Business news

Belarusian MMZ eager to sell engines to Vietnam
The export of MMZ products to Cambodia, Bangladesh, and India is under consideration...

Construction completion rate of Belarusian nuclear power plant’s second unit close to 90%
About 4.3 billion kWh of electricity has been generated since the unit was connected to the power grid. It allowed substituting up to 1.2 billion m3 of imported natural gas...

Plans to build over 1,300 EV charging stations in Belarus by 2030
Over 1,300 electric vehicle charging stations will be installed in Belarus by 2030 as well as 25 superfast charging complexes in the oblast capitals, in Minsk, and along the main motorways...

Trade between Belarus, Russia’s Tula Oblast 76% up in January-August
Bellegprom Chairwoman Tatiana Lugina and Tula Oblast First Deputy Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev noted that Belarus’ interaction with the Russian region develops dynamically at the level of ministries and government agencies, political units, chambers of commerce and industry, business unions, and individual commercial entities...

Belarus passes Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce greenhouse gases
Taking into account the economic situation and capacities of the country, a new unconditional target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 35% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels...

Opinion: Business ideas based on natural riches can accelerate the development of regions
A number of Belarusian farm stays had a doors open day last Saturday. Tourists could visit picturesque farms in various parts of the country and get familiar with the broad choice of services they offer...

Belarusian Belavia renews IOSA certificate
Following the thorough four-month analysis of the data obtained during the audit, the IATA took a decision to renew the IOSA certificate for Belavia until 2 November 2023. The certificate confirms that the airline adheres to the advanced international aviation standards in the field of operational safety...

Belarus taking part in Khimia 2021 expo in Moscow
The 9th Moscow International Chemical Forum will be held as part of the exhibition. Belarusian exhibitors will take part in its extensive business program: roundtables, conferences, discussions, sessions and seminars to discuss a number of topics: from biotechnology and industry logistics to the personnel potential and Arctic chemistry...

Belarus, Colombia interested in advancing cooperation across broad spectrum
The deputy minister of foreign affairs is in Colombia on a visit on 25-27 October. On the first day Evgeny Shestakov met with President of the Chamber of Representatives of the National Congress of Colombia Jennifer Arias and members of the Colombian parliament’s group for friendship with the Belarusian parliament...

4.3bn kWh of electricity generated by Belarusian nuclear power plant’s first unit so far
Electricity generated by the Belarusian nuclear power plant is fed to all parts of the country. It became possible after the main measures meant to integrate the nuclear power plant into the national power grid were completed...

Belarusian commodity exchange mulling over export of timber and steel products to Israel
The prospects for exporting Belarusian timber and steel products to Israel through the stock exchange and the strategy for entering this market were discussed during a meeting between BUCE executives and a representative of a large Israeli group of companies accredited at BUCE as a non-resident broker...

Belarus accounts for 50% of foreign trade of Russia’s Bryansk Oblast
"The foreign trade between Belarus and Russia’s Bryansk Oblast totaled $418.1 million in January-August (up by 2.2% year-on-year)"...

Lukashenko not against selling electricity to Lithuania, Ukraine
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked to the staff of Lida Central District Hospital on 26 October...

Belarus, South Korea discuss projects in municipal waste management
NAIP showcased Belarus’ investment potential, while the Korean delegation presented promising joint initiatives in the field of waste management...

Belarusian MAZ ships batch of buses to Russia’s Yamal
New MAZ buses are environmentally friendly and economical, running on gas fuel. The vehicles are equipped with a special air suspension for transportation of people with limited mobility. The buses are equipped with heaters, air conditioners, and floors with anti-slip coating...

Belarus’ export of building materials surged by 24% in January-August
"We are ahead of schedule. In January-August the export of building materials rose by 24% year-on-year. We sell not only into Russia but distant countries too," Ruslan Parkhamovich said...

Indonesia interested in buying Belarusian fertilizers, vehicles
Rachmad Gobel said that boosting the Belarusian-Indonesian trade is a priority and urged to add new positions to the bilateral trade. There is such a possibility since the economies of the two countries are complementary...

Lukashenko urges price-to-income balance
"A price-to-income ratio is a very important topic which people raise. People don't care how high prices in supermarkets are if they have enough money in their pockets to buy goods at these prices. This ratio and this balance must be maintained at all costs," the head of state emphasized...

Lukashenko wants to ramp up use of electric cars in Belarus
Apart from the purely economic dimension, the ecological aspect is also important. Therefore, we should step up efforts to create necessary conditions for the operation of this new sector, the president remarked...

IAEA’s team to visit Belarusian nuclear power plant on 25-29 October
The experts will come to Belarus as part of the technical cooperation project “Enhancing the Operational Safety of the Nuclear Power Plant during Commissioning and Operation”...