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Last updated: 20 July 2010
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Minsk, the industrial centre of the Republic of Belarus, is specialized in the economic system of the Republic in such fields like industry, construction, science and scientific services. Minsk enterprises give 1/5 of the total volume of the industrial production of the country. Near 60% of this production are exported abroad. The basic industrial export positions are tractors, camions, metal-working machine-tools, refrigerators, TV sets, moto-cycles and bicycles. Minsk products are exported to more than 100 countries of the world. The volume of foreign trade in 2008 was USD 29,5 billions including USD 10,4 billions for export.
The main consumers of Minsk products are in Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States, Poland, Germany, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. The biggest enterprises of Minsk whose production is well known all over the world are the following: Minsk Automobile Plant, Minsk Wheel Trailers Plant, Minsk Tractor Plant, bearing plant, Minsk Motor Plant, Open Joint-Stock Company 'Amkodor', Open Joint-Stock Company 'Motovelo', heating installation plant, electro-mechanical plant, 'Atlant' Refrigerators Plant, 'Gorizont' TV-sets Plant, Semi-conductors Plant, Transistor Plant, Optical-mechanical Plant, Research-and-Production Association 'Agat', the Closed Joint-Stock Company 'Milavitsa', Open Joint-Stock Company 'Keramin', Open Joint-Stock Company 'Elema', Open Joint-Stock Company 'Beloruskie Oboi', Open Joint-Stock Company 'Belmedpreparaty', Open Joint-Stock Company Minsk Watch Plant, aviation repairing plant, etc. |
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