AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCIS Economic Council: Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Natalia Petkevich joined the 111th CIS Economic Council meeting in Ashgabat, where transport and other practical cooperation programmes were approved. Belarus tech & education: Belarus is set to establish an Academy of Intelligent Technologies, while a Minsk Polytechnic College student’s suicide case is linked to an internship at MZKT. Geopolitics meets tech finance (BRICS): As the 18th BRICS Summit opens in New Delhi (Sept 12–13), leaders and business forums push for cross-border payments and local-currency trade; India’s Piyush Goyal urged BRICS to link payment systems and expand UPI reach. Belarus-linked business ties: Lukashenka said he discussed moving away from dollars with Vladimir Potanin, with interest in Belarus projects including mining equipment and unmanned vehicles. Science in the region: Researchers report an enormous ancient supervolcano under England, with ash deposits linked to areas including Belarus and Poland. Security pressure: Reports say Russia warned Lithuania it would target the country with nuclear warheads if Nato nuclear weapons are hosted there.
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