Business news

Belarus’ vegetable harvest reaches 179,000 tonnes
As of 13 November, Belarus harvested 9,434,100 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed. Corn was harvested from 241,400 hectares of land. Some 2,000,800 tonnes of corn kernels were threshed, with the yields averaging 82.9 centners per hectare. Some 22,815,700 tonnes of corn for silage were cropped so far...

Belarus, Türkiye to reach record-high trade by year end
“In the past two years our trade has exceeded $1 billion, but this year we expect to reach the record-high figures. According to the Turkish statistics, the trade amounted to $1.6 billion in January-October 2023,” Sergei Aleinik said...

PM: Belarus needs to maximize return on investments in R&D
"We need to work on the efficiency of scientific and technical activities. Now we assess it as satisfactory," the Belarusian head of government said...

Cuban PM discusses promising areas of cooperation with Belarusian MTZ
The prime minister of Cuba was interested in the Belarus 622 small-size tractor and Belarus 1523.3 general-purpose tractor...

Belarus harvests over 174,000 tonnes of vegetables
Belarus removed 4,639,600 tonnes of sugar beet from 94,600 hectares, with the yields standing at 485.7 centners per hectare...

Belarus’ PM visits Minsk City Technopark
Electric units for vehicles, space technology, smart city elements, transportation control systems, including the metro, medical and veterinary products, equipment for processing oilseeds, automatic warehouses and cash registers - these and many other areas are developed in the technopark...

PM: Cuba may become a window into Latin American region for Belarus
The prime minister of Cuba also outlined promising areas of cooperation with Belarus. These areas include agriculture, biotechnology, and the production of medicines...

Belarus-Russia trade up by 11% in January-September
“Last year the trade between Belarus and Russia rose by 14%, which was a record-high growth. In January-September, our trade expanded by another 11%. This year we will do even better than last year. This means that the positive dynamics remain in place,” said Maxim Reshetnikov...

Belarus-Cuba cooperation prospects outlined
Roman Golovchenko said: “Mutual trade in January-September 2023 indicates that we have managed to reverse negative trends and more than triple trade as against January-September 2022. It is important to keep up the pace and ensure further stable growth of bilateral trade”...

Cuba invites Belarus to set up joint venture in agriculture
According to him, the current agreement on mutual supplies helps to develop cooperation, especially in the field of biotechnology and the sale of medicines...

Minister: Belarusian economy is growing faster than world average
"The growth rate of the Belarusian economy is higher than the world average: in January-September it was 3.5%. We are set to reach 3.8% by the end of 2023. Major contributors are the manufacturing sector, construction and trade. Business is successfully adapting to the current conditions,” Aleksandr Chervyakov noted...

PM: Cuba counts on Belarus’ help while developing its agricultural industry
"We have done a great deal of work, identified priority areas of interaction; it remains to specify bilateral projects," Manuel Marrero Cruz added commenting on the outcomes of the talks with Aleksandr Lukashenko. "First of all, Cuba seeks to develop its agricultural sector and ramp up food production"...

Over 9.4m tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, threshed in Belarus
Corn was harvested from 237,100 hectares of land. Some 1,968,3800 tonnes of corn kernels were threshed, with the yields averaging 83 centners per hectare. Some 22,787,600 tonnes of corn for silage were cropped so far...

Krutoi: Belarus, Russia’s Tatarstan have great cooperation potential in IT
"We also expect a considerable effect from cooperation between Innopolis and the Belarusian Hi-Tech Park and the academic community in the most popular segments of the IT industry: unmanned technologies, computer vision, creation of digital doubles,” the ambassador said...

Slutsk Cheese-Making Plant starts lactoferrin manufacturing project
The world market’s supply of lactoferrin is expected to grow by 7.64% every year. In monetary terms it will go from $205.43 million in 2022 to $422.68 in 2032...

Belarus taking part in Havana International Fair FIHAV 2023
Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant, Polotsk Dairy Plant, Orsha Meat Canning Plant, and Vitebsk Meat and Dairy Products Concern are showcasing their products in Havana...

Belarus replaces German, Italian, French manufacturers in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic
The ambassador described the construction of a plant to make polyester threads as the flagship project. In his words, raw materials will be supplied by the holding company Tatneft while manufacturing will be organized at premises of the Belarusian enterprise Mogilevkhimvolokno...

Call on Belarusian companies to protect domestic market, defend interests on foreign ones
According to the deputy minister, under the conditions when it is necessary to find new markets, enter new countries and conquer additional niches, Belarusian enterprises face aggressive behavior of their competitors...

Belarus’ corn harvest over 1.9m tonnes
As of 9 November, Belarus harvested 9,380,100 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed...

Belarusian tractor maker MTZ doubles shipments to Russia’s Stavropol Territory in January-October
The Belarusian tractor manufacturer MTZ shipped about 600 tractors to Russia’s Stavropol Territory in January-October 2023, hitting the growth rate of 260.1% as against January-October 2022...