MINSK, 29 November (BelTA) – The prospects of the Belarus-Latvia political dialogue, trade and economic cooperation and investment opportunities were discussed in Riga on 28 November during a regular round of ministerial consultations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Latvia, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry. The Belarusian delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Yelena Kupchina; the Latvian delegation was chaired by Foreign...

MINSK, 22 November (BelTA) - Gazprom wants to build a multi-purpose center in Minsk, OAO Gazprom Chairman of the Board Mr Alexei Miller told reporters after the meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA has learnt. Gazprom plans to bring together its ventures operating in Belarus under one roof. In particular we spoke about an opportunity to build a very large modern multifunctional business center which could also include health and fitness facilities, a hotel. These...

MINSK, 19 November (BelTA) – The Belarusian Investment Forum that took place in Minsk on 15-16 November was attended by real investors, not mediators, Director of the National Investment and Privatization Agency Dmitry Klevzhits said in an interview to the RTR TV Channel on 18 November. “Up to 70% of the participants at all the previous forums were mediators, consulters, legal firms and banks. This year nearly 80% of the visitors were real investors, owners of big and medium-sized...

ASTANA, 9 November (BelTA) – Belarus has offered Kazakhstan to implement a $1 billion investment project at Mogilevkhimvolokno, Belarus Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich told media in Astana after the talks with his Kazakhstani counterpart Serik Akhmetov on 9 November. The Belarusian PM stressed that today’s negotiations ended up with an agreement on implementation of an array of joint projects with Kazakhstan. The largest of them will be a project at the basis of Mogilevkhimvolokno....

MINSK, 9 November (BelTA) - Belarus and Leningrad Oblast intend to step up cooperation in construction, agriculture and high technology. These and other promising areas of cooperation were discussed at a meeting between President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Governor of Leningrad Oblast Alexander Drozdenko on 9 November. Leningrad Oblast is an important trading partner of Belarus among the regions of Russia, the head of state said. In recent years, the bilateral trade has been...

MINSK, 31 October (BelTA) – Foreign participants of the 7th Belarus Investment Forum will not have to pay for visas, the Public Relations Office of the Belarusian Economy Ministry told BelTA. BelTA has been told that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had waived consular fees for foreign participants of the forum. The decision was made on 26 October 2012 after the National Agency of Investment and Privatization and the Economy Ministry submitted the relevant initiative. The website...