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Belarusian analyst Yuri Yarmolinsky discussed possible ways to increase the dynamics and volume of trade with India

Belarusian analyst Yuri Yarmolinsky discussed possible ways to increase the dynamics and volume of trade with India

12.02.2026. In a recent interview, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Belarus Ashok Kumar repeatedly emphasized the importance of finding new avenues for increasing mutual trade. Meeting with the diplomat in November 2025, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko set a target of $2-3 billion per year. The head of state has also repeatedly stated his desire to elevate bilateral cooperation to the level of a strategic partnership. Where should innovation be sought, and what should be the basis for a strategic partnership? Yuri Yarmolinsky, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) and head of the Center for SCO and BRICS Studies, attempted to answer this question.

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Andrei Kostin believes that the United States is facing a serious economic crisis

Andrei Kostin believes that the United States is facing a serious economic crisis

27.05.2025. The United States has an exorbitant amount of debt, which can only be maintained by the monopoly of the dollar. However, sooner or later the country will face a serious economic crisis, VTB CEO Andrei Kostin is sure. In his opinion, the world is now characterized by instability. The head of VTB noted that China, in particular, is already beginning to reduce investments in American securities. “The PRC is certainly no less viewed by America as a rival than Russia. Even I would say an enemy,” he concluded.

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Russia invited Belarusian business to manage companies "abandoned" by Europe

Russia invited Belarusian business to manage companies "abandoned" by Europe

26.09.2022. The Ambassador of Belarus to the Russian Federation Dmitry Krutoy said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel that a list of businesses "abandoned" by Europeans has been compiled in Russia and Belarusian entrepreneurs can be involved in managing them. According to the diplomat, the Belarusian side is most interested in the production of chemical and paint industry, machine-building components.

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Piotr Miklashevich:  The EU sanctions contravene the UN Charter

Piotr Miklashevich: The EU sanctions contravene the UN Charter

15.12.2021. The sanctions documents, adopted by the European Union, do not comply with the UN Charter, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Belarus Piotr Miklashevich said as he announced the Constitutional Court's decision on the case “On compliance with generally recognized principles and norms of international law of documents adopted (published) by the European Union and some foreign states and their government bodies on introducing restrictive measures against the Republic of Belarus”.

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Alexander Mikhalevich: The NPP plays a key role in ensuring the energy security of Belarus

Alexander Mikhalevich: The NPP plays a key role in ensuring the energy security of Belarus

13.12.2021. Belarus is actively moving towards the development of nuclear energy. What effect is expected for the energy sector, economy, science and technology in the near future, about the culture of nuclear safety and how cooperation with foreign scientists in this field is developing, academician, Honored Power Engineer of Belarus, Scientific Director of the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Alexander Mikhalevich told.

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Andrey Savinykh. How democracy became a weapon

Andrey Savinykh. How democracy became a weapon

11.09.2021.The democratic system of the West can exist only within a strictly limited framework that does not contradict the interests of the financial and industrial elite. Any system output beyond these limits is impossible. At the same time, the political life of the West is organized in such a way that, in practice, parties that enjoy the support of financial and industrial groups and actually (albeit veiled) protect the interests of the rich class always win.

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Ruslan Parkhamovich. Belarusian construction companies in demand in Russia

Ruslan Parkhamovich. Belarusian construction companies in demand in Russia

01.09.2021. Services of Belarusian construction companies are in demand in the Russian Federation today. Belarusian Architecture and Construction Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich made the statement as he commented on the inauguration of a secondary school in the town of Strelitsa, Semiluki District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia, BelTA has learned. The school will accommodate 520 students and has been built by the Mogilev-based company Construction Trust No.12. The official said that the school represents a bright example of fruitful and mutually beneficial cooperation of Belarus and Russia.

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Konstantin Shulgan: Digitalization should bring the real sector of the economy to a new level

Konstantin Shulgan: Digitalization should bring the real sector of the economy to a new level

01.06.2021. Digitalization should bring the real sector of the economy to a new level. This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Communications and Informatization of Belarus Konstantin Shulgan at the plenary session of the Eurasian Digital Forum "From regional digitalization projects to a single digital Market of Eurasia", which takes place during the XXVII International Forum on Information and Communication Technologies"TIBO-2021". This is reported by BelTA with reference to the website of the Ministry of Communications. According to him, modern digital technologies in education and healthcare should be firmly integrated into the lives of citizens, and security issues should also be successfully resolved. For Belarus, the priority of digital transformation is determined both on the internal and external contours of state policy. The country has achieved a high level of infrastructure development.

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Sergei Klishevich: There is a hybrid war going on to establish external control over the state and our resources

Sergei Klishevich: There is a hybrid war going on to establish external control over the state and our resources

26.08.2020. There is a hybrid war going on to establish external control over the state and our resources. This opinion was expressed to the newspaper "SB. Belarus Today" by the deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Sergei Klishevich. "On our territory, the interests of several" centers of power "have collided, and each is trying to pull the blanket. The most dangerous thing is that political strategists, PR specialists, psychologists managed to penetrate the brains of people through emotion management. Exactly such methods were used in post-Soviet countries, today we we see them in South America, in other states. We know the tactics, but we are dealing with combinations of them. This is an innovation, because the technologies that worked for other technologies showed their unviability one by one in Belarus. Several factors were involved: thought management, external pressure, economics ", - said Sergey Klishevich.

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Valery Belsky. The main for today. Evil

Valery Belsky. The main for today. Evil

13.08.2020. The presidential elections took place. The votes are almost counted. The official announcement of the results is a matter of time (it is necessary, according to the law, to deal with the statements about the violations committed, with their legitimacy and influence on the overall result). But the gap between Alexander Lukashenko and other candidates, confirmed by the conclusions of international observers, is so obvious that the heads of the world powers - China and Russia - and smaller countries did not hesitate in congratulating them. Aide to the President of the Republic of Belarus, Doctor of Economics Valery Belsky discusses the events in post-election Belarus.

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Sergei Lebedev: The CIS mission did not find any facts that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus

Sergei Lebedev: The CIS mission did not find any facts that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus

10.08.2020. The CIS mission did not find any facts that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus, Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary, head of the mission Sergei Lebedev told reporters. “The CIS mission did not find any facts that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus,” said Sergei Lebedev. “The Commonwealth mission comes to the conclusion that the elections on August 9 were held in accordance with the Constitution and the Electoral Code of Belarus. citizens of Belarus ".

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Nikolai Ladutko: Belarus aims at success, creation and development

Nikolai Ladutko: Belarus aims at success, creation and development

20.07.2020. Belarus is aimed at success and creation. We have formed a colossal reserve for the further progressive development of the country. This opinion was expressed to a BelTA correspondent by Nikolai Ladutko, director of Motovelozavod. According to the interlocutor, a lot has really been done in the country. “We wanted to build 600-800 thousand square meters of housing in Minsk, and during the years of sovereign Belarus, with the provision of the right management decisions, we went to the construction of more than 1 million square meters. And the volumes of housing construction that were in agro-towns were about Many have already forgotten. At the same time, thousands of settlements began to be called agro-towns, where millions of square meters of housing have been built and where people now live, work, enjoy family life, "said the director of Motovelozavod.

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Alexey Avdonin: leaders of protest opinions are interested in manipulating public consciousness

Alexey Avdonin: leaders of protest opinions are interested in manipulating public consciousness

19.07.2020. Leaders of protest opinions are interested in manipulating public consciousness. This opinion was expressed by Alexei Avdonin, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS), on the ONT television program on ONT. "In reality, protest moods and protest consciousness are formed over a long time due to effective information and psychological impact through various channels. Now these are Telegram channels, social networks, and publics that distort consciousness, primarily among young people or, conditionally speaking, dissatisfied people. They warm up their feelings, form emotions ", - said Alexey Avdonin.

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WHO representative told when a medical mask becomes dangerous for a person

WHO representative told when a medical mask becomes dangerous for a person

14.04.2020. The Representative/Head of Country Office of the World Health Organization in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, on the Sunday evening program on the TV channel "Russia-1", explained when a medical mask becomes dangerous for a person. She noted that the risk of infection with the virus is especially high when all other means of protection are ignored, and stressed that the mask is not harmful in itself, and the damage can be caused by changed behavior.

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Belarus copes well with coronavirus - representative of the World Health Organization

Belarus copes well with coronavirus - representative of the World Health Organization

30.03.2020. Belarus is coping well with the coronavirus at the moment. This was stated by the official representative of the World Health Organization, Margaret Harris, in the program "Contours" on the ONT TV channel. "I can say that you are doing a great job in Belarus at the early stages. You don't have any deaths, you have recovered - and this is a good sign. It is important that there are enough trained qualified doctors. As far as I'm aware, you have all the safety precautions enabled primarily for those who work. You can test people and you can isolate them in hospitals. But the main goal is, of course, to slow down the development of the virus. And you are coping", said Margaret Harris.

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Why Belarus was in a better situation in the fight against coronavirus than other countries, the expert said

Why Belarus was in a better situation in the fight against coronavirus than other countries, the expert said

29.03.2020. Countries choose their strategy to fight coronavirus, taking into account their own resource base, and here Belarus is in a better situation than other European States. This was stated by the analyst of the Ukrainian Institute of the future, blogger and publicist Igor Tyshkevich on the air of the program "Contours" on the ONT TV channel.

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Vladimir Ulakhovich: Belarus and Armenia should develop industrial cooperation

Vladimir Ulakhovich: Belarus and Armenia should develop industrial cooperation

12.03.2020. Belarus and Armenia should develop industrial cooperation. This opinion was expressed to BelTA by the Chairman of the Belarusian chamber of Commerce and industry Vladimir Ulakhovich before the meeting of the Armenian Ambassador to Belarus with representatives of Belarusian business circles. "In cooperation with Armenia, we need to take into account its capabilities not only as a country with its own market, but also as a country with which to promote jointly produced products to the nearest markets. Cooperation is possible in such areas as mechanical engineering, woodworking, and food production. Industrial cooperation for our countries is the development and introduction of new technologies, providing logistics and marketing support for the promotion of products of Armenian enterprises to the market of the European Union, and Belarusian-to the markets of neighboring countries, " he said.

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Vladimir Gusakov: Belarus creates opportunities for creative growth of young scientists

Vladimir Gusakov: Belarus creates opportunities for creative growth of young scientists

15.10.2019. Belarus is creating all opportunities for creative growth of young scientists and their integration into big science, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Vladimir Gusakov said at the opening of the 16th international conference titled as Youth in Science in Minsk on 14 October. According to Vladimir Gusakov, promising projects are supported at the level of the National Academy of Sciences. Young people can take part in various competitions, including grants.

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Belarus prime minister dissatisfied with export situation

Belarus prime minister dissatisfied with export situation

15.10.2019. The situation with export in January-August 2019 is complicated and cannot be described as satisfactory. Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Rumas made the statement at the session of the Council of Ministers' Presidium held on 15 October to discuss ways to increase and diversify export, BelTA has learned. Sergei Rumas believes: “The situation resulting from the eight months is complicated and cannot satisfy us. Export was below the level registered in the same period of last year. The [merchandise export] growth rate amounted to 96.9%. The performance of ministers, oblast governors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and heads of diplomatic missions abroad is unsatisfactory.”

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Vladimir Krech: Pellet plants and modernization of workshops in Belarus will provide full processing of wood

Vladimir Krech: Pellet plants and modernization of workshops in Belarus will provide full processing of wood

27.08.2019. In Belarus, the task is to completely recycle wood resources, including low-quality business wood. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko instructed to develop a program for the involvement of low-quality business timber in the country. The corresponding order the head of state gave, conveniently located in Starye Dorogi experimental forestry. Deputy Minister of forestry Vladimir Krech told about the measures to be taken for the full processing of raw materials in the country.

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Sergei Rumas: Belarus and the UK have great potential for developing cooperation

Sergei Rumas: Belarus and the UK have great potential for developing cooperation

14.08.2019. Relations between Belarus and great Britain have great potential for development, Prime Minister Sergei Rumas said today at a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland Fiona Gibb on the occasion of the completion of her diplomatic mission in Belarus. According to Sergei Rumas, today's meeting is a good opportunity to assess the results of cooperation over the past few years. Since 2016, the dialogue has significantly intensified, and this, according to the Prime Minister, is a great personal merit of the Ambassador.

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Sergei Rakhmanov: Belarus and Russia need to match economic development strategies to meet the challenges

Sergei Rakhmanov: Belarus and Russia need to match economic development strategies to meet the challenges

17.07.2019. Belarus and Russia need to match economic development strategies to meet the challenges. This opinion was expressed today in St. Petersburg by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus on international Affairs and national security Sergei Rakhmanov at a meeting of the inter-parliamentary Commission of the Council of the Republic and the Federation Council for interregional cooperation.

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Vadim Iosub: To accelerate the growth rate of the Belarusian economy, it is necessary to reform unprofitable enterprises

Vadim Iosub: To accelerate the growth rate of the Belarusian economy, it is necessary to reform unprofitable enterprises

29.04.2019. To accelerate the growth rate of the Belarusian economy, it is necessary to reform unprofitable enterprises. This opinion was expressed by senior analyst of Alpari Eurasia Vadim Iosub during an online conference on the BelTA website. He stressed that the developing economy, which can be attributed to the Belarusian, to reduce the backlog of developed countries should grow at a rate exceeding the world average.

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Cui Сiming.   Belarus - China: the vector to the extension of openness

Cui Сiming. Belarus - China: the vector to the extension of openness

12.11.2018. The first Chinese international exhibition of import of goods and services China International Import Expo from 5 to 10 November with the participation of Belarus was held in Shanghai. At the opening of this large-scale forum, President of the people's Republic of China Xi Jinping spoke, focusing on the further expansion of China's openness. Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Сiming in an interview with BelTA told in more detail about the new vectors of the country's openness to the world, including Belarus as a strategically important partner with whom China intends to further intensify trade and economic cooperation after the exhibition.

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Belarusian producers urged to penetrate Chinese market more actively

Belarusian producers urged to penetrate Chinese market more actively

12.11.2018. Suppliers of Belarusian products should step up efforts to penetrate the Chinese market, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Kirill Rudy told the Belarus 1 TV channel. According to the diplomat, the priority tasks are marketing, entering Chinese chain stores and opening retail outlets selling Belarusian products. If Belarusian companies sell their products ex warehouse, they become 5-8 times more expensive when they reach store shelves because of intermediaries.

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Victor Podgaysky: the Belarusian corporate bond market has a great future

Victor Podgaysky: the Belarusian corporate bond market has a great future

24.10.2018. Any person who has a certain amount of money is concerned about where to invest these funds or, in economic terms, to invest. And each of us wants to do it as much as possible with maximum profit and with minimal risk. BelTA was told by the well - known Belarusian businessman Viktor Podgaysky, a businessman and co-founder of the company "Clean coast"about how to deal with private investments, what to choose: Bank deposits, corporate bonds or a newfangled cryptocurrency, whether there is a danger of a repeat of the MMM Scam in Belarus.

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Alexander Sabodin: removing restrictions on electronic money payments will accelerate the development of the Forex market in Belarus

Alexander Sabodin: removing restrictions on electronic money payments will accelerate the development of the Forex market in Belarus

28.07.2018. The removal of restrictions for Forex companies on payments with electronic money will accelerate the development of the Forex market in Belarus. This opinion was expressed during an online conference on the website of BelTA by Alexander Sabodin, development Director of LLC "FTM brokers".

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Johan Fliher: forest certification in Belarus corresponds to the international standards

Johan Fliher: forest certification in Belarus corresponds to the international standards

02.07.2018. Forest certification in Belarus meets international standards. This opinion was expressed by the representative of the international office of the European forest certification Council (PEFC) Johan Fliher during his visit to Belarus. Relevant information is available on the website of the Ministry of forestry of Belarus.

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German Gref called Belarus a profitable market for investment

German Gref called Belarus a profitable market for investment

01.07.2018. Belarus is becoming a consistently profitable market for investment. This opinion was expressed on the TV channel "Belarus 1" Chairman of the Board of PJSC "Sberbank" German Gref. He noted the stable and profitable investment of funds for the Bank in the neighboring country.

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Tsogtbaatar: Belarus can become a gateway for Mongolian goods to Europe

Tsogtbaatar: Belarus can become a gateway for Mongolian goods to Europe

04.06.2018. Belarus can become a gateway for Mongolia and its goods to Europe, Mongolia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Damdin Tsogtbaatar said after the talks with Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei in Minsk on 4 June. The foreign guest described as important the talks with his Belarusian counterpart during which the parties discussed a wide range of areas for further cooperation. Mongolia showed interest in more active cooperation with Belarus in agriculture, mechanical engineering, food industry, science, and education.

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Vadim Bogush: personnel customers should be involved in updating it-technologies of universities

Vadim Bogush: personnel customers should be involved in updating it-technologies of universities

01.05.2018. Customers ' personnel need to be involved in updating IT-technology universities. This opinion was expressed by the rector of the Belarusian state University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Vadim Bogush during the scientific-practical conference "Digital transformation of education" in Minsk. Vadim Bogush was one of the main speakers, giving a definition of what includes the digital transformation of education and what it depends on. "We are talking about the external conditions in which everyone has to live, associated with the change of the digital field, the emergence of new channels of communication, training options. These are the things that affect not only the organization of the educational process, but also the conditions of human life," explained Vadim Bogush.

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Elena Korosteleva: "Minsk dialogue," opens new horizons for cooperation and collaboration

Elena Korosteleva: "Minsk dialogue," opens new horizons for cooperation and collaboration

31.05.2018. The international forum "Minsk dialogue" opens new horizons for cooperation and cooperation between the countries. This opinion was expressed by Professor of international politics, Director of the Center for global Europe (UK) Elena Korosteleva on TV channel "Belarus 1". "The possibility of such a dialogue, I think, will allow people to review the policy that exists today, and will open up completely new horizons for cooperation and cooperation: say, within the same" Eastern partnership" or bilateral relations with specific countries, " said Elena Korosteleva.

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German business in Belarus: optimists became 2.5 times more than pessimists

German business in Belarus: optimists became 2.5 times more than pessimists

19.05.2018.  Tatiana MANENOK, portal http://www.belrynok.by/ : The overwhelming number of German companies working in Belarus is quite optimistic about the economy of their enterprises: 96.3% of the respondents of the survey-2018 called it positive or satisfactory (a year ago the estimates were much more negative). But only 65% of German businessmen are ready to choose Belarus again as a country for investment.

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Opinion: WorldSkills helps improve quality of vocational training in Belarus

Opinion: WorldSkills helps improve quality of vocational training in Belarus

19.05.2018. WorldSkills has become an effective platform for interaction between the education sector and the real economy sector and raises the bar higher for the vocational education system in Belarus, Rector of the National Institute of Vocational Education Valery Golubovsky said at a press conference at BelTA's press center.

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Belarusian economy-2018: forecasts of the government and experts

Belarusian economy-2018: forecasts of the government and experts

12.05.2018. The government of Belarus hopes for GDP growth of at least 3.5% in 2018. Experts ' forecasts are more modest: the world Bank forecasts growth of 2.1%, the IMF – 0.7%. What all experts agree on is that the expected growth will result not in structural shifts in the Belarusian economy, but in a more favorable external environment.

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Experts assessed the economy of Belarus in 2018

Experts assessed the economy of Belarus in 2018

12.05.2018. The business community of Belarus, assessing the prospects of the country's development in the coming year, is solo on the menu that it promises to become "JV, stable and without a Bank of economic explosions". According to them, the war in the minutes of the conference "doing business in 2018", it is silly to SMEs of all saints of the parties was to implement fully the provisions of the Dart №7 "On entrepreneurship" at the end of the year to print the line, informs the zone.

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