a new mechanism for supporting small enterprises is being launched in belarus; almost 29 thousand applications to start a business were submitted in the country last year, and the cis is being called upon to increase payments in national currencies following the example of the eac. to belarus 1 and belarus24 economic news. in the studio olga onishchenko. good morning. according to the results. last year in belarus almost 29,000 applications were submitted to begin carrying out economic activities in the notification procedure, this is required by the corresponding presidential decree, this is plus 4,000 to the level of twenty second year and 700 more than in the twenty- first. positive dynamics in all regions of the country in the capital. among the leading types of notification activities are retail wholesale trade, household transport services, catering and it services are gaining popularity. nova. support for small

manufacturing enterprises launched in belarus, for those who do not have sufficient security for the fulfillment of loan obligations, the development bank will provide guarantees for obtaining resources from commercial banks. the results of such productions are influenced by many factors, but a significant degree of success depends on the ability to obtain and effectively use financial resources, the bank noted. but given that the guarantee mechanism is a new instrument, each transaction involves the coordinated activities of at least four entities. in the near future, work will be done to minimize the procedures associated with the consideration of projects and their timely financing. the demand for international road transport, both import and export from belarus, has increased significantly, from other countries, the number of applications increased by 41%. the trend is set by russia; the number of applications for transportation from this country increased by 48%. kazakhstan is demonstrating significant progress; here demand has increased by almost a third, but especially so. the number of applications placed for

transportation from belarus also increased by 36%. russia is also the leader in exports; it also determines the general trend; here demand has grown by 41% over the year. however, more impressive results in terms of dynamics are shown by kazakhstan - 77% and georgia 73. at the same time, the most demand for domestic transportation showed significant growth last year (plus 145). compared to data from a year ago. the belarusian universal commodity exchange plans to sell chinese high-tech goods through the import substitution platform. we are talking, in particular, about industrial equipment, tools, computer equipment and electrical equipment. this was discussed at a meeting in minsk, the management of the exchange with one of the chinese companies, an accredited broker butb. it was proposed to consider the possibility of supplying chinese goods to our country. production, including import.

the parties also agreed to integrate the exchange platform and the electronic marketplace of this chinese company, which has already been connected to banking logistics services. it is expected that this will allow belarusian exporters accredited on the exchange to more effectively promote their products in china, interacting with their end consumers. and now to exchange rates: the belarusian ruble strengthened against the dollar and the euro and weakened against the kuan and the russian ruble. so, the current rates for the national bank. dollar costs 3 rubles. 14 kopecks the euro has reduced its rate to 3.42, for 10 yuaniya they give 4.37 belarusian, and for 100 russian - 3 rubles 58 kopecks. and finally, moscow called on the cis to increase payments in national currencies in trade against the backdrop of western sanctions, following the example of the eurasian economic union. thus, over 10 months of last year, the share of national currencies in mutual settlements in the eu exceeded 90%. and the cis should also strive for the same indicators, noted the russian foreign ministry. the world's largest

economies are switching to national currencies in mutual trade, among locomotives dedollarization, namely the eurasian economic union and the commonwealth of independent states. in recent years, amid sanctions pressure, russia has significantly reduced payments in dollars and euros. so the country switched to payments in national currencies with laos, china, turkey, kazakhstan, and other countries. in addition, pakistan purchased russian grain in oam dirhams for the first time. and that's all news. economics for this hour, good luck in your business, see you, the morning broadcast continues with the program zone x, i’m violetta sokolovich, hello. criminal

a scheme for the import of medicines restricted for movement across the eac border was established by bresse customs officers, the carrier was detained - this is belarus; the organizer of the scheme, a citizen of russia, was identified. 378 packages of the medication azempic, worth more than half a million rubles , were found in the trunk of an audi car driven by our compatriot. the car was heading towards russia and, according to customs officials, this vehicle was already being driven from the border during a special event. audi was stopped for inspection on the m1 highway. the organizer of the scheme turned out to be a fifty-six-year-old citizen of the russian federation. federation. he was assisted by a fifty- four-year-old citizen of the republic of belarus. the cost of the discovered goods was about 570,000 belarusian rubles. a criminal case has been opened. the third part of the article for smuggling provides for up to 10 years in prison. the review of criminal and emergency incidents will continue to be published.

i wanted to make quick money, but became involved in a criminal case. a minsk resident is suspected of illegal circulation of means of payment. a twenty-one-year-old guy found it on the internet. he needed to get a job for 50 rubles himself a sim card and bank cards and give it to an unknown person, what the young man did, when it came to payment, the employer disappeared. i made a sim card, gave it to him, and...