In January-September 2022 Belarus' export of merchandise and services dropped by 4.3% year-on-year to $33.529 billion, BelTA learned from the website of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB). In January-September 2022 Belarus' foreign trade totaled $63.105 billion, 6.2% down from the same period in 2021. Import amounted to $29.575 billion (8.3% down). Surplus of foreign trade in goods and services equaled $3.954 billion, up from $2.802 billion in January-September 2021....

In January-October 2022 domestic rapeseed oil sales in Belarus rose 1.5 times year-on-year, Igor Grutso, the head of domestic sales and foreign trade at the Belarusian food industry concern Belgospishcheprom, told a press conference in Minsk on 9 November, BelTA has learned. "A little more than two years ago, Belgospishcheprom Concern initiated a campaign to popularize rapeseed oil in Belarus. One of the first steps were made at the Prodexpo food industry expo. An active advertising...

A Chinese trading company made a pilot transaction to purchase "wet-blue" leather at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The trial transaction was 5,200 square meters. Thus, the geography of leather sales via Belarusian exchange platform has expanded to cover eight countries, BelTA learned from BUCE's press service. "The semi-finished product ‘wet-blue' enjoys stable demand among manufacturers of leather goods around the world. Our regular buyers are companies from...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a video address to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, participants and visitors to the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. The welcome address reads: “Dear President Xi Jinping! Dear heads of state, heads of government, ladies and gentlemen! I congratulate all participants and visitors on the opening of the 5th China...

State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich met with colleagues from the CIS states on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of secretaries of security councils of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Moscow on 3 November, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Volfovich said he had met with Secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev. Matters concerning the security of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and a number of other things were raised during...

Belarus plans to build industrial and social facilities in Rostov Oblast of Russia. The cooperation projects were discussed during the talks with Construction, Architecture and Territorial Development Minister of Rostov Oblast Yuri Silvestrov, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Architecture and Construction Ministry. The parties identified areas for further cooperation. Plans are in place to implement projects in the field of design and construction of industrial...