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EDB: Belarus maintains high economic growth
In 2024 the economy of Belarus expanded by 4% following a 3.9% increase in 2023...

Promising areas of cooperation between Belarus, Russia’s Krasnodar Territory outlined
Speaking about landmark projects and plans, Alexander Ruppel noted: “For example, we already run an assembly facility with Minsk Tractor Plant, we have discussed steps regarding the production of certain types of tractors"...

Chelyabinsk goods in high demand at Belarusian commodity exchange
Aleksandr Bashliy, head of foreign economic relations at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) outlined the prospects of cooperation with the Russian region in exchange trade...

Belarus to help Libya introduce advanced mining technologies
In addition to assistance with introducing advanced mining technologies, Belarus will also supply modern equipment for the mining industry, as well as healthcare products and pharmaceuticals, medicines, equipment, and consumables...

Chinese business interested in working in Belarus' Hi-Tech Park
The parties exchanged opinions and discussed plans of Chinese entrepreneurs to launch their own company in Belarus in order to join the HTP...

FM: Russia, China, UAE are Belarus’ top three trading partners
“In general, today we trade with more than 210 countries and territories. The top three trading partners are Russia, China and the UAE. They are followed by Poland and Germany,” the minister said...

FM: Foreign Ministry worked hard to defend Belarus' economic interests amid sanctions
“Despite the efforts of the West, Belarus not only made up for the loss of exports to unfriendly countries, but also performed better than expected in other areas. As a result, in 2024 the export of goods and services rose by 3.5%, or $1.7 billion,” Maksim Ryzhenkov noted...

Belarus, Kyrgyzstan set to reach $500m in mutual trade
According to the ambassador, Belarusian products, particularly farming machinery and elevator equipment, have earned a good reputation among Kyrgyz consumers. Thus, despite the great competition in this segment, they give their preference to Belarusian products...

Belarusian marketing center hosts business meeting for diplomatic missions
The focus was on up-to-date information about doing business in Belarus, legal conditions in 2025, opportunities for financing investment projects, investment infrastructure, current preferential regimes for foreign investors and much more...

Belarus, Malaysia have prospects for further cooperation
Currently, two commodities - potash fertilizers and dairy products - account for about 95% of Belarusian exports to Malaysia...

Belarus’ foreign trade over $7bn in January 2025
Exports of goods and services amounted to $3.4 billion in January, with merchandise exports reaching $2.7 billion and services exports making up $0.7 billion...

Belarus, Iran interested in expanding cooperation in air transport
The Belarusian delegation was led by Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Sergei Dubina, while the Iranian delegation was led by Hossein Pourfarzaneh, Vice Minister of Roads and Urban Development and President of the Civil Aviation Authority...

Golovchenko appointed Chairman of Board of Belarus’ National Bank
"Roman Golovchenko has always wanted greater involvement of the bank and the banking system in the economy. He is an experienced person. A very important appointment"...

Expert names rare earths discovered in Belarus
When asked what rare earths are available in Belarus, the expert noted that they were discovered back in Soviet times. In particular, molybdenum and thulium...

Belarus, Myanmar to promote tighter interaction between chambers of commerce, industry
The meeting primarily focused on the advancement of business cooperation between Belarus and Myanmar...

Belarus invited to invest in Myanmar's economy
For example, he drew attention to the presence of three deep-water ports in Myanmar. He suggested that the Belarusian side invest in the development of their infrastructure on mutually beneficial terms...

Min Aung Hlaing: Myanmar is very interested in promoting economic relations with Belarus
The Myanmar leader suggested a number of specific areas that carry a great potential for the development of joint activities. First of all, it is agriculture and mechanical engineering...

FM outlines prospects for Belarus’ trade with Myanmar
For example, a contract has already been concluded to supply milk powder and canned meat...

International experts to conduct peer review at BelNPP
The purpose of the inspection is to support the NPP in achieving high performance of the plant, finding the best ways to solve production problems, improving safety and reliability of the nuclear power plant...

Belarus' gold and forex reserves at $9.4bn as of 1 March
Over February 2025, gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by $74 million (or 0.8%) after a previous increase of $410.6 million (or 4.6%) in January 2025...