– Russian enterprises now show interest in loans in Belarusian rubles. First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus (DBRB) Roman Brodov mentioned it while talking to reporters in St. Petersburg, BelTA has learned. In his words, the 14th session of the council for business cooperation between Belarus and St. Petersburg is a peculiar one because all the factors conducive to trade and to the development of the entire spectrum of Belarus’...

Belarus is a country with very high human development and ranks 69th on the UN Human Development Index among 193 nations, BelTA learned from the press service of the Economy Ministry of Belarus. "In terms of life expectancy, we have approached the European neighboring states. We have one of the lowest infant mortality rates and practically no maternal mortality. According to the education index in 2023, Belarus ranked 57th out of 207 countries. Belarus has achieved 100% enrolment...

The cooperation plan of the defense ministries of Belarus and Russia provides for over 160 joint events, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said during a joint session of the boards of the Belarusian Defense Ministry and the Russian Ministry of Defense, BelTA has learned. The Belarusian defense minister said that the members of the board compared notes on a number of pressing issues, including countering attempts to falsify the history of the Great Patriotic War, running a...

Belarus expects to get the status of a BRICS partner country but would like to become a full member of the organization in the future, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti, BelTA learned. “We are a reliable partner. This message has been repeatedly highlighted by the Belarusian president. If we promise something to our partners, we always deliver. We are a very predictable and reliable partner. Of course, we would...

In January- September 2024, companies of all forms of ownership built 28,400 apartments. A total of 2,699,900 square meters of the total area of housing were commissioned, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee. Belarus commissioned some 915,000 square meters of housing for people registered as in need of better living conditions, which accounted for 33.9% of the total housing commissioned. Some 590,600 square meters of such housing were subsidized by the government....