The financial indicators of the country’s woodworking industry show where our money and our perspective are, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his visit to woodworking site No.2 of the Orsha Forestry in the agro-town of Kopys on 21 April, BelTA has learned. 

Belarus maintains steady economic growth, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in its weekly macro review, BelTA has learned.

In accordance with instructions of the Belarus president a test of combat readiness of individual units of the Armed Forces continues, BelTA learned from State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has received Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko's invitation to come to Belarus on an official visit, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

9 May parade rehearsals will be held in Minsk on 2 and 6 May, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Bilman, commander of the commandant battalion of the Minsk military commandant's office, said in a new episode of BelTA’s Nation Speaks project.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko set forth a task to deal with long-delayed construction sites in Minsk and especially in the Minsk World area as he met with Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev to receive his report on 14 April, BelTA has learned.

Head coach of the Belarusian national beach soccer team Nicolas Alvarado has named a squad for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, BelTA has learned.

The amount of loans issued to small and medium-sized businesses in the first two months of 2025 increased by almost 40%, Deputy Director of the Entrepreneurship Department of the Economy Ministry Ruslan Neverovich told the First News Channel commenting on the SME loan portfolio in January - February 2025, BelTA reports.

On 11 April Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will hold talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who will arrive in Belarus on an official visit, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

Belarus and Colombia have concluded an intergovernmental agreement on the mutual abolition of visas for short-term trips. The document was signed by Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Shestakov and Ambassador of Colombia to Russia and Belarus (non-resident) Héctor Arenas Neira in Moscow on 9 April, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.144 on 8 April to present the pennant “For valor and perseverance during the Great Patriotic War” to Belarusian settlements, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Cooperation with the Russian fuel company TVEL is gaining momentum across many areas, Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich stated during a meeting with the company's leadership, the press service of Belarus' Energy Ministry told BelTA.