Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states as the countries celebrate Day of the Eurasian Economic Union, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “The decision to establish the EAEU, adopted in 2014, became fateful for the member states. Today we can say with confidence that the Union has successfully passed the stage of formation to become a significant international...

Fees for driving along toll roads in Belarus will be raised on 1 June according to the Transport and Communications Ministry' resolution No.24 of 16 May 2023. The resolution was published by the national legal information registry on 27 May, BelTA has learned. As for vehicles with the admissible gross weight of over 3.5 tonnes, the rate will be €0.101 per 1km for vehicles with two axles, €0.126 per 1km for vehicles with three axles, and €0.152 per 1km for vehicles with four...

 Belarusian companies intend to participate in building single-family houses in Russia. The possibility was discussed at a session of the Belarus-Russia business council. The session was dedicated to the participation of Belarusian manufacturers and civil engineering companies in single-family housing construction projects in the Russian Federation, representatives of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry told BelTA. The session began with welcome speeches made by the...

 Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko named measures to ensure the growth of the capacity of the food market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as he spoke at the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum in Moscow on 24 May, BelTA has learned. Speaking about agriculture and food security, the deputy prime minister said that the current level of self-sufficiency of the EAEU in basic types of agricultural products and food was 93%. “In order to increase the capacity of the...

 Belarus and China have discussed the prospects of business cooperation, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mikhail Myatlikov met with Counselor for Commercial and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of China in Belarus Wang Ruijuan. The parties discussed promising areas for cooperation between the business communities of Belarus and China as well as issues related to the organization of a...

A delegation of the Belarusian Industry Ministry headed by Deputy Minister Aleksandr Yefimov attended the opening of the Metalloobrabotka 2023, the 23rd international specialized exhibition for equipment, instruments and tools for the metalworking industry, BelTA learned from the press service of the Industry Ministry. Aleksandr Yefimov addressed the plenary session of the forum "Priority areas for the development of the metalworking industry” and outlined the prospects for the...