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Kabiakou Seeks Salvation In Juche Idea

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Kabiakou Seeks Salvation In Juche Idea
ANDREI KABIAKOU
PHOTO: BYMEDIA

The Premier Minister speaks of an economic “model” which is completely “independent” from the other world.

The Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kabiakou told journalists today that the government considers the minimization of economic dependence on external factors to be the main task for the medium term, BelTA informs.

“The priorities that are traditional for us will be preserved. First of all, we are talking about the development, expansion, increase and diversification of export. The main objective is to minimize the dependence on external factors.

Probably, there isn’t a state that can completely withdraw from dependence on external factors, but to reduce this dependence, to increase the competitiveness of the economy – these are the most important tasks of the fundamental provisions, which are prescribed for implementation in 2016-2020 years,” – Andrei Kabiakou said.

According to him, the government assumes to diversify exports by 2020, so that one-third of production will be exported to the Eurasian Economic Union, a third – to the European Economic Union, a third – to other countries, including the “long-distance arc” ones.

“It will also give us an opportunity to get away from dependence on the economic situation in particular countries, this will increase our stability,” – Andrei Kabiakou said.

Also, according to him, there will be implemented the priority on job creation.

“We will have to create 50 thousand new jobs at new enterprises each year. Yesterday, we summed up at a government meeting the work of the economy in the first quarter. This is one of the parameters, essential for evaluating the performance of the top-down command structure,” – Andrei Kabiakou said.

The Prime Minister stressed the need to raise investment. “About 100 major investment projects will be implemented in the country in 2016-2020. We will have to raise about $ 30 billion, direct foreign investment will amount to $ 16 billion,” – he said.

“Exports, employment, investment is the triad, based on which we expect to provide a qualitative development of our economy,” – the head of the government concluded.

Aliaksandr Lukashenka has repeatedly stated about the “special path” and economic isolation from the world before.

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