The introduction by Belarus of visa-free entry for a period of up to five days for citizens of 80 countries arriving through the Minsk National Airport does not pose any risks to the republic and neighboring countries, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said. “The document was drafted for 1.5 years and was thoroughly verified by all…
Belarus satisfies a considerable part of Russia’s demand for milk, Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agribusiness of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Sergei Sidorsky said. He noted that Russia was able to meet as much as 82% of its domestic demand for milk. “This is the lowest among the members of the…
Belarus is eager to implement new projects with Austria’s Kronospan Group, Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Kronospan owner Peter Kaindl on January 18. The head of the government noted that Belarus appreciated the contribution of this investor to the development of the Belarusian economy. “We attach great importance to the…
The Domostroenie branch of the Shklov-based newsprint mill will build and ship more than 70 frame-panel houses to France in 2017 or twice as much as in 2016, representatives of the company reported. The negotiations with French real estate development companies started several years ago. The first orders for building 37 stick-frame houses were signed…
The commercial effect from the projects to be implemented in the R&D park Belbiograd is supposed to reach $500 million by 2023, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Sergei Kilin reported. The official said that 26 projects had been fleshed out so far. By 2023 the projects…
The first five tractors Belarus-320.4 by Bobruisk Plant of Tractor Parts and Units (BZTDiA trademark) have been shipped to Russia’s Sakhalin region within the framework of the Far East Hectare program, the marketing department of the plant reported. The tractors were sent under the state support program. The recipients are five residents of Tymovsky district…
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has approved a draft agreement between the government of Belarus and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China on the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of income and capital tax evasion as a basis for further talks. Corresponding decree No. 6 dated…