Economy, transport, construction, and improvement. Details of the President's report on the development of Minsk

Asipovichi Krai 2 September 3, 2026 15:53 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with Vladimir Kukharev, Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee, for a report, a BELTA correspondent reports.

The main topics of the report are the economic development of the capital with an emphasis on the industrial sector, the improvement of transport and road infrastructure, construction and beautification of the city, as well as personnel issues.

About the city's economy

About salaries

About the construction complex and transport

About beautification

About personnel issues

First of all, the head of state congratulated Vladimir Kukharev on another, already sixth anniversary of his appointment as head of Minsk. "Vladimir Evgenievich, today is an anniversary, I congratulate you. They say you have been working as head of the hero city of Minsk for exactly six years. One can draw some conclusions. But the main thing is not the results, but the prospects," Alexander Lukashenko said.

About the city's economy

"The first issue is the economy. If there is an economy, there is development," the Belarusian leader emphasized.

The head of state noted that the main thing for Minsk is the industrial sector. Although the city quite actively invests its own funds in agriculture, construction of livestock complexes in the country. "Thank you, with the Minsk budget you are building some complexes. There are probably about ten of them throughout the republic. And this has been the case for more than one year," Alexander Lukashenko drew attention.

The President inquired about the situation in Minsk's industry, which enterprises are problematic and underperforming, and what areas need work.

"I listened to the Prime Minister's report yesterday (September 2. — BELTA note). It seems that everything is going quite well. But that's on average. The picture seems decent. But there are enterprises that work neither here nor there — they work poorly. And there are issues in Minsk's industry. Which enterprises concern you the most? Therefore, overall economic growth and industry," the head of state outlined.

He also drew attention to the experience of developing the Minsk City Technopark. "This is a good thing, people come there, they work quite well. How is the construction of such technoparks going? We determined that not only in Minsk, but throughout the country, it is necessary to develop a network of such technoparks."

Speaking about the development of the capital's production base, the President reminded the head of the Minsk City Executive Committee that he is responsible for this area: "Don't forget that enterprises in Minsk are, first and foremost, your enterprises, then those of the Ministry of Industry, the government, and so on. It's all yours. The same as in other regions."

The discussion also touched on investment activity in the capital. According to Vladimir Kukharev, investment growth by the end of the half-year reached 10%. Mainly through the construction sector. Currently, more than 700 facilities are being built in Minsk. Among them are social facilities, housing, and technopark projects.

The President pointed out critically that a significant share of investments is generated through the construction of social rather than production facilities: "Still, investments in the creation of production facilities lag behind housing and other cultural and museum projects."

Overall, the head of state was informed that the capital's economy is operating steadily. Performance targets for the growth rate of gross regional product have been met at 102.2%. Minsk's contribution to the country's GDP stands at 32%. "Decent," the President assessed. At the same time, he set the head of the Minsk City Executive Committee on a course for further economic growth — at least 3.5% GRP growth by the end of 2026.

The task of reaching a higher level is also being set by the head of state for the entire economy of Belarus. According to data for January–July of this year, GDP increased by 2.1% compared to the same period last year. The President demands that this figure be raised to 3% by year-end: "For the country, God willing, let's reach 3% (GDP growth by the end of this year. — BELTA note) — that's the task I'm setting. We must definitely add 3% to Belarus's GDP. We need to reach 3% by the end of the year. And you (in Minsk. — BELTA note) should aim for 3.5%, you need to reach that."On salariesDuring the report, the topic of meeting the wage growth target in the capital was also raised. The head of state was informed that the average nominal salary in Minsk for the first half of the year stands at 3,878 rubles.

"Vladimir Yevgenyevich, you need to maintain this level, but not push it higher," Aleksandr Lukashenko warned. "Because salaries, large sums of money will sooner or later lead to inflation. And inflation in Minsk will spread throughout the country — we will end up 'eating up' that money through price increases."

In this regard, the head of state particularly emphasized the need to focus on the sphere of production. "It should not turn out that wages and incomes of the population are growing immensely while production is falling. Thank God, neither in Minsk nor across the republic is this happening. But this needs to be monitored — so that labor productivity remains high. And it is essential to add to it through enterprises that are performing poorly," the President set the task.

"The main principle is that the money must be earned," Vladimir Kukharev agreed. "We are maintaining the ratio (of wage growth relative to labor productivity growth — BELTA note) so as to prevent any disruptions in the foreign exchange market, because that would lead to inflation."

On the construction sector and transport

The President also inquired about the work of the capital's construction sector. Alexander Lukashenko noted that Minsk is moving in this respect: roads, housing, and cultural institutions are being built, including the reconstruction of the National Art Museum and the construction of the National Museum of Belarus.

"This largely rests on the city. Well, what about other construction issues? For instance, you finally handed me over the scheme for the construction of Minsk's main transport links. This is very important for Minsk residents and not only. For the entire country. Because many people come to Minsk," Alexander Lukashenko said.

The President asked whether there are enough workers in the construction sector and what is planned to be built in Minsk in the future. "It has been determined conceptually by the President — Minsk must not suffocate, it is impossible to pull people into Minsk from the regions," the Belarusian leader recalled.

On improvement and beautification

The President suggested that the leadership of the city of Minsk think about how to relieve the courtyard areas from the large number of personal vehicles.

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Alexander Lukashenko noted that the surrounding environment in Minsk sometimes creates a "terrible impression." He was referring to the overloading of residential yards with personal vehicles. "There is a building, and in front of it a park-like area up to the roadway — that's good, beautiful. But that's rare. In other cases, it's an ocean of cars. Dirty in places, grimy," the President said. "It's not very pretty when a building is drowning in a procession of these cars. We need to think about what to do. We can't get rid of cars. But we need to think about what to do with these parking areas. In front of the building, near the building, people should still breathe clean nature — there should be trees, shrubs, flowers, flower beds, and so on."

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The head of state suggested thinking about how to act in order to gradually relieve the areas around buildings and move vehicles farther away. "Gradually, not tomorrow, not through bans. But to remove these parking lots somewhere farther away. So that people, especially kids, the elderly, can go out and sit on a bench. Therefore, landscaping and beautification is a very important issue for Minsk," Alexander Lukashenko stressed.

On personnel issues

Alexander Lukashenko proposed, if necessary, also discussing personnel matters: "How are the people working, what would need to be refined somewhere, to take a look?" He noted that Vladimir Kukharev is a good-natured person by character, but it is nevertheless important to see shortcomings in the work of subordinates. "Especially — personnel. If there is a decent person, a leader — there is forward movement and results. If there isn't, then there will be no movement," the head of state emphasized.

Source: BELTA

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