2012.02.20 | ALL NEWS

NEWS OF WEEK

● Belarus challenged to produce $1.5bn foreign trade surplus in 2012

● Belarus to fork out $6bn in foreign debt settlement in 2013-2014

● IMF Resident Representative to leave Belarus in April

● Belarus’ GDP up 3.6% on year in Jan 2012

● Belarus posts republican budget surplus at Br400 billion in Jan

● Belarus’ foreign trade deficit dn 70.7% at $2.182 bln in 2011

● Belarus’ December core inflation at 1.8%

● Statistics: Steel production in Russia edges up 2.1% in January

● Russia’s Mechel sets coupon rate for 5 bln rbl bonds at 10.25%

● Metalloinvest may build 3rd $800 mln hot briquetted iron unit

● Russia’s MMK to offer 5 billion ruble exchange bonds on Feb 16

● Iran may invest $50m annually in Belarus’ timber industry

● Statistics: Russia’s meat output rises 6.9% on year in January

● Minister: Ukraine plans no limits on grain exports so far

● Russian government grain purchases for intervention fund up 33% on week

● Ukraine hopes to settle cheese dispute with Russia amicably

● Russia says German animal suppliers violate sanitary rules

● Swine flu reported in Russia’s Bryansk Region

● Agriculture minister: Russia exports 245,000 tns of beet sugar by Thurs

● Russian Agriculture Bank allocates 70 bln rbl to finance H1 sowing season

● Mexico’s meat supplies to Russia soar to 28,500 tonnes in 2011

● Belarus adjusts VAT regulations for certain foodstuffs

● Belarus’ OJSC Olivaria beer output up 59.2%/yr in 2011

● Belarus views FrislandCampina as partner in dairy projects

● Belarus’ Grodno Azot reports fetilizer output up 1.7%/yr in Jan

● Belarus’ Krinitsa brewery reports January beer output up 8.7%/yr to 917,600 decaliters

● Ukraine’s Embassy: Belarus never complained about quality of Ukrainian foodstuffs