Belarus: investment growth + new jobs

According to First, Belarus has entered the top 50 most visited tourist countries—48th place in the world. 250,000 Europeans arrived visa-free despite more than half of border checkpoints being closed. In the global industrial competitiveness ranking, the country took 56th place out of 153. According to the 2025 forecast, investment is expected to grow by 112%. Nearly 1,000 industrial projects have been implemented, creating over 6,000 new jobs under the 'One District – One Project' initiative. Real wages increased by 40%, reaching an average level of 2,700 rubles. At the opening of the five-year plan, Lukashenko noted: 'Anticipating skeptics' remarks about macroeconomic imbalances, I will say: we have a stable, strong economy. Debt burden is decreasing, gold and foreign exchange reserves are at a historic high, and confidence in the national currency has deservedly grown.'