{"id":101605,"date":"2024-08-22T12:43:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101605\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"pundit-accuses-officials-of-overstating-gdp-growth-ahead-of-2025-election","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101605\/","title":{"rendered":"Economist accuses officials of overstating GDP growth ahead of 2025 election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 22, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Economist Jaras\u0142a\u016d Raman\u010duk has dismissed government reports of 5.5-percent economic growth as a false claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka wants to create an illusion that he controls everything in Belarus, has told <em>Pozirk<\/em>, noting that his demand for 3.8-percent GDP growth probably scared officials so much that they rolled out 5.5 percent at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities want to show that the government is in control by showcasing frequent meetings of \u0141uka\u0161enka with officials, while the inflated statistics may also indicate that they are already preparing for \u201cthe so-called presidential election in 2025,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calculator_1128_pexels-com_kindel-media-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calculator_1128_pexels-com_kindel-media-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calculator_1128_pexels-com_kindel-media-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calculator_1128_pexels-com_kindel-media-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calculator_1128_pexels-com_kindel-media-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calculator_1128_pexels-com_kindel-media.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Bie\u0142stat reports economic growth acceleration<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 16, Pozirk. The Belarusian economy grew by 5.5 percent in the first seven months of 2024, the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said. Growth slowed down to 5 percent in the first half of the year after 5.2 percent reported &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/100842\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 22, Pozirk. Economist Jaras\u0142a\u016d Raman\u010duk has dismissed government reports of 5.5-percent economic growth as a false claim. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka wants to create an illusion that he controls everything in Belarus, has told Pozirk, noting that his demand for 3.8-percent GDP growth probably scared officials so much that they rolled out 5.5 percent at once. 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