Yury Chebotar noted that the common market of the Union State has always been a priority for Belarus and Russia. The share of Belarus in Russian imports increased to 8.8%, and the share of Russian supplies in Belarus' imports amounted to about 53%.
This year, the forum has drawn more than 100 organizations from Belarus and Russia's Mordovia, Bryansk, Smolensk and Novosibirsk regions. They will showcase the equipment and technologies for the manufacturing sector, innovations and R&D, industrial products and services.
The government has created an enabling environment for implementing business initiatives, Director of the Entrepreneurship Department of the Belarusian Economy Ministry Olga Rusinovich said as she spoke at the international business conference “Subcontracting through contacts and cooperation. Informal education of women entrepreneurs”.