so that our transport , so that all my passengers have it, is definitely the reason for at least a simple smile, because well, little things, so to speak, a reminder of the holiday, lifted my personal mood, i even took a photo, about my personal new year’s mood , well, here i am making a festive cover, the new year's atmosphere on the roads of the capital will be littered until january 15 inclusive, from december 30 to january 3 for further economic news, atn continues to monitor developments and share with you. all details at 9:00 on first button.

belarusians began to consume more electricity, an lng production plant may appear in the great stone as early as next year, and a record number of bankruptcies have been registered in finland for a quarter of a century. you are watching economic news, i am olga kalairova with you, good morning. belarusians began to consume more electricity. in january-november , electricity consumption increased by 6.6%. use by the real sector of the economy increased by 8-15% over 11 months. electro. transport for 23, population for needs heating and hot water supply by a small 38.5%. at the end of 2023, the total volume of electricity consumption is projected at 41 billion kw. more than a quarter is planned to be provided through electricity generation at belaes, which is widely used for the electrification of housing stock. an lng production plant will appear on the territory of the chinese-belarusian industrial park great stone. the enterprise plans to build

next year with the participation of gazprom. let me remind you that the agreement was signed on the margins st. petersburg international gas forum. as noted by the ministry of energy, in belarus consumers of natural gas are more than 7 thousand municipal and more than 2,500 industrial enterprises, as well as more than 3.5 million household subscribers. the level of gasification of the country's consumers is 83%. and this work continues. enterprises of the ministry of industry have shown for the last 3 years. export growth, for example, at the end of 2022, an increase of 15% amounting to just over $6 billion, this is a record for the last decade. over this year , the ministry of industry's exports will reach an estimated 6.5 billion dollars and will exceed the maximum level for a decade in 2022 by 7.3%. the export geography of industry enterprises includes 65 countries, plus new markets: argentina, turkmenistan, kenya, colombia, kuwait and japan. last year there were no sales there;

exports to turkey, uae, pakistan, jordan, china, india and vietnam are increasing. butb and the administration of chinese shinyang will cooperate in the field of electronic exchange trading. such interaction will further strengthen trade and economic relations between our countries. as noted on the exchange, chinese business showed activity on the site, which resulted in a significant increase in transaction volumes. the amount of contracts for january-november increased more than three times compared to '. as for imports from china, our exchange trading participants mainly purchased products made of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. next year, the exchange plans to expand the range of chinese- made goods. and compared to the current exchange rates at the previous trading session, the dollar and yuan rose in price, while the russian ruble lost value.

and this morning the dollar is 3 rubles 17 kopecks. for 10 yuaniya is given 4.44. 3 rubles 51 kopecks costs 100 russian and euros according to the national bank - 3.48. the czech republic and slovakia asked the eu for permission to buy oil from russia, since they simply cannot exist without these energy resources. as russian transneft noted, they have no access to the sea and no other sources. the czech republic can receive small volumes of raw materials through an oil pipeline from europe, but this is not enough... slovakia is trying to extend the exclusion of russian energy resources from sanctions for another year if such permission is not achieved succeed, this could lead to an increase in inflation. finland has recorded a record number of bankrupt companies in a quarter of a century. according to the country's statistical office , nearly 3,300 companies have filed for bankruptcy over the past 12 months, and their number is growing in almost all industries. the country's economy is in recession as predicted. the central bank

will begin to recover only by the end of next year, and growth will show in 2025. the increase in consumer prices in finland has been observed for the second year in a row, and the country’s national debt is about 5. economic news, i wish you success in business and good mood, see you soon.