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Belarus exports its dairy to 55 countries in 2021
Cheese accounted for 44.3% of Belarus’ total dairy export. It is followed by butter and whole milk products, and then by skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder and other dairy products...

Belarusian Bellesbumprom’s exports up by 48.2% in 2021
In 2021, Bellesbumprom increased the output of import-substituting products by 63% in 2021 over 2020...

PM: Belarus, Cuba build up trade, consider new joint projects
In 2021 Belarus-Cuba trade amounted to $22.9 million (340% as against 2020); export made up $20.8 million (384.4%). Belarus’ main exports included tractors and tractor units, milk, condensed and dried cream, parts for receiving and transmitting equipment, component parts for trucks and tractors, medical instruments and devices, piston internal combustion engines...

Belarus to use Russian ports for cargo transshipment
"Work is underway to actively use Russian ports for transshipment of Belarusian cargo. This is also a safety net for the future. Although I am convinced that sooner or later the situation in the western direction will normalize. But if our partners do not want to do this, then we must take appropriate steps to neutralize the negative consequences for us"...

Belarusian steel mill BMZ signs $100m contracts at EXPO 2020 in Dubai
At the EXPO 2020, Gomel Oblast made several presentations on its investment, trade and economic potential...

Belarusian milk chocolate President gets gold at Prodexpo in Moscow
The professional jury of the contest praised the products presented at the exhibition. The gold medal went to milk chocolate President, chocolate with blueberry puree Belovezhskaya Pushcha and a set of sweets Belgian Truffle...

Belavia to launch Gomel-Batumi flights on 18 June
“Flights will be performed on Mondays and Saturdays, departing from the Georgian city at 8:05 and arriving in Gomel at 9:50. Return flights will take off from Gomel at 11:20 and land in Batumi at 15:15. Time is local,” the airline said...

Belarus’ WTO accession talks proceed to final stage
The foreign ministry noted that in 2021 the focus was on domestic procedures to improve foreign trade regulations taking into account the WTO requirements...

Belarus, Cuba sign memorandum of cooperation in ICT
As the ministry noted, the memorandum is aimed at developing cooperation between the two countries in the field of telecommunications, postal communications, assimilation of the information and communication technologies, including smart city technology and e-government, in industries and functional spheres of the economy...

Belarus, Russia’s Bryansk Oblast seek to step up cooperation in manufacturing
This matter was discussed at Commonwealth 2022, the forum of entrepreneurs of Bryansk Oblast and Belarusian regions...

Ambassador: Belarus, Iran will intensify trade
"Cooperation in energy, economy, science and technology holds a lot of promise. Another area that needs more attention is tourism and, in general, human contacts between Belarusians and Iranians"...

Belarus attracts $8.7bn in foreign investment in 2021
The bulk of investment came from Russia (42.6% of all investment received), Ukraine (15.2%) and Cyprus (13.9%)...

Belarus’ Gomselmash to take part in Tatarstan exhibition
Gomselmash jointly with Bryanskselmash will display grain harvesters GS3219, GS12A1 PROFI, self-propelled mower CS100 and forage harvester FS80...

Belarus exports $6.5bn worth of products in 2021
“The results of 2021: $6.5 billion in foreign currency earnings - an absolute record for our country,” said Aleksei Bogdanov...

MP: Belarus and Brazil boast vibrant trade and economic relations
"Brazil is among the top 10 countries with which Belarus cooperates. In 2020 the trade amounted to $720 million"...

Belarus’ export reaches $49.2bn in 2021
In 2021 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $94.751 billion, up by 30.7% year-on-year...

Mitskevich: Belarus-Turkey relations are based on partnerships, shared world-view
The vice-speaker reaffirmed commitment to cooperation with the expo administration and numerous Turkish tourism associations, which could result in cooperation agreements between the tourism associations of the two countries...

Belarus, Slovakia step up cooperation in auto-engineering, medicine, tourism
Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) Vladimir Ulakhovich said as he met with Chargé d'affaires of Slovakia in Belarus Katarina Zakova...

Belarusian ambassador meets with Serbian minister of innovations and technological development
The parties discussed the state of and prospects for the development of trade and economic relations between Belarus and Serbia, confirmed their commitment to facilitating cooperation in the areas that are of interest to the two countries...

Belarus’ Gomel Oblast signs agreement on product supplies at expo in Dubai
Gomel Oblast was represented at the exhibition by the region’s leading exporters: producers of metal products, petrochemical and wood processing industry, confectionery and meat and dairy products, and representatives of the Gomel-Raton free economic zone...