The Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim increased the export of goods by 8.2% in H1 2017, the concern reported following the meeting of its council to review the performance of the national petrochemical sector. According to Belneftekhim Chairman Igor Lyashenko, the concern met all the targets for foreign trade in goods and services in H1.…
Italian company COF SpA and Minsk greenhouse vegetable company will set up a joint enterprise to produce lettuce in Belarus, according to the website of the National Agency of Investment and Privatization. During the ceremony to sign the relevant agreement, Francesco Barbieri, the head of COF SpA, said that he believed that this cooperation was…
Belarusian farmers intend to harvest about 1 million tons of potatoes in 2017, Tatiana Karbanovich, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Crop Farming, Head of the Fruit and Vegetables Department at the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, reported. According to the source, Belarusian agricultural companies and individual farmers are expected to gather in about…
BelGee is expected to launch the production of various auto parts on time to make sure that the rate of localization is not less than 50%, Belarus’ Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky said during a visiting government session in Borisov district. “The second task is to launch the production of various auto parts right on schedule.…
Belarus’ rail freight volume for the first half of 2017 increased to 68.442 million tons, by 14.9% YoY, Belarusian Railways reported. Rail freight for export reached 25.97 million tons, up by 7.5% YoY. Transit traffic volume amounted to 19.272 million tons, which makes up for a 24.5% increase. In January-June Belarusian Railways secured the loading…
In January-June Ukraine exported 8,400 tons of potatoes worth $300,000, 95% of which was purchased by Belarus, the Ukrainian Agrarian Conference reported with a reference to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. “Belarus purchased 95% of Ukrainian potatoes indented for export, Moldova – another 2.6%,” reads a report. In January-June Ukraine exported 68% more potatoes…
The Belarusian nuclear power plant will be fully commissioned in the summer of 2020, Rosatom Director General Aleksei Likhachev said during a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on July 24. “We worked all the day at the plant and discussed the state of affairs. We are ready to make an extensive report,” Aleksei Likhachev…