Indicators planned for 2015 should be implemented in full

6 августа 2015

This task for the government was voiced today by the President after he listened to the report of the Prime Minister of the country. Andrei Kobyakov reported on the outcome of the economy in the first half of the year. The situation in foreign markets and in the economy of our closest partners is difficult, and it had its influence on the Belarusian economy. During the 6 months of 2015 the GDP lost a little more than three percent. Nevertheless, the country has fulfilled all of its foreign currency obligations of the national debt. Alexander Lukashenko demands from the government takes concrete steps to solve the existing problems.

However, as reported by Andrei Kobyakov, Belarus will not increase external debt, and even managed to build up its reserves. Part of the budget surplus will be spent on increasing pensions. Moreover, in the first half of the year foreign trade surplus established as well. According to the Prime Minister it is about a billion dollars.