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Belarus’ Belneftekhim Concern to expand presence in China
“The petrochemical industry’s priority is to seek new partners while maintaining and expanding its foothold in China and we are steadily making progress,” emphasized Ilya Ikan. “Our enterprises already have successful experience in this direction"...

Golovchenko explains how Belarus’ gold and forex reserves reached a record high
As of 1 August, Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves have for the first time approached the $12 billion mark...

China’s Anhui Province proposes sister-city partnerships, joint projects to Brest Oblast
"We anticipate comprehensive collaboration in automotive and home appliance manufacturing. We are also interested in setting up a warehouse for products manufactured by our companies in the FEZ. Furthermore, we see significant potential to expand humanitarian cooperation, particularly in education and healthcare,” Zhang Yunsheng stated...

PM outlines priorities for Belarus' Hi-Tech Park
HTP educational initiatives formed another key discussion point during the meeting. “Education remains paramount, especially for IT development. We are finalizing several collaborative projects for launch,” the prime minister said...

Belarus’ central banker addresses key financial sector questions
"Both the banking system and the National Bank itself are successfully meeting the targets, with concrete figures and facts substantiating this progress,” Roman Golovchenko told reporters...

Ecology Expo 2025 to tackle environmental challenges with innovative solutions
The goals of Ecology Expo include creating a unique platform for showcasing innovations, sharing best practices, and presenting cutting-edge environmental technologies for the rational use of natural resources...

Belarus’ central bank drafts legislation to secure breakthroughs on cryptocurrency market
The National Bank head described the operation of the cryptocurrency market in Belarus as a very important topic. At present the country’s cryptocurrency market operates via cryptocurrency exchange offices, cryptocurrency exchanges that are registered in the Hi-Tech Park...

Belarus ready to boost amino acid supplies to Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast
Belarus has confirmed its readiness to supply advanced livestock equipment and breeding stock to Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast while expressing interest in strengthening scientific and educational cooperation. The proposal builds on existing agreements between Belarusian and Russian agricultural universities...

Lukashenko discusses future of cryptocurrency in Belarus
“We raised this issue before. IT specialists approached us, saying we should take action in this direction. So, how will we proceed? This is important for me and for the country,” the president said...

Belarus-UAE business forum to take place in Dubai on 18 September
The program includes speeches by key experts and representatives of authorities, who will cover priority avenues of Belarus-UAE cooperation starting with trade and investments and ending with logistics and legal support for projects...

Belarusian commodity exchange ready to assist Chechnya in boosting exports
According to Deputy Head of Foreign Economic Relations at BUCE German Puzyrny, currently three businesses from the Chechen Republic are registered at the exchange...

China eager to help Belarus modernize cement plants, oil refineries
The matter was discussed during a meeting between Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Alesya Abramenko and Li Guangyin, head of foreign economic and technical cooperation at China National Machinery Industry Corporation...

BUCE touted to Tula companies as gateway to foreign markets
In particular, based on the industrial and economic specifics of Tula Oblast, the most promising areas are the supply of ferrous and non-ferrous metal products, automotive components, ferroalloys and electrical products to Belarus, and meat and dairy products, amino acids, building blocks, a wide range of industrial and consumer goods to Tula Oblast...

Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast eager to increse trade, advance cooperation with Belarus
Chelyabinsk Oblast is planning to participate in INNOPROM. Belarus international expo. The region will take part in the trade show scheduled for 29 September - 1 October at Minsk International Exhibition Center. The region will send a business delegation to expand cooperation with Belarus...

First vice premier reaffirms Belarus’ readiness to advance cooperation with Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast
Belarus’ First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said as he met with Chelyabinsk Oblast Governor Aleksei Teksler...

Belarus, Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast to expand cooperation in industrial robotics
The governor noted that the meeting with the head of state explored new avenues of cooperation between Belarus and Chelyabinsk Oblast, with a focus on industrial robotics...

Governor: Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast, Belarus maintain active interregional cooperation
Trade between Belarus and Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast has grown steadily in recent years, rising from $302.3 million in 2020 to $539.8 million in 2024...

EDB explains reasons behind growth in Belarus’ gold and forex reserves
Since the beginning of 2025, Belarus’ reserves have grown by more than $3 billion...

Belarus saves 2.6m tonnes of fuel equivalent over four years
These savings in fuel and energy resources were achieved through the implementation of energy efficiency measures by the state program's participants. Key initiatives included the adoption of modern energy-efficient technologies in production, improving the energy efficiency of existing technologies, processes, equipment, and materials (resulting in savings of 154,200 tonnes of fuel equivalent), and the optimization of heating systems (29,200 tonnes of fuel equivalent)...

Belarus keen to supply equipment to Uganda
Ambassador Kizige confirmed Uganda’s strong interest in industrial cooperation with Belarus...