the news agency continues its information broadcasting, olga kalairova is in the studio, good morning. the industrial sector retains its role as a driver of economic development. in belarus, the volume

of industrial production since the beginning of the year is more than 110%, and exports are over 104. this was stated by the minister of industry alexander efimov. external sales are growing to the high base of last year, since 2023 was a record year for exports over the past 10 years. at the same time , order portfolios and new contacts are already being formed at the enterprise next year. until the end of 2024 i plan to form a client base. the belarusian industry continues its positive growth dynamics and... half a year and for 8 months now we have seen good growth rates in production volumes and, most importantly, in exports, and we are growing in exports to the countries of the so-called distant arc - by the end of 9 months we expect exports there to be 115%. moreover, if we take regions such as africa, and there we have increased our export supplies by one and a half times. of course, the import substitution program is a constant reduction in the consumption of imported components we also actively continue. and every month our

enterprises master more and more new range of components in order to fully ensure the independence of our production. the quality of our products is increasing, because through the use of our component base, we, among other things, influence the quality of the manufactured products. particular attention is paid to the system of training personnel for industry. today , branches of the leading enterprises of the country operate on the basis of universities and colleges. actively developing. and the economy of the regions, for example, the grodno region, which is celebrating its eightieth anniversary, is approaching a solid date with an equally solid portfolio of investment projects worth several billion dollars, the implementation of the district initiative, one project is under special control, because all these are jobs, contributions to the budget, as well as an impetus for the economy of even small settlements, take, for example, voronovo, here they are actively developing social infrastructure, they are planning to build a sports and fitness complex.

the plans also include the construction of facilities for the needs of agriculture. without the acquisition of new machines, reconstructions, construction of new movement forward will not be any. today we have two livestock facilities commissioned and operating - these are the supmichi, livestock complex and the girki complex altanishi. these are modern complexes that meet the latest requirements, where our people can comfortably work. in the future, we are planning three more constructions, two of which are reconstructions, one new, these are the luchki complex, the lopatishki complex and the peregantsy complex, where also all modern conditions for the work of our citizens will be carried out. agriculture is the main driver of the development of the region, the industry forms 80% of the local budget. crisis in the european auto industry. volkswagen said that the situation is so serious that only cutting costs is not enough, new measures are needed. car sales. in

europe are falling, which is why the automaker may begin to close factories in germany, and the employment guarantee program, which has been in effect since 1994 and prevents a reduction in jobs. meanwhile, according to experts, other large german companies may follow the example of the auto concern. thus , basf, the world's largest chemical producer, allows the transfer of production to asia and the dismissal of workers in germany. scholz added that thanks to the peaces of the german government, the number of employed ukrainians has increased by 2,000, but this is not enough; there are about 1,200 guests from the independent country in germany. and

the netherlands, in order to reduce the burden on budgets, decided to take a radical step. the authorities intend to cancel all social benefits for refugees who have been denied asylum. they will also not be provided with housing. the netherlands currently spends about 30 million euros a year to accommodate asylum seekers who have been denied asylum. lithuania and poland have begun negotiations on the creation of a joint regional logistics center for haimers mlrs ammunition. this statement was made by the president of lithuania after the defense industry forum in poland. according to him, the creation of the center is connected with the fact that both countries intend to purchase haimers systems. poland already has them. some of the ordered 500 units are expected to be delivered to lithuania. triumphant return home. this night, minsk airport was again drowning in flowers and congratulations. our paralympians have returned to belarus. the athletes have seven medals to their credit.