France is ready to step up cooperation with Belarus in information technologies and infrastructure development, Ambassador of France to Belarus Didier Canesse reported during the Belarusian-French interregional business forum in Minsk. The ambassador believes that Belarus and France should intensify cooperation not only in politics but in economy as well. The Belarusian-French interregional business forum…
Belarus’ GDP may drop by 2.5-2.6% in 2016 due to the ongoing oil dispute with Russia, Belarus’ Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky said. Belarus’ government had planned to achieve a slight YoY GDP growth in 2016 (official forecast – 0.3%). Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko said in November that the country’ GDP would reduce by at least…
Belarus and Azerbaijan are analyzing the prospects of joint production of carpets and cotton fabrics, the Belarusian President’s press-service said in a statement following President Alexander Lukashenko’s talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. “In my opinion, Azerbaijan did the right thing when it decided to develop its cotton growing industry. Output figures will rise so…
The Belarusian-French interregional business forum takes place in Minsk on November 30 – December 1, according to the official website of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The event marks the 40th anniversary of establishing twinning relations between Minsk and Lyon. The business forum has been organized following the agreements reached at the second…
As of November 1, the regulatory capital of Belarusian banks totaled Br8.38 billion, up by Br534.6 million or by 6.8% since the beginning of the year, according to the latest statistics report released by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB). The sufficiency level of the regulatory capital in the Belarusian banking industry…
In 2015 Belarus’ state budget received the equivalent of $495 million thanks to the redistribution of import customs duties, Alexander Kurlypo, Head of the Central Office for Budget and Finance Control of the State Control Committee of Belarus, reported. The official underlined that as the agency in charge of distributing import customs duties as well…
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov met with Uruguay’s Deputy Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Enzo Benech and Executive Director of Uruguay XXI Antonio Carambula to discuss possible supplies of agricultural equipment for small and medium-sized Uruguayan farms, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “The parties discussed…