At the end of 2017, the trade turnover between the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the Republic of Belarus amounted to $1 billion

The head of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin instructed to switch to a three-year planning of the cooperation program between the Nizhny Novgorod region and the Republic of Belarus.

According to Olga Guseva, Director of the Department of External Relations of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, since 2018 the work of the Business Cooperation Council of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the Republic of Belarus will change. According to her, "the transition to medium-term planning will allow discussing long-term contracts and projects." “Until now, the program of cooperation between the Nizhny Novgorod region and the Republic of Belarus has been drawn up for one year,” said the director of the department. “Now the plan for 2018-2021 has already been sent to the Republic for approval.”

As stated by the acting Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Yevgeny Lyulin, "statistical data on the results of cooperation between the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the Republic of Belarus in 2017 will be ready in the coming days." “It can already be said for sure that the results of this work are very good,” the acting director noted. vice governor. “I think that mutual trade for the first time in the history of our cooperation will reach $1 billion.”

According to Yevgeny Lyulin, according to the results of 11 months of last year, the trade turnover between the Nizhny Novgorod region and the Republic of Belarus increased by 35% compared to the same period in 2016 and amounted to $930 million. Cooperation developed in industry, agriculture and education. “The growth of trade occurred mainly due to exports. This is very important, because by increasing production volumes, our enterprises get the opportunity to raise wages for employees and create jobs,” added the acting director. vice governor. “Cooperation with the Republic of Belarus remains a priority for the foreign economic activity of the Nizhny Novgorod Region,” said Yevgeny Lyulin. “In particular, there are great prospects in expanding mutual deliveries of auto components.”

And about. The vice-governor recalled that in 2017 a joint program of cooperation between the Nizhny Novgorod region and Belarus for the production and supply of auto components until 2020 was signed. “The preparation of the document was difficult, because we not only cooperate with the Republic of Belarus, but also compete in the automotive industry,” said Yevgeny Lyulin. “The fact that even in such difficult conditions we managed to find a solution that is beneficial for all parties speaks of the effectiveness of the work of the Business Cooperation Council.”

Recall that the trade turnover between the Nizhny Novgorod region and the Republic of Belarus should be increased to $1 billion. This was stated by the head of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin following a meeting with the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus Vitaly Vovk in December 2017.