The share of the Hi-Tech Park in Belarus' export of services totaled 29.2% in January-September 2022, the Hi-Tech Park press service told BelTA. After delivering a report to Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in November 2022 Director of the Hi-Tech Park Vsevolod Yanchevsky remarked that the Hi-Tech Park's export exceeded $2 billion in January-September 2022 and was expected to rise even higher by the end of the year. The Hi-Tech Park press service added that companies residing...

  Import substitution should become the driver of the exchange trade between Belarus and Karelia, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) Eduard Belsky said, BelTA learned from the BUCE press service.  “Our trading platform is already used by companies from ten Russian regions. They act as buyers and suppliers of import-substituting goods. Moreover, a significant part of them uses BUCE services on a regular basis. As a result, in...

Controlling agencies of European Union countries continue slowly clearing the vehicles that leave Belarus, the State Customs Committee of Belarus told BelTA. Belarus' Customs believes that controlling agencies of neighboring countries deliberately slow down the traffic. The Polish side clears 48% of the standard number of vehicles on average, the Lithuanian side clears 53% and the Latvian one 55%. The traffic situation is dire at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border checkpoint Kamenny...

  Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the people of the Republic of Finland as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “Your country has achieved impressive results in social, economic, scientific and technical fields, which was largely attributed to the republic's traditional commitment to neutrality and peaceful coexistence in the region,” the head of state noted. “It is with great...

Belarusian and Russian athletes have been granted the right to play under the FIDE flag until the end of 2023, BelTA learned from the FIDE press service. The previous decision for the participation of Belarusians and Russians in international tournaments was valid through 31 December 2022. “The right to play under the FIDE flag is granted until 1 January 2024, unless decided otherwise. After this period, in the absence of other requests, the player will automatically be returned...

Representatives of Belarus' Investigative Committee have discussed fight against terrorism and the legalization of criminal revenues with foreign colleagues, the committee's press service told BelTA.   A delegation of Belarus' Investigative Committee led by Deputy Chairman Anatoly Vasilyev took part in the 37th plenary week of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Belarusian delegation presented a report on...