Kyrgyzstan has expanded the commodity list of exchange trade with Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The first deal on the sale of textile raw materials was concluded by a resident of Kyrgyzstan on the BUCE. Imports of these products from Kyrgyzstan did not go through the exchange platform before. The counterparty in the transaction was one of the largest domestic light industry enterprises, and the subject of the...

At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told his Russian counterpart what he liked about the CIS summit that had taken place the day before, BelTA has learned. “Yesterday and the day before yesterday we had the opportunity to discuss global issues, the world’s flashpoints. What was gratifying for me and I am sure for you too was realization that we are on the same page regarding global developments. We...

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Udmurt Republic, Russia plan to team up to develop Belarusian-Udmurt exchange trade in order to increase mutual trade and strengthen bilateral trade and economic relations, the BUCE press service told BelTA. The main efforts will be aimed at attracting small and medium-sized businesses to the BUCE electronic platform by organizing business seminars and forums, exchanging business...

Belarus and Russia are creating an additional pool of joint projects, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik told the media, BelTA has learned. "The countries have signed roadmaps for microelectronics, aircraft and machine tool engineering. A total of 27 projects worth RUB105 billion have been launched. We are compiling an additional pool of projects that Russia will review to increase the loan amount to at least RUB200 billion....

My priority task is to prevent Belarus from being dragged into war, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his meeting with residents of the agro-town of Parokhonsk on 4 October, BelTA has learned. “We should realize that we are almost at the front line: there is a war raging very close by, just behind the fence. My priority task is to prevent Belarus from being dragged into this fight, into this war,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “Everyone understands perfectly...