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Uganda shows interest in Belarus’ engineering and agricultural technology
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov has discussed projects in agriculture and manufacturing with Ugandan Foreign Minister Odongo Jeje Abubakher on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala...

Sudan invites Belarus to cooperate in power engineering, gas industry
Denis Moroz noted that Belarus has the necessary experience and qualified personnel in these fields. Apart from that, the project to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been successfully implemented. If Sudan is interested, Belarus is ready to share its experience in the field of nuclear energy industry...

Belarus, Uzbekistan discuss cooperation priorities in mechanical engineering
Belarus and Uzbekistan have discussed priorities for cooperation in mechanical engineering during the meeting between Belarusian Industry Minister Andrei Kuznetsov and a delegation of Uzbekistan led by Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Ilkhom Norkulov...

Belarusian PM outlines main tasks for new light industry heads
Following recent appointments at four light industry enterprises, journalists asked the prime minister what tasks were set for the new heads and what the development strategy for the domestic light industry is in general...

Belarus’ PM expresses concern about situation at some enterprises
The situation at some industrial enterprises is a cause for concern and the government will have to apply a hands-on management approach to some of them, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin told journalists following his report to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko...

PM: Belarus seeks to step up cooperation with CIS countries
“These are countries that are close to us, and we understand each other very well. We have excellent relations on the level of our leaders and our governments. This is why we should take our cooperation to the level that matches our political relations,” the prime minister stressed...

Belarus, Russia outline new plans for industrial cooperation
Anton Alikhanov praised the high level of interaction with Belarus. New plans for industrial cooperation are being developed...

Belarus showcases export potential in Azerbaijan
Polotsk-Steklovolokno, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), Bellesexport and Belarusian Metallurgical Company are actively participating in it...

Nuclear power plant’s contribution to Belarus’ energy security, technology sovereignty pointed out
According to the deputy prime minister, the commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has allowed satisfying an increase in demand for electricity. In 2024 electricity consumption reached 43 billion kWh. Electricity consumption increased by 6 billion kWh in the last five years...

Belarus’ sugar beet harvest exceeds 3m tonnes
Some 616,000 tonnes of potatoes have already been harvested. Nationwide, 130,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables have been harvested. The total sown area exceeds 8,000 hectares, with 71% of it cropped now...

Burkina Faso seeks to learn from Belarus' expertise in agriculture
"Aleksandr Rogozhnik proposed drawing up a specific list of goods needed by Burkina Faso and forming a group of Burkinabe specialists in industry, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals to visit Belarus and get familiar with our country's advancements in these fields"...

Belarus attends Global Women's Summit in Beijing
Work is underway on possible projects to set up joint digital platforms to promote women's businesses, startups, and educational programs. Interesting innovations in digital medicine are also on the agenda, with a focus on women's health and happy motherhood and childhood...

Belarus, Dominican Republic discuss promising areas of cooperation
Ambassador Aleksandr Rogozhnik outlined the areas of cooperation between the two countries that hold promise: the supply of Belarusian agricultural and passenger vehicles, and also food products, fertilizers, and medicines to the Dominican market...

Belarus’ commodity exchange joins Russian regional educational projects
The project aims to boost the use of BUCE trading platform by Krasnodar Territory’s businesses for sales and procurement operations in Belarus, covering both commodities and manufactured goods...

Belarus’ exports hit $32.8bn in January-August 2025
Belarus continues to strengthen its position on geographically remote markets. Products under the ‘Made in Belarus’ brand are increasingly gaining consumer trust in Latin America, Africa, Southeast and Central Asia...

Belavia to launch direct flights to Thailand in January
Flights to Pattaya and Phuket will be operated once every 10-11 days. The estimated flight time is about 10 hours for outbound flights and around 11 hours for inbound flights...

Belarus, Uzbekistan discuss cooperation in banking sector
Various forms of financing were considered, including support for the export activities of business entities, the services of leasing organizations, and the prospects for implementing joint projects...

Lukashenko: Belarus must prioritize its own interests amid Western sanctions
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the West’s ongoing sanctions policy, despite the changed rhetoric of the U.S. leadership as he convened a meeting to discuss the situation in the world and Belarus-USA relations...

Export of BELARUS tractors to remote markets nearly doubles in January-September
The company’s commitment to openness, saying that Minsk Tractor Works is ready for mutually beneficial partnerships with any interested country...

Belarus, Uzbekistan to step up strategic partnership in agriculture
The dynamics of trade cooperation demonstrates confident growth: in 2024 Belarus-Uzbekistan trade in food and agricultural raw materials increased by 37.5% in comparison with 2023, with Belarus’ export going up by 40.4%...