation with Belarusian companies-exporters and in the implementation of investment projects in Belarus.

 

Syrian companies interested in cooperation with Horizont

April 8, 2009

A large delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic visited Horizont during its recent visit to our country to discuss the implementation of joint industrial projects.

 

EBRD to establish partner relations with more Belarusian banks

April 7, 2009
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to establish the number of partner relations with more Belarusian banks, head of the EBRD Office in Belarus Valdas Vitkauskas said during a ceremony of opening the regional office of the Belarusian Bank for Small Business in Grodno.
 

Belarus’ international reserves said to have increased by $628.5 million in March

April 7, 2009
Belarus' international reserves increased by $628.5 million, or 18.9 percent, to $3,955.2 million in March, said the National Statistics Committee.
 

Belarus, Brandenburg to implement wind power project

April 6, 2009
Belarus and German Federal Land Brandenburg plan to implement an investment project in wind power, said Minister-President of German Federal Land Brandenburg Matthias Platzeck following the meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Martynov on April 6.
 

Cooperation with Vietnam and India is one of priorities of Belarusian foreign policy in Asia

April 6, 2009
Development of cooperation with Vietnam and India is one of the priorities of the Belarusian foreign policy in the Asian region, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko noted receiving credentials of the Vietnamese and Indian ambassadors to Belarus in Minsk on April 3.
 

Three new banks to open in Belarus soon

April 3, 2009
Three new banks will open in Belarus in the near future, Sergei Dubkov, chief of the main banking supervision department, member of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Belarus, told reporters on April 3.
 

In 2009 Belarus to attract $410mn of foreign investment in its energy system

April 3, 2009
In 2009 Belarus is set to attract $410 million of foreign investments to upgrade 15 energy facilities. The work is underway with foreign companies to attract foreign investments, was said in the press service of the Energy Ministry of Belarus.
 

Belarus open for constructive cooperation, Alexander Lukashenko says

April 3, 2009
Belarus is open for constructive and multifaceted cooperation with states or groups of states irrelevant of their geographic position, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he received the credentials from heads of the diplomatic missions of Israel, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait, and Namibia.
 

Belarus’ governmental delegation visiting Libya

April 1, 2009
A governmental delegation of Belarus led by First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko is paying a visit to Libya on April 1-5. The visit is timed to the opening of the national exposition of Belarus at the 38th Tripoli International Fair, was said in the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
 

Belarus and WB complete talks on $125-million loan for energy efficiency projects

April 1, 2009
The Belarusian government and the World Bank have completed talks on a $125-millin loan to finance energy efficiency projects in Belarus, Iryna Aleynik, spokesperson of the WB office in Minsk
 

Serbia intends to assemble Belarusian tractors

March 31, 2009
A joint venture to assemble Belarusian tractors is expected to be set up in Serbia. It was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development of Serbia Mladjan Dinkic during his meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko in Minsk on March 31.