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Belarus strengthens ties with Nicaragua in key sectors
Belarus aims to continue cooperation in traditional sectors, such as industrial cooperation (supply of products by MAZ, Amkodor), as well as to establish a strategic partnership with emergency management agencies (including training to equipment supply)...

Ambassador: Over 50 Belarusian medicines are registered in Cuba
"Most importantly, Cuba could be a hub for Belarusian exports meant for other countries of Latin America"...

Belarus attends Russian petrochemical exhibition in Ufa
Belneftekhim brought together major Belarusian enterprises at the exhibition, including Belshina, Gomel Chemical Plant, Lakokraska, Grodno Azot, Mogilevkhimvolokno, Mozyr Oil Refinery, Naftan, Polotsk-Steklovolokno, Mountain Wax Plant, and Belneftekhim ROS...

BelNPP generates almost 45bn kWh of electricity since launch
The BelNPP gave a powerful impetus to the growth of electricity consumption both by the real sector of the economy and by households, primarily in those areas where incentive measures are in place. One of them is electric transportation...

Karankevich: Belarus' defense sector adapts effectively to new economic challenges
He believes that MILEX is an excellent platform for meetings, roundtable discussions, security-related debates, exchanges of opinions, and signing mutually beneficial contracts...

Belarus, China’s Gansu Province expand cooperation
Dai Chao cited the investment sector as an example: "CGICOP investment projects are a success in Belarus. A large-scale production has been launched on an eco-farm in Minsk. The project has been invested by a machinery manufacturing company from Gansu"...

MILEX 2025 exhibition kicks off in Minsk
On display at the country’s main military technical event of the year will be samples of military equipment, the latest developments, most of which have been released or updated in recent years...

BelGee launches production of electric cars
According to Gennady Svidersky, BelGee has launched the production of a new model Geely EX5, which is already available in showrooms...

Belarus' nature minister suggests extracting rare earths from waste
According to Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Sergei Maslyak, an estimated 60 million tonnes of waste was generated in the country in 2024, including 56 million tonnes of industrial waste...

Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange starts selling flax fiber to China
The commodity exchange sells Belarusian flax fiber (cotonized and short fiber, and combed fleece) to four countries now - China, Latvia, Russia and Türkiye...

Venezuela seeks closer ties with Belarusian agricultural producers
During the meeting, the parties noted that the main imports from Venezuela to Belarus currently include rum and cocoa beans...

Belarus attends SIAL Shanghai 2025 expo
Belarusian domestic companies will showcase products of meat and dairy industry, dessert beverages and unique organic products as part of the exposition Belarus. The Taste of Nature. The exposition will be on display through 21 May...

Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Territory, Belarus to launch ambitious joint project
Regarding the most significant joint project, he identified the creation of a multi-brand trade and service center for various Belarusian machinery in Krasnoyarsk Territory...

Cooperation with Belarus seen as strategically important to Russian Krasnoyarsk Territory
Mutual trade between Belarus and Krasnoyarsk Territory reached its highest level in 2022: nearly $234 million...

China, Belarus launch regular freight rail service
The new Beijing-Minsk route is expected to boost the global market presence of Chinese-made goods and enhance their international influence...

Belarus-Türkiye exchange trade picks up steam
In 2024, Belarus began exporting flax fiber, sugar, wheat gluten, and dry skimmed milk to Türkiye. In 2025, the first exchange contracts were signed for the supply of semi-finished wet blue leather products...

Belarusian business looks to strengthen cooperation with Shanghai
The parties discussed prospects for deepening cooperation in key areas: industry, education, culture, trade and economic relations...

Belarus’ quota in IMF increased
The Government and the National Bank have agreed to increase the quota of the Republic of Belarus in the International Monetary Fund to 1.022,3 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) in accordance with the sixteenth general review of quotas, approved by the Board of Governors of the Fund on 15 December 2023...

Belexpo touted as driver of development
"Belarus has a new wonderful platform, a place that will develop and form competencies in the economy, social and cultural sectors. For our part, we will help in every way we can," the expert pointed out...

Belarusian commodity exchange registers maiden transaction with dried apricots
In general, the range of raw materials and ingredients purchased by enterprises of the confectionery industry at the exchange platform continues to expand and today features about 140 commodity names, almost a third more than last year...