Speaking on 31 May at the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Belarusian Parliament, the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Dvornik said that the state had spent $4 billion on the modernization of the wood-precessing plants and paper mills. read more

Belarus is negotiating oil supplies from Kazakhstan, Alyaksandr Lukashenka annoounced last week. read more

Effective from 1 June 2019, Belarus will have higher export duties on crude oil and petroleum products exported out of the Eurasian Economic Union. read more

In January-March 2019, the local manufacturers of cheeses and cottage cheese exported almost 60 thousand tons of product. read more

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has proposed opening talks with Kazakhstan on possible oil shipments to Belarus, the state-run Belta news agency reported on May 23. read more

Belarus has approved the oil pipeline “Druzhba” cleaning plan suggested by Russian “Transneft”, Vice President of “Transneft” Sergey Andronov announced on Amy 23. read more

On May 21, the National Legal Internet Portal published the presidential decree No. read more

Belarus has agreed on the draft roadmap to resume oil transit from and has begun its implementation, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Lyashenko informed journalists on Sunday, 19 May. read more

Belarus is likely to demand a compensation from Russia in amount between $271.3 million and $435.3 million for for the contamination incident on the Druzhba oil pipeline. read more

Lukashenka has said that the cost of damages from contaminated oil received via the Russian Druzhba oil pipeline was "enormous" and that Belarus expects compensation from Russia. read more