National Bank of Belarus Leaves Standard Risk Rates Unchanged for October
The National Bank of Belarus has decided not to change the standard risk calculation rates for October. The…
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Licensing of Apple Imports Introduced for Six Months in Belarus
Belarus has introduced licensing for apple imports from countries outside the Eurasian Economic Union for six months. The…
Belarus Plans to Introduce Licensing for Tire Imports
Belarus plans to introduce licensing for tire imports. A draft resolution of the Council of Ministers was discussed…
Dollar, Euro and Yuan Rise on BCSE on September 24
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE ) ended on Sept. 24 with the dollar, euro…
Belarusian Industry Ministry Expects to Boost Machine Building and Reduce Warehouse Stocks by Year-End
The Ministry of Industry expects to restore production volumes in the machine-building sector and partially reduce warehouse stocks…
“Belspetsvneshtechnika” Seeks Contract to Modernize Mi-17 Helicopters in Côte d’Ivoire
The Belarusian state-owned company “Belspetsvneshtechnika” (BSVT) may take part in the repair and modernization of Mi-17 military transport…
Turchyn Visits “Farmer-IT Specialist” to Check Orchard Planting Ordered by Lukashenka
Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn visited the Spartan-Agro farm in the Maladzyechna district today. Its head, Ihar Abramchyk, is…
Average Salary Fell by 36.9 Rubles in August
The average salary fell by 36.9 rubles in August to 3,135.9 rubles before income tax. The data was…
EBRD Raises Belarus GDP Growth Forecast
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has released its latest economic development forecast for its region. The…
Belarus Changes Rules for Issuing Electronic Vehicle Passports
Dollar And Yuan Rise On September 23 On BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) ended on September 22 with the US dollar and…
First Shipment Of Belarusian Potash To Arrive In US In October
The first shipment of Belarusian potash fertilizers in four years is due to arrive at the port of…
National Bank To Classify Payment Systems By Significance
The National Bank of Belarus has established a procedure for classifying payment systems by significance. National Bank Board…
Belarusian Enterprises May Be Required To Build Rental Housing For Their Specialists
Belarus proposes dividing the registration of people seeking rental housing between local executive committees and enterprises. Deputy Prime…
Belarus Proposes Higher Rents For New Rental Housing. Government Explains How Rates Will Increase
The Belarusian government has proposed raising rents for modern rental housing. As Deputy Prime Minister Aliaksandr Tsierakhau told…
“Buro” Reports On Soundcafe Production’s Government Contracts And Ties To Lukashenka Administration
“Buro” published an investigation into Soundcafe Production, a major player in Belarus’s live-events industry. According to the publication,…
Possibility Of Buying Rental Housing From Employers May Emerge In Belarus
Employees of enterprises living in rental housing provided at their place of work may eventually be given the…
Government To Compensate Transport Costs For Export Of Flour, Pasta And Eggs
The Council of Ministers of Belarus has expanded the list of goods whose exporters can receive partial compensation…
Dollar, Euro And Yuan Fall On September 22 On BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) ended on September 22 with declines in the US…
Saskatchewan Premier Calls Belarusian Fertiliser “Blood Potash”
Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan Scott Moe criticised a possible US deal to purchase potash fertiliser…
Lukashenko Voices Discontent Over Vacant Rental Housing
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has criticised the fact that rental housing is standing vacant in the country, while local authorities…
Experimental SJ-100 Arrives In Minsk For Testing
An experimental Russian SJ-100 aircraft landed at Minsk Airport this morning. According to the press service of the…
Belagroprombank To Lower Interest Rate On Existing Housing Loans
Belagroprombank will lower the interest rate on previously issued housing loans starting October 1. The rate will now…
Potash Companies’ Shares Fall After Trump Says U.S. Is Working On Deal With Belarus
Shares of potash fertilizer producers traded on the New York Stock Exchange fell after U.S. President Donald Trump…
MART Reports Sales Volumes Of Belarusian Goods Purchased With Preferential Loans
In Belarus, 1.3 billion rubles in “Na Rodnyya Tovary” loans had been issued as of early September. More…
Outdoor Gambling Advertising Set To Be Banned In Belarus
Belarus has prepared a draft amendment to the advertising law that would introduce additional restrictions on gambling advertising.…
Dim Lighting, Chaotic Signs And Outdated Interiors: MART Assesses Public Service Centers
The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) inspected the work of 13 public service centers, where specialists…
Turchyn Sees No Effort By Management Of Troubled Enterprises To Fix The Situation
Management of troubled enterprises is taking no action to improve the situation. Belarusian Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn said…
Operations Of Two Stores In Dzyarzhynsk And Shchomyslitsa Suspended Over Serious Violations
The Minsk Region State Control Committee identified serious violations of the law at two retail outlets selling non-food…
“Babushkina Krynka” Opens Joint Venture In China
JSC “Babushkina Krynka,” the management company of the Mahiliou Dairy Company “Babushkina Krynka” holding, has opened a joint…
Dollar Falls On BCSE On September 21
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) ended on September 21 with the dollar, euro and…
Sheiman Reports To Lukashenka On Africa And High-Tech Projects
Aliaksandr Lukashenka received a report today from his special envoy Viktar Sheiman. According to Lukashenka’s press service, Sheiman…
Belarusian GDP Growth Slows To Just 0.7% In August — MacroBy
Belarusian GDP grew by just 0.7% in August compared with the same period last year, down from 5.4%…
SCC: Only A Small Number Of Vehicles Fail To Cross The Belarus-Russia Border Due To SPOT
The system for confirming the shipment of goods (SPOT) introduced in Russia does not affect supplies from Belarus.…
“Everything Is Under Contract.” Lukashenka Again Comments On Potash Supplies To The West
Aliaksandr Lukashenka again stressed during a report by Chairman of the State Customs Committee Uladzimir Arlouski that he…
EDB: Consumer Demand Supports Belarusian Economy
Consumer demand is supporting growth in the Belarusian economy. The slowdown in its growth rate in August was…
Turkish Airlines Resumes Istanbul-Minsk Flights
Turkish Airlines has resumed flights between Istanbul and Minsk. Overnight, after a lengthy suspension, an aircraft operated by…
Value Of Belarusian Potash Supplies To China Rises 2.2-Fold In January-August
Belarusian potash supplies to China continued to grow in value in August. This is indicated by Chinese customs…
Switzerland Expands Sanctions Against Belarus Following EU
The Swiss Federal Council has imposed additional sanctions on Belarus, joining the restrictive measures adopted by the European…
Belarusian Businesses Affected By Attacks On Wildberries Warehouses To Receive Support
Belarusian businesses whose goods were damaged in Ukrainian attacks on Wildberries warehouses in Russia will receive support under…
Digital Healthcare, Industrial Automation, AI — Hi-Tech Park Approves 31 New Residents
The names and business areas of 31 companies whose registration as residents of the Hi-Tech Park (HTP) was…
Snapkou Warns Retailers And Importers Of Tighter Regulation If Prices Rise
First Deputy Prime Minister Mikalai Snapkou held another meeting with representatives of retailers and importers focused on ensuring…
Belarusian Ruble Strengthens Against All Currencies Ahead Of Weekend
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended on September 18 with all four major currencies declining…
Lukashenka Slams Poor Flax Harvesting And Demands More Potatoes Be Planted
Aliaksandr Lukashenka traveled to the Shklou district today, where he reprimanded officials over poorly harvested fiber flax and…
U.S. Officially Removes Lakokraska And Bellesbumprom From Sanctions List
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has officially removed OAO Lakokraska and the Bellesbumprom concern…
Belarus Preparing Decree on Hi-Tech Park
Belarus is preparing a new decree regulating the operation of the Hi-Tech Park. Hanna Rabava, head of the…
Occupied Kherson Region Seeks to Establish Logistics for Agricultural Machinery Supplies From Belarus
Authorities in the part of Kherson region occupied by Russia are helping local farmers arrange supplies of agricultural…
Dollar and Yuan Rise on BCSE on September 17
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) ended on September 17 with the dollar and yuan…
Belarusian GDP Growth Slows to 1.9% in January-August
Belarus’s gross domestic product totaled 209.1 billion rubles in January-August. In comparable prices, it grew by 1.9% compared…
Transit of Grain From Belarus and Russia Through Latvia Rises Sharply
In August, transit of grain from Belarus and Russia through Latvia rose sharply. According to the State Revenue…