by almost 7%. the share of settlements in national currencies between minsk and moscow exceeded 90%. and argentina became the world leader in rising inflation. we will not only talk about this in the coming minutes. economic news is on air. in the studio of alena lopo. good morning. the foreign trade turnover of belarus at the end of 2023 exceeded $95 billion compared to the 2022 amount by almost 7%. - reported the national bank. the foreign trade balance was positive. in the amount of more than $480 million, if services are not taken into account, the balance became negative, as the government previously noted that investment imports are growing in the country, equipment is being purchased for new production facilities and modernization of existing ones. in 2023 , belarus increased the volume of exports of transport services to brazil, pakistan, turkmenistan, egypt, china and indonesia, the relevant department said. to increase the competitiveness of carriers , remove barriers throughout. during the year,

systematic work was carried out to expand transport corridors to create conditions for transportation in the south-east direction. additionally over 32.00 permits have been received ; currently, road transportation is possible across the territory of 14 countries. the share of settlements in national currencies between minsk and moscow reached 92%. the figure was announced by the ambassador of belarus to russia dmitry krutoy. the work of the financial and banking system has become one of the factors in the growth of exports to its eastern neighbor country. over 2 years, deliveries increased by $8.5 billion; other growth drivers included the reorientation of belarusian cargo, the use of russian ports and the implementation of a number of investment projects along the import substitution. by the way, at the end of last year, russia came out on top in terms of the amount of transactions on the belarusian universal commodity exchange, providing more than half of the foreign trade turnover of the platform. the total amount was $300 million, which is 60% more than in 2022. the chairman of the board

of the exchange recalled: belarus and russia are discussing the creation of a common exchange market of the union state. this will improve business efficiency, stimulate trade and give impetus to the economic development of the two countries. and now to the relevant ones exchange rates of the dollar against our ruble, as well as the chinese yuan. the russian currency has fallen in price. so, a dollar costs 3 rubles, 22 kopecks. the euro exchange rate according to the national bank is 3.47. for 10 yuan the price is set at 4 rubles, 44 kopecks. and 100 russian costs 3.54 belarusian, builders are the second in terms of growth in added value, this made it possible to ensure a positive contribution to the country’s gdp, a share of just over 5%. it was possible to significantly increase the volume of contract work, investment and import substitution. the profitability of sales in industry is positive. completed task housing construction, this applies to large families, electric houses and individual housing construction. this year there are no plans to lower the level in the country.

expects to build about 4,400,000 km of housing. and at the end of the 2023 release , inflation has slowed in many countries, but in some countries price increases have reached triple digits year on year. so, argentina topped the ranking of such states. against the backdrop of the devaluation of the national currency, the country faced a sharp rise in prices. inflation accelerated to 211%. in second place is lebanon, the top three in terms of growth. venezuela closes the list of prices, where annual inflation was 190%. high levels were also recorded in turkey and sierra leone. this was the economic news, have a productive day and good mood. see you.

the morning broadcast on tv channels belarus 1 and belarus24 continues with the program “zone x”. i'm yuri shevchuk. hello. the minsk resident organized a room for online broadcasting of pornographic materials right in her apartment. morality operatives detained a twenty-three-year-old resident of the capital. she established the production of porn content. when inspecting the defendant's studio, investigators discovered and seized computer lamps. it was established that for several months the girl independently filmed porn videos, acting as an actress. the producer sold content with her participation on specialized websites using a paid channel, which she herself hosted. the access key cost from 45 to 350 rubles. the detainee said that she had previously worked in a similar way in different countries. will continue production

review of criminal and emergency incidents. i give the floor to vladimir korolev. i stitched it with a chipper. these are the first minutes of the accident in the volkovysk region. not far from the village of krasnoselsky, the van ran into a protective fence. the impact tore out the rear axle of the gazelle, unless the victim is reported in an accident. and this is a consequence of an accident on the grodno highway. in the shchuchinsky district , the driver apparently lost control. the car slid into a ditch and overturned, part of the body was torn from the impact. eyewitnesses report that the driver remained alive lost control and crashed into a pole. on surganova street in the capital, the ford driver, while driving through an intersection, got into an uncontrollable skid and drove off limits.