Belarus and Germany discuss investment cooperation

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Michael Harms, Executive Director of Germany’s Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, to discuss ways to step up the cooperation between the two countries, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “The parties discussed prospects for bolstering the trade and investment cooperation…

Germany: safe gas transit through Ukraine and expansion of cooperation with alternative suppliers in priority

Maintaining safe gas transit through Ukraine, expansion of cooperation with gas suppliers that are alternative to Russia are priorities for Germany, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Rothousand has stated. “Russia will continue to play an important role as a gas supplier. It is expected that Germany in the…

Belarus and Germany explore opportunities for investment cooperation

Belarus and Germany explored opportunities for investment cooperation during the Day of Belarusian Economy at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on September 27, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “The emphasis was placed on the opportunities for interaction and investment cooperation between Belarus and Germany in the context of Belarus’…

Germany: Bundeskartellamt approves of Rosneeft- BP JV

Germany’s antimonopoly authority Bundeskartellamt has approved of establishment of a joint venture between Russian oil major Rosneft and British BP called Yermak Neftegaz. Rosneft and BP signed legally binding documents to establish Yermak Neftegaz for geological exploration of fields in West Siberia and the Yenisei-Khatanga Basin in June. Under the agreement, Rosneft will own a…

Germany: ATB Financial sends one of the world’s first real-time payments using blockchain technology supported by SAP

ATB Financial, the largest Alberta-based financial institution, has collaborated with SAP SE, financial technology start-up Ripple Labs Inc. and ReiseBank AG in Germany to send the first real international blockchain payment from Canada to Germany. bitcoin news at DC Forecasts reports that ATB successfully transferred CA$1,000 (667 euro) to ReiseBank using a network built on…