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BIS 50 Percent Rule: Starting This Week, Companies Must Research the Ownership of All Foreign Customers
On Monday, September 29, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule that adopts a 50 percent ownership standard to extend Export Administration Regulations (EAR) end‑user controls to foreign...
Meeting of the Joint Belarusian-Myanmar Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation
02 October 2025 On October 2, 2025 the second meeting of the Joint Belarusian-Myanmar Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation was held in Minsk under the chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim...
A major bank has lowered interest rates on new home loans. It is an excellent opportunity for Belarusians
Belarusbank has announced a one-month reduction in interest rates on new home loans. According to Anastasia Luzgina, an expert at the BEROC Economic Research Center, the rate is relatively low for the market, making it a good opportunity for those...
Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman: "Minsk has better relations with Washington than Moscow"
Russian political scientist Ekaterina Shulman commented on the differences in bilateral relations with the American administration of Minsk and Moscow in an interview with a Belsat correspondent. The conversation took place on the sidelines of the...

Yury Felshtinsky's Book "Natallia Radzina's Belarus" Has Been Published In The Ukrainian Language
Now it can be bought in Ukraine. A new book by the famous American historian and publicist Yuri Felshtinsky "Natallia Radzina's Belarus: Journalist vs. Dictator" has been published in Ukrainian by the publishing house "Oleg Fedorov's Drukarsky...

Eight Decades After Volhynia Bloodshed, Ukrainians Search Polish Soil For Remains Of The Dead
Ukrainian researchers search in a forest in southeastern Poland for the remains of Ukrainian Insurgent Army fighters believed killed in the area in 1947. Photo: Halyna Tereshchuk/RadioSvoboda.Org (RFE/RL) Share Eight Decades After Volhynia...

Foreign Intelligence Service: Russia intensifies the use of Belarusian resources
Amid “high demand and unscheduled shutdowns of oil refineries” in Russia, gasoline supplies from Belarus resumed via the St. Petersburg Exchange. This occurred after an almost year-long hiatus that began in the fall of 2024. From July to September...

Eraneos appoints Danila Rudenka as Chief Technology Officer
International consulting firm Eraneos has appointed Danila Rudenka as its new Chief Technology Officer. With over 20 years of leadership experience across startups and global technology firms, Danila Rudenka brings a proven track record in...

Belarus will work with China to address common challenges
“The proposed initiative on global governance undoubtedly coincides with our firm conviction that states should interact on the basis of the principles of exclusive equality and justice,” reads the Belarusian leader’s message, published Wednesday...

INNOPROM. Belarus expo draws 14,000 visitors
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - MINSK, Oct 2 (BelTA/APP): Minsk hosted the first INNOPROM. Belarus international industrial expo, which attracted over 14,000 international visitors from 24 countries in three days, the...

Modernized Belarus feed mill receives presidential approval
President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has praised an upgraded feed mill during a recent visit to the east of the country. Located in the eastern district of Shklov, the newly updated facility is already producing feeds for poultry, cattle...
Iran and Belarus Boost Their Partnership
Executive Summary: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on August 19, met with Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk following a string of previous high-level visits that expanded bilateral relations in commercial and military...

Plight of Belarusian political prisoners must not be forgotten
On October 2, 2020, Belarusian human rights defender Andrei Chapiuk was arrested as part of a sweeping crackdown on the country’s civil society following mass protests in the wake of a presidential election that was widely considered fraudulent....

The strategy of economic development of the CIS until 2030 was approved in Minsk
AK&M 01 October 2025 16:40 According to the results of the first half of 2025, the total GDP of the CIS increased by 2.2%. These data were announced at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, which took place during the working visit...

Belarus Will Produce Weapons For The Russian Army
11 The Belarusian manufacturer signed a contract with the Tula Cartridge Plant. Orsha manufacturer of automatic rifles, sniper rifles, silencers, ammunition, optics and equipment "Kidma Tek" concluded at the exhibition "INNOPROM. Belarus" contact...

Russia Plants Hypersonic Oreshnik Force in Belarus Reshaping Eastern Defense
Belarus confirmed on Sept. 25 that Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile system is being deployed on its territory. The move raises concerns for NATO and U.S. allies as it signals a new phase in Europe’s security standoff. On September 25, 2025,...

Azerbaijan, Belarus discuss cooperation in science and education
Baku, September 30, AZERTAC On September 30, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev met with Belarusian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Dmitry Pinevich. The meeting focused on the current state and prospects for cooperation...

Minsk to host Innoprom exhibition with participation of EAEU Heads of Government
14:03, 29 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 14:03, 29 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA The international Innoprom exhibition, with participation of the heads of government of...

Minsk to host CIS Heads of Government Council meeting today
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - MINSK, Sep 29 (BelTA/APP): A meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council will be held in Minsk on 29 September, BelTA has learned. The meeting will be held in its traditional two formats: a...
A regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Minsk.
30 September 2025 223 A regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Minsk. On September 29, 2025, a regular meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of...