BelAZ and SPMU are long-term partners. Each of them has an extensive experience and fundamental knowledge in the mining industry.

The visit of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Azerbaijan will become one of the most impactful ones in recent years, Andrei Savinykh, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, told the SB. B...

“There is such a notion as ‘a reference value', that is, the value declared by the manufacturer. The actual price depends on what configuration you want. The reference value of Boeing aircraft that are on sale now is about $70-80 million each on ...

According to him, since the outbreak of the pandemic, the situation was most critical in April 2020. Back then the passenger traffic was 7.8% as against April 2019. By now passenger traffic has recovered to 60-65%.

All in all, more than 3,000 schoolchildren and teachers from Vitebsk will join the marathon dedicated to the Year of National Unity. The main goal is to foster patriotism and educate children and youth about the history and culture of Belarus.

Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, member of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Council (CIS IPA Council) Natalya Kochanova has taken part in a session of the CIS IPA Council.

Mikhail Myasnikovich mentioned trust as the first principle. He said: “It is necessary to build up trust in the Eurasian Economic Union, its institutions and integration processes as a whole among national agencies, entrepreneurs, and members of th...

In the course of recovering from last year's decline the government will focus on ensuring as rapid recovery as possible and on returning the economy to the previous development track. The efforts will comply with principles of the counter-cyclical m...

In January-February 2021, the real disposable money income of Belarusians went up by 3.3% over the same period of 2020, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee.

On 15 April, the Belarusian national ice hockey team held a training session and left for Hungary where the team is expected to play two matches as part of the preparations for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

By implementing the strategic guidelines for the development of Eurasian integration until 2025, the EAEU ember states are expected to generate more than 4.5% in an additional GDP growth annually, EEC head Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

“Reports about the low efficacy of the Chinese vaccine are a deliberate misinterpretation of the situation,” the diplomatic mission said.

The official said: “A small increase in ruble deposits of individuals has been registered on the deposit market since the beginning of the year. The dynamics of foreign currency deposits remains negative for now.”

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states is weakening, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

A digital initiative to create the BRICS PAY settlement system will be reviewed at a meeting of the EEC Advisory Board for Interaction and the EAEU Business Council on 16 April, Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

Most of them focus on labor migration and the recognition of education certificates, the evaluation of the regulatory impact of draft international agreements within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union, antidumping procedures, the procedure ...

State-run enterprises produced Br3,125.7 million worth of products or 99.9% as against the same period a year before in comparable prices.

The monetary policy advisory council of the central (national) banks of the EAEU member states held a web-based session on 15 April, BelTA learned from the Information and Public Relations Department of the National Bank of Belarus.

Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko and Ambassador of Sweden to Russia Malena Mard expressed interest in joint Belarusian-Swedish projects as they met in Moscow on 14 April.

The temporary ban will apply to the export of these goods to the EAEU member states, regardless of their country of origin, as well as to the export outside the EAEU customs territory when these goods are placed under the customs procedures of export...

Igor Golub remarked that in late 2020 the Belarusian and Russian defense ministers authorized an action plan of air defense duty forces of the Belarusian-Russian joint regional air defense system.

Safety and health of Belarusian athletes who will take part in the Tokyo Olympics are among the priorities for Belarus at the forthcoming Olympic Games, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said at the international conference “Tokyo Olympics: 100 D...

In her speech Natalya Kochanova talked about challenges and threats amid the pandemic. She mentioned Belarus' initiative in favor of launching a global dialogue on security and the latest innovations in the Belarusian legislation in the sphere of nat...

The parties discussed the state of bilateral relations and the main areas of cooperation.

Belarus has signed a law to accede to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Geneva Act governs the international system of registration and legal protection of industrial designs (...

The official said: “Inflation is above the projections now. The consumer price index totaled 108.5% year-on-year. As for the consumer price index of socially important goods, the figure stands at 7.1%. We've made some decisions to help reduce infla...

International terrorism remains a major security problem, Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko told the media.

Unfortunately, contrary to the main idea of Pierre de Coubertin "Oh sport, you are peace!" the Olympic Games are turning into an element of political games, a policy of double standards, Sergei Kovalchuk said.

Oksana Manchuk has presented eight works depicting the Student Village in Minsk. The project is called Babylon. It celebrates students who come from various foreign countries to study in Belarus.

According to psychologists, a big city is not the best place for a child. It takes a lot of time and effort to get to school, kindergarten or even a park and there are no conditions for an active lifestyle near home.

The success of an individual athlete is the comprehensive effort of not only a coach, a sports functionary, but also a specialist responsible for the most important thing in our lives - health,” said NOC President Viktor Lukashenko.

Oksana Manchuk has presented eight works depicting the Student Village in Minsk.

The official said: “Despite a decrease in individual financial indicators primarily due to the realization of credit risks the steady operation of the banking sector is ensured. Financial stability indicators are within an acceptable range.”

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 340,023 cases. A total of 330,483 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine bottled at the Belarusian pharmaceutical company Belmedpreparaty has been approved by the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus.

The Belarusian president became the first foreign leader to visit Azerbaijan this year. Due to the quarantine measures in the country, the number of official events had to be reduced and the status of the visit downgraded to a working visit. Yet the ...

The meeting discussed the state and trends of the automotive fuel market in Belarus, the measures to maintain stability in this market and reviewed the proposals to improve them.

The heads of state focused on the development of Belarus-Russia relations. The presidents also shared opinions on some issues on the international agenda, discussed the schedule of forthcoming meetings.

According to the National Bank, Belarus' gold and foreign exchange reserves will exceed $6 billion by the end of 2021, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur said.

A delegation of the BRSM Youth Union represents Belarus at the regional stage of the all-Russian youth educational forum Territory of Meanings that is running in Russia's Pskov Oblast on 12-17 April.

According to the press service of the ministry, the parties also exchanged views on cooperation in urban planning, design, use of modern information technologies in construction and discussed possible joint projects.

“Yesterday we made a decision to raise the refinancing rate by 75 basis points [up to 8.5%]. This decision, along with other measures, is aimed at controlling inflation,” said Pavel Kallaur.

Earlier there was information on the Internet about the suspension of cooperation between Helm AG and Grodno Azot. The company explained that there had been no official statement from the German company.

Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz of Grodno was elected deputy chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Belarus. Auxiliary bishop of Grodno diocese Iosif Staneuski was elected general secretary of the organization.

Serbia defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 to place second in the group. Belarus placed second in its group behind Kazakhstan.

Bryansk Oblast is a reliable friend and stable economic partner of Gomel Oblast, Gomel Oblast Governor Gennady Solovei stressed.

“The historical destinies of Belarusians and Jews are closely intertwined due to many years of traditions of self-sacrifice and support. Our friendship is tempered by the memory of mutual assistance during the most difficult trials that have befall...

Soil for sowing early spring cereals and leguminous crops was tilled on the area of 575,500ha (78.1% of the target area). This year these crops are supposed to occupy 737,100ha.

According to the source, participants of the session discussed challenges and threats to military security in the Eastern Europe region, the Caucasus region, and the Central Asia region.

The delegation of the State Secretariat of the Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan led by Secretary of the Security Council Viktor Makhmudov visited the Education Center of Life Safety of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry to get fami...

According to Executive Director of the Belarusian Wrestling Championships Yuri Shcherbachenya, the lineup was compiled following the training bouts.

The memorandum provides for expansion of opportunities of the parties in the production and sale of oil and petroleum products.

It is a common task for all the CIS member states to thwart attempts to glorify Nazism, Russia's permanent representative at the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Andrei Grozov told reporters on 14 April.

According to the preliminary estimates, the GDP of Belarus went up by 0.6-0.8% in Q1 2021, Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich told journalists on 14 April.

The Congress is the supreme body of EUROSAI. It is convened once every three years to discuss the most topical issues of common professional interest, and also to make decisions related to the activities of EUROSAI.

The conference will be held offline. Students, teachers of the VSMU, representatives of the clergy, obstetricians-gynecologists from Belarus and participants from Russia will discuss how to preserve the country's gene pool. The agenda covers a broad ...

If an anti-doping rule violation is discovered, the results of the violator will be nulled. The athlete will be stripped off his/her medals. In team sports, target testing of all team members may be ordered if more than one positive doping sample is ...

The BRSM Youth Union and the Belarusian National Pioneer Organization have announced the launch of the patriotic project “Letter to Hero of Great Victory”.

The president of the People's Republic of China noted that Beijing will host the Winter Olympic Games in 2022 and expressed confidence that the concerted efforts and involvement of all parties will help overcome the aftermath of the pandemic and pave...

The meeting addressed issues related to the financing of transport infrastructure projects by the bank, the development of an ecosystem of digital transport corridors and common energy markets of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Participants of the session discussed the military political situation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization's collective security regions. In particular, Viktor Gulevich expressed Belarus' opinion about the situation.

Interbank transfers to Belarus using a mobile phone number through the Russian Faster Payments System (FPS) will be available as from mid-2022, TASS reported citing the national payment system department of the Central Bank of Russia.

Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko and Ambassador of Switzerland to Russia Krystyna Marty Lang expressed interest in developing Belarus-Switzerland political dialogue as they met in Moscow on 13 April.

According to the source, new investment projects, new enterprises, and the creation of new high-performance jobs represent the development of the economy in any region.

The Belarusian capital has been recently showing a tendency of compliance with the maximum permissible emissions into the atmospheric air by the consumers of natural resources. This positive trend continues.

More than 300 proposals regarding amendments to the electoral system and the conduct of referendums were submitted by the general public, Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Court, member of the Constitutional Commission Natalya Karpovich told r...

Transferable deposits went down by 4.79% to Br5.536 billion. Transferable deposits of individuals dropped by 15.92% to Br2.674 billion as of 1 April. Deposits of companies went up by 7.95% to Br2.862 billion.

The exhibition will feature the works (watercolor, gouache, collage, printed graphics) by Estonian artists Pusa (Piret Bergmann), Viive Noor, Alexey Kornilov and Juri Mildeberg.

During the talks on 13-14 April, the two leaders held a thorough review of relations. They presidents confirmed the strategic nature of the relations between Belarus and Azerbaijan and co-opted the absence of problems or differences of opinion on the...

We sincerely welcome the agreement on a complete cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. This is an important political decision which should pave the way for lasting peace in the region, Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Fixing errors after ill-considered fit-out project increases its cost by 20-25%. This is why it is better to start with a design project and think it through well ahead of a meeting with builders.

The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan on cooperation in the area of veterinary medicine.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 338,801 cases. A total of 329,135 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The international online research conference “Belarus and cultural heritage of ancient and medieval times” will take place at Belarusian State University (BSU) on 15 April.

The 19th edition of the national exhibition of scientific and methodological literature, best teaching practices and students art opened in Minsk on 14 April

On 14 April, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong visited BUCE. The visit demonstrates that the Chinese government and the embassy view trade via BUCE as important.

The teams traded goals in the first half. After the break Belarus scored three more to secure its win and place second in qualifying group 5. Vladimir Zhigalko, Dmitry Los, Anton Matveyenko, Vladislav Selyuk and Sergei Krykun scored for the winning s...

On 14-16 April, Saint Petersburg is hosting the 15th edition of the media forum of young journalists “Dialogue of Cultures".

The official said: “The technological process of any enterprise generates waste. To ensure safety is the key task for us. The operation of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will primarily generate low-activity waste and medium-activity waste. The ...

The official said: “The commissioning of the nuclear power plant involves several stages, including the physical launch and the reactor power startup. The pilot commercial operation stage is in progress now and provides for over 250 tests. They are...

As many as 28 Belarusian enterprises were certified for access to government procurement contracts in 2020. Another 19 have been granted access this year.

The democratic foundations of the electoral system will be preserved, Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Chairman of the Constitutional Commission Piotr Miklashevich said.

Belarus-Azerbaijan relations are not burdened with any problems, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said during the talks with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Baku on 14 April.

During the meeting the Belarusian head of state thanked his Azerbaijani counterpart for supporting Belarus in the delivery of crude hydrocarbons.

The meeting is taking place against the background of the pandemic and all kinds of other events. “However, true friends do not postpone the things that should be done on time. No pandemic can prevent this,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The Board of the National Bank made these decisions following the latest session to discuss monetary management policy on 14 April taking into account the whole range of external and internal factors affecting the current and future dynamics of consu...

At first the negotiations will be held one-on-one, with participation of the foreign ministers. Then the meeting will be joined by the delegations to discuss substantive issues.

Nuclear safety is the highest priority for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, the head of the team of experts of the Moscow center of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Dmitry Chichikin said.

With a fourfold increase in sales and the market share at 18.3%, MAZ retained its leadership position in the Ukrainian market in March.

Thanks to the airport's well-developed route network, flights to the United States via Minsk can become attractive not only for citizens of our countries but also for passengers from the Baltic states, Aleksei Avramenko said.

The parties discussed the current situation in the Middle East, topical issues of the Belarusian-Iranian trade and economic cooperation, and interaction within the framework of international organizations.

Gomel Oblast Governor Gennady Solovey and Bryansk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz will talk about the further development of inter-regional ties.

Aleksandr Lukashenko went to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart immediately after he arrived in Baku. The presidents met at about 19h00. The informal talks continued until midnight.

The sides exchanged opinions about topical problems relating to international and regional security. They discussed matters of bilateral interaction and mentioned positive dynamics across the board. Interest was expressed in advancing mutually benefi...

The helicopters will be sold as part of Orsha Air's liquidation. The air carrier has been recognized as bankrupt by the Vitebsk Oblast Economic Court. VitYurkom has been chosen the emergency manager and will have to repay nearly Br600,000 in debts to...

Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko met with Chairman of the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan Goshgar Takhmazli and Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Inam Imdad oglu Kerimov in Baku on 13 April.

Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Pavel Kallaur has been appointed plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Belarus in the Council of the Interstate Bank.

Director Elem Klimov's famous war film “Come and See” about the Nazi atrocities against the Belarusian population during the Great Patriotic War will be released in Russian theaters again. The film was restored by the Russian film studio Mosfilm.

Belarus has created favorable conditions for a decent life and self-fulfillment of ethnic minorities, Vladislav Kadira, Chairman of the Vatra Ukrainian association, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the Shirokov Institute of Modern Knowledge, told...

The permanent representative of Belarus to the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat) highlighted the important role of UN-Habitat in promoting urban green infrastructure technologies and achieving sustainable development goals.