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Bellesbumprom’s export to Kyrgyzstan doubles in H1 2023
"In H1 2023 the export to the country grew almost twofold compared with the same stretch a year ago. Exports include board products, furniture, paper and cardboard, as well as products made of them, and plywood,” the press service said...

Winter rapeseed sowing almost complete in Belarus
As of 25 August, 93% of the area under grain and leguminous crops and about 90% of the area under rapeseed was cleared in Belarus. A total of 6,827,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, was cropped...

Belarus prime minister identifies EAEU development priorities
"The Belarusian side supports the initiative to begin work on a medium-term perspective of development of the Eurasian Economic Union, including the stipulation of the relevant approaches in the form of the declaration Russia has suggested"...

Belarus, Bangladesh aim to resume work of trade and economic commission
High on the agenda of the meeting were also issues of food security and the situation with Belarusian potash fertilizers...

Plans to batch produce prefabricated wooden homes in Belarus
Taking into account the population’s demand, two more designs for building small houses have been worked out. As of 1 July 2023 as many as 19 forestry enterprises acquired equipment and are ready to make the prefabricated houses that are on display. The number of manufacturers will be raised to 25 by the end of the year...

Vice premier: Belarus-Kyrgyzstan trade is on the rise
"We ended 2022 with good indicators of mutual trade. Trade exceeded $160 million and increased by 65% compared to 2021. In 2023, the positive dynamics in mutual trade continue, including thanks to a significant increase in supplies from Kyrgyzstan. In H1 2023, we increased it by $19 million and expect to maintain the rate,” Anatoly Sivak said...

Belarus’ lumber export reaches all-time high
According to Aleksandr Kulik, the export dropped insignificantly in July 2022 when the sanctions were imposed. But now the lumber export bounced back to reach an all-time high of 77,000 cubic meters...

Flax pulling completed in Belarus
As of 24 August, 92% of the area under grain and leguminous crops and over 88% of the area under rapeseed was cleared in Belarus. A total of 6,784,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, was cropped. This includes 5,849,000 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops and over 935,000 tonnes of rapeseed...

Chinese researchers visit China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone
The parties discussed cooperation prospects in the field of research and development and production of passenger vehicles running on alternative energy sources...

Center for Chinese medicine to be set up at China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone
During the meeting with the governor of Gansu Province, the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus and the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Gansu Province signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in the field of traditional Chinese medicine...

New China-Belarus industrial park resident company to focus on international shipping
The company will offer a full range of additional services: customs clearance, insurance, warehousing, and freight processing...

Belarus ready to sell more agricultural machines, municipal vehicles to Kyrgyzstan
According to Anatoly Sivak, Belarus is intent on persistently advancing cooperation across the board, however, trade and economy remain top priorities...

Belarus, Angola discuss shipments of Belarusian products
Sergei Aleinik and Jose de Lima Massano discussed shipments of Belarusian products to Angola, including high-tech ones. Interaction in the sphere of agriculture and the expansion of the legal base were also mentioned, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

Over 90% of area under grain, leguminous crops harvested in Belarus
A total of 6,723,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, was cropped. This includes 5,788,000 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops and over 934,500 tonnes of rapeseed. Brest Oblast has concluded the harvesting of grain and leguminous crops...

Turkish investors mull over chemical production in Belarus
Head of the FEZ Minsk Administration Anatoly Buben and President of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association MUSIAD Belarus Mikail Caliskan discussed promising business projects and the most important cooperation issues during a business meeting in Minsk...

Governor opines on prospects for biotechnology cluster in Vitebsk Oblast
According to the governor, this cluster will attract new technologies and specialists...

Ecology Expo 2023 kicks off in Minsk
The event is designed to consolidate the efforts of all interested parties - government bodies, academic and business communities, experts, public associations and the general public - to solve environmental problems...

Lukashenko suggests scaling up Belarus-Russia forum of regions
“We need to take the preparations as seriously as possible. I know that the proposed key theme of the event is science and innovation as drivers of economic growth of the Union State. We have something to offer to our partners (the success of TIBO 2023 confirms this) and there is also something we can learn from Russian scientists,” the head of state emphasized...

Belarus seeks to supply, potash fertilizers, machinery, food to Cambodia
"Dmitry Krutoi emphasized that Belarus views Cambodia as a friend and a promising partner in Southeast Asian and is interested in closer conta"...

Parkhomchik, Manturov discuss Belarus-Russia investment projects
The parties also discussed the implementation of the Belarus-Russia intergovernmental agreement on recognition of technological operations carried out on the territory of the Union State. The agreement was signed in September 2022...