Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Rachkov met with Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Rady, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “The parties discussed promising areas of Belarusian-Egyptian cooperation in the field of healthcare, including the possibility of joint production of medicines, especially against Hepatitis…
Moscow will host the 11th edition of the international conference Eurasian Integration on November 11, the press center of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the organizer of the forum, reported. The conference will attempt to find ways to promote Eurasian integration. “This year, the conference will discuss matters of strategic cooperation in key economy sectors…
Pinsk-based clothing manufacturing and trading association Polesye has recently increased its exports to Kazakhstan and Russia through its schoolwear supplies, Sergei Kasperovich, head of the company’s export department, reported. About 35,000 back-to-school items produced in Pinsk will go to Russian regions this summer. Polesye school clothes are on sale in stores of Moscow, Saint Petersburg,…
The Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) says the global potash fertilizer market is gradually getting back to normal on reports about new contracts made with India and China. With new long-term deals signed with India and China, the pressure on spot markets has reduced and potash prices started growing steadily in H2 2016. For instance, potash…
Belarus’ expenditures on crude oil imports from Russia dropped by 24.8% YoY in January-June to $2.398 billion, Belstat said in an official report. In January-June Belarus purchased 11.522 million tons of Russian crude, up by 0.9% YoY, while expenditures on crude supplies from Russia decreased by $790.585 million. Belarusian oil refineries processed 23 million tons…
Belarus’ expenditures on natural gas imports from Russia dropped by 6.7% YoY in January-June to $1.257 billion, a source in the profile ministry reported. In H1 Belarus purchased 9.188 billion cubic meters of Russian gas, down by 2.8% YoY. Since early 2016 Belarus has repeatedly questioned whether the current price of Russian gas supplies is…
New contracts of Belarus’ leasing companies dropped 2.4 times YoY in January-June to Br270.7 million ($140.3 million) as of July 1. Belarus’ Association of Lease Providers posted these figures in its semiannual report. The total portfolio of lease contracts stood at Br2.367 billion ($1.227 billion) as of July 1, down by 3.5% since January 1.…