Lukashenka Fears His Investment Projects Will Be Bogged Down by Bureaucracy
Aliaksandr Lukashenka said he was concerned that investment projects agreed during his foreign visits could become bogged down…
Category: Экономика
Average Monthly Wage Rises by 100.6 Rubles in June
The average monthly wage in Belarus increased by 100.6 Belarusian rubles in June to 3,104.1 Belarusian rubles before…
Duty-Free Electric Vehicle Import Quota Exhausted for Legal Entities
The duty-free import quota for electric vehicles available to legal entities in Belarus has been exhausted, the State…
Individuals Granted Direct Access to Exchange-Traded Bond Purchases
In Belarus, individuals who are not qualified investors will be able to purchase exchange-traded bonds without intermediaries. The…
US Lifts Sanctions on BMZ’s American Subsidiary
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control has removed BEL-KAP-STEEL, a company registered in Miami, from its sanctions…
Mazyr Oil Refinery Added to European Union Sanctions List
The Official Journal of the European Union has published the legal acts approving the 21st package of sanctions.…
Sixth “Kolosok” Consolidated Container Train Dispatched to China
Belintertrans, jointly with Belarusian Railways, has dispatched the sixth “Kolosok” consolidated container train to China. Deputy Director General…
Only Russian Ruble Gains at BCSE Trading
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 23, ended with the U.S. dollar, the…
Kallas Says EU’s 21st Sanctions Package Targets Refineries in Belarus and Russia
The European Union’s 21st sanctions package includes oil refineries in Belarus and Russia, EU High Representative for Foreign…
MART May Revise List of Belarusian Goods Eligible for Preferential Loans
The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) is considering changes to the list of Belarusian-made goods eligible…
Belarusian Goods Account for 54.6% of Retail Turnover in First Half of the Year
Belarusian-made goods accounted for 54.6% of retail turnover in the first half of the year, according to Natallia…
ILO-Methodology Unemployment Falls to 2.1%
Belstat has published the results of its household sample survey on employment issues for the second quarter of…
Electric Vehicles Account for 14.5% of Taxi Fleet in Belarus
Electric vehicles account for 14.5% of the taxi fleet in Belarus, or 4,050 vehicles, according to Andrei Hladki,…
Will Wildberries Get Burned in Belarus Too?
After Ukrainian drones struck Russia on the night of July 18, Russian online retailer Wildberries found itself facing…
Number of Belarusians Registered With Poland’s Social Insurance Reaches Nearly 144,000
Poland’s Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) has published data on insured foreign nationals as of the end of June…
Khrenin Says Army Will Not Re-Educate Undisciplined Workers
Defence Minister Viktar Khrenin said he does not intend to re-educate undisciplined workers who, under an order from…
Bellegprom Seeks to Become a Supplier to the Vietnamese Military
Bellegprom enterprises presented their products to a Vietnamese military delegation. Representatives of the Vietnam People’s Army are visiting…
Belarusian Ruble Strengthens Against All Currencies on the BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on July 22 ended with all major currencies posting declines.…
BELPOL Reveals BelAZ Schemes in Europe and Chile
The former security officers’ initiative BELPOL says it has obtained internal BelAZ documents revealing the schemes the company…
Finance Ministry Places Additional Belarusian Ruble Government Bonds Within Days
The additional placement of the 409th issue of government bonds denominated in Belarusian rubles on the Belarusian Currency…
Agriculture Ministry Lowers Milk Export Prices for Russia
Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Ministry has once again adjusted minimum export prices for dairy products. Ministry Resolution No.…
Diesel Fuel for Belarusian Agricultural Producers to Be Delivered Without Rail Transport
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has signed a decree approving a new scheme for supplying diesel fuel to agricultural enterprises in…
Belarus Sets Rules for Branches of Foreign Credit Rating Agencies
The Board of the National Bank of Belarus has approved rules governing the operation of branches of foreign…
Belarus Begins Fuel Supplies to Kyrgyzstan
Belarus has begun supplying fuel to Kyrgyzstan, according to Altynbek Rysbekov, the country’s energy minister. “The first shipments…
Health Ministry Orders 160 Ambulances From MAZ
The Ministry of Health is purchasing 160 ambulances from the MAZ holding company. The vehicles are manufactured by…
Novak Says Russia’s Fuel Market Has Partially Stabilised
Alexander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister, said the country’s fuel market is gradually stabilising. “We are seeing that…
Dollar and Yuan Edge Higher in Tuesday Trading on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 21, ended with the US dollar and…
Finance Ministry Details Budget Spending on Agriculture
The Finance Ministry has released information on budget financing for the agricultural sector this year. According to the…
Lukashenka Links Harvest Campaign to Geopolitics at Nationwide Meeting
Aliaksandr Lukashenka convened a nationwide meeting by video link today on the harvesting campaign. In his opening remarks,…
Forestry Ministry Assesses Storm Damage
Belarus’s Forestry Ministry has completed its assessment of damage caused by severe weather between June 29 and July…
GDP Growth Reached About 3.5% in June, MacroBy Says
The acceleration of Belarus’s GDP growth in the second quarter was driven by the authorities’ stimulative policies, as…
Value of Belarusian Potash Exports to China Rises 85.1% in First Half of the Year
The value of Belarusian potash exports to China increased significantly in the first half of the year, according…
Only the Yuan Gains on BCSE Trading on Monday
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) on Monday, July 20, ended with the U.S. dollar,…
More Than 800,000 Belarusians Covered by Health Insurance
A total of 809,900 people in Belarus are covered by voluntary health insurance programmes, according to data published…
Minsk Economy Grew Faster Than Belarus’s Overall Economy in the First Half of the Year
Minsk’s gross regional product (GRP) increased by 2.2% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same…
EDB Links Acceleration of Belarusian Economy to Trade and Investment
The acceleration of Belarus’s GDP growth in June was driven by domestic trade and investment, according to the…
State Control Committee Finds Excessive Spending in M-10 Highway Reconstruction Project
Belarus’ Ministry of Transport recently reported on the progress of the reconstruction of the M-10 highway. The site…
Belarus’ GDP Grows 1.5% in First Half of the Year
Belarus’ gross domestic product (GDP) totaled 149.56 billion Belarusian rubles in January–June. In constant prices, it grew by…
Belarusbank Triples Fee for Cash Deposits in Russian Rubles to Non-Resident Accounts
Belarusbank has tripled the fee for accepting cash deposits in Russian rubles at its branches for crediting to…
Belarusbank Increases Share Capital
Belarusbank has increased its share capital. The corresponding decision was adopted by the bank’s general meeting of shareholders.…
Finance Ministry Again Lowers Precious Metals Purchase Prices for Individuals
Belarus’ Finance Ministry has revised the purchase prices for precious metals in the form of jewelry and scrap…
Only the U.S. Dollar Declined in BCSE Trading
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on July 16 ended with the U.S. dollar posting the…
EU Court Dismisses Klaipėda Terminal’s Lawsuit Over Belarusian Potash Transit
The General Court of the European Union has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lithuanian company Birių krovinių terminalas…
Halouchanka Signs Cooperation Documents in Togo
Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Raman Halouchanka met with Togolese Prime Minister Faure…
Median Wage in Belarus Exceeds 2,300 Belarusian Roubles in May
The median wage in Belarus stood at 2,314.9 Belarusian roubles in May 2026. Compared with November last year,…
Retail Turnover Rises 7.6% in First Half of the Year
Retail turnover totalled 54.2 billion Belarusian roubles in January–June, up 7.6% compared with the same period last year,…
Industrial Output Falls 0.7% in First Half of the Year
Industrial output in January–June totalled 107.2 billion Belarusian roubles, declining by 0.7% in comparable prices compared with the…
Finance Ministry Begins Additional Placement of Belarusian Rouble Bonds
An additional placement of the 409th issue of government bonds denominated in Belarusian roubles has begun on the…
Government Reveals Which Goods Will No Longer Be Subject to Price Controls
Belarus is reducing the list of goods subject to state price regulation. When the controls were first introduced…