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Belarus, Myanmar sign over 10 agreements at business forum
Belarus’ MTZ and Myanmar Empire Company signed a memorandum of understanding on the assembly of BELARUS tractors...

Belarus to take part in China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi
During the meeting, the Chinese delegation shared information about the upcoming event and noted that the expo is an important platform for boosting international cooperation and promoting the export of participating countries...

Russia suggests building plant to manufacture UAVs in Belarus
This matter was discussed during Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko's visit to an exhibition of the latest Russian drones...

Belarus, Azerbaijan discuss prospects of joint construction projects
The parties discussed cooperation in the implementation of joint projects...

Roscosmos offers Belarus new projects worth over RUB6bn
“Seven programs of the Union State the tune of RUB8.57 billion have been implemented, the eighth one - Development of basic elements of orbital and ground facilities for multi-satellite constellations of small spacecrafts of Earth remote sensing (Complex-SG) worth RUB1.98 billion is currently under implementation,” he said...

Belarus sells first batch of casein to China via commodity exchange
The expansion of the commodity range in the exchange exports to China is linked to a stable growth of trading participants from this country. In 2024, 90 new residents from China were accredited at BUCE, and 12 more residents have been accredited since the start of 2025...

Putin ready to discuss cooperation on rare earths with Lukashenko
Spokesman for the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing for the press...

Belarusian investment agency, BelJinXin sign cooperation agreement
During the signing ceremony, the partners discussed the participation of Chinese entrepreneurs in NAIP events and explored the prospects for investment in the tourism and hospitality sectors...

Belarus, Kazakhstan to strengthen trade, economic cooperation
Currently, 154 residents of Kazakhstan are accredited on BUCE, one of which has the status of an exchange broker. In January-February 2025, the number of transactions of Kazakhstani traders increased by 36%...

Lukashenko wants annual grain harvest at 11m tonnes in Belarus
Another task is to produce more than 9 million tonne of milk and more than 2 million tonnes of meat in 2025 and to ensure the shelf-life management and sale of these products...

Belarusian timber industry instructed to look for new markets
“Paper, furniture, cardboard, packaging, wallpaper are final products that we know how to make. Wood processing is the basis. This is however a final product, which means high added value. We should pay attention to it,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added...

Belarus' committee for standardization expected to ensure new requirements, protect domestic market
"We should not lose our market, no matter how big or small it is. We need to promote exports, replace imports through standardization tools"...

Diversification, exports named among important tasks for Belarusian military-industrial complex
Aircraft construction is a new industry for Belarus. “This is one of the points of application. Russia is very interested in it and is ready to invest in it,” the president said...

Lukashenko calls to scan Belarus for rare earths
“They say we have rare-earth minerals here. We also need to explore the rest: chemistry, oil, gas, and so on. I have already set a corresponding task for the relevant minister,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko: Belarus needs large investment projects
“We need to address investment issues in the first place. Investment means the country’s development. We need large investment projects. I have already said this. Let it be two or three large investment projects. For example, a second nuclear power plant. Or a wood processing plant,” the Belarusian leader said...

Lukashenko updates tasks for Belarusian Industry Ministry
“As for the manufacturing sector, exports should be at least $6 billion. We should grow by 5.5% over last year. Diversification is another important goal,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko gives instructions to develop cryptocurrency mining in Belarus
The instructions were given as the president addressed the newly appointed Energy Minister Aleksei Kushnarenko...

Belarus increases export duties on some oil products
In line with the resolution, the size of the export duty on liquefied petroleum gas is now $8.3 per tonne ($7.5 previously). The export duty on ethane, butane and isobutane was set at $7.4 per tonne ($6.7)...

Ambassador: Belarus, Russia’s Vologda Oblast aim for $1bn in trade in 2015
The ambassador also proposed discussing the prospects of supplying Belarusian forestry machinery, firefighting equipment and elevators...

Belarus, Russia’s Dagestan seek closer ties in wool processing, tourism
Speaking about the figures, in 2024 the foreign trade between Belarus and Russia’s Dagestan increased by 15%. Belarusian exports surged by 15%...