On June 30, the Institute of Economics of NAS of Belarus held a round table «Economy of the Republic of Belarus: Achievements and Prospects» as part of the Economics Week

On June 30, the Institute of Economics of NAS of Belarus held a round table «Economy of the Republic of Belarus: Achievements and Prospects» as part of the Economics Week. The event took place in the meeting room of the Presidium of NAS of Belarus. The round table was moderated by Denis MUKHA, Director of the Institute of Economics, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor.

Vladimir GUSAKOV, Chairman of the Presidium of NAS of Belarus, Honored Scientist, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, delivered a welcoming speech and emphasized the importance of economic science in the functioning and development of society.

Vladimir GUSAKOV noted in his speech «... Today, knowledge and understanding of the subject, as well as methods of understanding the economic sphere of public relations are a necessary condition for the successful functioning of economic systems... We develop and improve economic science, at the same time the economy develops and improves each of us».

The round table was attended by representatives of NAS of Belarus, the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, the State Committee for Science and Technology, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, the Research Institute of Labor of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus, educational institutions. They included:

Vasily HURSKY, Chief Scientific Secretary of NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor;

Yury ZYUZENKOV, Head of the Main Department of Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus;

Andrei PILIPUK, Director of the Institute of System Researches in Agroindustrial Complex of NAS of Belarus, Corresponding Member of NAS of Belarus, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor;

Valery GONCHAROV, Director of the Center for System Analysis and Strategic Research of NAS of Belarus, Candidate of Economic Sciences;

Denis KORZHITSKY, Director of the Belarusian Innovation Fund;

Egor GUSAKOV, Vice-Rector for Research of the Belarusian State Economic University, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor;

Valentina PINYAZIK, Deputy Director for Research of the Research Institute of Labor of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor;

Ksenia YAKUSHENKO, Vice-Rector for Research of the Belarusian National Technical University, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor;

Natalia MIRONCHIK, Head of Research and Strategic Development Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Economic Sciences.

As part of the round table, scientific reports were presented. Sergey SOLODOVNIKOV, Head of the Department of Economics and Law of the Belarusian National Technical University, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, introduced the participants to the results of preparation and publication by scientists of the Institute together with representatives of the Higher School of the Textbook «Modern Political Economy», which is used in a number of higher education institutions of the Republic of Belarus for teaching students of non-economic qualification. He noted that at present, work has begun to prepare the textbook «The Latest Political Economy» for students of economic qualification.

Valery BAYNEV, Head of the Research Laboratory of Comprehensive Studies of the Socio-Economic Development Problems of the Belarusian State University, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, together with Tatyana GORAEVA, Head of the Department of Economic Security of the Belarusian State University, Candidate of Economic Sciences, presented the results of joint research on the topic «Resource-Utility Approach to the Study of Socio-Economic Systems as the Theoretical Basis of their Safe Development».

After summing up, the round table participants exchanged opinions and agreed on further cooperation in conducting joint research in the field of selected scientific areas.