as noted by the belarusian automobile association, the popularity of electric vehicles and hybrids continuesgrow significantly. in the first half of the year , cars from this segment exceeded 5% of the total volume. sales of passenger vehicles. and finally, zimbabwe will be completely free from the dollar by mid-2026, the country's leadership said. the reserve bank has begun issuing a new national currency. over the next two years, russian gold will become the only means of payment and will displace the american currency from the national currency. systems. today, dollar transactions account for about 80% of all transactions in the zimbabwean financial system, including retail sales. zimbawean gold became the sixth national currency to be launched in the last 15 years. the government abandoned previous money due to hyperinflation, when million-dollar notes were in circulation. this was the economic news, have a nice day and see you on the air.