As of 1 November 2022 the broad money supply in Belarus amounted to Br54,386 billion, down 1.55% from 1 October, BelTA learned from the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).

The keynote speaker was Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov. Attending the meeting were also State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich and Deputy Internal Affairs Ministers Nikolai Karpenkov and Dmitry Korzyuk.

The operational situation in Belarus is under control, Belarusian Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kurakov said as he reported to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on the operational situation in the country.

“The character of both individuals and entire countries is especially well demonstrated in a critical situation. The cooperation between Belarus and China in the fight against coronavirus can rightfully be called exemplary,” said Dmitry Pinevich.

Over 9,000 citizens of the European Union visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver travel program over the past week, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

According to Deputy Energy Minister Denis Moroz, the Belarusian power system is fully ready for the upcoming heating season.

On the final day the Belarusian national team competing under the flag of the International Sambo Federation clinched two more medals.

“This Congress will be able to express its point of view and will vote for or against this or that document. There is no doubt that the Belarusian People's Congress is a step towards strengthening the position of the people's power, but not a subst...

The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the stamp, a joint project of the Vatican Post and Belpochta, took place as part of the celebrations.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also conveyed his words of support to the families and friends of the victims and wished speedy recovery to all the injured in this tragic accident.

The main investors in Belarusian companies were commercial entities of the Russian Federation (50.4% of the total incoming investments), Cyprus (17.7%), Netherlands (5.2%), and Ukraine (4%). Foreign direct investments amounted to $4.6 billion or 87.4...

In line with the agreement the Chinese government will allocate technical and economic aid for carrying out studies as part of the project, which envisages building the second substation for supplying electricity to the China-Belarus industrial park ...

The president said: “Lithuanians are running about and looking for ways to sell their enterprise at a profit instead of abandoning it. So, I want them to know that nobody will sell anything with foreign capital. It will be nationalized. That's it.�...

The Belarusian Sport and Tourism Ministry and the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation signed a cooperation program for 2023-2024 during a joint board meeting in Smolensk, Russia.

Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, is hosting the 47th edition of the World Sambo Championships

Belarus is willing to participate in the program to upgrade the fleet of urban passenger transport of Smolensk, Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi said during a working trip to Smolensk Oblast on 11 November.

Belarus and Russia's Yakutia have significant reserves for increasing mutual trade, Deputy Economy Minister Sergei Mitiansky said during a meeting of the joint working group on cooperation between Belarus and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) of Russia...

“The lack of discipline and order is something that simply shocks me and enrages me after many years of working as the president. When I see the lack of a system or some slackness,” the head of state stated.

Today we do not need to build something from scratch, like we had to do 50 years ago. Now the main task is to operate and reconstruct land reclamation systems,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The company plans to build wooden houses and also construct a pellet plant to efficiently use waste from the main production.

Aleksandr Lukashenko was told that there are several documents regulating pricing practices – a presidential directive and government resolutions. This is why the head of state was asked which of them commercial entities should follow.

In 10-15 years, all villages will turn into comfortable agro-towns, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the plenary session of the national workshop to discuss restoration and use of reclaimed lands.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “According to the State Control Committee, the existing problems and shortcomings as well as mismanagement facts are repeated year after year. I will identify the key ones.”

"There were 412,000 hectares of previously reclaimed land in the country at the beginning of the five-year period. This land is in a deplorable condition. Simply said, due to the mismanagement they have turned into overgrown ditches and swamps,” sa...

“The topic is not new but very important for agriculture. Today's major issue is not just land reclamation but farming standards. Of course, land reclamation is the basis. We must implement the plans we outlined long ago within the next two or thre...

The issue of whether or not Belarus should continue with land reclamation is not even on the agenda: every piece of land should be used for the benefit of the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

According to Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova, Belarus attaches great importance to inter-parliamentary cooperation with the UAE.

EXPO 2020 Dubai was a great opportunity for Belarus to demonstrate its potential to the whole world, Ambassador of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Almusharrekh said during a meeting with Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Koch...

"We have held days of culture. The previous ones took place in 2019. It would be great to see this good tradition resumed. We are ready to host UAE Days of Culture in Belarus,” Natalya Kochanova said.

Production of equipment for land reclamation is an economically profitable business and needs to be developed further, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Amkodor-KEZю

Viktor Lukashenko is convinced that the friendly relations between the Olympic committees of Belarus and Azerbaijan will become even stronger and will add a new impetus to the development of sport in the two countries.

“We need to start dealing with the matter at the governmental level. We are losing thousands of hectares of fertile land all over the country,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The Council of Ministers approved a draft agreement between the governments of Belarus and the People's Republic of China on technical and economic assistance as a basis for negotiations.

Over the past week, Belarus admitted around 1,300 citizens of Ukraine. All of them came via the EU countries.

“The significant experience gained by Belarus in agriculture, mechanical engineering, petrochemicals, medicine and digital technologies can form the basis for a significant expansion of bilateral cooperation,” said the president.

Seven vehicles were shipped to the Russian mine in October. The rest will be delivered in November. By the end of the year the company plans to start using all the new vehicles to transport the rock mass.

“In these very difficult and controversial times, it becomes especially clear how important it is to preserve the independence and autonomy of the country, to keep the peace, to strengthen Christian values and mutual openness,” the message of gre...

“All of us understand perfectly well that financial stability is as important as economic growth. The measures being taken will give an impulse to the economy and will bolster financial stability,” Dmitry Yaroshevich concluded.

Vladimir Makei is convinced that in view of the mutually complementary nature of the Belarusian economy and the Indian one it is possible to implement significant projects in trade, economy, and investment through joint efforts.

Belarusian Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari.

The official noted that to demonstrate that the growth of real salaries, the need to raise export are the key tasks that this enterprise and other ones face. Meetings with worker collectives are useful primarily as a direct channel for getting inform...

"Despite the geographical remoteness of our states, Belarus considers the development of full-scale cooperation with India as one of its foreign policy priorities," the Belarusian minister said. “It is rightly said that sincerity in relationships a...

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Russian Federation and concurrently to the Republic of Belarus Smail Benamara.

"Modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and other sports show us an example to follow. Russia and Belarus complement each other harmoniously, and there is a certain harmonization between us in sports as well,” the minister said.

Belarus' merchandise trade shrank by 5.1% to $52.748 billion. Merchandise export went down by 2.6% to $26.795 billion, with merchandise import down by 7.6% to $25.952 billion.

Belarus' experience of using the mechanism of exchange trading to level out negative processes in the economy and ensure its sustainable development was presented at an international conference at Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow on 9-10 November...

Mutual interest in cooperation in a wide range of areas was confirmed at a meeting with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Chairperson of the Standing Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Tatiana Runets took part in the meeting of the Standing Commission on Economy and Finance of the CIS Inter-Parlia...

Cooperation between Belarus and China in science and technology is steadily strengthening, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong said at the opening of the 9th Belarus-China Youth Innov...

There are plans to set up the Belarusian-Russian scientific cluster on the basis of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP), Grigory Rapota, a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Rus...

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus - First Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Gulevich took part in a meeting of the CSTO Military Committee held via a video link on 10 November.

Belarus and Russia should synchronize the development of their energy systems, Director General of the the Belarusian fuel and gasification industrial group Beltopgaz Aleksei Kushnarenko told media.

This foundation is to carry on charitable activities, support social, cultural, educational, charitable and other socially important initiatives and programs.

“The task for the current five-year period is to reduce the GDP energy intensity by at least 7%. During the 2022 reporting period, the energy intensity of the gross domestic product shrank by 5.4% year-on-year,” said Vitaly Kretsky.

Special attention was paid to the activities of the flying disc and bandy federations. The decision on the extension and recognition of these organizations was submitted by the commission to the meeting of the Executive Board of the NOC of Belarus.

"Several architectural projects of the future memorial are ready. We want it to be a worthy monument. More than 50,000 people were buried there. Jews, Belarusians, Russians...All were civilians. The project is approximate estimated at about Br12 mill...

“A joint sitting of the two chambers of the Belarusian parliament is to be held on 23 November. The government will answer questions from deputies of the House of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic,” Vladimir Andreichenko ...

One authorized Belarusian commercial entity and a similar Russian one will be able to sell and buy electricity during the first stage. The Belarusian-Russian electricity market has to be synchronized with the operation of the Eurasian Economic Union ...

A draft interstate agreement on setting up the joint market of electricity has gone through virtually all the intrastate procedures. It will be forwarded for consideration of the governments soon.

The Industrial Park Development Company took part in the business forum Belarus in the Spotlight in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

Plans to streamline the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to increase support for pensioners and disabled children were in focus of the meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 10 November, BelTA has learned.

The intergovernmental agreement on the management of spent nuclear fuel is supposed to be signed by the end of the year, the energy minister said.

Pensions in Belarus will be increased by 5% on 1 December. This decision of the head of state was announced at the meeting to discuss plans to streamline the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to strengthen support for pensioners and disab...

– The amnesty will not affect the crime situation in the country, Belarusian Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov told media at the sitting of the ninth session of the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation on 10 November

The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 3 October. The bill “On amnesty in connection with the Day of People's Unity” was presented at the Oval Hall by Minister of Internal Affairs Iv...

The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers. It is designed to bring legislative acts into line with Law No. 154-Z “On Amending the Education Code of the Republic of Belarus” as of 14 January 2022. The bill ...

“Plans to improve the work of the Social Security Fund and measures to increase support for pensioners and disabled children will be discussed at the Palace [the Palace of Independence] today. The labor and social security minister will be the main...

The humanitarian aid includes 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell made by Sinopharm and 2 million disposable syringes.

Among the participants is Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus Vasily Gerasimov, BelTA learned from the State Control Committee.

All matches of the tournament will be held at the Chizhovka Arena. Taking part in the competitions will be U18 teams from Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as U16 team from Russia. In addition, each team will play against Russia's women's team, but the...

“During the meeting the parties discussed ways to ramp up Belarus-Syria cooperation in areas of mutual interest. This includes the supply of Belarus-made machinery to meet the needs of the Syrian ministries,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs infor...

On 7-9 November First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik was on a working visit to the Swiss Confederation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In early November Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the official ceremony to launch production at the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBC). The president repeatedly called this enterprise "more than outer space". China was one of the ...

In his words, six high-tech companies from China and Belarus became new residents of the park in early November 2022. They will make agricultural machines, innovative printed products, will pursue business opportunities in the area of bioengineering ...

One tonne of raw grain costs about $200 on the world market. After several stages of gradual processing in the BNBC's amino acid manufacturing division (six in this case) it is converted into a finished product worth about $8,000 per tonne.

In January-October 2022 domestic rapeseed oil sales in Belarus rose 1.5 times year-on-year, Igor Grutso, the head of domestic sales and foreign trade at the Belarusian food industry concern Belgospishcheprom, told a press conference.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has responded to the calls of some Western activists and politicians to boycott the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar that will begin in a few weeks, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Vasilina Akhramovich said: “We intend to accomplish ambitious tasks. Even during the first year, at the start we secured rather good economic indicators. The share of export in our earnings is already 70%. It is a very good start. It is something w...

The event was attended by Chinese business people from Shanghai, Anhui Province, Guangdong Province and other eastern and southern regions of China. At the same time, about 60,000 visitors watched the live broadcast of the event on the online platfor...

The forum brought together representatives of over 20 Belarusian companies and about 60 Emirati businesses, representatives of the Ministry of Economy of the UAE and Dubai Exports.

The ambassador also mentioned some other new and most promising projects, both sides are interested in and both sides intend to develop.

BUCE has been holding special trading sessions to sell timber to China since December 2020. transactions worth $1.5 million in equivalent were made at the previous session held on 2 November.

The Belarusian consumer cooperative society Belcoopsoyuz will display 70 descriptions of meat products at the Prodexpo exhibition, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian consumer cooperative society Valery Marinichev told a press conference.

The event was attended by the commission members from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, as well as representatives of Uzbekistan, experts from respective departments and organizations of the CIS countries.

According to the prosecutor general, more than 70 requests for legal assistance were sent to over 30 states, including the United States, Poland, the Baltic states, Chile, Brazil, Australia.

The MPs noted that Western countries led by the United States of America have launched a new type of military operation against Belarus and Russia, namely ‘mental war'.

Belarus is planning to implement nine energy projects in the coming years, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said during a ceremony to inaugurate the new Brest-Zapadnaya substation in Brest.

Belarus sent a request to a number of countries asking them to provide legal assistance with the investigation of the genocide of the Belarusian people and some of these countries responded positively, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters.

Over 902,600 people completed the vaccination regimen in Brest Oblast, over 799,800 in Vitebsk Oblast, over 989,200 in Gomel Oblast, over 703,300 in Grodno Oblast, about 1 million in Minsk Oblast, over 696,800 in Mogilev Oblast, and over 1.314 millio...

In January-October 2022 Minsk Motor Plant sold 42,485 engines. In January-October 2021 the company shipped 39,938 engines to its customers. “The sales is steadily steadily increase in both four-cylinder and six-cylinder and small-cylinder engines,�...

The agreement will create uniform rules of the game in the markets of the Union State. The antimonopoly authorities will jointly respond to anti-competitive practices and apply common approaches to their elimination.

The scale of the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War is so big that the investigation will take more than one year, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters prior to an open dialogue with students and teachers of In...

The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was connected to the power grid at 12:33 on 9 November after scheduled maintenance and additional tests were finished. The unit is gradually increasing its output. It is now at 400MW.

Belarus had deflation in October, Deputy Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Andrei Kartun told journalists on 9 November, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian border guards found a foreigner on the Belarusian-Polish border on 8 November. The man said that he is a citizen of Syria. He needed medical attention, warm clothes and footwear.

A TEK-Torg delegation visited the BUCE central office to study the role of the exchange platform in import substitution.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan to Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali.

The presidents of Belarus and Russia had a telephone conversation in the evening of 8 November.

On 9 November the CSTO Crisis Response Center hosted a videoconference of the working group on coordinating joint training of military personnel and scientific work under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers, Press Secretary of the CSTO Joint Staff ...

The official opening of the event featured a summit of the heads of state and government. Some 47 heads of state and government made national statements. The presidents of Armenia and Tajikistan, as well as the prime minister of Kazakhstan spoke on b...