Economy

Russian DPM Arkady Dvorkovich says gas payments by Belarus are part of a bigger package of agreements yet to be signed.

Belarus is ranked 37th among 190 economies in the World Bank's Doing Business 2017 report - up from 50th last year.

The government in Belarus promised to pay off $281 million for Russian gas arrears but Gazprom is yet to see the money.

A tanker with Azerbaijani crude oil for the Mazyr refinery arrived in the Ukrainian sea port of Odessa.

Belarus energy minister says the Russians are expected to resume crude oil supplies to Belarusian refineries.

Belarus' central bank head assures the national currency will remain stable despite objective risks.

Cereals production in 2016 declined by 1.9 million tonnes from previous year.

Russian Railways reportedly proposes an unprecedented 25% discount for transportation of Belarusian oil products to Russian ports.

The first round of trade negotiations between the Belarusian MFA and the European Commission is over.