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Lukashenko calls for efficient retail service system, including in rural areas
26.08.2025
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko convened a meeting to discuss the efficiency of the country’s retail service system on 26 August, BelTA has learned.
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Belarus welcomes over 160,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 Jan 2025
25.08.2025
Since 1 January 2025, Belarus has hosted 160,079 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program. Most travelers came from Belarus’ neighboring countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.
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Belarus’ grain harvest nearing 8.3 tonnes
25.08.2025
Nearly 8.3 million tonnes of grain has been threshed in Belarus so far, the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.
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Law changes, AI to shape Belarus’ next census
22.08.2025
Chairwoman of the National Statistical Committee Inna Medvedeva told the media about the preparations for the country’s next population census, BelTA has learned.
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Days of Vologda Oblast to be held in Minsk on 23-25 August
22.08.2025
The Days of Vologda Oblast fair will be held near Minsk City Hall on 23-25 August. The fair will feature a wide range of products from the manufacturers of this Russian region, BelTA learned from the press service of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
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Retail trade in Belarus up by 8.6% in January-July 2025
18.08.2025
In January-July 2025 retail trade in Belarus totaled Br57.3 billion, up by 8.6% from the same period of last year in comparable prices, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.
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Key themes of Grodno-Nizhny Novgorod Small Towns Congress unveiled
13.08.2025
Chairperson of the Grodno Oblast Council of Deputies Yelena Pasyuta unveiled the agenda of the fourth Congress of Small Towns of Grodno Oblast and Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast as she spoke to a BelTA journalist.
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Ecology Expo 2025 to tackle environmental challenges with innovative solutions
12.08.2025
The international environmental exhibition Ecology Expo 2025 will take place from 19 to 21 August at the Minsk International Exhibition Center under the slogan «Green Innovations for a Sustainable Future», Belarusian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ivan Prikhodko said at a press conference, BelTA has learned.
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Belarus reduces poorly treated wastewater discharge sevenfold in 20 years
12.08.2025
Belarus has achieved a nearly sevenfold reduction in the discharge of insufficiently treated wastewater over the past two decades, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ivan Prikhodko said at a press conference, BelTA has learned.
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Belarus saves 2.6m tonnes of fuel equivalent over four years
11.08.2025
Belarus has achieved savings of 2.6 million tonnes of fuel equivalent over the past four years, Kristina Plekhanova, Deputy Head of the Analysis and Forecasting Department for Energy Saving Development at the Production and Technical Directorate of the Energy Efficiency Department of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus, BelTA has learned.
