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Yekaterina Goncharenok, Deputy Director of the Tourism Department of the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry, told BelTA’s Nation Speaks project where foreign tourists come from and what they want to see in Belarus.

In an interview with the First News TV channel, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Belarus Aleksandr Yegorov named the factors that led to Belarus’ gold and forex reserves reaching record levels, BelTA has learned.

Relations between the leaders of the countries are essential for building Belarusian-Russian ties, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said during the talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on 10 June, BelTA learned.

The state of affairs at the Belarusfilm national film studio and in the Belarusian filmmaking industry as a whole is extremely unsatisfactory, investment in cinema is not yielding results, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting to discuss Belarus’ filmmaking industry development prospects on 10 June, BelTA has learned.

The bill to ratify the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, and the Government of the Russian Federation, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on cooperation and exchange of information, including confidential information, in the area of supervision and (or) control of the financial market was passed at a sitting of the second session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation on 9 June, BelTA has learned.

More than 40,500 Ukrainian citizens have entered Belarus since the start of 2025, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee.

Gomel is actively enhancing its cooperation with Chinese partners and increasing export volumes, Gomel Mayor Vladimir Privalov told BelTA.

In May 2025, individuals in Belarus sold $178.5 million worth of foreign currency more than they purchased, BelTA learned from the statistics released by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).

We are sure that many of us have childhood memories of bread. Who hasn’t taken a bite off of a still warm loaf on the way home from a bakery? Bread from childhood... It’s not so much about food, but about home, coziness and warmth. In a new episode we will tell the story of the bread that Lukashenko gave to HC Dinamo Minsk, what kind of braided bun the president calls ‘amazing’ and in what countries the Belarusian bakery goods are most popular, told BelTA.

Joint production initiatives between Belarus and Tajikistan serve as a pillar to promote the interests of both nations, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin during a meeting with Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda on 4 June, BelTA has learned.