But it is not the president Lukashenko. When it comes to economic knowledge of the Belarusian president, decided to look away, cover the mouth with his hand and quietly giggle. However, this knowledge was enough Lukashenko to make a considerable capital. Knowledgeable people say: Alexander G. - one of the richest men in the CIS.
The former head of presidential administration, and subsequently Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Sinitsyn Alexander Lukashenko once called the richest man in the CIS. At that journalists responded the question: ... Lukashenka has also a different situation. He sold weapons to the astronomical sums. It is due to the billions of dollars. The money did not go to the state budget did not go into the economy. Lukashenko held by it as he wants. Sometimes ... Considered in the president's pocket, which is clearly. And help you understand the business projects of President of Belarus sister of his former subordinates who held senior positions.
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It was the first presidential experience in the business. He brought no less than $ 50 million. At first no one could suspect anything strange in the high-profile project for the production of Belarus commemorative gold coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of Victory. But the project turned to scandal. Gold and silver coins worth 50 million dollars were made in the USA, the first batch of 600 pieces arrived in the country. High- person talk about the high numismatic value products - after the first coins of the sovereign country. But suddenly on the surface of the coin stood out most obscure spots that should not appear on the golden articles. In addition, the coins do not bear the test was. ... Lukashenko tried to pretend that he personally was not involved in the project, and created a commission to review the authenticity of coins. It turned out that the national bank of the country nothing about the project and did not know any authority for minting of coins would not let anyone. It turned out that some commercial company under the patronage of high officials from the president's entourage spent in the country additional money, and the National Bank finds out about this last. Experts today are trying to answer the question: what was it?.
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Former head of the National Bank of the Republic Tamara Vinnikov, lurking at the present time in England, told me: ... Only one transaction is effected by ... When I took the balance of the Savings Bank, 85% of the currency was missing, and so far it does not exist ...
The Belarusian company ... Advocate the integration of Lukashenko got in mind to use the advantages that made it a common customs area with Russia. Transports with vodka, alcohol, cigarettes, poured in to Russia. One-third of all Belarusian exports while the share accounted for ... However, soon understood in Russia, what was happening, and the firm had to close, the provisions of the customs union have been specified, the rights of the Belarusian side cut, control of the good neighbor tightened. But today, re- exports to Russia annually brings to the Belarusian authorities $ 2 billion. How to tell the ex-minister of foreign economic relations, the money takes the manager of the president, and they do not take into account the state budget. Partially re- was discontinued in 2000, when Russia imposed a customs control at the Belarusian border. However, not all Russian- Belarusian border is the customs checkpoints. These are controlled by the power structure.