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Leanid Zaika: We Could Benefit Only If Trump Holds Eurogames

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Leanid Zaika: We Could Benefit Only If Trump Holds Eurogames
LEANID ZAIKA

The economist has told whether the country can earn on the European Games, which Belarus will host in 2019.

Belarus will spend about $ 50 million for organization and holding the II European Games. Lukashenka said this during a meeting with the personnel of the JSC “Mogilevhimvolokno”.

“We have calculated we would even benefit. We will need to pay around $ 50 million for these Games. This seems not enough to swear by from the perspective of a country. Maybe we can even go without this: the Europeans said they would help us,” - the dictator added.

- We can benefit only if Donald Trump holds the European games in Belarus. So, I suggest calling him saying something like: “Donald, you are so good in holding beauty contests and various shows… Could you help a young Belarusian country to carry out such a show? “ Without Trump, these games will switch to the nomenclature character . I think they won’t go without dispersing money either. When the ice hockey palace in Chyzhouka was under construction, they found corruption schemes, thefts etc. So, let us be honest to ourselves – they do steal during preparation for such events. It remains very curious to me, how they are going to steal and benefit at the same time,” – economist Leanid Zaika has said in an interview to Radio Racyja.

- 50 million dollars seems quite an underestimated sum for conducting such a big contest…

- In the Soviet Union, 30% of all construction works were false reporting. If we project this on the current situation, 15 million dollars out of 50 would have been stolen by false reporting. Also, there used to be the practice when all the cost sheets turned 2-3 times more expensive. If we manage to find a person in Belarus who would say he organized and built something in total accordance with the initial cost sheet, he would deserve a title of the Hero of Belarus. The supervising authorities know what I am talking about. Therefore, if someone really manages to organize the Games in the framework of the announced sum, they deserve honour and respect. However, I think this is practically impossible.

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