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Construction of the Great Stone Park is a breakthrough in economic cooperation between Belarus and China, Deputy Head of the President Administration Nikolai Snopkov said when speaking at the session of the Belarusian-Chinese intergovernmental committee for cooperation, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry hopes restrictions on the delivery of Belarusian dairy products to the Russian market will be lifted soon, Deputy Agricutlure and Food Minister, Director of the Veterinary and Food Control Department Alexander Subbotin told BelTA.

The official reserve assets and other assets of Belarus in foreign currency grew by 11.3% in July to $5.4 billion as of 1 August, BelTA learned from the latest statistics report released by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus.

There are positive recovery signs in the Belarusian economy, Belarus' Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said when speaking at a government conference to discuss the H1 performance and the measures to achieve the 2016 goals, BelTA has learned.

Joint business should be at the heart of Belarusian-Russian cooperation.

The refinancing rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) will be reduced by two percentage points to 18% per annum as from 17 August, BelTA learned from representatives of the Information and Public Relations Office of the country's central bank.

A Christian relic, the forearm of Great Martyr, Healer and Wonder-Worker Pantaleon, arrived at Minsk National Airport from Italy on 1 August, BelTA learnt from the Minsk 2 Customs press group.

Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin has instructed the Ministry of Architecture and Construction to work out a memorandum of cooperation and develop a roadmap for further cooperation with Germany's Cristalica, the press service of the Belarusian government told BelTA after the meeting with Cristalica Managing Director Lutz Stache.

Belarus counts on the assistance of the World Bank in attracting investors to Belarus, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said as he met with World Bank Country Manager for Belarus Young Chul Kim, BelTA has learned.

Small and medium-sized businesses can meet the domestic demand for import-substituting goods that do not require complex manufacturing process, Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said when speaking at a government session to discuss the import substitution efforts and protection of the domestic market, BelTA has learned.