GOMEL, 15 May (BelTA) - Applications for participation in the international expo Spring in Gomel 2015 which will be held in the regional center from 21 to 24 May have been submitted by representatives of 11 countries, BelTA learned from Marina Filonova, director of the regional office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Commerce. According to her, Gomel expects 28 official delegations of the chambers of commerce from these countries. "The interest of foreign colleagues in the event...

GOMEL, 8 May (BelTA) - Representatives from 23 countries have already applied for participation in the Gomel Economic Forum which is due on 22 May, BelTA learned from the department of foreign economic relations at the Economy Committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. Experts say the interest of foreign partners in this event has increased. Although the forum is still more than two weeks away, almost 200 people have already applied. Judging by the experience of previous years,...

GOMEL, 30 April (BelTA) – The Dobrush Porcelain Factory has made the first supplies of its products to Lebanon and Mongolia to the total tune of $25,000, BelTA learnt from Deputy Director General Nina Gorbatovskaya. In her words, positive feedback shows that there is every chance that the cooperation in the area will be continued. Seeking new markets is one of the most important aspects in the company's foreign economic activity. The Belarusian porcelain producers sustained losses of...

GOMEL, 10 April (BelTA) – Gomel is hosting the 12th interregional fair Health. Strength. Beauty from 7 to 10 April. The expo has gathered representatives of 60 Belarusian and Russian companies, BelTA learned from Mikhail Zhitnikov, the head of the exhibition department at the Gomel Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). The fair is traditionally held at the Dinamo track and field indoor center. It showcases equipment for treatment, aftercare and health...

GOMEL, 3 April (BelTA) – Cooperation between Gomel Oblast and Russia's Bryansk Oblast should be advanced for the sake of residents of the two oblasts. The opinion was voiced by Vladimir Popkov, chairman of the Bryansk Oblast parliament, who led the Bryansk Oblast delegation during events held in Gomel on 2 April to celebrate the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia, BelTA has learned. In 2014 trade turnover between Bryansk Oblast and Belarus totaled $800 million. Gomel...

MINSK, 27 March (BelTA) – According to police data a considerable part of grey import comes to Belarus from Russia, BelTA learned from Veronika Posmetyeva, Chief Detective for Priority Cases of the Central Office for Economic Crimes of the Belarusian Interior Ministry. "After analyzing operational data we have come to a conclusion that a considerable part of grey import comes to Belarus from the Russian Federation," noted Veronika Posmetyeva. Since the beginning of 2015 over Br104.8...

GOMEL, 20 March (BelTA) – Amid the growing economic globalization Gomel Oblast is able to become a new investment corridor for international business, Gomel Oblast Governor Vladimir Dvornik said at the Congress of Free & Special Economic Zones of Northern & Eastern Europe in Gomel on 19 March, BelTA has learned. According to Vladimir Dvornik, the intention of the oblast to become an investment platform for productive doing business is supported by its favorable geographic position,...

GOMEL, 13 March (BelTA) - Jean-Yves Bouchardy, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Belarus, is expected to pay an official visit to Gomel Oblast on 12-13 March, BelTA learnt from the press service of the oblast executive committee. The program of the trip will include a visit to the facility of temporary accommodation, psychological and social adaptation of refugees at the Gomel center of social services for families and children, the oblast organization...

GOMEL, 6 March (BelTA) – The Belarusian producer of construction materials and sanitary wares OAO Keramin intends to increase export to the European Union by 40-50% in 2015, BelTA learned from the company's Director General Alexander Yanovsky. The executive took part in the opening of a proprietary store in Gomel. "We started working hard to diversify target markets in 2014. We successfully cooperate with Czechia, Baltic states, Hungary, and Serbia. For instance, export to the Baltic...

MINSK, 27 February (BelTA) – Belarusian universities are interested in establishing direct ties with educational institutions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), First Deputy Education Minister of Belarus Vadim Bogush told BelTA as he commented on the meeting with the delegation of the UAE official and business circles that paid a visit to the Education Ministry of Belarus. The meeting discussed education opportunities for UAE citizens in Belarus, terms for the implementation of joint...