Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
January average wage: lower than in November 2018
January 2019 average wage totalled 982 roubles in Belarus, PM Syarhei Rumas announced at a governmental meeting on February 19. read more 
Belarusian IT company EPAM earned $1.84 billion in 2018
EPAM, the Belarus-based leading software engeneering company in the world, earned $1.84 billion in 2018. read more 
Belarus gets 10 000 ha of land in Zimbabwe
Belarus has received 10 000 ha of land for agricultural production in Zimbabwe. read more 
Belarus’ GDP reported up three percent in 2018
Belarus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by an estimated 3.0 percent in 2018 to total 121.6 billion rubels, the National Statistical Committee (Belstat) reported on Thursday. read more 
Belarus Plans To Start Negotiations With The US On WTO Membership
Belarus is to start negotiations with the US on the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after the end of the American government shutdown. read more 
Russian loans constitute major part of foreign loan repayments in Belarus
This year, 65% of Belarus’s payments on foreign state loans were used to repay loans to Russia and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD). read more 
Cigarette smuggling from Belarus to Lithuania almost doubled in 2018
Last year, the number of smuggled cigarettes to Lithuania increased by 45%. Such figures can be found in the report of the Lithuanian Border Guard Service. read more 
First cryptocurrency exchange opens in Belarus
The first cryptocurrency exchange has been launched in Belarus. read more 
“Tax maneuver”: Russia advises Belarus ‘to cool off a little’
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Anton Siluanov has suggested that Belarus restored the project of the Union State if it wants to get compensation for ‘the tax maneuver’. read more 
World Bank: Belarus' economic growth will slow down in 2019/2021
The World Bank expects a slower economic growth in Belarus in 2019/20. read more |
