1. Belarus-Thailand: Forging closer ties within the framework of the EAEU

2. GENERAL INFORMATION
BELARUS
export-oriented country with developed industry and agriculture, actively developing service sector, high scientific potential and transit opportunities
Indicator
Value, 2017
Population, million people
9.5
GDP, billion USD
54.4
Trade turnover, billion USD
72.8
TRADE PARTNERS:
Russia
Ukraine
China
Germany
United Kingdom

3. EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION
More than 182 mln people
GDP of more than 1,5 tr USD
Almost 600 bln USD of foreign trade volume with third countries

4. EAEU INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
Access to the common large market of goods and services
Single customs territory
Tariff preferences for manufacturing equipment import
Vietnam was the first country to sign FTA with EAEU
More than 40 countries expressed interst in signing FTAs with EAEU

5. EAEU – VIETNAM: TWO YEARS OF FTA
EAEU export to Vietnam increased by 32% in 2017
Vietnamese export to EAEU increased by 28% in 2017
Two joint Belarusian-Vietnamese production facilities are being constructed in Vietnam

6. BELARUSIAN ECONOMY
GDP growth 2.4%
Industrial production increase 6.1%
Labor productivity increase 3.6%

7. GROWTH INDICATORS Growth indicators, % q/q previous year
Real GDP Growth, % Y-o-Y
Growth indicators, % q/q previous year

8. BELARUSIAN SHARE IN THE WORLD PRODUCTION
17% of combine harvesters
30% of heavy duty dump trucks
19% of potash production
5% of world exports of dairy products

9. SKIM MILK POWDER, thous. tons
POSITION IN GLOBAL DAIRY EXPORT, 2017
BUTTER, thous. tons 1
NEW ZEALAND
500,5 2
EU - 28
219,1 3
BELARUS
84,4 4
AUSTRALIA
28,3 5
USA
28,8
CHEESE, thous. tons 1
EU – 28
800,2 2
NEW ZEALAND
355,2 3
USA
289,7 4
AUSTRALIA
179,1 5
BELARUS
172
SKIM MILK POWDER, thous. tons 1
EU - 28
574,2 2
USA
566,9 3
NEW ZEALAND
444,1 4
AUSTRALIA
163,7 5
BELARUS
111,4
WHEY POWDER, thous. tons 1
EU - 28
552,9 2
USA
469,4 3
BELARUS
125 4
ARGENTINA
45,5 5
CANADA

10. Belarus ranked internationally
Doing Business 2018: ranked 38 among 190 countries
Doing Business «Trading Across Borders» 2018: ranked 30 among 190 countries
Human Development Index: ranked 52 among 188 countries
Measuring the information society: ranked 32 among among 176 counntries
Minsk one of the top 10 most promising cities for foreign investors in Europe according to fDI intelligence

11. BELARUS – EASTERN EUROPEAN IT HUB
Decree on Development of Digital Economy Adopted in December 2017*
Belarus Hi-Tech Park
Providing services globally to 60+ of Fortune’s 200 largest companies
HTP residents with foreign or joint ownership amount to 59% of the total resident companies
91% of the software products of HTP are exported
More than 1 bn USD of software and IT services export in 2017
ICO and tokens to be allowed
Self-driving vehicles
Capital flow deregulation
IT-education
Venture investment
Attraction of foreign IT-specialists
Blockchain technology
‘English law’
*Came into force in March 2018

12. BELARUS – LOGISTICS POTENTIAL
Total length of road network of km
annual freight turnover of the road transport 25 bn tkm
40 logistics centers with a total warehouse area of 630 thousand sq. m.
Belarus provides opportunities for effective logistics projects with access to the EAEU and the EU markets

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