Businesses look to Belarusian markets despite visa problems

Despite recent difficulties related with visa barriers, Polish businesses are trying to conquer Eastern markets. This year, Poland's economic t urnover with Belarus will break the records exceeding $0.5 billion. Poles are tempted by cheap energy, well-prepared staff coupled with the pers pective of exporting products duty free in many plants in Belarus. The economic section at the Embassy in Minsk has been deluged by hundreds of letters, business offers and inquiries from Polish businessmen. "There has not been such a deluge for ages" said Andrzej Szot, from the economic department in the Embassy. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) A.Z.