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Belarus’ gold, forex reserves at $8.532bn on 1 August 2024
The country’s gold and foreign currency reserves went up by $173.5 million (or 2%) in July 2024 after drop by $52.9 million (0.63%) in June 2024...

Belarus seeks to expand economic cooperation with Russia's Yakutia
Yuri Chebotar offered Yakutia to intensify cooperation in agriculture by exporting finished products, production and processing technologies...

Lukashenko hears out Minsk Oblast governor’s report
Mass harvesting in the region is set to be completed within a week. The grain harvest, including rapeseed, is expected to make up 2.1 million tonnes. The region also expects to get about 600,000 tonnes of maize...

Belarusian commodity exchange to cooperate with China’s producers of synthetic fibers
A number of Chinese companies expressed their readiness to sell the most demanded types of fibers in Belarus on the BUCE platform...

Over 6.3m tonnes of grain, rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.723 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast 1.459 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast 1.428 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 670,400 tonnes, Gomel Oblast 627,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast 482,000 tonnes...

BelNPP generates 33.5bn kWh of electricity
He added that since the nuclear power plant was commissioned, in addition to reducing dependence on hydrocarbon fuel, i.e. the efforts to increase the country’s energy security, Belarus has been addressing reliability issues...

Over 6.1m tonnes of grain, rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.634 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast 1.449 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast 1.380 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 642,100 tonnes, Gomel Oblast 613,400 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast 459,000 tonnes...

Over 5.6m tonnes of grain, rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.457 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast 1.364 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast 1.261 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast 590,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 580,400 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast 407,600 tonnes...

Belarusian enterprises encouraged to present products at agricultural expo in Dubai
The expo has been organized for 29 years already. In this period it has managed to become one of the world’s largest expos. Its history includes over 5,500 exhibitors from 127 countries...

India interested in investing in agricultural machinery sector of Belarus
Belarus’ agricultural equipment export opportunities were discussed during a video conference with Indian partners...

Over 5.3m tonnes of grain, rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.368 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast 1.314 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast 1.191 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast 573,300 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 552,100 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast 387,000 tonnes...

Belarus’ Lakokraska increasing supplies to Africa
The enterprise has been a leader in resin supplies for the second year in a row...

Belarus' ambassador invites Russia's Voronezh Oblast to launch unique project in industry
The ambassador and the governor agreed to expand interaction in the manufacturing industry on top of successful cooperation in other areas, like construction and supplies of agricultural machinery...

Belarus’ exports up by 4.2% in H1 2024
The main growth driver is food products. Their exports surged by 13.2%, including milk and dairy products - by 15.5%, meat - by 8.6%...

Over 5.1m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.291 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast - 1.262 million tonnes , Grodno Oblast - 1.126 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast - 550,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast - 524,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast - 365,500 tonnes...

Belarus set to increase exports by more than 5% in 2025
"We are set to work in the traditional markets and tap into new ones. Our key partner is Russia, and we set to maintain our presence in this market and to boost it"...

PM: Belarus’ GDP is projected to increase by 4.1% in 2025
According to him, the draft documents provide for the growth of real incomes by 4%, real wages - by 4.7%...

Belarus' Development Bank explores opportunities for promoting Belarus' trade with Africa
Sergei Stolyarchuk participated in the shareholders' meeting and the meeting of the Governing Board of TDB Group and also held a number of business meetings to discuss opportunities for increasing exports of Belarusian products to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Ghana and other African countries...

Over 4.9m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.243 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast -1.207 million tonnes , Grodno Oblast – 1.079 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast - 540,500 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast - 506,100 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast - 346,000 tonnes...

Belarusian ambassador, Kaluga governor review cooperation in manufacturing sector, construction
Special consideration was given to the partnership between the Belarusian automaker MAZ and the Kaluga-based road and municipal machinery manufacturer Mercator...