Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko wants higher living standards for Belarusians
"The foundation of economic policy is unshakeable. If you see the need for transformations in any field (the economy, social life, especially manufacturing enterprises), you must always remember about social responsibility and take the interests of people into account"...

Need for great role of Belarus’ Federation of Trade Unions emphasized
“I would like to see our trade unions play a great role. At least, I want you to know what is happening in the labor collectives and protect the interests of our people”...

Ambassador: Belarus will maintain mutually beneficial cooperation with Armenia
"We have never enforced our goods, service, or the political agenda. I am confident that this trend will stay in place in our cooperation with Armenia"...

New economy branches, IT development to raise Belarus’ GDP up to $100bn
"It is unlikely we will be able to do that with conventional kinds of economic activities. This is why raising foreign direct investments instead of debts will lead to the development of new economy branches"...

Belarus’ GDP growth strong in Q1 2018, outpaces forecast
According to the prime minister, a good basis in terms of GDP growth was laid early this year. The GDP expanded by 5.1% as against the forecast of 2.1% and for the first quarter and 3.5% for the year). Productivity is increasing even more rapidly than GDP...

Lukashenko: We can turn Belarus into a prosperous land
“We cannot lose what we have today. Everything depends on us. We are able to make our country a prosperous land,” the head of state stressed...

Belarus' draft law on mass media undergoing fine-tuning
The deputy minister did not rule out that the draft law will be significantly amended by the second reading and will differ from the draft that passed the first reading. “This is quite possible taking into account the work underway”...

Significant growth in Belarus' livestock production possible in 2018-2019
"This year we have every chance to apply more mineral fertilizers, sow more permanent grasses, stock more fodder for the cattle so that the country could see a growth in its agricultural sector in the current and subsequent years"...

Belarusian government to continue taking care of Chernobyl-affected areas
The Council of the Republic has been working to make sure the Chernobyl remain on the international agenda...

Opinion: Consolidation of society guarantees gradual forward movement in all fields
"Only close cooperation will help manufacture high-quality in-demand competitive products that will contribute to the development of the society and state"...

Opinion: Belarus is ready for cooperation with EU only on mutual respect terms
Belarus maintains a responsible and constructive stance and does its best to minimize negative consequences of the geopolitical tension, which has emerged in the region out of the country’s own volition, in a bid to bolster peace, stability, and security in Europe...

Belarus calls for international effort to overcome Chernobyl catastrophe consequences
Belarus will continue working persistently to draw the attention of the international community to this problem and has always been in favor of continuing international cooperation in this field...

Opinion: Intellectual capital can significantly improve economic efficiency
According to the MP, the impact of the Hi-Tech Park achievements should be felt across the country. To achieve this, it is important to harness scientific and intellectual potential, to speed up the integration of information technologies in the economy...

Council of Europe encouraged to promote Belarus-EU dialogue
During the meeting, Mikhail Myasnikovich commented on the European Parliament resolution on Belarus of 19 April. “In my opinion, it is absolutely inconsistent with the objective assessment of the current situation in our country”...

Brand new economic sector emerging in Belarus
The traditional economic model related with the real sector will keep improving at the same time...

Opinion: The unity of the nation allows withstanding any hardships
“I am happy to say that the Belarusian state will remain a state for the people. The entire government policy of today is designed to take care of working people so that they could work and evolve”...

Development of Belarus’ economic contacts to remain priority for MPs
According to Sergei Rakhmanov, MPs should focus on trade and economic contacts in the work with foreign countries. “This is the basis of economic and national security in general,” he said...

Belarus to refinance 75% of external debt
Pavel Kallaur stressed that the debt burden relative to GDP will be decreasing. For this, Belarus will need to reduce the volume of new loans on the one hand. On the other, the country will have to work to increase GDP...

Sakhonenko: Paralympic sports give a variety of opportunities for development
The three-time Paralympic champion in cross country skiing cited her sports career as an example. After failing to qualify for Olympic competitions due to her visual impairment, she shifted to Paralympic sports as it was the only opportunity to do sport professionally...

Ways to develop Belarusian economy, civil society in presidential address
The plans of the MPs should be aimed at the unconditional implementation of the president’s instructions, the speaker said...