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Tourism expected to generate 5% of Belarus' GDP by 2040
According to the National Statistical Committee, tourism's contribution to the national economy is currently estimated to be 2%, excluding figures from related industries...

Belarus. The Taste of Nature exposition presented at UzFood 2025 expo in Tashkent
"Belarusian companies showcase meat and dairy products, cheeses and desserts at the UzFood 2025 international expo. In comparison with last year, our exposition has been significantly expanded and now features 23 enterprises and their branches representing well-known brands"...

BelCCI: Belarus draws growing attention from UAE investors
Denis Meleshkin emphasized that Belarus was invited to participate in the AIM Congress for the first time this year. This demonstrates the growing international interest in the country’s investment opportunities...

Lukashenko gives his take on Trump’s tariff war, suggests he may back down
The USA is one of the world’s leading economies and hold a significant share of global GDP. Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced, however, that this still does not guarantee its sustainability at a time of increased import tariffs for so many countries...

Great Stone Park signs agreement on education with Chinese corporation
According to the document signed with the Chinese company, plans are in place to conduct training of personnel of the Great Stone enterprises, professional skills contests, academic conferences, theoretical research, cultural exchanges, and qualifications enhancement programs...

New Great Stone Park resident to produce nutritional supplements
The new enterprise will use renewable energy sources in its operations. The park resident's products will be sold both in Belarus and abroad...

Belarus, Russia consider ten more projects
"We are working out ten more projects. The parties have already agreed on eight of them. We will work out further mutual financing"...

Belarus, Turkmenistan agree to enhance cooperation via commodity exchange
The joint work aims to boost trade, expand the range of goods and increase the number of Turkmenistan’s users of BUCE...

Belarus' delegation holding B2B meetings at AIM Congress in Abu Dhabi
The Belarusian exposition at the congress features the country's industry leaders – Belintertrans state-run company, Eurotorg, Indev Solutions, as well as FEZ Brest, FEZ Gomel-Raton, and FEZ Mogilev...

Belarus gears up for Hong Kong travel expo
Presenting Belarus' potential at such a prominent venue offers an opportunity to establish new contacts with potential partners and to familiarize Chinese tourists with the country's vacation offers...

Belarus presents exposition at AIM Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi
AIM Congress has established itself as a leading investment platform in the Middle East, which aspires to ignite positive transformation by creating investment opportunities, upholding solidarity and developing economic relations among nations, as well as addressing the global ordeals that made a profound impact on economic growth...

Belarus' gold and forex reserves at $10.07bn as of 1 April
Over March 2025, gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by $662.3 million (or 7.04%) after a previous increase of $74 million (or 0.8%) in February 2025...

Belarus, Russia’s Ryazan Oblast set to expand cooperation in exchange trade
During the panel discussion the Ryazan Oblast business community was presented the opportunities of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) to improve the efficiency of sales and procurement activities of economic entities, reduce foreign trade risks and search for new partners abroad...

PM: Belarus, Russia may discuss a new loan on joint import-substituting projects
The Belarusian government delegation is scheduled to pay a visit to Russia in the near future to discuss various issues of bilateral cooperation...

Belarus’ ambassador holds meeting with governor of Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast
The diplomatic mission emphasized that Belarus aims to expand the assortment of a wide range of machinery and increase its supply to Astrakhan Oblast...

Belarus, Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast to step up mutual exchange trade
According to the BUCE, in 2024 the exchange trade between Belarus and Yaroslavl Oblast amounted to $33.5 million. Belarusian meat and dairy products made up the bulk of transactions...

Belarus to present exhibitions in African countries in 2025
The focus is also on African countries, with the plans to display a national exposition in Equatorial Guinea and present the country’s potential in Algeria...

Belarus-Russia exchange trade up by 17% in Q1 2025
Russia not only ranks first in terms of trade volumes among all countries represented on BUCE, but it is also the largest destination for exchange exports...

Belarus, Vietnam in talks over settlements in national currencies, direct flights
Anatoly Sivak pointed out that the problem with logistics needs to be resolved: it takes up to 90 days to deliver certain groups of goods from Belarus to Vietnam and back...

Belarus, Vietnam mull over joint tractor assembly project
Belarus is also increasing its food exports to Vietnam. Dairy products have been certified, the necessary procedures for beef exports are on the home stretch. As a result, about 20 domestic enterprises will gain access to the Vietnamese market...