Экономика

March 10, Minsk. The first transit transaction for the sale of lumber was made at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange, BUCE press secretary Roman Yaniv told a BelTA correspondent.The counterparties were a trading company from Lithuania and a lumber manufacturer from the Bryansk region of Russia. The goods were sold on FCA terms with shipment from the shipper's warehouse in the Bryansk regi...

March 9, Vitebsk. The state association "Vitebsk Concern "Meat and Dairy Products" plans to allocate about Br280 million for the modernization of processing enterprises, BelTA learned from the concern.Investments are needed to maintain the competitiveness of manufacturers and maintain their position in the market. The milk processing enterprises of the concern take the 2nd place in the country in ...

Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food March 9, Minsk. Belarusian food exports to Uzbekistan more than doubled in 2020, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.Last week, a meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission on bilateral cooperation was held in Tashkent. Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus Ivan Krupko met with ...

January 23, Minsk. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has established premiums on purchase prices for agricultural products purchased from the population in 2023. This is provided for by the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of January 16, 2023 No. 11, officially published on, BelTA informs. The amount of the allowance for 1 kg of cow's milk with a basic fat content supplied to orga...

The country's GDP fell by 3.1%, while the global economy showed a decline of 3.5%. The HSE noted that, in general, the impact of the pandemic is higher than the figures announced, but thanks to anti-crisis measures, a drop of 7–8 p.p. was avoided. For the first time in the post-Soviet period, Russia went through the crisis better than the world as a whole. This is evidenced by the data of a macroe...

"If the economy is stagnant, new domains are not really needed. When the economy is good, domains are good too," said Sergey Povalishev, general director of hoster.by. He also spoke live about the prospects of the Belarusian domains, why prices for hosting in Belarus are higher than in neighboring countries and where the $2 hosting comes from. Traditionally, there was no smooth growth in the .BY a...

Photo by BUTB March 4, Minsk. Chinese trading and manufacturing enterprise Wenzhou Ruijun Steel Co. Ltd became the 5,000th foreign company accredited to participate in trading on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange, BelTA learned from the press service of the BUCE.Wenzhou Ruijun Steel plans to use the stock exchange to supply Belarus with rolled metal products and other ferrous metal produ...

March 3, Moscow. Among food products in the Eurasian Economic Union, from January 2020 to January 2021, the prices for sugar, potatoes and sunflower oil increased the most. Iya Malkina, Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, posted this information on her Facebook page, BelTA informs."If we compare prices in January of this year with January 2......

March 3, Moscow. The Eurasian Economic Commission notes a decline in GDP at the beginning of 2021 in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union with the exception of Belarus. Iya Malkina, Assistant to the Chairman of the EEC Board, announced this at a briefing today, BelTA has learned.“Since the end of 2......

Photo "Belinterexpo" February 22, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. Today the opening ceremony of the exposition of Belarusian manufacturers Belarus. The Taste of Nature at the largest international food and beverage exhibition Gulfood-2021, which started on February 21 in Dubai (UAE) and is the main event of the year for the global food industry. This was reported to a BelTA correspondent at the exhibition e...

Photo from the archive February 24, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. The Council of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 100 of February 23 "On temporary measures to stabilize prices for socially significant essential goods." The document was published today on , BelTA informs.There are 62 positions in the list of socially significant goods. Among them are rice, flour, semolina, buckwheat, oatmeal, barley, bread...

Photo from the archive February 26, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. Food in 2020 provided a fifth of Belarusian exports of goods. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus Ivan Krupko during the final meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, BelTA has learned."The export of agricultural products and food products in 2......

Photo from the archive 26 февраля, Минск /Корр. БЕЛТА/. В Беларуси рассчитывают увеличить средний удой молока от коровы до 6 т. Об этом сообщил министр сельского хозяйства и продовольствия Иван Крупко во время итогового заседания коллегии Минсельхозпрода, передает корреспондент БЕЛТА.Иван Крупко отметил, что особая роль в укреплении аграрной экономики принадлежит молочному скотоводству. "Эта отрас...

Photo by Belinterexpo March 1, Gomel / Corr. BELTA/. JSC "Rogachevsky MKK" has signed a contract for the supply of 25 tons of butter to the UAE, BelTA informs citing the company's website.The products of the Rogachev Dairy Plant have become part of the national exposition of Belarus. The Taste of Nature at Gulfood 2......

Photo "Belinterexpo" March 2, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. Belarusian enterprises signed contracts worth $7 million at a food exhibition in Dubai, BelTA learned from the Belinterexpo exhibition company of the BelCCI."25 Belarusian food industry enterprises took part in the national exposition Belarus. The Taste of Nature at the largest food exhibition Gulfood 2......

According to a channel source, sanctionsare preparing to introduce this week, the restrictions will be agreed with the EU, which should also announce sanctions Alexei Navalny US President Joe Biden's administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia this week over the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, CNN reported, citing two unnamed administration officials. ...

The data of a survey conducted by the office of the business ombudsman that 10% of companies will close are of an estimated nature, according to the ministry.98% of recipients of preferential loans retained their staff and can count on their write-off Almost all entrepreneurs from among those who took advantage of the concessional lending program retained employment at their enterprises. This was ...

However, if the relations within the Union State are dominated by the principles of unlimited competition and protectionism, then the very meaning of integration will be lost. But is it possible to reconcile integration processes with national interests? View from Belarus. "Skinny years"? Economic crisis 2......

Cheese and cottage cheese supplies in particular showed positive dynamics, they increased by 13% to $71 million. Exports of milk and uncream increased by 19% to $23 million, butter - by 83% to $12 million, milk whey - by 2.2 times to $8 million. The largest purchaser of domestic dairy products is Kazakhstan, which accounts for 4......

The Belarusian economy is expected to grow very slowly even if the baseline scenario is implemented. In case of any additional external shocks, we are going into a negative growth zone, said the director of the IPM Research Center, Alexander Chubrik, at the media breakfast "Reforms for 100 billion," organized by the IPM Research Center with the financial support of the EU. The probability of a neg...

The international rating agency Standard & Poor's raised the long-term sovereign credit rating of Belarus for liabilities in foreign and national currencies to the level of "B" and maintained a stable outlook. The short-term foreign and local currency rating was affirmed at 'B'. This is stated in the message of the agency. S&P said Belarus' GDP growth and the provision of external financing contri...

The National Bank of Belarus released its September Economic Outlook, with economic sentiment indices for each of the four economic activities surveyed: industry, construction, trade and transport. The composite index of economic sentiment, calculated on the basis of optimism in industry, construction, trade and transport, was at the level of 2.6% in September against 4.5% in August, 4.3% in July ...