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Ambassador: Belarus seeks to expand cooperation with Indonesia
"Negotiations are currently underway on the establishment of a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia"...

Belarus’ grain, rapeseed harvest reaches 1.597m tonnes
The regional breakdown is the following: Brest Oblast harvested 417,000 tonnes, Minsk Oblast 383,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast 345,400 tonnes, Gomel Oblast 240,500 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 151,600 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast 59,600 tonnes...

Over 1.3m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
As of 13 July, 1.325 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed) was harvested, which includes 949,000 tonnes of cereals and leguminous crops and 376,000 tonnes of winter rapeseed...

Nigeria interested in economic, humanitarian contacts with Belarus
"Your agricultural products are a great asset. We are interested in cooperation in this sector, as well as in trade, technology, especially in manufacturing technology"...

Parkhomchik discusses cooperation with Russia’s Novosibirsk Oblast, Tatarstan
In addition, the parties considered the participation of Belarusian machine tool industry enterprises in the modernization and technical re-equipment of industrial enterprises in Novosibirsk Oblast, as well as the participation of Belarusian companies in the turnkey design and construction of facilities in Novosibirsk Oblast in 2025-2026...

Two companies join China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone
The Belarusian company Transport Aviation Logistics will set up a 10,000m2 modern transport and logistics hub in the Great Stone industrial park to handle cargo by Minsk National Airport and for commercial operations...

Belarus’ PM lays out cooperation proposals for Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast
"We hope that our preliminary agreements will translate into contracts to deliver the second batch of trolleybuses for Yekaterinburg and fire fighting equipment for the region,” said Roman Golovchenko...

PM: Belarus, Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast can reach $1bn in trade
"In 2023, our trade was estimated at $800 million, an increase of 5% over 2022. Over the five months of this year our trade amounted to $365 million, up by 12% year-on-year. If such trade dynamics remain in place, it is quite possible to hit the $1 billion mark,” said Roman Golovchenko...

Minister: Belarus is interested in joining SCO promising projects
“Belarus wants to make the most of its potential to achieve the SCO goals. Taking into account the strategically important geographical location of our country, we are ready to bring a lot to the table using our industrial, scientific and transit potential,” the industry minister emphasized...

Golovchenko to visit Russia’s Yekaterinburg on 9 July
The head of government will attend the international industrial exhibition INNOPROM taking place in Yekaterinburg these days...

Newcomer to China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone to make medical products
The company plans to launch production of medical products for various kinds of healthcare facilities...

Made in Belarus exposition opens at INNOPROM expo in Yekaterinburg
The Belarusian exposition is on par with the exposition of this year's partner country, the United Arab Emirates, in terms of the number of new products and exhibits. The Belarusian stand has aroused a great interest among professional visitors, representatives of foreign companies and the business community...

Belarus takes part in China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair
This year, Belarus’ national pavilion features 13 leading enterprises of Grodno Oblast in various fields: meat and dairy, glass, chemical industry, woodworking, logistics and tourism...

Belarus to take part in INNOPROM expo in Russia’s Yekaterinburg
Belarus will run its national exposition in Yekaterinburg Expo center. More than half of exhibits (16 out of 24) are enterprises of the Industry Ministry...

Belarus’ diplomat attends World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai
The forum’s main theme is “Governing AI for Good and for All”. It is a key platform for discussing the latest solutions, challenges and prospects in the field of information technology...

Belarus ratifies EAEU-Iran free trade agreement
After duties are scrapped, Belarusian products will be more competitive on the Iranian market...

Belarus’ gold, forex reserves at $8.359bn on 1 July 2024
According to the main monetary management guidelines for the year 2024, Belarus’ international reserve assets are projected to be at least $6 billion at the end of 2024...

PM: Belarus expects a better harvest this year
The Belarusian president set a task to increase the agricultural output by at least 6-7% over last year, the head of government recalled...

Lukashenko encourages SCO to take steps to reduce dependence on U.S. dollars
Creating a mechanism for bilateral payments in national currencies should be a priority. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the SCO+ meeting. It was one of the steps the head of state suggested towards creating Greater Eurasia...

Belarusian companies might take part in food expos in Riyadh, New Delhi
New Delhi will be hosting the international food industry exhibition World Food India on 19-22 September...