The Republican voluntary campaign, “Forest Week” started in Belarus on April 13, 2019. It takes place 12 times this year. The event is timed to the Year of the Small Motherland and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders.
From 26 to 28 March 2019, the representatives of “Bellesexport” UE visited the “Vimek” AB plant (Sweden).
On March 13, 2019 negotiations were held with the representatives of „Graanul Invest” SIA on behalf of the board member Raul Kirjanen and the chairman Aleksandr Ziatkovs.
Congratulations on International Women's Day!
March 5, Hantsavichy / Corr. BELTA. Today a solemn ceremony dedicated to the departure of the first container train, which delivers woodworking products of the Belarusian enterprises to Romania, took place in Hantsavichy as BelTA informs.
On February 28, 2019 on the premises of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Kingdom of Sweden a presentation of the Belarusian timber industry potential was held for representatives of Swedish business.
The Belarusian-Finnish business forum in Joensuu will take place on March 25-27, 2019. The main topic will be the development of export-import activities between countries and investment cooperation.
On February 28, 2019, the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Kingdom of Sweden will host a business forum dedicated to the timber industry potential of the Ministry of Forestry and biomass production in the Republic of Belarus. Moreover, the specifics of the use of electronic trading platforms of JSC “Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange” in mutual trade between the Republic of Belarus and Sweden will be discussed.
On 29 January 2019, at 14.30, annual auction of sawn wood of UE “Bellesexport” will take place at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange. At the exchange trading, annual sawn timber volume will be sold (edged/unedged boards and pallet elements) with quarterly price adjustments based on quarterly quotes and with a delivery of 6-12 months. Approximately, it makes up 50% of the production capacity of enterprises subordinate to the Ministry of Forestry.
Belarus is introducing a temporary licensing of certain types of timber products exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This measure is stipulated by a resolution of the Council of Ministers dated on 18 January 2019, - the Minsk-Novosti agency reports, citing the National Legal Internet Portal.
Dear partners and colleagues!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
May the new year bring you a lot of happiness, smiles, and warmth.
May you have a life full of bright colors, pleasant experiences, and happy events.
We wish you be healthy and successful!
Prosperity, wellbeing and best wishes to you and your family!
On behalf of the UE "Bellesexport"
Director
Leonid Demjanik
The campaign ”Save the symbol of the holiday” will be held by the Belarusian forestry enterprises and by the Republican Forest Selection and Seed Center (RFSSC) from 21 December 2018 to 31 December 2018. It will be held in all settlements of the country with a population more than 30 000 people.
Tomorrow on 5 December 2018 the Minister of Forestry, Vitaly Drozhzha, will hold a personal appointment with citizens. It will be possible to communicate with the head of the industry from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. Pre-registration for the appointment is available by phone at (017) 200-46-01.
According to the results of 2018 the enterprises of the Ministry of Forestry of Belarus will increase the export of sawn wood. According to the forecasts it will amount more than 3 million cubic meters as the first Deputy Minister of Forestry, Valentin Shatravko, told to the journalists today, informs the BelTa reporter.
The Final Report under the GEF Grant funded Project Activity “Improving the system of forest monitoring in the Republic of Belarus” implemented by the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Belgosles” was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the Coordination Council on Implementation of the Belarusian Forestry Development Project Activities funded under the GEF Grant.
The Final Report under the GEF Grant funded Project Activity “Improving the system of forest management planning in the Republic of Belarus” implemented by individual consultant Mr. Igor Kusenkov was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the Coordination Council on Implementation of the Belarusian Forestry Development Project Activities funded under the GEF Grant.
The Final Report under the GEF Grant funded Project Activity “Updating the firefighting zoning of the Republic of Belarus” implemented by the State Scientific Institution “The Institute of Forest of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus” was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the Coordination Council on Implementation of the Belarusian Forestry Development Project Activities funded under the GEF Grant.
The Final Report under the GEF Grant funded Project Activity “Development of an extensive system of support for decision-making concerning forest management in radioactive contamination areas, real-time informing about the radioactive conditions in the territory of the forest fund” implemented by the State Enterprise “Bellesozaschita” was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the Coordination Council on Implementation of the Belarusian Forestry Development Project Activities funded under the GEF Grant.
The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus informs about changes made in the list of goods approved by the Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of 16 June, 2004 No. 714, deals with which legal entities and individual entrepreneurs are obliged to sell at JSC "Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange".
Two new commodity items are included in the "mandatory list": softwood chips or shavings and hardwood chips or shavings.
On 8 March, 2018, the International Seminar on "Competitive advantages of trading platforms in the bilateral trade with companies of the Baltic region" was held in Riga, Latvia. The seminar discussed the competitive advantages of using electronic trading platforms BUTB (timber products, metal products, agricultural products, industrial and consumer goods), stock brokerage services, stock exchange logistics, financing of exchange transactions, electronic commerce, etc.
