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Piotr Arushanyants, Director of the Entrepreneurship Department at the Belarusian Economy Ministry
Belarus approves plan to cut red tape for businesses
Belarus
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30/11/2017
On 23 November President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed an ordinance on entrepreneurship development, the key document in a package of regulations designed to improve the country's business climate, according to the BelTA news agency. Piotr Arushanyants, Director of the Entrepreneurship Department at the Belarusian Economy Ministry, told BelTA that, “the ordinance is the result of the...
Eastern Partnership Summit steps up business support pledges
28/11/2017
The 5th Eastern Partnership Summit took place in Brussels on 24 November, marking the achievements of the last two years in the EU's relationships with its six Eastern partners, while looking forward to implementing 20 deliverables by 2020 that will bring tangible benefits to citizens, including significant pledges in the area of business support. The Summit brought together Heads of State or...
The Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov addressing the forum
Invest in tomorrow: Belarus in the spotlight at Economic Forum in Luxembourg
Belarus
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27/11/2017
The Belarusian-European investment forum – ‘Belarus. Invest in Tomorrow’ – took place in Luxembourg on 27 October, brining together around 200 European businessmen, as well as government and business delegations from Belarus. Among the participants were the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Bankers' Association, the Luxembourg Association of Investment Funds, the Innovation and...
2017 Eastern Partnership Summit: Stronger together
24/11/2017
Brussels, 24 November 2017 The 5th Eastern Partnership Summit took place today in Brussels. It was a moment to celebrate the achievements of the last two years in the EU's relationships with its six Eastern partners, and to look forward to implementing 20 deliverables by 2020 that will bring tangible benefits to citizens. The Summit, held at the level of Heads of State or Government, brought...
EUROCHAMBRES calls for greater efforts to improve business climate in Eastern Partnership region
23/11/2017
On the eve of the 5th Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Brussels, EUROCHAMBRES – the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry and a key partner of the EU4Business initiative in the East Invest programme – has called for a strong political engagement of the European Union in the EaP countries, and underlined the importance of further economic reforms, development of the private...
Belarus ‘leads the way’ in digital economy
Belarus
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21/11/2017
Belarus is one of the leaders among the Eastern Partnership countries in the digitisation of its economy, Dirk Schuebel, the head of division for bilateral relations with Eastern Partnership countries at the European External Action Service, has told the Minsk Forum, the BelTA news agency reported. “Belarus is one of the leading countries, one of the driving forces in the development of this area...
Eastern Partnership summit: future cooperation for real benefits
20/11/2017
The 5 th Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit will take place in Brussels on Friday, 24 November, bringing together heads of state and government from EU member states and the six Eastern partner countries. Among the priority areas to be discussed are economic development and better market opportunities. The leaders will look forward to future cooperation, as well as taking stock of what has been...
EIB open to finance infrastructure and private sector projects in Belarus
Belarus
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13/11/2017
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Republic of Belarus have endorsed the financing by the EIB of key infrastructure projects in Belarus, including the upgrade of a number of connectivity projects between the country and its EU neighbours. The EIB activities in Belarus were discussed by the EU bank’s Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee, Alexander Stubb, and the Belarus...
Belarus is setting out priorities and development goals to 2035
Belarus sets target for new national sustainable development strategy
Belarus
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25/09/2017
Belarus has started work on its National Sustainable Development Strategy to 2035, with the first meeting of the public council for monitoring and assessment of sustainable development, hosted by the Research Institute of Economy at the Economy Ministry. The consultative body has been set to develop the long-term objectives and priorities for socio-economic development in Belarus, which will form...
Women in Business EBRD conference
‘I want my business to fly’: Women in Business gathers entrepreneurs in Minsk
Belarus
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19/09/2017
Women entrepreneurs and company directors shared their insights on how to run a successful business at a conference in Minsk on 7 September. Around 150 women attended “Business Territory: Women’s Approach”, the first conference of to be held on female entrepreneurship in Belarus. The conference was organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) under its Women in...