Новости за 28.03.2024

New passenger electrobuses will be put to use in Zhodino. A solemn ceremony to hand over 14 modern MAZ 303E electrobuses to the local mass transit company took place in the city on 28 March. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Piotr Parkhomchik took part in it.

According to Viktor Karankevich, energy consumption has been on the rise in recent years thanks to the development of electric charging infrastructure and increasing numbers of electric cars and public transport in the country.

During the ceremony, the ambassador emphasized that successful development and strengthening of relations between Belarus and North Macedonia fully corresponds to the interests of both countries and peoples.

"The Energy Ministry took care of providing the necessary power grid capacity. The city arranged the relevant tender and bought the necessary charging stations. We supplied not only electrobuses but all the necessary infrastructure that will enable successful operation of these vehicles,” Piotr Parkhomchik said.

According to Alexander Okunev, Belarusian-Russian projects and R&D products in the Skolkovo territory have a long and deep history. Belarusian companies rather actively participate in startup processes.

Major Russian cities with the population in excess of 1 million people are interested in electric transport. This is why it is necessary to trial these vehicles domestically as fast as possible in order to export this product.

Belarus and Serbia have great potential to exchange experience and find new niches for cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Serbia with concurrent accreditation to North Macedonia Sergei Malinovsky said in an interview with Belarus 1 TV channel.

The event is themed as Asia and the World: Common Challenges, Shared Responsibilities. Representatives of government, business and scientific circles discussed the main challenges faced by Asian countries, as well as ways to overcome them.

Diesel buses used inside the city are supposed to be replaced with electrobuses as part of a pilot project. In 2023 the government authorized a pilot project for shipping electric vehicles to Belarusian cities and towns. Zhodino and Shklov are the first cities on the list.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) and the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) have signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed during the Exchange Commodity Market 2024 forum in Moscow.

Vasily Gursky said: “At the initial stage of Union State development most of the joint programs focused on supporting individual enterprises, economy branches, and research teams, on resuming the manufacturing of significant types of products."

According to Pavel Kallaur, due to the sanctions, correspondent banks use compliance control (to identify non-compliance with regulatory requirements, regulations, rules and standards of supervisory authorities).

Exports to African countries soared 5.3 times in 2023. Deliveries to China rose 4.8 times over the past five years.

The mixed relay on 28 March featured 15 teams. The Belarusian team of Hanna Sola, Dzinara Smolskaya, Dzmitry Lazouski and Anton Smolski grabbed the leading position from the very start.

The parties emphasized the mutual interest of Belarus and India in tighter cooperation in economy, science and technology, education, and culture.

The joint working group on the implementation of the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Adygea (Russian Federation) and the Government of Belarus on trade, economic, sci-tech, social and cultural cooperation held its meeting on 28 March.

The parties focused on efforts to expand interregional trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, including sister city relations between Grodno Oblast and Hainan Province.

In 2023 Belarus was home to 9,200,617 people. This is why the population dropped by 44,639 people last year. Minsk was home to 1,992,862 people as of 1 January 2024, down from 1,995,471 people in 2023.

Pavel Kallaur stated that in the last three years Belarusian enterprises adapted to external shocks. The rather good economic growth confirms it. In January-February 2024 Belarus’ GDP grew by 4%.

One of the major issues, which the head of state drew attention to, was about the system of price regulation in the country. The president reminded those present at the meeting that both the National Bank and the government were responsible for inflation and price growth in Belarus.

The Belarusian economy is doing well despite huge pressure from unfriendly countries, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was hearing a report on the performance of the banking system and measures to bolster foreign trade.

Oleg Zhidkov said: “After processing the raw materials we received 670,000 tonnes of sugar, 15-17% up from 2022. The figure varied from sugar refinery to sugar refinery. It will become our key export potential this year. Prices on international commodity exchanges are on the rise."

Igor Karpenko said: “Candidates for delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress are being nominated now. This process will end on 31 March. Elections of delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress will take place on 1-10 April."

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that this will not entail interference with the work of the National Bank.

The economy is a top priority, thus any financial activity should serve the interests of the economy, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he was hearing a report on the performance of the banking system and measures to bolster foreign trade.