on the feast of the transfiguration of the lord, orthodox christians simultaneously honor our savior jesus christ and celebrate the earthly event of the first harvest. believers bring the apples they have picked to church. according to church canons, the blessing of the fruits of the new harvest fills the fruits of human labor with god's grace. next, economic news, we are on air at 9:00, see you there. belarus' gdp grew by 5.5%. trade and restaurant turnover is up again, and salaries in the education system will be raised from september 1. you are watching economic news. veronica is with you buta. good morning. belarus' gdp in january-

july grew by 5.5%. the results of the economy's work for 137 billion rubles. the volume of industrial production for 7 months was presented by the national statistical committee. in current prices, this production since the beginning of the year has come close to the mark of 117 billion rubles or 7.5% of the level of january-july last year. the mining industry added 4.7%. the manufacturing industry is adding 7.7. for 7 months first. per capita , one-day turnover since the beginning of the year amounted to just over 25 rubles against last year's 22. wholesale turnover increased by 8%. public catering turnover by 12. for 7 months of this year, belarus produced

14% more eggs than for the same period last year, that is, almost 2 billion 200 million pieces. our country increased supplies of this product to russia more than twice, sold 409 million eggs, meat produced more than a million tons of milk over 5 million. i will add that eggs and butter account for 100% of sales of domestically produced goods in belarus. the average pension in belarus is stable shows. it amounted to almost 812 rubles. the average size of the payment by age of a non-working pensioner in the context of 6 months is 799 rubles. real growth is almost 11%. stable functioning of the system is ensured timely payment and indexation of pensions to more than 2,400 thousand pensioners. in the first half of the year, a recalculation of labor pensions was carried out from february 1 by 10%. social pensions were indexed twice. allowances,

increases and supplements to pensions. from september 1 , some employees of the educational institution will receive a salary increase, plus 15% to the salary of masters industrial training, 25% for parents-educators of a family-type children's home, foster parents in foster families, plus half the salary of employees of public catering facilities. the relevant department recalled that the government's program of activities for the period up to the twenty-fifth year is envisaged after... belarus, the document has been submitted for public discussion. the initiative is connected with the good results of the experiment, in which more than 150 domestic companies took part. it was conducted over 5 years. during this time, its participants have marked more than 1,700 jewelry items, or about 40% of all

jewelry produced in the country. the department believes that marking will minimize the risk of buying counterfeits; items can be sold on online platforms, and for manufacturers and trade, faster identification will save on logistics. now about the exchange rates that were formed as a result of the trades. the belarusian ruble has strengthened against the yuan. so, they are asking 3 rubles 15 kopecks for the american dollar. the euro at the national bank rate is 3 rubles 46 kopecks. 10 yuan is worth 4.40. 2 3 rubles 55 kopecks are asked for 100 russian rubles. these were the economic news, successful deals and productivity in your business. see you.

the morning broadcast continues with crime news in the studio of zone x violetta sokolovich. hello. the investigative committee shared details of the investigation of a criminal case on large-scale smuggling. heroin, let me remind you, four foreigners and a belarusian were detained last fall. according to the case materials, the accused organized the supply of heroin from iran to eu countries from november 2022 to september 23 great britain, via belarus. the apioid drug was packed in a juice box hidden in a warehouse in minsk. four turkish citizens and one belarusian were detained. at the same time , border guards seized more than 300 kg of heroin. based on the results of the investigation, the participants of the criminal organization and its groups, depending on the role of each, were charged under several articles: management of a structural unit included in a criminal organization, illegal movement across the border.