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30.09.2021 11:13:00
Industry shows growth
The financial condition of enterprises, co-operation with Russian colleagues in microelectronics, the fight against industrial spies: important aspects of the report to the President of Belarus by Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik and Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov
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The Belarusian real sector has faced a double test. On the one hand, there are COVID restrictions in different parts of the world, on the other, there are sanctions pressures from the EU and the United States. Nevertheless, Belarusian industry is withstanding these blows with dignity. Moreover, it demonstrates growth in both production volumes and export supplies. The level of warehouse stocks is also acceptable. This is a good trend, and, as Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed, it is important to keep it, “We must stay at this level — no matter what it takes.”
Fighting against espionage
Obviously, there are a lot of ill-wishers around our country. They also recruit local figures into their service. There are not many of them, but this situation is also unacceptable. The Head of State put the question bluntly, “I know that you in the Government have made a number of decisions to minimise the impact of western sanctions on our economy but look at your employees in factories. I have information that there are still a few scoundrels left in some places, and they set themselves the goal of informing the collective West about how Parkhomchik and Nazarov are trying to bypass the sanctions.”
There must be an adequate response to the facts of malicious sabotage. The President calls things by their proper names,
Push for growth
After the report to the President, Industry Minister, Piotr Parkhomchik, described details of the discussion to the media.
“According to the results of the last eight months, the enterprises of the Industry Ministry are fulfilling all the adjusted indicators; moreover, they demonstrate very high export growth rates (138-139 percent). There is no doubt that these dynamics will continue after the results of nine months,” said Mr. Parkhomchik, announcing the figures and plans.
He added that the Head of State instructed, despite all the difficulties, to maintain the level of production and the level of exports no lower than the indicators from the first half of the year,
“I will not name the amount, but the Government has adopted the relevant documents and roadmaps. And these enterprises received cheap funds to address these issues,” commented the Minister.
Important vectors
One of the topical areas of work is interaction with Russia. The growth rate of shipments to our partners this year is already 152 percent, Piotr Parkhomchik cited the figure, “Tractors, harvesters, refrigerators, TV sets and other Belarusian products are being successfully sold. Most importantly, those roadmaps [Union State programmes for deep integration], which we have agreed, enable us to overcome the obstacles that appear on the way.”
The African region is no less interesting for Belarus. For example, last year, harvesters, MAZ equipment, fire trucks and tractors were assembled in Zimbabwe — in total, about 800 units worth $30m. This year, the volume of supplies of our equipment to this country will almost double.
Referring to the situation at the enterprises, the Minister stressed that there are no strikes, the enterprises are working in normal mode of operation, and the information that appears in separate telegram channels does not correspond to reality.
By Dmitry Kryat, Polina Konoga
The Belarusian real sector has faced a double test. On the one hand, there are COVID restrictions in different parts of the world, on the other, there are sanctions pressures from the EU and the United States. Nevertheless, Belarusian industry is withstanding these blows with dignity. Moreover, it demonstrates growth in both production volumes and export supplies. The level of warehouse stocks is also acceptable. This is a good trend, and, as Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed, it is important to keep it, “We must stay at this level — no matter what it takes.”
Fighting against espionage
Obviously, there are a lot of ill-wishers around our country. They also recruit local figures into their service. There are not many of them, but this situation is also unacceptable. The Head of State put the question bluntly, “I know that you in the Government have made a number of decisions to minimise the impact of western sanctions on our economy but look at your employees in factories. I have information that there are still a few scoundrels left in some places, and they set themselves the goal of informing the collective West about how Parkhomchik and Nazarov are trying to bypass the sanctions.”
There must be an adequate response to the facts of malicious sabotage. The President calls things by their proper names,
“In fact, they spy and hand over information. We have identified several, they will be imprisoned for a long time, I say this bluntly. Nevertheless, we must watch out for them. There are just a few, but they still remain. And these are not just people who express their civic position. These are people who deliberately harm our economy, as well as our state, for the money from western special services. Pay special attention, directors, to this and watch these processes yourself.”The President also recalled the recent agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the joint development of microelectronics, “Thank God, we have preserved these enterprises, but, naturally, we should develop more intensively in this respect in order to reach a competitive level with those who call the tune in the world today.”
Push for growth
After the report to the President, Industry Minister, Piotr Parkhomchik, described details of the discussion to the media.
“According to the results of the last eight months, the enterprises of the Industry Ministry are fulfilling all the adjusted indicators; moreover, they demonstrate very high export growth rates (138-139 percent). There is no doubt that these dynamics will continue after the results of nine months,” said Mr. Parkhomchik, announcing the figures and plans.
He added that the Head of State instructed, despite all the difficulties, to maintain the level of production and the level of exports no lower than the indicators from the first half of the year,
“In the second half of the year, we must practically double the results of the work of the country’s industrial enterprises. We have no doubt that we will cope with the task at hand.”Answering the question about the expansion of sales markets, the Minister admitted that what the European partners are doing is unpleasant. However, according to Mr. Parkhomchik, this is an impetus and opportunity for enterprises to pay more attention to import substitution, technical solutions and diversification,
“I would not like to reveal our technical plans now, but we will surprise you. There is no doubt that the industrial enterprises of Belarus will cope with these sanctions.But as for specific enterprises that came under the sanctions, the President separately pointed out that their employees should not suffer in any way. Certain steps have already been taken to further protect employees.”
“I will not name the amount, but the Government has adopted the relevant documents and roadmaps. And these enterprises received cheap funds to address these issues,” commented the Minister.
Important vectors
One of the topical areas of work is interaction with Russia. The growth rate of shipments to our partners this year is already 152 percent, Piotr Parkhomchik cited the figure, “Tractors, harvesters, refrigerators, TV sets and other Belarusian products are being successfully sold. Most importantly, those roadmaps [Union State programmes for deep integration], which we have agreed, enable us to overcome the obstacles that appear on the way.”
The African region is no less interesting for Belarus. For example, last year, harvesters, MAZ equipment, fire trucks and tractors were assembled in Zimbabwe — in total, about 800 units worth $30m. This year, the volume of supplies of our equipment to this country will almost double.
Referring to the situation at the enterprises, the Minister stressed that there are no strikes, the enterprises are working in normal mode of operation, and the information that appears in separate telegram channels does not correspond to reality.
By Dmitry Kryat, Polina Konoga
