China is a priority in terms of export and investments. Belarus' export to China rose in 2020 despite the pandemic. The export of Belarusian foods demonstrated the highest growth.

The system of tariff preferences is designed to assist with the economic growth of the countries that objectively need the Eurasian Economic Union's economic aid.

Roman Golovchenko said: “The bank's Supervisory Board has decided in favor of appointing Aleksandr Yegorov chairman of the board. The appointment has been approved by the head of state according to the established procedure.”

Plans to raise funds of international financial organizations to finance infrastructure projects in Belarus have been discussed by First Deputy Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar at a meeting of the ministry's collegium.

This will be a full-fledged one-stop-shop facility providing financial and non-financial support for exporters. The agency will be launched this year.

Cultural and entertainment events will be arranged at outdoor venues in the center of Minsk every weekend through September.

Belarus plans to launch new mechanisms to improve the investment climate, Belarus' First Deputy Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar told the media ahead of the ministerial meeting in Minsk on 5 March.

The Vitebsk Carpets company earned about Br4.2 million in net profit in 2020, up nearly two times over 2019, BelTA learned from the company's website.

In particular, Sergei Shoigu described work concerning the Belarusian-Russian joint air defense system as the key matter out of the ones being discussed.

Belarusian Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko visited the Belarusian transport operator Belmagistralavtotrans to discuss ways to improve the company's performance, its investment policy for the next five-year period, and efforts ...

People should evaluate their own actions and value work of others, Head of Vitebsk Oblast Department of the Investigative Committee Pavel Ignatov said as he met with employees of the Vitba confectionery.

The parties shall maintain long-term and mutually beneficial relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “If I told you something else as well… The KGB will soon inform you how much TNT and plastic explosives has been smuggled into the country. Specialists know these things."

On 5 March the Belarusian Women's Union hosted a reception to honor women ahead of the International Women's Day.

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko and Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich met with Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller in St. Petersburg on 5 March.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 293,103 cases. A total of 283,508 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich notified the members of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission about Kazakhstan's proposal to hold a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Nur-Su...

Belarus has seeded with the Czech Republic, Montenegro and Turkey for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Draw.

According to the criminal case, the accused acted in collusion with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to make plans for mass riots in Gomel, plans to capture buildings of municipal authorities, and plans to appoint their own heads of municipal administrative bo...

I strongly support the promotion of cycling in the country, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked with the staff of OAO Motovelo Plant.

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that he has loved riding a bicycle since he was a child and still goes for a ride, particularly when the weather does not allow him to go skating on roller skis.

In monetary terms, this is the largest batch of lumber sold through BUCE. The products will be delivered to customers in China. Another distinctive feature of this trading session was a high level of competition between buyers, which allowed Belarusi...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has responded to speculations alleging that he has some kind of a personal palace. The head of state promised that if someone finds anything of this kind, he will certainly invite the media there and show it to ...

"Domestic producers should dominate the Belarusian market. How we do it is a matter for the government," the president said.

The president spoke about the decision to locate the Minsk City Technopark on the current territory of Motovelo Plant.

In February 2021, the country's gold and foreign currency reserves went down by $88.9 million (or 1.2%) following the January fall of $265 million (3.5%).

HC Dinamo Minsk battled hard, but HC SKA got its second win, 6-4, in the KHL's first playoff series on 4 March.

“In theater productions and feature films you have portrayed persons with strong characters, sincerity and expressiveness,” the felicitation message reads. “I hope that your work will continue to make people happy and inspire, will give them go...

Igor Yevseyev has been relieved of his post as the aide to the Belarusian president – inspector for Minsk Oblast in line with Article 84 of the Constitution.

OAO Motovelo should become an advanced, exemplary enterprise by the end of the five-year term, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the visit to the enterprise on 5 March.

“We need production, high-tech production here,” the Belarusian leader stressed. In his words, the focus on export is necessary.

“You have preserved and multiplied the best traditions of the Belarusian passenger aviation, and today Belavia is a true band of Belarus. Belavia aircraft are well-known in dozens of airports all over the world, the geography of flights is expandin...

The head of state will be briefed on the development prospects for the national manufacturing of motorcycles and bicycles and proposals for the further use of the Motovelo Plant premises.

The participants of the meeting discussed promising avenues of cooperation in trade and economy, and ways to make the most of business contacts of the two states.

Belarus' world number 14 Victoria Azarenka reached the Qatar Total Open semifinal with a straight-set victory, 6-2, 6-4, over world number 5 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

Iryna Kryuko, Dzinara Alimbekava, Hanna Sola and Elena Kruchinkina took silver (zero penalties + 9 spare rounds) finishing 1.2 seconds behind the winner.

“Among today's politicians you stand out thanks to such distinguishing features as persistence in defense of national interests, fidelity to principles, shrewdness and patriotism,” the message of greetings reads.

The sides discussed the creation of a universal transit system in the Eurasian Economic Union and approaches to putting together the relevant agreement. The sides exchanged opinions about the work of information resources that the tracking of transit...

As much as 4 million m2 of housing was supposed to be built in 2020 but 4.156 million m2 was actually commissioned. There were plans to build 984,000m2 of housing using state support in 2020 but 1.306 million m2 was commissioned

“The BSU moved 100 positions up in the QS Physics & Astronomy ranking and placed in the 451-500 group among almost 30,000 universities.

We have outlined the growth targets, primarily in what concerns furniture production. We expect to ramp it up at least three times to €8 million this year, Aleksandr Ilnitsky said.

The ambassador said that Belarusians are traditionally frequent guests at the Bulgarian resorts and there was a period when Belarusians were leading in the number of foreign guests to Bulgaria.

Four-year student of the Faculty of Journalism of Belarusian State University (BSU) Maksim Tyutenkov took a 2nd degree diploma at the International Essay Competition.

It was also decided that the championships in the Swedish capital will have the status of a qualifier for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the appropriate decree on 4 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

A statement made by ENSREG Chairperson Marta Ziakova pointed out the progress Belarus had made in acting upon ENSREG recommendations on priority issues of the national action plan. The ENSREG head spoke in positive terms about cooperation with the Be...

In 2022 Ivatsevichdrev will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Valery Vakulchik stressed that the company is approaching the anniversary with good results and wished the team success in the implementation of production plans.

The Belarusian State Committee for Standardization and the Uzstandard agency of Uzbekistan signed a program of cooperation for 2021-2023.

The preliminary peer review report on the implementation of the Belarusian stress test national action plan takes a look at the measures Belarus has adopted with regard to seven high-priority issues as well as recommendations from the ENSREG stress t...

The Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing a session of the Belarus-Uzbekistan business council and bilateral business talks with potential partners. Ways to expand trade and economic cooperation will be considered. MMZ intends to ...

On the basis of the available information and a visit to the nuclear power plant site the preliminary peer review report on the implementation of the Belarusian stress test national action plan concludes that progress has been made in addressing all ...

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) deems it necessary to establish a human rights commission. An expert group to discuss the creation of such a commission convened in Minsk on 4 March.

One of these enterprises is Smolevichi Broiler. Products meant for the Russian market should be manufactured not earlier than 4 March and have an electronic veterinary certificate.

Belarus and Uzbekistan are working to abolish the permit system for all types of road transport, the press service of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry told BelTA.

The modernization project will help accomplish several important tasks such as the reduction of the prime cost of glass products, increase in the output and the quality of final products.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 291,621 cases. A total of 282,039 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The ambassador met with Punjab Province Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and conveyed him an invitation to visit Minsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast – the partners of Punjab.

Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich met with Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov in Moscow on 4 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Energy Ministry.

The 150-apartment house will be located in the Moskovsky District,” the deputy chairman of the committee said. The construction of rental housing in Minsk is in full swing.

The agreement defines the main areas of cooperation for the next five years. The parties will cooperate in the implementation of programs to develop national and working measurement standards, organize and conduct comparisons.

- Belarus police have crime under full control, Belarus' Minister of internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov told reporters.

The Chinese company Wenzhou Ruijun Steel Co. Ltd became the 5,000th foreign company accredited at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange.

The Belarusian police are ready to face any challenges and threats, Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov told journalists as he spoke about the police's preparedness for possible protests in the spring.

On 4 December, four countries will be removed from this list: Azerbaijan, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan and Morocco.

HC Dinamo Minsk finished the KHL regular season 7th, HC SKA – 2nd.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has presented state awards to distinguished workers, mothers having many children, as well as general's shoulder straps to high-ranking officers. The ceremony took place at the Palace of Independence on 4 March.

Belarus' world number 8 Aryna Sabalenka lost to Spain's world number 16 Garbine Muguruza 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6 in the Qatar Total Open second round.

"Activists of the protest movement who stopped in time will be the core force of this party,” Yuri Voskresensky said.

The head of state emphasized that the events of last year exposed an important role of law enforcement agencies in maintaining stability in the society and ensuring safety of people.

According to Aleksandr Shatko, Belaya Rus was designed and worked as a political force and could become a party ten years ago. However, a survey revealed that most of its members did not like this idea, as they did not want to get involved in politic...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kenya Pavel Vzyatkin has presented his credentials to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Anatoly Sidorov noted that the format of such meetings allows discussing matters of current interest and defining avenues of future work for the sake of developing interstate information interaction within the framework ...

Mikhail Myasnikovich and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discussed matters concerning the strategic development of the Eurasian Economic Union and priorities of Kazakhstan's EAEU presidency in 2021.

According to the source, active development of startups continues: more than half of the new companies were registered in 2020-2021. At present the Hi-Tech Park is home to 1,021 companies.

Anatoly Isachenko, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic and National Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Goals has held talks with senior officials of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology of Hungary and the Office of the Nation...

Increasing the use of peat and peat products is an important part of the work. Peat accounts for about 15% of the total usage of locally available fuels. About 2 million tonnes of peat is mined in Belarus every year. Peat is used to make 1.2 million ...

The national Chinese language competition among university students will take place at Belarusian State University (BSU) on 4-5 March.

In the 2020-2021 academic year, about 2,000 citizens of Uzbekistan studied at educational institutions of Belarus. Belarus earned $1.7 million from providing educational services to Uzbekistan in 2020, an increase of almost 14% over 2019.

The relations between the EAEU and Moldova are purely economic, which is why the political changes in this country following the election of new President Maia Sandu have not affected them.

The program of actions to enhance the partnership between the CIS ministries of foreign affairs was adopted in October 2019. It provides for specific actions to advance and strengthen cooperation between the CIS member states.

For the EAEU and Uzbekistan, such a project can improve the competitiveness of enterprises and efficiency of trade, create new jobs. "The commission will definitely work through this proposal with Uzbekistan ," Iya Malkia noted.

“Women account for over 55% of workforce in Belarus. They pursue careers in virtually all areas and sectors. The social and economic status of women is increasing from year to year,” Valery Kovalkov said.

The program is designed to preserve the memory of those killed defending the Fatherland and the victims of wars.

A service for the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs killed in the line of duty was held in the crypt of the All Saints Memorial Church in Minsk on 3 March

The Eurasian Economic Commission has already drafted the roadmap. The document provides for harmonizing the legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union member states, introducing digital transport documents, developing mixed and container transportati...

Workers of manufacturing enterprises, the State Control Committee received letters commendation. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a corresponding executive order.

A regular session of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Council will take place on 5 March. Over 20 items are on the agenda, including the creation of a Eurasian registry of pharmacologically active substances, the coordinated organization of customs...

The issues on the agenda of the meeting include the development of cooperation between the two countries in standardization, compliance assessment, metrology and accreditation.

Partizansky Avenue is a major avenue in the southeastern part of Minsk. It runs through Leninsky District and Zavodskoy District of the city.

There is an alternative for those who want to live outside the city without leaving it - the premium-class multifunctional complex Park Chelyuskintsev.

Production of COVID-19 vaccine will be the key cooperation project in the Eurasian Economic Union, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina told a press briefing .

The Egyptian company Sama Al-Jazeera for Import and Export has bought a test batch of Belarusian sawn timber. It is the first time an Egyptian company has completed a deal via BUCE.

Despite the ongoing vaccination campaign in the EAEU member states, the epidemiological situation remains tense. At present, not more than 6% of the EAEU population have COVID-19 immunity.

The EEC representative noted that the draft recommendations are based on public health guidelines of the EAEU states. The document can be applied both for travelers crossing the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union and for those who travel w...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 290,447 cases. A total of 280,766 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

In early 2021 the GDP declined in all countries of the Eurasian Economic Union except Belarus, Iya Malkina, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), told the media on 3 March.

Belarus will be represented by more than 70 heads and representatives of organizations and companies, including the flagships of mechanical engineering, biggest food manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, logistics and insurance companies, research...

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia has extended suspension of air travel to Ashgabat till 5 April 2021, BelTA learned from the website of the airline.

According to Vladimir Andreichenko, most issues can be solved when acting in close cooperation with ministries and departments, local authorities.