About 5,8 thousand new jobs have been created as part of the “One District, One Project” initiative

6 August 2025

Investments are a key factor in the economic development of any state. In Belarus, in the first half of 2025, investments in fixed assets showed the best dynamics among the main socio-economic indicators, which increased by 14% compared to the previous period. The positive dynamics is typical for both the capital and all regions of the country.

According to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, the leading projects for attracted investments in fixed assets are JSC Svetlogorsk Central Committee, JSC Agricultural Combine Dzerzhinsky, LLC Minsk City Technopark.

A special contribution to the development of investment activity in the regions is made by the “One District, One Project” initiative, which provides for the creation of at least one production project in each region of the country. As of July 1, 2025, about 5.8 thousand new jobs have been created under the initiative, and in the future there should be more than 9 thousand of them. 84 projects have been completed, and more than 160 are under implementation. The main part of the projects has an industrial focus – these are the spheres of construction, food industry, woodworking, chemical production. At the same time, there is a growing business interest in the implementation of projects in the fields of tourism and medicine.

A new mechanism for supporting investment projects, the Regional Initiative, gives an additional impetus to high investment activity. Its list may include investment projects that are significant for the socio-economic development of regions, considering industry specifics, as well as preferential investment projects. At the beginning of June 2025, 88 applications had been received for inclusion in the pool of investment projects of the Regional Initiative, and 39 of them had already been approved.

The implementation of investment projects within the framework of the “One District, One Project” and “Regional Initiative” initiatives makes an important contribution to the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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