MINSK, 15 November (BelTA) – Over 9,000 citizens of the European Union visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver travel program over the past week, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. "Over the past week, Belarus hosted 9,198 visa-waiver arrivals: 1,805 citizens of Latvia, 6,516 citizens of Lithuania and 877 citizens of Poland. Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 325,942 arrivals: 211,712 Lithuanian...

Belarus had deflation in October, Deputy Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Andrei Kartun told journalists on 9 November, BelTA has learned.

MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a welcome message to participants of the 28th edition of the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “This year's festival held under the motto True Values has brought together an unprecedented number of participants. Our peaceful land gladly welcomes like-minded people - distinguished maitres and talented young people taking their first...

MINSK, 26 October (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed Decree No.378 to grant Belarusian citizenship to 355 people, including 48 minors, BelTA learned from the presidential press service. Among those who have received Belarusian citizenship are people from 26 countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Vietnam, Germany, Iran, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Estonia and others. Belarusian passports will be granted to five athletes...

MINSK, 18 October (BelTA) – Over 283,000 foreigners have visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver travel program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. "Over the past week, Belarus hosted 10,090 visa-waiver arrivals: 7,174 citizens of Lithuania, 1,614 citizens and 513 non-citizens of Latvia, 789 citizens of Poland," the committee said. Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 283,799 arrivals:...

MINSK, 12 October (BelTA) - Russian companies almost doubled the volume of transactions at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA learned from the BUCE press service. In January-September 2022, the amount of transactions made by residents of the Russian Federation at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange amounted to $155 million, which was 1.8 times than in the same period a year prior and 11% more than in the entire year of 2021. Most popular commodities...

MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) – The Belarusian food industry concern Belgospishcheprom plans to boost export of confectionery products to China, head of Belgospishcheprom Oleg Zhidkov told the media in Minsk on 5 October, BelTA has learned. "Our primary concern is the domestic market of Belarus. But the export potential is also high. Demand for our products abroad is greater than we can satisfy. Today, the share of exports is about 30% of the domestic output," Oleg Zhidkov said....

MINSK, 28 September (BelTA) – Yuri Ambrazevich, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, and Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed the Belarus Country Program Framework (CPF) for the period of 2022–2027 in Vienna, BelTA learned from the Permanent Mission of Belarus to international organizations in Vienna. The deputy minister thanked the IAEA for the support in strengthening the nuclear and...

MINSK, 19 September (BelTA) – Over 244,000 foreigners have visited Belarus as part of the visa-free travel program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. According to the committee, as many as 156,563 Lithuania citizens, 61,448 citizens and 18,768 non-citizens of Latvia have come to Belarus since 15 April using the visa waiver. Apart from that, about 7,582 citizens of Poland have used their right to enter Belarus without visas since 1 July. The source...

 MINSK, 14 September (BelTA) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko met with Li Haixin, Director General of China CAMC Engineering Corporation, member of the Board of Directors of SZAO Industrial Park Development Company, on 13 September, BelTA has learned. Yuri Senko and Li Haixin discussed Belarus-China trade and economic cooperation, including progress of development of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone, the support the project...