According to the preliminary data, Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves totaled $6,477 million as of February 1, the Information and PR Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) reported. In January the country’s gold and foreign exchange reserves went down by $837.9 million (11.5%). “The January decrease in Belarus’ international…
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) has published a roadmap of the main objectives and strategic initiatives for 2018, according to the website of the bank. “The National Bank makes plans for its operations in line with the main objectives set in the Banking Code and the NBRB Statute. The planning system…
Belarus aims to produce 6 tons in the average milk output per cow by 2020, Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats said during the session of the ministry on February 5. “Relying on science, building on the national and world experience, the dairy industry will take another development turn and dramatically improve its productivity…
Belarus and Armenia have a big potential to increase mutual trade, Belarus’ Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said at a one-on-one meeting with his Armenian counterpart Karen Karapetyan. According to Karen Karapetyan, last year the two countries increased trade by 20%. However, the two states can do much more. “There are more opportunities for trade growth.…
Belarusian-Swiss train factory Stadler Minsk will roll out the first train for the Minsk metro in Q3-Q4, Deputy Operations Director at the state-run enterprise Minsk Metro Andrei Mikhailovsky declared. The four-car train will have two control cars (one at each end of the unit). It will be operated on line 2 at first and then…
The serial production of Belarusian-Chinese 25-ton mobile cranes ZMC-25 has been started in Mogilev. The first special vehicles have already been sold to Russia, Zoomlion-MAZ Director Yuri Pivovarov declared. The Belarusian-Chinese joint venture was busy developing and certifying new models throughout last year. The mobile crane ZMC-25 was assembled in Mogilev as a prototype model…
Mogilev Meat-Packing Plant has sent the first batch of beef to China, the company’s director Vladimir Latygovsky declared. “The first batch of frozen meat was shipped to China on January 27. The meat was carved and packed in line with the Chinese requirements. The products are expected to hit the Chinese store shelves at the…