By the facts: Economy is
thriving in Donetsk People's Republic - Special official report
Wednesday,
November 2, 2016 - 11:34
The
special economic report from the year 2016, provided to the DONi News Agency
reveals, that macro economic situation in the Donetsk People’s Republic
has been stabilized and shows signs of improvement.
According
to the factual numbers, given by the DPR Ministry Economic
Development, economic output in the country has even surpassed the pre-war
levels. This information gives also needed answer to the
important question, from where the new people's republic in Donbass
gets funding for its budget?
"The economic blockade and the
ongoing hostilities have had a significant negative effect on the area’s
economic output, but the situation has been stabilized and many areas show
signs of improvement. In some spheres the output has surpassed the pre-war
levels", says the minister of economic development, Victoria Romanyuk.
DPR
reached 47 % economic output from pre-war level
The total
economic output of the DPR is now 47% of its pre-war level. Over a
two-year period 60% of companies have resumed activities comparing to the
pre-war period. Volume of final industrial products of the main variants of
industrial activity has reached 31% of its pre-war level.
Volume of
retail sales is at 26,1% and average staffing number of regular employees is at
61% of pre-war levels.
Agriculture
production increased in some spheres over 5,5 times from pre-war levels
Especially
the agricultural output has seen a considerable increase. Meat production
(animal and fowl butchering in live weight) is at 23,2% and cereal and
leguminous crops production is at 13,6% over their pre-war levels. Potato
production is at 34,8% over its pre-war output and field vegetables are
produced 2,1 times more.
Processed
farmyard fowl meat production saw a 3,1-fold increase. Animal feed is produced
14,9% more and the production of a natural mineral water increased 5,5 times
compared to the pre-war volumes. The production of eggs remains at 69,2% of
pre-war levels.
According
to the preliminary results from crop harvesting of 2016 (harvesting continues),
comparing to 2013, 3,7 times more spring wheat was gathered and the production
winter wheat is at 33,3% and barley at 19,9% over the pre-war figures. The
development and production of greenhouses for year-round vegetable growth has
also seen a positive trend.
DPR
population is growing, more children born
This year
has seen the turning in the population growth from negative to positive, as the
net migration growth during January – August amounted to 585 people in the
republic. In addition, 1507 more children were born in this year compared
to the same period in 2015.
DONi News
Agency, editorial article, Janus Putkonen
In
picture: The minister of DPR economic Development, Victoria Romanyuk
