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Belarus Leads among CIS Member-States
in Production Growth Rates
Belarus is leading among the CIS participating countries
according to the production growth rates in the first half of 2004.
According to the CIS Statistics Committee, Belarus with 14,4%-growth rate
yielded only to Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine where the industrial output increased
by 18,1% and 15,9% correspondingly.
Russia placed 8th with 7,4% and was followed by Azerbaijan
(5,5%) and Armenia (4,5%). Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have not presented
their data.
Belarusian Agricultural Output Grows
by 5.7% in First Half of 2004
Gross agricultural production in Belarus grew by 5.7% in the
first half of 2004.
Production grew by 9.9% to 1.319 trillion rubles at
agricultural enterprises.
Sales of goods and services in the sector grew by 7.1% in the
first half of 2004, according to preliminary figures, compared to 2.7%
decline in the same period of 2003.
On Exports of Transport Services
The exports of transport services in Belarus reached $100mln
in the first half of 2004 having increased by 14,7%, informed Minister of
Transport and Communications of Belarus Mikhail Borovoi.
There is a positive dynamics in the area of transit cargo
transportations through Belarus as they grew by 12% in the 6 months.
According to the Minister, companies of the Ministry of
Transport and Communications fulfilled the main indices of the social and
economic development in January-June. Thus for the first 6 months the
Ministrys companies transported more than 25,3mln tons of cargo, an increase
of 13,9% on the same time last year against a 106,8% target for half year.
Passenger transportations grew by 1%.
FEZ Grodnoivest will organize
International Investment Forum
On October 5-8 2004 the administration of Free economic zone
Grodnoivest will organize the Second International Investment Forum to
render assistance to foreign and domestic enterprises and present investment
projects for cooperation.
Foreign investors will also have an opportunity to become
acquainted with economic, legal and other conditions of the investment
process in FEZ "Grodnoinvest".
(For more information on Investment Forum in Grodno please
contact Embassy of Belarus at 202 986 1634).
Lida Optik Plant to Contract for
Delivering Spectacles to Corning
The Republican Unitary Enterprise (RUE) Optik (Lida, Grodno
region) has held negotiations with representatives of the French branch of
the US company Corning Incorporated on the possibilities of glasses supply.
The sides reached the preliminary agreement for the delivery
of $300 thousand worth of products. At present they conduct negotiations on
the delivery of frames blanks. They hope that the deliveries will last till
the end of the year.
At present RUE Optik produces about 2 million frames a month,
while the enterprises capacities allow to produce up to 4 million.
RUE Optik makes blanks for spectacles' lenses, optical
details (lenses, prisms, mirrors), fiber optics, consumer goods
(chandeliers, sconces, furniture, glass souvenirs, magnifiers etc.)
Within seven months of 2004 the company rolled out 3% more
produce than in the same period in 2003. The volume of export in
January-July made 120% against the same period of last year.
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