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Beltamozhservice, St. Petersburg’s Bronka port expand ties to boost Belarusian exports
The document guarantees the enterprise full access to the infrastructure of the port, which ranks among the most dynamically developing transport hubs in Russia’s Northwest...

Forum in China’s Liaoning Province focuses on cooperation with Belarus
Belarusian diplomats visited the province with the aim of developing bilateral trade, economic, and industrial cooperation. They held talks with the leadership of the province’s largest companies in the fields of packaging, logistics, capital construction, and heavy engineering...

Belarus sets zero export tariffs on liquefied hydrocarbon gases
According to the document, a zero export customs duty rate has been established for liquefied hydrocarbon gases, as well as for ethane, butane, and isobutane...

Belarusian commodity exchange accredits first broker in India
As of 5 August, 17 Indian resident companies were accredited at BUCE. In January-July 2026, they concluded exchange transactions worth a total of $2.6 million, which was 10% more than in the same period in 2025...

First Slavic Caravan train delivers Belarus’ timber products, food to Uzbekistan
"The new service opens up broad prospects for exporters from all sectors of Belarus, from the food industry to chemicals, construction, timber processing, and mechanical engineering"...

Belarus’ BUCE presents electronic catalogue
Special attention was paid to the catalogue’s analytical capabilities. In particular, the formalized presentation of product information not only minimizes the human factor but also allows for the collection and processing of data on purchase and sale transactions carried out using the catalogue for further analysis. This makes it possible to effectively monitor price trends, supply and demand structures, and sales volumes...

Belarusian commodity exchange posts first domestic market deal for condensed milk
According to BUCE statistical data, in January-July 2026, the total value of exchange transactions with dairy products on the domestic market reached Br276 million, which was up by 2.8 times year-on-year...

Belarus’ grain harvest exceeds 5m tonnes
By region, the progress in the harvest looks as follows: Brest Oblast – 1,360,000 tonnes, Minsk Oblast – 1,246,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 994,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 751,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 554,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 386,000 tonnes...

Belarus gold, forex reserves hit nearly $14.2bn in July 2026
According to the National Bank of Belarus, foreign currency reserves stood at $5.8089 billion as of 1 August, increasing by $35.3 million in July, while monetary gold amounted to $6.9809 billion, decreasing by $1.4 million...

Belarus’ foreign trade over $50.2bn in January-June 2026
The trade in goods rose by 21.3% year-on-year (in current prices), with exports up by 23.2% and imports - 19.6%...

MTZ sends record shipment of BELARUS tractors to Nigeria
The company is also exploring opportunities to enter new African markets and to expand exports of its latest BELARUS machinery across the continent...

Chinese CAMCE expresses interest in Belarus waste processing project
CAMCE has become the second Chinese investor to express interest in the project. Belarus is becoming an attractive place for the introduction of advanced waste management technologies...

Belarusian Railways sends second Slavic Caravan train to Uzbekistan
It will deliver timber products and high-value-added food cargo from various regions of the country along the Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan route, with a total weight of over 4,000 tonnes...

Agriculture minister shares updates on harvest progress in Belarus
Brest Oblast was the first to hit the one-million-tonne grain milestone, followed by farmers from Minsk Oblast. Grodno Oblast is expected to reach the same mark in the coming days...

Belarus’ grain harvest exceeds 4.6m tonnes
By region, the progress in the harvest looks as follows: Brest Oblast – 1,252,000 tonnes, Minsk Oblast – 1,051,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 882,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 680,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 474,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 315,000 tonnes...

Belarus’ grain harvest reaches 4m tonnes
Some 46% of the area under grain and legume crops (including rapeseed, excluding corn) has been harvested...

China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone strengthens innovation base with two new residents
The investment projects envisage the establishment of a high-tech production facility for fire safety equipment using innovative materials and digital technologies, as well as research and development work in mechanical engineering...

Lukashenko urges further development of Belarus’ dairy industry potential
The president named export as one of the key areas that demonstrate the significant growth of the dairy industry...

Lukashenko: Domestic baler must be high-quality and on par with imported models
The president noted that due to a shortage of such machinery, there are currently problems with the rapid clearing of fields for subsequent sowing. This is a bottleneck in agriculture...

Belarus’ grain harvest exceeds 3.6m tonnes
Grain and leguminous crops (including rapeseed, without corn) have been harvested from 1,027,000 hectares or 42% of the areas (2,432,000 hectares in total)...