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Speech of First Deputy Prime-Minister Vasily Matyushevsky at the Investment Forum in Hong Kong

18.01.2017 г.

Speech of First Deputy
Prime-Minister Vasily Matyushevsky
at the Investment Forum in
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of the People's Republic of China
17 January 2017

Dear guests, business partners, participants!

First of all I want to thank the Administration of Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and CTS corporation for their hospitality and warm welcome.

Today we are opening a Forum named “Belarus is calling Hong Kong”. We came here to invite all of you to our country.

Few words about Belarus.

Belarus is situated in the center of Europe and our population is totals 9,5 mln. people. Belarus economy is the 70-th in the rating of world economies on the size of GDP comparing to the purchasing-power parity. According the UN Human Development Report 2015 Belarus holds the 50-th position in the world in Human Development Index, under the World Bank’s “rating “Doing Business” Belarus holds the 37-th place in the world. These figures confirm that Belarus has high human potentials and favorable business climate.

Belarus is well known in China. We have a 25 year history of diplomatic relations. Our mutual turnover exceeds 3 bln. USD. Belarus exports about 800 mln. USD.

Belarusian banks have strong cooperation links with Chinese EximBank, the State Bank of Development, ICBC, CITIC Bank. The budget of mutual projects totals 8 bln. USD.

Yesterday I and my colleague Leung Chunying signed several important agreements.

I am sure that these steps will intensify business collaboration between our regions and open a new stage of economic cooperation.

So, I wish success to the Forum and good luck to all.

Thank you for your attention.

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