Agricultural production in the EAEU member states increased by 3.2% in January-May, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing for the press in Moscow on 26 July, BelTA has learned. "In January-May 2023 agricultural production in the EAEU rose by 3.2% to total RUBr2.5 trillion. The highest growth of 5.4% was posted by Belarus,” Iya Malkina said. In January-May 2023 industrial output in the EAEU amounted to RUB44 trillion, up...

For many years European politicians have been trying to strangle the region with a war, member of the House of Representatives Igor Khlobukin told a BelTA correspondent. “During an operational meeting with permanent members of Russia's Security Council, the president of Russia sent a clear message to the hotheads in Poland that if a foreign soldier steps on the territory of Belarus, the response of the Union State will be tough. After all, this will mean aggression against Russia....

Qatar has got interested in Belarusian food products, Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus in the State of Qatar Aleksei Malafei told journalists, BelTA has learned. According to Aleksei Malafei, the two countries have a long history of cooperation in politics, trade and economy. Now Belarus and Qatar are focused on building on this cooperation and on ramping up investments and exports. “Qatar is interested in our foodstuffs. In March, for the first time ever, we...

Two helicopters of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry Mi-8 and Mi-26 with water discharge devices have been helping Türkiye fight wildfires for several days, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry. In the past few days, the Mi-8 extinguished large forest fires in the areas of the cities of Balıkesir, Eskişehir, Çanakkale, Keşan. The helicopters performed 26 flights and made 125 discharges to drop more than 320 tonnes of water. Belarusian rescuers transported five...

 The pressure of Western sanctions has resulted in the highest demand for products made by Mogilev Automobile Plant named after S.M. Kirov (MoAZ, a branch of the holding company BelAZ) in the last few years, BelTA learned from MoAZ Director Aleksandr Monich during his meeting with President's Aide, Inspector for Mogilev Oblast Leonid Martynyuk. Aleksandr Monich said: “Our enterprise develops dynamically. Our vehicle assembly shop already has orders for Q1 2024. The...

The Belarusian engine manufacturer Minsk Motor Plant (MMZ) increased merchandise export by over 17% in H1 2023, the company's press service told BelTA. The holding company is expected to hit all the key performance targets set by the Industry Ministry for January-June 2023. The energy-saving indicator totaled minus 3.5% while the target was set at minus 2.5%. In January-June 2023 MMZ increased export by 17.3% while the target was set at 6.7%. The growth rate of investments in...