Today parties to sign contract for delivery of turbine for Minsk CHP plant N3 The visit of the Sverdlovsk Oblast delegation to Belarus continues. The day before ways to increase trade volumes were discussed at the Council of Ministers, the goal is to reach 0,5 billion mark. Minsk offers partners agricultural machinery, municipal and public transport, in particular, the new electric bus. Sverdlovsk region is ready to take part in the modernization of our energy system. The sides are expected to...
Meeting of heads of Foreign Ministries of Belarus and Russian held in Moscow The relations between Belarus and Russia are of an allied character. And the interaction of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries is developing in the standart operating mode. The statement was made yesterday ...
Parties working on mutually acceptable terms of oil and gas supplies Minsk and Moscow have compiled a draft agreement on oil and gas. The protocol has been submitted to the Russian leadership. It is expected that the document will help Belarus and Russia settle all the disputable issues with oil supplies and gas prices. As reported earlier, Belarus insists on the lower prices for Russian gas. It is also about further deliveries ...
Ceasefire, withdrawal of armaments, exchange of prisoners high on agenda Today Minsk is playing host to the regular meeting of the contact group that promotes peace settlement in Ukraine. The sessions are to discuss the observance of the earlier agreements on full and comprehensive ceasefire and the withdrawal of armaments. The exchange of prisoners of war is also high on the agenda. At the recent meeting, the parties to the conflict exchanged the lists of the names of the people. According to...
A.Lukashenko: Links between regions are increasingly important in strengthening cooperation between Belarus and Russia Belarus expects significant growth in trade with Kostroma region. This was stated by President Alexander Lukashenko at the meeting with the delegation of the Russian region. Cooperation potential is much higher than last year's $ 80 million. ...
... attention. Sberbank occupies the first place among the financial institutions in Central and Eastern Europe according to the rating "TOP-thousand banks in the world." Its subsidiary "BPS-Sberbank" operates in Belarus. The share of Russian companies in the banking system assets exceeds 12 percent. 1 out of every 5 loans is issued by BPS-Sberbank to legal entities of Belarus.
... Alexander Lukashenko met with Sberbank Chairman German Gref Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Sberbank Chairman of the Board German Gref discussed the situation in the international economy and its influence on the financial sectors in Belarus and Russia. The sides also considered the prospects of cooperation with Sberbank. At present the Russia’s financial holding company is the biggest investor in the Belarusian economy. The company’s share in the banking system of Belarus amounts to over ...