MINSK, 9 June (BelTA) – It is necessary to increase labor productivity and product competitiveness, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast Alexey Besprozvannykh in Minsk on 9 June, BelTA has learned.
“We have someone to learn from. Let's be honest, the Europeans have succeeded on this front,” the head of state said.
He noted that given the labor shortage in Belarus, people from other regions of the world have started arriving in Belarus, which has caused some stir in society. “I say: OK, we won't invite anyone over here, although we have everything under control, but in this case labor productivity should be like in the European Union - three to five times higher. Indeed, if we cannot compete with the European Union, we have nothing to do there [reference to the trade in goods]; it is particularly true for Kaliningrad and Belarus. In fact, our economies are similar to that of the European Union. And we need to be able to compete with them. And this puts a worker at the forefront,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.
“We are addressing these problems. And I am sure that we will solve them. The main thing is not to create additional problems. We need a normal key interest rate, so that manufacturers will be able to take loans and use them to produce and sell their goods. In the vast space of our Fatherland, people need everything. You can't name a single product that our people don't need. We need to keep this in mind. And if we have enough to export, it will be even better,” the president added.
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