by the Way, as of 1 April external government debt totaled $16.6 billion, a decrease from the beginning of the year to $0.5 billion (including exchange rate differences), or 2.9 percent.
Grounds for optimistic forecasts Sergei Rumas sees, in particular in economic statistics. According to him, in the past four months the Republican budget, as local, was executed with a surplus. “In both cases it amounted to 600 million rubles. This suggests that the income and expenses budget is balanced”, – said the Prime Minister, BelTA informs.
He said that in the first quarter was attracted by the external state borrowings in the amount of $247.7 million, including $222,7 million – the government and banks of Russia, $12.8 million and Export-import Bank of China, $8 million IBRD and us $4.2 million from the EBRD and NIB.
as for the repayment of external public debt in the first quarter it totaled $504,9-million, of which $221,6 million to the Russian government, $171,2 million from Chinese banks, $88.3 million – EFSR, a $22 million IBRD, us $1.3 million from the EBRD and NIB, $0.5 m – Commodity-credit Corporation of the United States.
Sergei Rumas voiced and the size of the state debt of Belarus. According to him, on April 1, it amounted to 53.7 billion Belarusian rubles and increased compared to the beginning of this year by 8.9 billion, or 19.9 percent. And domestic public debt for the same period amounted to 10.4 billion Belarusian rubles, having increased since beginning of the year to 1.7 billion (including exchange rate differences), or by 19.1 percent.
Calculates the head of the Cabinet of Ministers and the gradual recovery of the affected sectors of the economy in the summer of this year. He believes that “since July, the economy in the affected sectors will catch up and add: the country open, there is demand for our products”.
Commenting on the economic results over the past four months, Rumas said that “in principle, the drivers of growth are the same as were in the first quarter. Agriculture worked out well, the construction sector shows good growth. And traditionally in the service sector – the IT industry”.
However, according to the Prime Minister, the industry has reduced the rate by one percent. And among the most affected sectors of the economy from the pandemic of coronavirus he called up the catering and tourism industry. Fell slightly, and retail sales. “But all these failures were predictable by the government and the figures that we get from the national statistics Committee, meet expectations,” – stated Prime Minister of Belarus.
