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Lukashenko, Sechin discuss prospects for cooperation between Belarus, Rosneft over phone
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko had a telephone conversation with Chairman of the Board of the Russian state oil company Rosneft Igor Sechin...

Audit of Belarusian beef producers for export to Vietnam underway
Vietnamese specialists will tour a number of Belarusian enterprises in Minsk Oblast, Brest Oblast and Grodno Oblast to examine the production facilities and the quality and safety control systems...

Winter rapeseed harvesting complete in Belarus
Over 4.8 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been threshed in Belarus...

PM: Belarus works with Africa, South America strictly according to plan
Speaking about the development of cooperation with Latin American countries, Roman Golovchenko emphasized that the region is of great importance for Belarus, especially in view of its huge market capacity and natural mineral resources, including oil, lithium, copper, silver...

Over 4.8m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The biggest contributors in terms of regions are: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.2 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast -1.12 million tonnes and Grodno Oblast – over 1 million tonnes...

Zayats: Belarus looks to harvest 1.2m tonnes of rapeseed this year
As the president's authorized representatives in Mogilev Oblast, Leonid Zayats pledged to take all measures to ensure that field work is carried out on time, at a high level and without losses. First of all, according to him, the task is to harvest grain crops on time, using every minute of good weather...

Over 4.4m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 1.151 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Brest Oblast -1.075 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast - 992,100 tonnes, Gomel Oblast - 494,400 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast - 454,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast - 296,400 tonnes...

Belarus’ Development Bank increases financial support to economy
Thus, in 2023, the Development Bank allocated Br11.5 billion in financing, or 5.3% of GDP...

Plant in Baranovichi to make 89 Osvey aircraft by 2038
The main contractor from the Russian side is Ural Works of Civil Aviation, the co-contractor from the Belarusian side is 558 Aircraft Repair Plant based in Baranovichi...

Over 4.2m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
As to other crops, 72% of spring barley was harvested, 56% of winter rye, 40.7% of wheat, 31.6% of triticale, 26.3% of legumes, and 28.1% of oats. All oblasts have completed harvesting winter barley...

Belarus' Industry Ministry companies enter new markets in 2024
Thus, enterprises of the Industry Ministry now export to 60 countries. These include 15 markets where supplies were put on hold in January - May last year (Israel, Nicaragua, Mali, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Kuwait, Cambodia, etc.)...

Chambers of commerce of Minsk, Abu Dhabi sign cooperation agreement
Sergei Nabeshko, Director General of the Minsk Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, highlighted the importance of the UAE as a trading partner and investor for Belarus said as he addressed CEO of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi...

Over 4m tonnes of grain and rapeseed threshed in Belarus
The regional breakdown is the following: Brest Oblast harvested 1.046 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Minsk Oblast 1.006 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast 943,400 tonnes, Gomel Oblast 444,500 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 387,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast 235,6 00tonnes...

Chemical producers of Russia’s Perm Territory intend to work in Belarus via commodity exchange
Applications for sale will be placed at trading session and in the industrial and consumer goods sections, which will cover the widest possible range of Belarusian consumers and ensure rhythmic deliveries...

Belarusian MTZ mulls over tractor assembly project in Vietnam
MTZ Director General Vitaly Vovk met with Nguyen Bao Thi, Director of the Vietnamese company New Atlantic International Trading JSC, to discuss the immediate prospects for cooperation...

Belarusian BelAZ featured at FILDA 2024 in Angola
The first day of the exhibition was packed with activities and business meetings. The BelAZ exposition hosted official delegations, including Angola’s Minister of Industry and Trade Victor Fernandes...

FEZ Minsk new resident company to produce jewelry
The company will have enough capacity to meet high customer demand. By 2028, it has plans to grow jewelry production by 3.6 times...

Russia’s Amur Oblast eager to set up center for Belarusian mechanical engineering goods
“Tasks have been set to increase the supply of farm machines, equipment for the forestry and mining industries, housing and utility sector. Belarus has a huge potential and opportunities to meet our needs,” Oleg Turkov noted...

Belarus wants to supply food to DPRK, import Korean cosmetics
These issues were discussed during the talks between Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov and Minister of External Economic Relations of the DPRK, co-chairman of the joint commission on trade and economic cooperation Yun Jong Ho...

Belarusian BelAZ, Russia’s Amur Oblast to step up cooperation
BelAZ trucks operate at 11 mining enterprises in Amur Oblast. Their fleet as a whole consists of 169 dump trucks with a payload capacity of 30 tonnes to 130 tonnes...