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Minsk Oblast's exports to China more than doubled in January-September 2019, Chairperson of the Economy Ministry of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Tatyana Brantsevich told the media, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian government is inviting the World Bank to take part in a project to build a rail link between the Belarusian capital and Minsk National Airport.

The international conference to discuss competition in industry-specific markets will take place in Minsk on 13-14 November. Digitalization and the challenges it brings will be among the key topics of the forum, Head of the International Finance Corporation Office in Belarus Olga Shcherbina told reporters on 11 November, BelTA has learned.

The fourth round of political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Belarus and Qatar took place in Minsk on 5 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

New electric trains made by ZAO Stadler Minsk for the Minsk city metro company may be commissioned to transport passengers along the second line (Avtozavodskaya) of the capital city's metro system in Q1 2020, BelTA learned from Director of the state enterprise Minsk Metro Vladimir Sotnikov on 5 November.

Belarus' National Art Museum ranks high among the world's leading museums, Belarus Culture Minister Yuri Bondar said at the official ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the museum, BelTA has learned.

These enterprises include Zhabinka Sugar Refinery, Skidel Sugar Refinery, Gorodeya Sugar Refinery, and Slutsk Sugar Refinery. These Belarusian enterprises will be able to supply beet pulp to China from 30 October.

Minsk hotels have been more popular this year than in 2018. Their occupancy rate increased by nearly 6% while the export of tourism services amounted to about $49 million in January-August, BelTA learned from Yuri Natychko, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Consumer Market of the Minsk City Executive Committee, on 30 October.

Minsk Oblast and the Czech Republic are interested in close cooperation, experience exchange, and boosting export and import of goods and services, including through joint ventures, Minsk Oblast Vice Governor Nikolai Rogashchuk said as he met with a Czech delegation led by Czechia Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Martin Tlapa during their visit to Minsk Oblast, BelTA has learned.

Chairman of the EOC Coordination Commission Spiros Capralos thanked friendly Belarus for hosting the multi-sport forum at the highest level as he made a report on the 2nd European Games 2019 at the 48th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees, BelTA learned from the press service of the NOC of Belarus.