Syarhei Chaly: Prakapovich to re-introduce 2010 policy
The pundit reckons Mr Prakapovich has never been an advocate of market economy.
Prakapovich has taken the key position in the country's economic policy, Syarhei Chaly notes.
Chaly: "The position of the vice PM is the key position in the government. The person is responsible for sticking to the social and economic development forecast. The economic growth should reach 8.5%. It is unreal."
Prakapovich will re-introduce the economic policy of 2010, the economist thinks. The wages rapidly increased at that time which resulted in the economic crisis of 2011. Now the authorities are planning to reach the economic course before the presidential election in 2015.
Prakapovich's appointment means that Lukashenka does not understand the specifics of the post-crisis economy, Chaly thinks. Poytr Prakapovich has never been an advocate of market economy, he noted. His market measures can be explained by the fact that any head of the National Bank has to stick to such a position.
