Belarus’s trade turnover rose by 17.1 percent year-on-year to $19.8 billion in the first quarter of this ear, the National Bank said.

Trade surplus rose to $828 million in January-March 2021 from $357 million in the first three months of 2020.

Exports rose by 19.5 percent year-on-year to $10.3 billion, while imports rose by 14.7 percent to $9.5 billion.