Economy
Belarusian MTZ expands target market for timber harvesters
Yesterday
19:58
During the expo the Belarusian company presented the forwarder Belarus ML-131, which is designed to collect, load, and transport timber assortment, the multifunctional machine Belarus-1221, and the tower yarder Belarus MTK-431.
Minsk cogeneration plant No.4 considering burning waste to generate energy
Yesterday
19:20
The official said: “Minsk cogeneration plant No.4 has been tentatively chosen for the project. Pre-design documentation is being developed. Three possible technical solutions are under consideration. Environmental impact has been calculated for each of them.”
Creation of confectionery holding company under consideration in Belarus
Yesterday
19:01
The executive said: “First of all, we would like to see the confectionery company Slodych as part of the holding company. The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is working on it. The experience of [the dairy producer] Savushkin Product in this area has been examined.”
Production of counterfeit parts for BelAZ trucks stopped in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast
Yesterday
18:45
Enterprising individuals bought used parts and entire aggregates of BelAZ trucks from scrapyards. The parts were then machined and painted. The refurbished parts were stamped to indicate they are new.
Inflation in Belarus at 0.2% in November 2019
Yesterday
18:34
In November 2019 the base index of consumer prices, which does not account for changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, stood at 100.1% over October 2019 and 103.4% as against December 2018.
Belarus' export down 1.6% to $34.6bn in January-October
Yesterday
17:54
In January-October 2019 Belarus' export of merchandise and services dropped by 1.6% year-on-year to $34.612 billion, BelTA learned from the website of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).
Belarusian Kommunarka's export up three times since 2013
Yesterday
16:59
We have significantly ramped up the production as we have installed new equipment - by about 60% since 2013, Ivan Danchenko noted.
Belarus expected to make breakthrough during its EAEU presidency
Yesterday
16:17
In 2020 Belarus' representative will chair the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The country will also preside over various agencies within the EAEU.
Belarusian manufacturers featured at major exhibitions in Egypt, UAE
Yesterday
15:35
Belarusian manufacturers are featured at major international exhibitions in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, BelTA learned from the Belinterexpo exhibition company at the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI).
Plans to step up oversight over tobacco trade in Belarus in anticipation of higher revenues
Yesterday
14:10
Higher revenues from the tobacco industry are part of the next year's state budget. “They should be accompanied by tougher oversight over the turnover of such products on the home market,” the official believes.
