Belarus: GDP energy intensity halved

The energy intensity of Belarus’ gross domestic product was halved in the last 13 years. The information was released by Vitaly Kretsky, Head of the Department for Organizational and Legal Work and Interaction with Mass Media in the State Standardization Committee of Belarus. The official said: “The energy intensity of Belarus’ GDP has been halved…

Belarus: food products popular in the CIS

Belarusian food products are in demand on all the markets of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Belarusian Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Minister Vladimir Koltovich reported. “Foreign partners like Belarusian products. Russians, Ukrainians and Kazakhs know that the Belarusian quality is high, and our products are welcome on all the CIS markets”, the minister stressed.…

Belarus: producers to upgrade quality management systems

Belarusian manufacturers must upgrade their quality management systems to comply with the new standard STB ISO 9001-2015 by September 15, 2018, Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization Viktor Nazarenko reported. Viktor Nazarenko recalled that a new version of the national standard for quality management system STB ISO 9001-2015, identical to the international standard, was…

Belarus interested in Polish fruit and vegetable processing technologies

Belarus is interested in assimilating Poland’s innovative technologies for processing fruit and vegetables. Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Vladimir Grakun made the statement during negotiations with a Polish delegation in Minsk on November 8. The meeting was held to discuss the development of bilateral cooperation. The official said that Belarusian companies took an interest…

Belarus: trade with Pakistan on the rise

The trade between Belarus and Pakistan has been recently gaining momentum, the Embassy of Belarus in Pakistan reported. In January-September the trade between Belarus and Pakistan totaled $38.6 million, with Belarus exporting $30 million worth of products to Pakistan. The deliveries of Belarusian tractors increased by 7.8%, tractor parts by 55.4%. The deliveries of Belarusian…