MINSK, 12 June (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the country celebrates the 125th anniversary of the proclamation of independence, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  "Since gaining sovereignty, the Philippines has made significant strides in social and economic development and has become an active participant in ASEAN," the message of greetings reads....

MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) - The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the Export Support Center of Russia's Krasnodar Krai are set to consolidate efforts to develop exchange trade in order to increase commodity turnover and boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Such intentions of theirs make part of the cooperation agreement signed between the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange and the Krasnodar Krai Export Support Center, BelTA learned from the press...

MINSK, 8 June (BelTA) - All social obligations of the 2022 budget have been fulfilled, Belarusian Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov said at a session of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Budget and Finances on 8 June, BelTA has learned.  “Last year the implementation of the budget took into account the challenges facing our country's economy, the financial system in general. The task was to preserve the social orientation of the budget on the one hand and to...

MINSK, 7 June (BelTA) - Belarus and the People's Republic of China have agreed to increase the quotas of road haulage permits, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Transport. Taking into account the increased economic cooperation, the parties agreed to increase mutual quotas of permits for international road haulage for 2023 and 2024 from 1,000 to 4,000. Belarusian carriers are to get an additional 3,000 permits from China.

MINSK, 6 June (BelTA) – On behalf of Belarusian people and himself Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent National Day greetings to the people of Sweden, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.  “Being a neutral and non-aligned country, Sweden enjoyed two centuries peace, which helped build an advanced and independent welfare state. Unfortunately, this policy of Sweden, which could become a great example for many countries in Europe and...