Between January and April of this year, the bilateral trade volume between Russia and Belarus increased by 11%. Since the beginning of the year, this figure has exceeded 1 trillion rubles, opens Words of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to RIA Novosti.
At the end of last year, the trade volume between the two countries also showed moderate growth rates. By the end of 2022, trade increased by 12% to exceed 3 trillion Russian rubles. He stated that the intensification of trade relations between the countries was not prevented by the sanctions imposed by the Western states on Moscow and Minsk.
“Last year, our mutual trade grew by 12%, exceeding 3 trillion Russian rubles or 111 billion Belarusian rubles. In January-April (this year – socialbites.ca), the trade volume increased by another 11% and amounted to one trillion Russian rubles, or almost 40 billion Belarusian rubles, ”Michustin said.
3 June Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov reportedBelarus’ exports to Russia in 2022 set a record and increased by more than 40%. Thus, Minsk was able to compensate for losses due to the closure of European markets due to sanctions.