Deputy Prime Minister: Belarusian-Russian projects in import substitution have increased

Because of the sanctions, both Belarus and Russia are paying more and more attention to the substitution of imported goods in all sectors of the economy.
Investment policy issues in joint import substitution projects with Russia were discussed by Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with new Deputy Prime Minister Petr Parkhomchik.
In particular, it was noted that the number of such projects had increased to 20.
“The so-called 14 projects. There are not 14, but about 20 projects. It is necessary to complete all the work within these investment projects very quickly,” Parkhomchik said, BelTA informs.
At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister notes that there are certain difficulties: the equipment for many of them was provided for European.
“It is clear that it does not exist today. Therefore, we are looking for other ways to resolve this issue. We cannot delay here. We need to find very quick solutions, take responsibility and resolve these issues,” Parkhomchik said.
In addition, Lukashenka set a number of tasks for the new Deputy Prime Minister. Among the main ones is to prevent a decrease in production volumes, ensure the growth of exports and prevent an increase in stocks in warehouses.
Parkhomenko noted that today there are no such problematic issues in the Ministry of Industry – there is a positive trend. But there are still some in individual industries, for example, in Bellegprom and Belneftekhim.
The Deputy Prime Minister promised to “dive as deep as possible”, find reasons and provide support.
“Our task is the same in the economy – not to fall below last year. And, of course, industry should play the main role here. I feel that agriculture will reach the promised parameters of 104%,” Lukashenka said.