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Economic & Commercial Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the UK is ready to provide you with information on the latest developments in Belarusian economy, goods and services markets, investment opportunities, trade and investment legislation, etc.

We will search our database for you to source potential Belarusian trade partners in industries you pinpoint to us, find manufacturers of specific products you are looking for, help you get in touch with Belarusian companies.

Whether you are interested in import or export we are confident we can help you with your first step into Belarusian market.

We provide all available information free of charge and the only thing we expect in return is the success of business-to-business links between our countries.

This is our mission.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with your enquiries and questions, comments and suggestions. We would be delighted if you shared with us your experience in doing business with Belarus and expressed any concerns you might have. Your vision of Belarusian market, its opportunities, challenges and problems is very valuable to us, as it makes us more flexible and able to answer your needs the best.

Mr Andrei DASHUTIN

Counsellor

Direct: 020 7938 5988

Mr Denis MEZENKO

First Secretary

Direct: 020 7938 5986

Email: uk@belembassy.org

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EXPOFORUM Exhibition Company with support of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus , Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Trade, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Committees, other organisations will be holding BELARUSIAN INDUSTRIAL FORUM - 2006. The FORUM will consist of three main exhibitions:

10th international specialised exhibition ENERGY & RESOURCE SAVING

9th international industrial exhibition BELPROMEXPO - modern energy-efficient works

7th international specialised exhibition WELDING

and a number of specialised sections including SCIENCE FOR INDUSTRY, SECONDARY ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SAVING IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, SURFACE ENGINEERING. Terms and conditions of participation can be downloaded here.
For further enquiries please contact

Tender on architectural concept of High-Tech Park The administration of the Belarusian High-Tech Park /HTP/ has invited an open international tender on the architectural concept of the park. The project of High-Tech Park is expected to include: 1. Master plan, area development 2. Administrative and industrial buildings (100 000 sq m) 3. Hotel (5 000 sq m) 4. Expo Centre (1 000 sq m) 5. Car park (1 500 spaces) 6. Trade Centre (25 000 sq m) 7. Residential quarters (20 000 sq m) The area of the land allocated for the High-Tech Park is 520 000 sq m. Approximate design cost $4 500 000. Design project commission – up to $500 000. Expected investments into initial construction works – $350 000 000-$600 000 000. Foreign design companies with extensive track record in this sphere are invited to apply for the tender. To take part in the tender, an application should be sent by 31 January 2006 to: Business-Center 21st Century,  169, Nezavisimosti prospect Minsk, 220114, the Republic of Belarus.  E-mail: info@park.by Web: www.park.by/en

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The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in London hosted an afternoon briefing "The National High Tech Park project in the Republic of Belarus" Opportunities for Co-operation and IT Outsourcing" on 10th April 2006.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus Dr Alyaksei Mazhukhou in his introduction address to the participants stressed that the Republic of Belarus specially prioritises development of science and technology sector of the Belarusian economy. He expressed his confidence that this would boost dynamic development of business between Belarusian and British high-tech companies.

Business and investment opportunities offered by the Belarusian National High Tech Park were presented by the Chairman of the board and Director General of Science and Technology Association INFOPARK Mr Vladimir Basko and representatives of NHTP member-companies Mr Valery Virkovski (IBA Group), Mr Sergei Gvardeitsev and Mr Dmitry Dolgorukov (ITransition).

The event gathered representatives of a number of British IT, outsourcing and investment companies with interests in emerging markets, including Novoe Lts, Ocean Blue Software, OutsourceWorld, Fidelity International, Imprimatur Capital, CallTracks.

The representatives of the Belarusian companies informed the participants about the present trends and achievements in information technologies in Belarus, advantages of investing in Belarusian IT sector, highly qualified human resources and intellectual potential of Belarusian software development companies, favorable investment and business climate offered within the Belarusian National High Tech Park.

Representative of Novoe Ltd Mr Imran Khan gave a positive comment about cooperation with NHTP. Novoe Ltd took part in international tender on the architectural concept of the Belarusian National High Tech Park.

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Social and economic development of the Republic of Belarus

The economic results of the Republic of Belarus in 2005 indicate sustainable development of the national economy and confirm the effectiveness of he chosen socio-economic model... more

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Digest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

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PRESS RELEASE

                                                                                                                23 June 2005

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange Opened

The Republic of Belarus aims to refine the domestic and foreign trade regulations and rules and develop the organized wholesale markets of commodities. To this particular end, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange was set up, the founders being the Ministry of Economy, Belarusian State Concern of Material Resources “Belresursy”, Insurance Enterprise “Beleximgarant”, JSSB “Belarusbank”.

Today, the Exchange operates a wood stock section and a metal section and is set to launch sections of agricultural produce and oil products.

The first auction was held on 2 June 2005 at the wood stock section. Another auction to sell exports of pine and birch pulpwood will take place on 24 June 2005 in the Auctions Hall, 4th floor, 2 ul.Kazintsa, Minsk, Belarus.

At the same time, the Exchange is involved in preparing the first auction of the metal section which will follow shortly.

For more information about how the Exchange operates, what rules are put in place and what services are provided, log on to www.butb.bc.by

To contact the Exchange, e-mail butb@from.by or call/fax (+ 375 17) 224 19 23 (for wood stock section) or (+ 375 17) 224 20 21 (for metal section).

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SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE

TO CREATE NATIONAL MAMMOLOGICAL CENTRE

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus seeks assistance in creating National Mammological Centre to fight breast cancer.

Details of the project are available here.

If you are interested to participate  - contact person at the Embassy is

Alexey Shved

Tel: 020 7937 3288

Email: uk@belembassy.org

ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENT REVIEW
REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, 2005

This comprehensive document provides most up-to-date covering of all aspects of Belarusian economic development, including macroeconomic profile and indicators, monetary, budget, tax, investment, social, labour and other policies, industrial sectors profiles and other information.

The document has just been released and is available at this website.

You can view the document online or download its self-extract archive

Government Securities Market of the Republic of Belarus

In the Republic of Belarus, the most advanced and liquid segment of the securities market is the market of government securities.

The placement volumes of government loans, and the expenses on their redemption and servicing are defined in the Law on the budget of the Republic of Belarus for the coming year, outgoing from the predictive inflation rate, GDP growth, and other macroeconomic indicators… more

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