14.12.2009BSU, Perugia University sign cooperation agreement Belarus State University (BSU) and Perugia University (Italy) signed a cooperation agreement in Minsk on 11 December. The document was signed by BSU Rector Sergei Ablameiko and Professor of Perugia University Paolo Rossi.
11.12.2009Deal on Naftan-Polimir sale can be closed soon, Semashko says The deal on the Naftan-Polimir sale can be closed in the near future, First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said during ameeting with chairman of the Board of director of the Russian Sberbank German Gref.
11.12.2009Perugia province intends to develop economic cooperation with Belarus The Italian province of Perugia is interested in trade and economic cooperation with Belarus, Pietro Giunti, a representative of the Umbria Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told the Belarus-Italy Business Forum on 10 December.
11.12.2009Mogilevtransmash assembles new vehicles out of Russian components The Mogilev-based mechanical engineering company Mogilevtransmash, a subsidiary of Minsk Automobile Plant, has started assembling eight new models of refuse collection and street-cleaning vehicles using MAZ chassis and Russian components, Mogilevtransmash Chief Engineer Mikhail Znosok told.
10.12.2009Petrochemistry, food industry, machinery can spearhead Belarus' economic growth in 2010 In 2010 main efforts should be focused on the industries that can spearhead Belarus’ economic growth, Georgy Grits, first deputy director of the National Investment Agency, said in an interview while commenting on the most important parameters of the social and economic development forecast approved by President’s Decree No595 of 7 December.
10.12.2009Foreign investments flowing into Belarusian civil engineering Belarus’ civil engineering industry did feel the arrival of foreign investors in 2009, said Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Anatoly Nichkasov at the presentation of a review of Belarus’ residential sector on 10 December. The review was prepared by experts and UNECE, it was learned.
10.12.2009Belarus hits 120 million tonnes in oil extraction The Belarusian oil company Belorusneft has extracted 120 million tonnes of oil so far, it was learnt from the company’s press service.
09.12.2009Minsk, Arkhangelsk oblasts ink cooperation agreement The Minsk Oblast Executive Committee and the government of Russia’s Arkhangelsk oblast have signed an agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation, it was learned from representatives of the Economy Committee of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee.
09.12.2009Belarus should make it to Top-10 of best countries for business Belarus should seek to make it to the Top-10 of best countries for doing business, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said when introducing new Economy Minister Nikolai Snopkov to the Economy Ministry staff on 7 December.
09.12.2009Belarus might produce cars, Sergei Sidorsky says The production of motor cars might be set up in Belarus, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said when introducing new Economy Minister Nikolai Snopkov to the Economy Ministry staff.
08.12.2009Minsk oblast’s companies participate in more than 120 exhibitions in Russia in 2009 In January-October 2009, companies of the Minsk oblast took part in more than 120 exhibitions and fairs which were held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Smolensk, Nizhny Novgorod, the Moscow oblast and other Russian regions, it was learnt from the economy department of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee.
07.12.2009BMZ now DGA certified Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ trademark) is the first large Belarusian company to get certified by the international accreditation body Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Akkreditierung mbH (DGA), representatives of the company’s information office told.
07.12.2009Belarusian Institute of Physics intends to supply laser equipment to India The Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus intends to supply laser equipment to India, it was learnt from Vitaly Plavsky, deputy director of research of the Stepanov Institute.
04.12.2009Oil export duties for Belarus to be finalized by 1 July 2010 The issue related to the size of oil export duties for Belarus should be settled by 1 July 2010, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov said as he addressed the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on 4 December.
04.12.2009Belarus and Orenburg oblast sign cooperation agreement The governments of Belarus and the Orenburg oblast of Russia signed an agreement on trade and economic, sci-tech and cultural cooperation in Minsk on 3 December. Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky signed the document on behalf of Belarus, it was has learned.