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Former CSTO chief: CSTO has many partners
18.08.2025
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has many partners, Nikolai Bordyuzha, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Eurasian Information and Analytical Consortium, former CSTO secretary general, said at a press conference in Moscow on 18 August, BelTA learned.
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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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Belarusian tennis players begin US Open qualifiers
18.08.2025
The US Open, the season’s final Grand Slam tournament, begins its qualifying rounds in New York on 18 August, BelTA reports.
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Belarus welcomes over 154,000 visa-waiver travelers since 1 Jan 2025
18.08.2025
Since 1 January 2025, Belarus has hosted 154,331 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’ GDP up by 1.3% in January-July 2025
18.08.2025
Belarus’ GDP went up by 1.3% in January-July 2025, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.
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Amkodor financial recovery plan presented to Lukashenko
18.08.2025
The Belarusian government has prepared a draft decree providing a comprehensive solution for the financial recovery of the Amkodor holding company. The document was discussed during a meeting between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and the Council of Ministers’ leadership in Minsk on 18 August, BelTA learned.
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Belarus’ tourism sector development in focus of Lukashenko’s meeting with government
18.08.2025
Belarus is considering transferring tourism regulatory functions from the Sport and Tourism Ministry to the National Tourism Agency. This proposal was among the topics discussed during a meeting between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and the Council of Ministers’ leadership in Minsk on 18 August, BelTA learned.
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Belarus victorious at basketball tournament in China
18.08.2025
The Belarusian national basketball team clinched a decisive victory at Central Asia International Basketball Men’s Tournament 2025 in China’s Yining, BelTA reports.
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Belarus’ grain harvest reaches 7m tonnes
18.08.2025
Seven million tonnes of grain has been threshed in Belarus so far, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.
