A session of the board of the Belarusian Industry Ministry took place on 19 July. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov took part in it, BelTA has learned. Participants of the session summed up results of the Industry Ministry's work in January-May 2022 and preliminary results of H1 2022. It was noted that so far this year the Industry Ministry has ensured the achievement of all the key performance indicators the head of state and the government assigned to the manufacturing sector. Tasks...

Belarusian mercenaries, who are fighting in Ukraine, have to understand that they can be punished, BelTA learned from Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei. Vladimir Makei said: “Participation in such conflicts in the capacity of mercenaries is a criminal offence in Belarus. We are getting information about the capture and deaths of a number of Belarusian mercenaries, who are fighting somewhere in Ukraine. In any case these people surely knew what they were attempting...

Head of the International Military Cooperation Department, Aide for International Military Cooperation to the Belarusian Defense Minister, Colonel Valery Revenko met with representatives of the defense attaché office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Belarus on 15 July. The meeting was arranged in view of the end of the current attaché's stay in Belarus and the accreditation of a new one, BelTA has learned. During the meeting Valery Revenko summed up...

As of 1 July 2022 the broad money supply in Belarus amounted to Br53.870 billion, up by 2.5% from 1 June, BelTA learned from the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB). Broad money supply includes cash in circulation and bank accounts of individuals and corporations. Cash in circulation rose by 4% to Br5.837 billion in June. Transferable deposits went up by 11.1% to Br7.619 billion. The money supply in national terms amounted to Br25.026 billion, up by 4.6% in June....

The vehicles made by the Belarusian mechanical engineering company Amkodor were handed over to the road administration of Bryansk, Russia, the company's press service told BelTA. The batch included 16 units: eight loaders Amkodor-134, four universal loaders Amkodor-342S4 and four sand spreaders. This multifunctional vehicles will primarily be used to clean sidewalks and squares, including in winter. "The loaders are equipped with special attachments to remove snow and to sweep snow in...

Demand for Belarusian products remains high, BelTA learned from Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich before the ceremony held to award winners of the Best Exporter of the Year 2021 contest. Export is traditionally very important for Belarus, Dmitry Yaroshevich noted. “We've seen rather good results in this direction lately. Despite the tense situation demand for Belarusian products remains high,” he added. Data of the first five months of the year indicates that...