Golovchenko: the government expects a record foreign trade balance at the end of the year

During the meeting

August 19, Rogachevsky district. Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko predicted a record positive balance in Belarus at the end of the year. He voiced his opinion to the journalists of the Rogachev Dairy Plant, BelTA informs.

“In terms of export volumes, we are sagging due to the three or four large exporters who have come under the greatest sanctions pressure,” said Roman Golovchenko. should be evaluated in the balance of the trade balance, which is improving. I think that by the end of the year we will generally have a record surplus. This is due to a decrease in imports and an increase in exports. But this is very important for the country's balance of payments: the inflow of foreign currency will be sufficient to strengthen reserves and meet all our payment obligations."

Today, exports to the European Union, for obvious reasons, have decreased by almost a third, so it is being actively replaced. “In June of this year, we have a historical record of exports to Russia - more than Br2 billion, there has never been such a figure in a monthly volume,” said Roman Golovchenko. a lot - so far we are not talking about hundreds, but about tens of millions of dollars. Nevertheless, the pace itself is impressive. There are countries of the African and Asian continents, as well as the Middle East, where exports have grown tenfold - Ghana, Mali, Zimbabwe, etc. This suggests that the process of diversification is underway."

Recently, Belarus has also significantly added to the Chinese market: in trade with this country, the negative balance is decreasing, and there is a good increase in shipment rates. "Thus, we are balancing the difficult situation in which we have been placed through the imposition of sanctions and restrictions," Roman Golovchenko concluded.

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