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An economic forum-workshop Belarus — Central Asia: Paths of Cooperation will take place in Brest on 17 June, Director General of the Brest Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Valery Labun told BelTA.

Belarus became the first country in the world to officially introduce crypto banks into the state’s financial system.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived at a missile brigade of the Armed Forces in Osipovichi District, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian basketball team will play sparring matches against Slovenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in June. The agreement was reached by the leadership of the Belarusian Basketball Federation (BBF) during the 2026 FIBA Europe General Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, BelTA has learned.

A taxi driver from Bobruisk informed the metropolitan police that his passenger may be under the influence of fraudsters. This was reported to BelTA by the Interior Ministry. 

Minsk Metro has published data on the stations with the highest passenger traffic in 2025, BelTA has learned.

Belarus treasures the trustful nature of relations with Azerbaijan, which is grounded in mutual respect for each other’s interests. Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko made the statement as he met with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, the press service of the House of Representatives told BelTA.

The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) has lowered the refinancing rate to 9.25% per annum. Chairman of the NBRB Board Roman Golovchenko made the statement following a session of the NBRB Board held to review the refinancing rate and the rates on bank liquidity support operations, BelTA has learned.

Belarus has planted 95% of its spring crops, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The grand opening of the Library Atlas photo exhibition took place in the Atrium gallery of the National Library of Belarus today. The exhibition is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the opening of the new building of the country’s main library, which has become one of the architectural symbols of modern Belarus, BelTA has learned.