MINSK, 26 March (BelTA) – The Belarusian manufacturer of agricultural machines Gomselmash has presented its products at one of Europe's largest expos of agricultural machines and equipment – Agrosalon 2019, which opened in the Slovak city of Nitra on 26 March, representatives of the Embassy of Belarus in Slovakia told BelTA.

GOMEL(BelTA) – Gomel Oblast merchandise export (including oil and oil products) increased by 11.2% in 2018 over 2017, Igor Aslyuk, head of the economic committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee, said at the meeting of the regional administration, BelTA has learned.

GOMEL(BelTA) – Manufacturing, tourist and cultural potential of Gomel Oblast will be showcased at a fair and festival in Russia's Buryatia. These plans were discussed at a meeting of Gomel Oblast authorities and business people with Chairman of the National and Cultural Autonomy of Belarusians in Buryatia Alexander Kozlov, BelTA learned from Alevtina Saranchuk who is in charge of foreign economic contacts at the economy committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee.

GOMEL, 12 February (BelTA) – In 2018 the Belarusian steel mill BMZ exported over 2 million tonnes of metal products worth over $1.25 billion, which was up 25.9% over 2017, BelTA learned from the company.

MINSK(BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree to confer the Order of Mother on 30 women from Gomel Oblast and Grodno Oblast for giving birth to and raising five and more children, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The award was conferred on women from all walks of life, including women working in the agricultural sector, education, healthcare and trade, social workers, and housekeepers.