Belarusian Cement Company has increased cement shipments to Russia by almost 4 times, BelTA learned from Belarusian Cement Company (BCC). "BCC has been progressively increasing the supply of cement to the Russian market, fully compensating for the lost exports to the European Union. In April 2023, the company hut another milestone by shipping more than 231,000 tonnes of cement to Russia. It was 3.8 times more than in 2019 and 2.3 times more than in April 2022," the company said....

The industrial optimism index is growing. The Belarusian Economy Ministry made the conclusion after studying results of a market situation survey conducted by the ministry's Economy Research Institute last month, BelTA has learned. According to the survey, positive attitudes among heads of Belarusian industrial enterprises are on the rise: the industrial optimism index has been growing continuously for half a year. An increase in workload of the Belarusian enterprises, the output of...

On 3-4 May, a delegation of Belarusian Railways took part in the second international conference and exhibition "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development 2023" in Ashgabat, BelTA learned from the press center of the Belarusian Railways. The delegation was led by First Deputy Head of Belarusian Railways Piotr Dulub. "Representatives of the Belarusian rail operator took part in a session ‘Transport and logistics connectivity in the modern...

 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uganda to Russia Moses Kawaaluuko Kizige in Moscow on 5 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission. The parties outlined possible ways of promoting trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Uganda. As a positive and well-proven tool for its development, Ambassador Dmitry Krutoi gave an example of the...

Belarus and Hungary plan to expand cooperation in education. The issue was discussed at the meeting of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Hungary Vladimir Ulakhovich with Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Miklos Lengyel, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission. “The parties discussed Belarusian-Hungarian cooperation in education, including scholarship programs for students in Belarus and Hungary. They...

 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Russian Federation and concurrently to Belarus Alba Azucena Torres Meji in Moscow on 3 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission. "The parties exchanged views on the status of the agreements on the development of Belarusian-Nicaraguan cooperation. Particular attention was...