The Council of Ministers has introduced rates of export customs duties on timber and woodworking products. The measures are stipulated by the Council of Ministers' resolution No.956 of 30 December 2022, BelTA has learned. The rates of export customs duties on timber and woodworking products, which are exported from Belarus' territory to beyond the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, will stay in effect till 31 December 2023. The export duty on exporting rough logs...

It is now easier to grow heat-loving plants in Belarus, BelTA learned from Tatiana Chetyrko, Head of the Weather Forecast Service of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control, and Environmental Monitoring (Belhydromet) of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry. Tatiana Chetyrko said: “Agrometeorologists are already saying that a new agroclimatic zone is appearing in the territory of our country. It is favorable for...

The seventh meeting of the coordinating council of the international technical assistance project " Ecotourism development to promote green transition to inclusive and sustainable growth", which is implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in partnership with the United Nations Development Program and with the financial support of the Russian Federation, was held in an online format, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Natural...

The China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone closed the year by signing a lease agreement with its resident company IPD Group on 30 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the park. The leased area is 5,500 sq.m. This transaction is one of the largest this year in the industrial real estate market of the country. IPD Group will use the premises to start a series production of high-tech data processing and storage devices. In particular, the company will be engaged in...

The international symposium of confectioners Food Prom Confectionery will take place in Minsk on 24-25 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom. The symposium will discuss the most topical issues of industrial development of the confectionery market in Belarus, Russia and EAEU countries, global trends, best practices of leading companies, changes of consumer preferences in pandemic conditions, standardization and...

The Belarusian heavy truck manufacturer BelAZ showcased its products and innovative solutions at the international business week in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, Russia, BelTA learned from the BelAZ press service. Aleksei Moroz, the head of the department for promotion of underground and road-building vehicles at BelAZ, made a presentation during the session "Bashkortostan - Belarus: Potential of industrial cooperation". "Major consumers of our equipment are mining...