18.08.2009Belarus businessmen to visit Perm Belarusian businessmen are planning to visit the Perm Territory (Russia) on 1-4 September, it was learnt from the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
17.08.2009Vitebsk Moloko Company to set joint company in Kazakhstan The Vitebsk-based Moloko Company is setting up a joint company to produce dairy products in Kazakhstan, it was learnt from Valentina Vishnevskaya, first deputy director general of the Vitebsk concern ‘Meat and Dairy Products’.
17.08.2009Venezuelan Minister of Environment to visit Minsk on 16-18 August Yubiri del Carmen Ortega Lovera, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, will travel to Minsk on 16-18 August, it was learned from the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus.
17.08.2009Venezuelan specialists study MTZ, MAZ intellectual property practices Representatives of the Science, Technology and Medium Industry Ministry of Venezuela are studying Belarusian practices used to protect intellectual property rights at Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) and Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), it was learnt from representatives of the National Intellectual Property Centre.
15.08.2009Logoisk to host Navalnitsa 2009 fireworks festival Navalnitsa 2009 international fireworks festival will be held at the mountain ski sport and recreation facility in Logoisk on 28-30 August, head of the organizing committee Igor Sidorovich told.
14.08.2009Agriculture Ministry to intensify quality monitoring at Dyatlovo and Skidel dairies The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus will intensify quality monitoring at the Dyatlovo Creamery and the Skidel Dairy, the affiliated branch of Molochny Mir Company, it was learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
14.08.2009Belkommunmash intends to set up assembly production facility in Riga Riga is interested in setting up a joint assembly production with Belkommunmash, Valery Igaunis, chairman of the council of the Riga Carriage Building Plant, noted during a meeting of Nikolai Ladutko, Acting Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee, with the delegation of the Riga City Council led by Riga Vice Mayor Ainars Shlesers on 13 August.
14.08.2009BelTechExport interested in using Riga seaport capacities BelTechExport is interested in using the capacities of the Riga seaport to transport and transship goods, Vladimir Peftiev, chairman of the general meeting of BelTechExport, said during a meeting between acting mayor of Minsk Nikolai Ladutko and a delegation of the Riga Duma headed by deputy chairman Ainars Shlesers on 13 August.
13.08.2009Olvi Group plans to buy 75% of Lidskoe Pivo shares Olvi Group (Finland) intends to acquire 75% of shares of the Lidskoe Pivo Brewery, Peep Akkel, financial manager for the Baltic States and Belarus told reporters on 12 August.
13.08.2009Belarus relies on industrial giants during crisis, Alexander Lukashenko says In the time of crisis Belarus attaches a special significance to the development of industrial giants, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters during his working trip to the Minsk oblast on 11 August.
13.08.2009Armenia to assemble Belarus tractors An enterprise assembling Belarus tractors will be set up in Armenia. The relevant protocol of intent was signed by representatives of a Belarusian delegation and the Vanadzor-based Chinvan plant (the former Electron) in Armenia on 12 August, it was learnt from the Belarusian Embassy in Yerevan.
13.08.2009MAZ to supply 200 trucks to Venezuela Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) is preparing a contract for the supply of 200 trucks to Venezuela, it was learnt from the MAZ press service.
12.08.2009BNK (UK) Ltd. exports 20m eur worth of oil products in 2009 BNK (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Belarusian Oil Company (BelOil) in London, exported over eur 20 million worth of oil products in 2009. The volume of supplies totaled 74,000 tonnes, it waslearnt from BNK (UK) Limited director Andrei Dashutin.
12.08.2009Udmurtia to produce Belarusian harvesters Izh-Lida, a Belarusian-Russian joint venture, opened in Balezino, the Republic of Udmurtia, the Russian Federation on 12 August. The facility will assemble Lidagroprommash harvesters, it was learned from press office of the government of Udmurtia.
12.08.2009Fitch affirms Belvnesheconombank's ‘B’ rating Fitch Ratings has assigned Belarusian Belvnesheconombank a Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'B', Short-term IDR 'B', an Individual rating of 'D/E', a Support rating of '4', and Support Rating Floor of 'No Floor'. The Outlook for the Long-term IDR is Negative.