On December 8, Mogilyov / Kulyagin Sergei - BELTA/. Mogilev Voblast and Province of Mpumalanga South Africa signed the memorandum of cooperation. Signatures under the document put the vice-chairman of the Mogilyov regional executive committee Nekrashevich Victor and the head of the government of Province of Mpumalanga David Dabede Mabuza, the correspondent reports Belarusian cable agency "Belta".
of the Party expressed mutual interest in strengthening of friendly communications by adjustment of interregional partnership on development and expansion of effective and mutually beneficial cooperation in the trade and industry sphere, agriculture, education, sports, tourism, culture.
by words Nekrashevich Victor, Mogilev Voblast is open for cooperation and possesses favorable conditions for investors and business. "We see huge potential for development of interregional cooperation. We have enough common ground in various spheres, but the accurate action program and implementation of specific joint projects is necessary. We hope that visit of delegation of Province of Mpumalanga Mogilev Voblast will give a new impulse to development of cooperation of the region about South Africa", - he noted.
In turn David Dabede Mabuza stated to p big interest in realization with Mogilev Voblast and Belarus various projects in the field of agro-industrial complex." We are interested in purchase of agricultural machinery, creation of assembly productions of tractors to South Africa, us preparation in the Belarusian higher education institutions of experts in the field of rural and forestry, medicine, information technologies" interests also, - he noted.
At negotiations discussed possibilities of cooperation in the sphere of a woodworking, creation of joint ventures on processing of agricultural products and production of food.
the Visit schedule of guests from South Africa provided Grandmother's Krynka holding visit, acquaintance with educational process in the Belarusian agricultural academy (Hill), and also with production of agricultural machinery in Open joint-stock company "Bobruyskagromash".
South Africa in January-September, 2016 occupied 0,08% of a foreign trade turnover Mogilev Voblast with the countries out of Commonwealth of Independent States (specific weight in export - 0,2%, in import - 0,01%). JSC Belshina production was generally delivered to South Africa - tires, rubber chambers and rubber footwear (91% in export structure). In 2016 of JSC Makhina-TST started sending to South Africa wattled grids, and RPUP "Newsprint Plant" - a newsprint in rolls. In turn from South Africa fruit was imported to the region of SOO "Oasis of Groups" and JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "ZADNEPROVYE".
Province of Mpumalanga - one of the most developed industrial regions South Africa. Its leading branches: mining industry (25% of gross domestic product, are extracted coal, gold, iron ore, silicon, etc.), telecommunication services (18%), finance (13%), the industry (14%) and power (in the province 12 of 21 power plants of the country are located). The important place in economy of the province is taken by agriculture. Also in the province about 40% of forest grounds are concentrated.