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31 new resident companies registered by Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park
Many new residents are focused on the sector where the price of error is highest – digital healthcare...

Lukashenko suggests planting more potatoes in Belarus in future
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “The government has been instructed to find target markets over winter. And we have to make up our minds about where we are going to grow potatoes. We have to grow more potatoes in Belarus”...

Scope of Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park to expand onto 3D printing
A number of matters related to improving the development of the sphere of digital signs (tokens) were discussed at the session...

To expand business presence on exchange market. BUCE to cooperate with Russian Export Center
According to BUCE, in January-August 2026, residents of the Russian Federation sold $120.5 million worth of products via exchange auctions, which is 20% more than in the same period of 2025...

Belarus, Brazil aim to boost trade, cooperation
During talks with Brazilian Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Rodrigo Zerbone Loureiro, the most promising areas of cooperation in trade, economy, science, and technology were reviewed...

Belarus’ GDP up by 1.9% in January-August
According to estimates, in January-August 2026, the GDP amounted to Br209.1 billion in current prices, up by 1.9% in comparable prices year-on-year. The GDP deflator index was 113% compared to January-July 2025...

Belarusian MAZ, Algerian companies expand industrial cooperation
The Algerian side expressed interest in a detailed study of the product range to identify the most promising vehicle segment and to further explore options for establishing local assembly operations...

Belarus, Russia’s Tyumen Oblast to expand cooperation in power engineering
"Participation of the Belarusian delegation in the TNF is a continuation of systematic work to develop cooperation with one of Belarus’ key Russian partner regions. Tyumen Oblast plays a significant role in bilateral trade and economic interaction. In January-June 2026 mutual trade reached $1.84 billion"...

‘Keeps for five days’. Recipe for genuine Soviet kvass Lukashenko appreciated in Vileika
Kvass was a symbol of the Soviet era. A truck with the yellow tank traditionally drew long lines of people. Nowadays you rarely see something like that on the streets but people trying to relax in urban parks are still offered this beverage...

Coale: USA will lift sanctions on Lakokraska, Bellesbumprom
U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale told the media following the talks in Minsk on 16 September..

Belarus, Myanmar in active talks on meat, butter and rapeseed oil supplies
In the first half of the year, 800 tonnes of dry dairy products and 500 tonnes of whey were supplied to Myanmar. Belarus purchases rice in Myanmar and is negotiating supplies of seafood...

Zimbabwean delegation visits Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park
The delegation showed particular interest in fields such as artificial intelligence, software development, cybersecurity, fintech, e-commerce, agriculture, smart manufacturing, and other digital solutions...

Brest to host Belarus-China tourism forum in October
The parties will discuss key areas for cooperation: top tourist routes and locations in Brest Oblast and China, logistics alignment, investment in tourism infrastructure, implementation of joint projects, development of the hotel network and transport logistics, the use of digitalization in the industry, and workforce training...

Belarusian petrochemical companies bring best to Tyumen
The expo also features Belshina, a leading tire manufacturer...

BUCE to partner with Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
As of 11 September 2026, 93 companies from nine Arab countries were accredited on BUCE, including 53 companies from the UAE. Over the first eight months of 2026, the total value of exchange transactions concluded by business entities from Arab states increased 2.8 times...

Lukashenko reveals details of conversation with Potanin: Dangerous to keep U.S. dollars as reserve
The president recalled that Vladimir Potanin’s companies need quarry vehicles, mining vehicles, including unmanned vehicles. And Belarus is ready to cooperate in this field as well as in humanitarian affairs: “There are Potanin’s scholarships. We don’t mind investments, assistance with education and culture. There is a Potanin foundation. He is ready to provide financing”...

Lukashenko confirms shipment of Belarusian potash to USA
“We are currently loading potash, selling it to the United States of America,” the president said...

Belarus’ grain harvest reaches 9.2m tonnes
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast – 2.415 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 1.884 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 1.676 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.209 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 1.093 million tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 968,000 tonnes...

Belarusian PM visits Minsk Motor Plant
In 2026, the plant plans to complete preparations for the production of small-displacement diesel engines with a capacity of up to 2.5 liters, which will allow for an annual output of up to 7,500 units...

Belarus launches sale of foreign currency government bonds
The face value of an 11th issue bond is $1,000, and a 12th issue bond is $5,000. The bonds are available for purchase by both Belarusian residents and non-residents...