GDP of 108 billion dollars and salaries above $ 1,000: Deputy Minister of Economy summed up the preliminary results of 2026

Deputy Minister of Economy Maria Mazhinskaya today, November 12, in the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee during a meeting dedicated to the results of the region’s work for nine months, presented to the delegates of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly from the region the preliminary results of the implementation of the Program of Social and Economic Development for 2026-2030 this year.

The preliminary results of the implementation of the first year of the five-year program are generally positive, Maria Mazhinskaya noted:

The country's GDP is growing, has already reached 108 billion dollars. Investments increased to $21 billion. But the key indicator, of course, is the well-being of the population. To date, wages have exceeded $1,000. But we don’t stop there, we move on. The level of low-income population at a record low, 3.2 percent, which is also positive.

The Deputy Minister emphasized a systematic approach to the development of human capital, the realization of its potential. According to Maria Mazhinskaya, the economy begins with education, training specialists for the needs of the labor market:

- Today, the reality is that education should be practice-oriented. For this purpose, emphasis is placed on the interaction of education, science and the real sector of the economy. Training workshops are being opened at enterprises. Today there are 28 of them, by the end of the year we plan to open another 22. Including in the Mogilev region, enterprises are opening such workshops that will allow staff to quickly and quickly enter the working stream.

- We are creating conditions for the accelerated entry of young people into the labor market, reducing the terms of training in 640 professions. We are actively developing infrastructure for families with children. Almost a thousand groups with flexible modes of stay are open in kindergartens. That is, a mother can combine the upbringing of a child and work, thereby realizing her creative potential. All this will contribute to the development of a particular region and the whole country.

The Deputy Minister of Economy elaborated on the investment projects being implemented in the country. Thus, a pool of 35 such projects has been selected, four of them are planned to be completed this year.

- The Mogilev region is also implementing major projects that are important for the whole country. This is a project at Mogilevkhimvolokno, as well as at the Osipovsky plant of automotive units. This will give a new impetus to the development of specific areas and the region as a whole. All this allows us to say that the quality of life of both the economy and the population is changing. In general, we can talk about the success of 2026. The head of state set goals for next year in the country, as well as for the Mogilev region. We are working to achieve everything, concluded Maria Mazhinskaya. Transition to a new quality of life: Isachenko called the main goal of the five-year plan for the Mogilev region

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