The export policy remains the Belarusian crucial economic goal, Deputy Economy Minister of Belarus Tatiana Starchenko told a press conference on 2 September.

According to her, the geography of sales as well as their infrastructure needs to be expanded. Almost all economic sectors have their export sales strategies and take efforts to develop commodity distribution networks. Tatiana Starchenko focused on the role of leasing as an important instrument for advancing the Belarusian products to the Russian Federation.

According to Tatiana Starchenko, in H1 2009 the export in goods and services grew 54.6% from January-June 2008. The import fell from 68.5% in January-March 2009 to 67% in H1 2009. Belarus had a trade deficit of $3133.6 million as against the 2009 forecast of $1470-1500 million.

Worsening market conditions, recessing business activity and reducing foreign solvent demand for the basic Belarusian products remain the major reasons for such an unfavourable situation in the foreign trade.

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