On behalf of the administration of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk, let me welcome you to the pages of the catalogue «EXPORTofby-Belarusian exporters». Export is one of the most important priorities for Belarus social and economic development, meeting forecast indicators, and improving the welfare of the population. The basis of the industrial and export potential of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk make 22 organizations of various forms of ownership, each of which has an annual output of industrial products over 1 million Belarusian roubles, with a total number of 9.6 thousand employees. There are about 900 exporters of various forms of ownership in the district.

Oktyabrsky district of Minsk is considered to be the transport gateway of the capital. The National airport Minsk, Minsk branch of Belarusian railway, railway and bus stations are located on its territory, as well as significant enterprises for transport sector operate there, among them are the following enterprises: Minsk Civil Aviation Plant No. 407 OJSC and the state enterprise Belaeronavigation, Belmagistralavtotrans OJSC, enterprises of the Belarusian railway.

Oktyabrsky district has large potential, which is associated with transport services, this factor has a determining influence on the economy of the district as a whole. According to the results of 2019, there is a positive dynamics in the development of the transport industry and the sphere of information technology. These industries occupy a leading position in the district exports. Export of transport services is 65% of the total number of services in monetary terms, and export of information technology services is 29%, at the same time only over the past year this figure has increased by impressive 34% compared to 2018. The leading IT companies of the district are actively developing cooperation in the sphere of software development with the residents of the United States, Australia, Norway, Germany, China, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In the whole in 2019, transport organizations of all forms of ownership provided export services in the amount of 593 million dollars, and IT-sector enterprises provide export services in the amount of 118 million dollars.

Belarusian railway enterprises that transport millions of tons of national econome cargo and hundreds of thousands of passengers play a huge role in the life of the city and district. The Republican unitary enterprise Minsk branch of Belarusian railway carries out a policy on updating the rolling stock and expanding the range of services provided. Over the past two years, investments in the capital stock of the company have exceeded 20 million Belarusian roubles. Belarusian railway enterprises are working to increase the volume of transport and logistics services for goods transported between the member states of EurAsEC and the European Union.

Among industrial enterprises, the largest exporters are “INTEGRAL” – “INTEGRAL” Holding Managing Company, Keramin JSC, Minsk Grape Wines Factory CJSC. These enterprises have a total number of employees of about 7 thousand, their share in the production of industrial products of the district is about 80%, and in export is 32% by the end of 2019. Export products of the district’s enterprises have a wide range of applications varying from the construction industry to rocket engineering.

The geography of export deliveries is expanding every year. Enterprises of the district carry out foreign trade with 147 countries of the world, export deliveries are made to 82 countries. Over the past year, the export market of enterprises of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk was been expanded with 16 new countries, including Kuwait, Peru, the Syrian Arab Republic, Slovenia, Nigeria, Luxembourg, Martinique, Indonesia, Venezuela, Colombia, Botswana, Yemen, Malaysia, Thailand, Jersey, and Singapore.

The market for education and health services is developing dynamically. Educational institution Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts and healthcare institution Minsk City Emergency Hospital are among the leaders in the export of services in their profile.

The district has all the conditions for the inflow of foreign investment. Since 2014, one of the largest investment projects in the country has been actively implemented: the construction of the Minsk-Mir multifunctional complex . It is planned to put into operation at least 1 million 943 thousand square meters of residential and commercial real estate, as well as the construction of an international financial center, which will be among the largest in the world.

The project of construction of shopping center near the railway station in the borders of Rabkorovskaya street – Vokzalnaya street, performed by a foreign enterprise Amtel city Mall with a total investment of over 30 million dollars is implemented rapidly.

The results of foreign economic activity for 2019 indicate a significant contribution of high-tech companies to the export component of the district and the capital as a whole. Thanks to active work abroad and a purposeful strategy of promoting Belarusian brands on world markets, as well as high quality, the enterprises of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk recommended themselves as reliable partners.

Welcome to Oktyabrsky district!