Global economy will resume work within a month, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the company Slavyanka in Bobruisk on 21 April, BelTA has learned.
“In spite of the daily death toll of 400-600, Europe has begun to open. I am convinced that the global economy will resume work within a month, including in neighboring countries, including in Russia. They already understand what they are dealing with. Everybody understands,” Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced.
Mogilev Oblast Governor Leonid Zayats reported to the president on the development of the economy in the region. In his words, nominal salaries in the region are on the rise, investments are raised in accordance with the target, the level of unemployment is 0.3%. “Virtually all industries of the real production sector in Mogilev Oblast have been stable,” he said. At the same, the governor remarked that some industries, particularly, the construction industry will have to cover the gap in H2.
The president warned that the requirements to the social and economic development of regions will remain as high in spite of the situation with coronavirus. Therefore, there is no time to relax. “We must fulfill our plans,” he stressed.