GOMEL (BelTA) – The Belarusian steel mill BMZ intends to step up its presence in Africa in 2019, BelTA has learned. In January-February 2019 BMZ’s shipments to African countries increased considerably in monetary terms and physical terms and exceeded 57,000 tonnes. The figure represents about 15% of the company’s total export. Negotiations with a potential customer from Senegal took place at BMZ in early March for the sake of securing the achieved results. The meeting touched upon the...

GOMEL, 5 March (BelTA) – In 2018 Gomel Oblast exported over $17.1 million worth of tourism services, 26.4% up from 2017, BelTA learned from Denis Yezersky, Head of the Sport and Tourism Office of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee, on 5 March. According to the source, Gomel Oblast managed to hit its assigned target of $14.4 million in 2018. Gomel Oblast was the leader in terms of the growth rate of export of tourism services and had the third place after Minsk and the oblast in terms of...

GOMEL(BelTA) – Gomel Oblast merchandise export (including oil and oil products) increased by 11.2% in 2018 over 2017, Igor Aslyuk, head of the economic committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee, said at the meeting of the regional administration, BelTA has learned. In 2018 local companies exported $4.1 billion worth of products. Igor Aslyuk noted that privately-held companies posted good growth last year, around 18.8%. “Not only the resident companies of the Gomel-Raton Free...

GOMEL(BelTA) – Manufacturing, tourist and cultural potential of Gomel Oblast will be showcased at a fair and festival in Russia's Buryatia. These plans were discussed at a meeting of Gomel Oblast authorities and business people with Chairman of the National and Cultural Autonomy of Belarusians in Buryatia Alexander Kozlov, BelTA learned from Alevtina Saranchuk who is in charge of foreign economic contacts at the economy committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. In particular,...

GOMEL, 12 February (BelTA) – In 2018 the Belarusian steel mill BMZ exported over 2 million tonnes of metal products worth over $1.25 billion, which was up 25.9% over 2017, BelTA learned from the company. Last year BMZ exported steel products to 66 countries. Europe accounted for 49.1% of BMZ's exports, the CIS for 24.2% and Asia for 11.9%. The share of Africa and the Americas was 8.7% and 6.1% respectively. The top 10 importers included Russia, Germany, Lithuania, Israel, Ukraine,...

MINSK(BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree to confer the Order of Mother on 30 women from Gomel Oblast and Grodno Oblast for giving birth to and raising five and more children, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. The award was conferred on women from all walks of life, including women working in the agricultural sector, education, healthcare and trade, social workers, and housekeepers. Among them are stock breeder from...

GOMEL, 15 January (BelTA) – In 2018 the Belarusian steel mill BMZ shipped over 2.36 million tonnes of metal products, 106.2% as against 2017. Innovative products represented over 26% of the sold merchandise, BMZ Press Secretary Alexander Olesik told BelTA. In 2018 BMZ shipped over $380 million worth of innovative products to customers. The company started making 18 new kinds of products such as new varieties of round bars, rolled steel, reinforcing bars, and metal cord....

MOSCOW(BelTA) – The Mashinostroitel health resort based in Gomel was named among the winners of the second edition of the Divo Eurasia festival - contest of videos, photos and animated films held in Orenburg, Russia, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia. The Belarusian health resort was named winner in the nomination “Health improvement and recuperation facility”. According to the organizing committee, the final of the contest featured 50 projects....

GOMEL (BelTA) – The Gomel Oblast Branch of the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BRCS) began distributing another set of vouchers to resettlers from Lugansk Oblast and Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine, BelTA learned from head of the BRCS Gomel Oblast Branch Alla Smolyak. Each voucher is worth Br100 and can be used to buy foodstuffs (except for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products), articles of daily necessity. Eligible for this kind of one-time assistance are elderly people, people with...

GOMEL(BelTA) – Delegations from 18 countries will take part in the Business Days in Gomel forum on 23 November, Director General of the Gomel Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marina Filonova told the media on 20 November, BelTA has learned. Among the participants of the forum will be representatives of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Germany, and others. The Netherlands and Israel will take part in the forum for the first time. “The forum will be held for the...