On 3 October, the Government submitted the bills on the 2025 national budget and on the 2025 budget of the extra-budgetary Social Security Fund to the House of Representatives, BelTA learned from the House of Representatives. In line with the provisions of the bills, the budget will retain a focus on social spending, financing of regional infrastructure and timely servicing of the state debt. In addition to that, on 3 October, the Government submitted the bill on amending taxation laws to...

The Belarusian news agency BelTA is the first Belarusian media outlet to join the TV BRICS network. The agreement on joint activities was signed by Irina Akulovich, Director General of the Belarusian news agency BelTA, and Zhanna Tolstikova, Director General of TV BRICS International Media Network. The partners will cooperate in content exchange. By joining TV BRICS, Belarus will have access to primary media sources of up-to-date information about the developments in BRICS countries and will...

The international exhibition and fair of light industry goods BelTexIndustry or BTI 2024 has kicked off at the exhibition complex on Pobeditelei Avenue in Minsk. The expo will be running for three days, BelTA has learned. The BTI exhibition has established itself as a unique showcase event for new products and trends of the upcoming fashion season, a venue for holding business meetings and signing contracts and agreements. The business program of the exhibition includes seminars and business...

 The winners and finalists of the second international climate competition Green Eurasia were awarded in Yerevan at the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA learned from the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission. A total of 57 best climate practices from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia and Uzbekistan were named winners and finalists of the competition in 15 nominations. The electric truck C45700 VITOVT Truck Electro Prime by the Belarusian Belkommunmash...

Yakutia, one of Russia's leaders in film production, offers Belarus cooperation in the area, Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of Russia Aisen Nikolayev told the media following his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 30 September, BelTA has learned. “For many people it may come as a surprise, but Yakutia is one of Russia’s most developed regions in terms of filmmaking. We rank third in Russia in film production behind Moscow and St. Petersburg. 25% of the awards...

Nina Krasnova, an honorary citizen of Svetlogorsk, told STV channel a story how she asked Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko for an autograph four years ago. The story took place in 2020 during the opening of the Ola war memorial in Svetlogorsk District. The opening ceremony was attended not only by descendants of the winners of that terrible war, but also the people who had to go through it. Among the attendees was Nina Krasnova, a former prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp....