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Over 2,700 delegates expected to take part in Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk
"The forum has already registered 288 speakers and discussion participants from 26 countries. This will be a large-scale event where government officials, experts, the academic community, and business representatives will discuss the entire agenda of the Eurasian Economic Union and its development prospects,” Maksim Yermolovich said...

Belarus’ National Bank to raise refinancing rate to 9.75% p.a.
In January-April consumer imports rose by 14.5%. This also indicates the risks of mounting pressure on the current account balance...

Russia’s Kemerovo Oblast keen to team up with Belarus to design new equipment
As an example of such new products, he cited snow groomers which are specialized, tracked vehicles used to prepare ski slopes and ski trails...

Russia’s Kuzbass governor suggests direct air service with Belarus
He spoke about plans to build a new airport near the village of Sheregesh, which is known for its ski resort...

Lukashenko optimistic about trade prospects between Belarus and Russia’s Kuzbass
The president noted that Belarusian equipment is widely used in Kemerovo Oblast. At the same time, trade has recently shrunk. In 2024, Belarus and Kemerovo Oblast had $225 million in trade, while in 2022 trade exceeded $614 million...

Belarus supports proposal to set up SCO Development Bank
Belarus supported the proposal to establish the Development Bank of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told First News TV Channel...

Belarus to take part in Morocco Siema Expo
Morocco Siema Expo is considered to be one of the largest exhibition events in food processing, packaging and equipment in the North African region. The last year’s edition featured 235 companies from 29 countries...

Belarus, Venezuela’s Mérida State sign trade, economic cooperation program
Special attention was paid to cooperation in pharmaceuticals, the supply of Belarusian agricultural machinery and equipment, and the purchase of Venezuelan food products...

Commodity exchanges of Belarus, Russia sign cooperation agreement
The agreement provides for cooperation in exchanging information on high-demand commodity positions and jointly improving the conditions for interstate exchange trade, granting participants mutual access to goods traded on both countries’ markets...

Economy minister outlines Belarus' priorities until 2040
"We need to work in this direction in the EAEU as well. We will not be able to do this on our own as we need uniform approaches, common digital platforms and uniform market regulations,” Yuri Chebotar said...

Financial watchdogs of Belarus, Egypt keen to strengthen cooperation
The parties exchanged experience in conducting audits in various areas, including the agro-industrial sector, natural resources, and food security...

PM: Belarus seeks stronger partnership with China’s CITIC Group
"A lot of work has been done, but I am confident we can achieve more. Joint projects between Belarus and China should correspond to the level set by the leaders of our countries - the level of all-weather and comprehensive strategic partnership"...

Lukashenko approves Belarus-UAE draft agreement on trade in services and investment
This international agreement seeks to create a free trade zone in services between Belarus and the UAE, facilitate bilateral cooperation in investment promotion, and expand and diversify trade...

Overchuk: Belarus, Russia have almost entirely switched to settlements in national currencies
He added that Belarus and Russia have effectively moved to a uniform industrial policy in the Union State...

Belarus, Indonesia agree to further trade, economic cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Indonesia Roman Romanovsky held a meeting with Deputy Minister for Coordination of International Economic Cooperation of Indonesia Edi Prio Pambudi on 18 June...

Belarus, China’s Shanghai are well-positioned to deepen economic partnership
Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Kirill Masharsky said at a meeting with Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce (SFIC) Wang Jianming...

Belarus-Uzbekistan trade up by 2.3 times in 2020-2024
" In 2020-2024, the trade between our countries increased by 2.3 times. Moreover, the growth was ensured on both sides: exports doubled, imports went up 3.5 times. It is gratifying to note that this positive trend continues this year, the deputy prime minister said...

Ambassador outlines key sectors to boost Belarus-India trade
Ambassador Ashok Kumar emphasized that during his visits to Belarusian regions, he explored opportunities to establish contacts between business communities of the two countries and develop cooperation across different areas...

Gomel Oblast increases exports to Russia by 1.7 times via commodity exchange
As of 18 June 2025, BUCE accredited 3,072 business entities from Gomel Oblast, 63 of them were accredited in 2025. In January-May 2025, these companies concluded exchange deals totaling Br1.1 billion, which was 37% more year-on-year...

Minsk builds up business ties with China’s Shanghai
Vice Chairman of the SFIC Wang Jianming stressed that Chinese partners are particularly interested in cooperation with Belarus in agriculture, including in supplies of dairy and meat products, especially beef...