Bulgaria Govt Moves to Boost Economic Relations with Belarus

by Sofia News Agency www.novinite.com

Bulgaria's government approved Thursday the draft Memorandum for Cooperation between the Bulgarian Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and the Department of Enterprise of the Republic of Belarus. The Memorandum is expected to be signed officially during the Third Session of the Bulgaria-Belarus Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Scientific and Technical Cooperation, which is scheduled to take place in Minsk on November 27-29. The two institutions are going to cooperate in the field of developing small and medium-sized enterprises and of professional training. The bilateral trade between Bulgaria and Belarus has increased in volume in the recent years. In 2007 it was worth USD 61,8 M compared to USD 38,8 M in 2005. Bulgaria's exports to Belarus consist primarily of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, wines, plastic products, machines, spare parts, accumulators. Belarus exports to Bulgaria tractors, trucks, spare parts, paper.


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