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MOGILEV, 5 January (BelTA) – The Mogilev-based manufacturer of engine components Tehnolit will start the batch production of components for ship engines in 2016, the company’s Director Alexander Bodyako told BelTA. Tehnolit will be able to make components for ship engines thanks to the company’s certification by the Russian River Register, which is a federal agency in charge of vessel classification. Now the Belarusian company will be able to fulfill serious orders from Russian...

MINSK, 22 December (BelTA) - The consular section of the Polish Embassy in Minsk and the Consulates General in Brest and Grodno issued about 370,000 visas to citizens of Belarus in January-November 2015, Charge d’Affaires of Poland in Belarus Michal Chabros told reporters, BelTA has learned. "This is consistent with the number of visas issued last year," the diplomat said. Out of the total number of visas 25% of them was issued free of charge. Michal Chabros explained that...

MINSK, 15 December (BelTA) – A declaration of intent was signed by the Belarusian Education Ministry and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Minsk on 15 December, BelTA has learned. In line with the declaration the sides intend to expand the pilot project that will allow school students in Vitebsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast, and Mogilev Oblast to take DSD-1 exams. It is the kind of exams that school students outside Germany take for the sake of confirming their mastery of German. The...

MOGILEV, 4 December (BelTA) – Russia’s Penza Oblast is interested in Belarus’ dairy farming practices, Deputy Head of the Penza Oblast Government Andrei Burlakov said as he met with Chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Domanevsky on 4 December, BelTA has learned. Penza Oblast decided to study Belarus’ dairy farming practices rather than the Western ones since the country achieved the most impressive results in this area during the times of the Soviet Union....

MINSK, 23 November (BelTA) – The Mogilev Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Adjara signed a cooperation agreement during the business forum Minsk-Batumi held in the Belarusian capital on 20 November, BelTA has learned. “This year has been eventful in terms of business cooperation. A large-scale forum was held in Georgia during the first official visit of Belarus President...

MOGILEV, 12 November (BelTA) – Polish businessmen are interested in developing their business in Belarus, Kujawsko-Pomorskie vice-marshal Slawomir Kopysc told a press briefing as he attended the Belarusian-Polish regional economic forum in Mogilev "Trade, Processing, Investment" on 12 November, BelTA has learned. The forum is the first serious step in developing economic cooperation between Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province of Poland and Mogilev Oblast. There is a strong potential for...

MOGILEV, 5 November (BelTA) – German business is interested in developing cooperation with the companies of FEZ Mogilev and implementation of joint investment projects, Deputy Head of the FEZ Administration Irina Davydenko told BelTA as she commented on the results of the business matchmaking session between German and Mogilev businessmen. Today’s talks in the oblast center have determined two main areas in developing cooperation between businessmen of Mogilev and Germany. These are...

MOGILEV, 28 October (BelTA) – A Declaration of commitment to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was signed in Mogilev on 28 October, BelTA has learned. The signing ceremony in the City Hall was attended by Chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Domanevsky, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinha, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Belarus Yekaterina Paniklova. "Mogilev Oblast and Belarus as a whole...

MOSCOW, 21 October (BelTA) – Belarus and Omsk Oblast of Russia plan to jointly work out innovative projects. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Omsk Oblast Governor Viktor Nazarov and Honorary Consul General of Belarus Vladimir Shuglya on 20 October, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian embassy in Russia. “Belarus is one of the most important partners for Omsk Oblast. Last year mutual foreign trade exceeded $155 million,” Viktor Nazarov said. The Governor...

MINSK, 15 October (BelTA) – The economic, investment, and tourism potential of Belarus’ Minsk Oblast was showcased at Expo Milano 2015, BelTA learned from the press service of Belarus' National Pavilion. A 15-member delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Oleg Plavsky arrived in Milan to attend the Days of Minsk Oblast at Expo Milano 2015. During the opening ceremony of the Days, Oleg Plavsky stressed that the Belarusian region has trade ties with...