Belarusbank acted as a general partner of the 7-th conference of German economic clubs from Central and Eastern Europe: "Belarus - Chances and Risks" which was held on September 28-29, 2018 in Minsk.
The host of the conference is the German-Belarusian Economic Club, a public organization established in 1994 under the German legislation members of which are representatives of the German economy in Belarus - natural and legal persons, as well as other companies whose business is tightly bound to the Belarusian/German market.
Among the topics of the conference were the overview of the consequences of the economic and political steps for the German business in Central and Eastern Europe, banking services in international business, investments in Belarus and other.
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Belarus Maxim Yermolovich together with the hosts of the conference addressed its members with a welcome speech. Representatives of German banks, the export credit agency Euler Hermes, law firms, German and Belarusian businesses participated in the discussions.
Deputy Chairman of Belarusbank Viktar Perepelitsa took part in the plenary session "Banking Services in International Business: Financing of Investments and Trade" underlining that "Germany is historically one of the principal foreign trade partners of Belarus and imports from this country is of a purely investment character". The Belarusbank's top manager also added: "Germany and Belarus have multiple points of contact in the development of economic cooperation. So I think you will agree that financial institutions of the two countries such as banks and export insurance agencies play a big part in the further growth of our economies. Belarusbank, as the leader in the international business finance in Belarus, can act as a financial expert by consulting German companies that are planning to implement projects in cooperation with Belarusian enterprises, in particular, by engaging its Representative Office in Germany".
During one of the panels: "Industrial Park "The Great Stone" and the New Silk Road" - Belarus as a Logistic Bridge between West and East" Dmitry Grishchenkov, Executive Director of Belarusbank, answered the panelists' questions.