News Belarus: Belarus begins paying financial assistance ahead of Victory Day
MINSK, 4 May (BelTA) – Belarus is beginning the payment of financial assistance ahead of Victory Day, the press service of the Belarusian Labor and Social Protection Ministry told BelTA. One-time ...
News Belarus: Belarus' resources sufficient to honor debt commitments in 2015
“Debt restructuring is out of the question. The government and the National Bank are working to raise funds to refinance part of the debt commitments by floating government bonds on the home and foreign markets and by taking out interstate loans,” stressed the source.
News Belarus: Belarus Says It Has Paid Russia Gas Debt, Demands Transit Fees
Belarus says it has settled its gas debt with Russia and now says Russia owes it more than $250 million in transit fees. Belarusian officials have given Moscow until tomorrow to pay up before Minsk shuts down gas transit lines to Europe.
News Belarus: Merger of agricultural enterprises in Belarus expected to provide financial benefits
However, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that merging the agricultural enterprises just for the sake of the process is not a good idea since merging is no panacea by itself. “We need finance at the end,” he stressed.
News Belarus: Potential of Belarus-India exchange trade showcased at international forum in Mogilev
Digital solutions, tools, and expertise of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) in facilitating the supply of Belarusian goods to the Indian market were presented at the international forum “Path to India: Opportunities for Belarusian Exporters”.
News Belarus: Belarus’ National Bank points to steady shift to long-term savings
MINSK, 5 April (BelTA) – Belarus sees a steady growth in long-term savings, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told reporters during a reforestation event, BelTA ...
News Belarus: Polish PM Says Fortifications On Russian, Belarusian Borders Are 'Investment In Peace'
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a visit to his country's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, called development of military fortifications there and along the frontier with Kremlin ally Belarus "an investment in peace.
News Belarus: China and Belarus Sign Free Trade Deal, Other Agreements On Security And Energy
Sanctions-hit Belarus has announced that it will sign a free trade deal with China for services and investment, as well as agreements to strengthen cooperation in security, energy, and finance. The ...
News Belarus: Dairy export, flowers, Chinese medicine. Grodno Oblast governor on Belarus-China forum of regions
At the first Forum of Regions of Belarus and China Grodno Oblast concluded 20 agreements on cooperation in the spheres of investment, trade, and humanitarian affairs.
News Belarus: Belarus-Russia investments past $10bn in 2025
Yuri Chebotar noted that the stability of trade turnover is a consequence of tight investment cooperation. “Last year we set a historical record high as mutual investments between our countries exceeded $10 billion, showing a 12% growth,” he stated.
News Belarus: Belarus’ gold and currency reserves up 1% in April to $8.4 bln
MINSK, May 7. /TASS/. Belarus’ gold and foreign currency reserves grew by $89 mln (or by 1%) in April 2024 and amounted to $8.442 bln as of May 1, according to data released by the National Bank of ...
News Belarus: Belarus’ PM: Currency market shows stability, Belarusian ruble regains people’s trust
In January-June, Belarus’ GDP grew by 5%, with the forecast at 3%. All the country’s regions and Minsk secured the growth of gross regional product. The task was fulfilled by all the regions, except for Gomel Oblast - 2.1% against the target of 2.8%.
News Belarus: Foreign currency sales exceed purchases by $169.5m in Belarus in June 2026
Individuals in Belarus remain net sellers of foreign currency. In June 2026, Belarusians purchased $1.254 billion in cash and cashless forms and sold $1.424 billion worth of foreign currency.
News Belarus: Belarus Designations, Issuance of Belarus General Licenses and Expansion of Sanctions on the Belarusian Regime
On August 9, 2023, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Belarus General License 8 "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company ...
News Belarus: Belarus’ Financial Investigations Department chief introduced to staff
Andrei Sambuk had previously run the Investigative Department of the State Security Committee (KGB). Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed Andrei Sambuk Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee, Director of the Financial Investigations Department on 2 February.
News Belarus: Belarus’ gold and forex reserves total $15.2bn
Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves decreased by $1.1 billion in March and amounted to $15.2 billion as of 1 April 2026. The reduction is due to a decline in gold prices on international financial markets.
News Belarus: Belarus, China confirm willingness to cooperate in finance
Belarus’ Deputy Finance Minister Pavel Lemekh met with Chang Junhong, Director General of the Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation at China’s Finance Ministry, in Beijing on 31 March.
News Belarus: BelTA’s exhibition celebrating Belarus’ milestones opens in Molodechno
MOLODECHNO, 12 October (BelTA) - On the second day of the Marathon of Unity in Molodechno, the Belarusian news agency BelTA launched a photo exhibition titled as "Belarus. Takeoff" at the local ...
