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Belarus, Venezuela to resume comprehensive industrial cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Venezuela Dmitry Derevinsky met with Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yván Gil Pinto...

Belarus, Egypt eager to intensify dialogue in exchange trade
In particular, producers of polymer film, packaging, and legume seeds who participated in the Sahara exhibition expressed their intention to list their products for trading on the BUCE. Meanwhile, two major Egyptian food importers showed interest in purchasing dry milk, whey, and cream through the exchange...

Belarus’ Industry Ministry reports 50% export growth to non-CIS countries
"Besides our traditional markets, we continue to work on diversifying and expanding the geography of supplies. This is mainly to Latin America, Africa, and non-CIS countries in general"...

Belarus' industrial output at Br136.6bn in January- August 2025
The industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air went up by 2%. The industries providing water supply, waste collection, waste processing, waste disposal, pollution cleanup edged down by 0.2%...

Belarus’ customs service prepared to reciprocate and reopen any border checkpoint
At the same time, the chairman of the State Customs Committee noted that coordinated work with the neighboring side has not yet been established, although Belarus is prepared to resume dialogue...

Belarus eager to explore economic cooperation potential with China's Guangdong Province
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Belarusian diplomat held negotiations with Chinese business regarding the development of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in trade, economy and investment...

Governor: Kherson Oblast is interested in Belarusian fertilizers, farm machinery
He emphasized that despite the ongoing hostilities people in Kherson Oblast are farming the land and thus need agricultural machines...

Supplies of Belarusian tractors to Egypt, Sudan discussed in Cairo
The parties discussed the current challenges, potential solutions, and prospects for increasing the supply of Belarusian tractors and spare parts to Egypt and Sudan...

Türkiye’s ASKON to help attract foreign investors to Belarus
The organizations signed a memorandum of cooperation at the NAIP office, as well as an agency agreement under which ASKON can act as an ambassador for the NAIP's interests in Türkiye regarding the attraction of foreign investors to Belarus...

Belarus, Russia’s Orenburg Oblast to develop exchange trade in agricultural products
According to BUCE, currently, Belarus sells to Orenburg Oblast only products of its woodworking industry through the exchange, with transaction volumes increasing by 34% compared to January-August 2024...

Belarus’ grain harvest reaches 9m tonnes
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast - 2.258 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 1.743 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 1.683 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.261 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 1.050 million tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 1.006 million tonnes...

Belarus’ National Bank comments on timeline for digital Belarusian ruble introduction
"I think this work will be duly appreciated as soon as we put it into circulation, bring it into a live mode, and show what it can provide not only for the state, for budget expenditures, but also for businesses, once they experience the benefits of smart contracts,” Roman Golovchenko concluded...

Lukashenko admits his love for potatoes
The head of state also shared that Belarusian scientists have developed a new potato variety...

Lukashenko satisfied with this year’s potato harvest
This year’s harvest was projected at about 11 million tonnes. But according to the latest data, the figures will be even higher...

Niger seeks Belarus’ agricultural machinery supplies
This was discussed during a meeting between Niger’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia and Belarus (non‑resident) Issa Abdou Sidikou and Director of Belarus’ National Center for Marketing and Price Study Nikolai Borisevich held at the center...

USA lifts sanctions from Belarus’ Belavia airline
"This decision has been already approved and adopted by all the relevant departments and agencies involved in this work. By the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and other organizations that are involved in this,” John Cole emphasized...

Lukashenko notes strong interest in U.S. economy
“I believe you have interests in Belarus and through Belarus in Russia in economy. Naturally, we have a strong interest in your global country in terms of economy,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Belarusian UAVHELI’s cargo drone completes first flight trials
The unmanned aerial vehicle uses a coaxial rotor scheme. The maximum takeoff weight of the UAV is 2,350kg and the flight duration is up to 4 hours. The cruising speed in flight is 160 kmph. The flight range is 480km...

Lukashenko expects deeper cooperation with Ethiopia
"We need to adopt a roadmap and advance in all areas, from agricultural machinery to training Ethiopian students at Belarusian higher education institutions"...

Belarus, Hungary deepen economic ties via commodity exchange
New growth areas in Belarus-Hungary exchange trade are expected to include the supply of veterinary medicines and sowing seeds to the Belarusian market. Both product categories are in high demand among Belarusian agricultural enterprises, which is reflected in the volume of transactions...