Who is to blame and what to do? Lukashenko's two eternal questions to Belkoopsoyuz leadership

The President noted that the work of Belkoopsoyuz, the largest player in the rural goods and services market, remains ineffective.

Retail organizations of Belkoopsoyuz continue to operate at a loss. In the first half of this year, net loss amounted to 16.4 million rubles, an 11-fold increase compared to the same period in 2025. "If this is true, it's horrifying," said the President.

At the same time, consumer cooperatives organizations are over-indebted (as of July 1, 2026, overdue creditor debt amounted to 86 million rubles, or 15% of total creditor debt).

The President posed two classic questions to Inessa Korotkevich, Chair of the Board of Belkoopsoyuz: who is to blame and what to do?