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[00:00:00] that the children will not only be able to publish their materials in the newspaper, but
[00:00:03] also later enroll in a specialized university. For young journalists,
[00:00:06] there are also off-site events planned. Students will visit the Vitebsk
[00:00:10] region media center, and also film a report about the everyday life of rescuers.
[00:01:22] Belarus and Uzbekistan are strategic partners. We
[00:01:25] are actively developing bilateral dialogue in trade,
[00:01:29] industry, and also cooperation.
[00:02:00] Relations between the two countries are developing in all directions.
[00:02:04] The parties discussed development issues and agreed to strengthen
[00:02:07] cooperation with China in education, healthcare and people's
[00:02:10] diplomacy. Belarusian and Chinese ophthalmologists
[00:02:14] signed a memorandum of cooperation. Chinese colleagues
[00:02:18] proposed organizing a mutual exchange of doctors for training, according
[00:02:21] to the Belarusian side, the project will benefit the health of citizens of both
[00:02:25] countries. The pulse of the country on international
[00:02:28] air. Belarus Time.
[00:03:48] area of interest on the first information channel we talk about
[00:03:51] notable events in the economy, with me is Svetlana
[00:03:54] Lukinyuk, first the main topics of today's
[00:03:57] issue: The National Bank raises the allowable level. Debt
[00:04:01] burden indicators soften requirements to get a loan for Belarusian
[00:04:04] goods. In Belarus, the growth of investments in fixed capital is accelerating, what
[00:04:08] is the reason for the inflow and which sectors are most interesting for
[00:04:11] investments. Consumer cooperation enterprises are having a hot
[00:04:15] time, people are actively bringing what they grew in their gardens in
[00:04:18] excess. We went and saw. All this,
[00:04:22] as well as current exchange rates, will be covered in the next 15
[00:04:25] minutes.
[00:04:27] The National Bank softens the requirements for.
[00:04:46] The decision was made by a resolution of the National Bank, and it is aimed at
[00:04:49] increasing the accessibility of financing.
[00:04:52] We will discuss this in more detail right now with the Deputy Chairman
[00:04:56] of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus, Andrei Kartun. Andrei
[00:05:00] Mikhailovich, we welcome you, so, please tell us more details about our
[00:05:03] opportunities for borrowers to purchase Belarusian
[00:05:07] goods, what does this increase in the debt
[00:05:10] burden threshold mean? Well, let's start with what a debt
[00:05:14] burden indicator is, so that everyone understands, it is essentially the ratio of all your
[00:05:18] credit payments, which you are currently paying and
[00:05:22] which you will potentially pay with this loan, for which you apply to
[00:05:25] the bank, to your total income,
[00:05:29] respectively, now this standard is set at 40%,
[00:05:32] this means that more than 40% of your
[00:05:36] loan payments cannot be in proportion to your income, that is, the bank
[00:05:40] looks at this, yes, certain allowances are made...
[00:05:58] In fact, we do not have such a large indicator of debt burden for the population in principle, we have a little more than 27%, this is precisely the indicator of debt burden, well,
[00:06:02] if we compare it with many countries in the world, one of the lowest
[00:06:05] indicators, we have such a remarkable
[00:06:09] statistic, somewhere around 1.8
[00:06:43] looked at potential borrowers and generally,
[00:06:46] borrowers in terms of who they are, who
[00:06:49] takes loans for domestically produced goods, specifically
[00:06:53] consumer loans for furniture and household appliances, so
[00:06:56] predominantly among clients, if we look, these are clients
[00:06:59] with incomes from 2 thousand to 3,000, this is practically
[00:07:03] more than half of all potential
[00:07:06] bank borrowers who take this type of loans.
[00:07:10] Therefore,
[00:07:12] these particular borrowers, it is clear that due to the limitations of their
[00:07:16] income, they run into this 40% coefficient, which
[00:07:19] I mentioned, so we decided to slightly increase
[00:07:23] this threshold specifically for this category of loans,
[00:07:26] and consequently, you will now have enough not only for two chairs
[00:07:29] or maybe even a sofa at a certain
[00:07:33] relatively low income level, this is precisely what
[00:07:36] we are increasing. The accessibility of this
[00:07:40] type of loans, well,
[00:07:42] we hope that the population will appreciate
[00:07:46] this and will buy more
[00:07:48] Belarusian goods. But
[00:07:51] these rules do not apply to those who buy, for example,
[00:07:55] cars? It applies to all consumer
[00:07:58] loans, but we raised this, this threshold to
[00:08:01] 50%, on the contrary, softened the requirements specifically
[00:08:04] for loans that are for domestically produced goods without cars,
[00:08:08] that is, for a Belarusian car. This threshold
[00:08:12] remains 40%,
[00:08:15] now this DTI, it's 50 only
[00:08:18] increased only for this category,
[00:08:21] for now. Thank you very much, this was the Deputy Chairman
[00:08:25] of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus, Andrei
[00:08:27] Kortun.
[00:08:30] In Belarus, the growth of investments in fixed capital is accelerating. In
[00:08:34] January-June, the volume of investments increased by more than
[00:08:37] 4% year-on-year after 1.5% in
[00:08:40] January-May.
[00:09:42] is an important component of investment, but
[00:09:46] in the second quarter, as we see, investments grew by 10% in
[00:09:49] annual terms, this is after a decline of
[00:09:51] 2.7% in the first. Well,
[00:09:55] it is clear that partly the growth is due to the recovery dynamics
[00:09:59] of contract work, but this is due to the fact that construction
[00:10:02] organizations increased activity after forced
[00:10:05] downtime in the first months, but we
[00:10:09] believe that this is only one of the factors, ae.
[00:10:12] In our opinion, the state policy to stimulate investments plays an important role.
[00:10:16] If we look at investments from the point
[00:10:20] of view of financing,
[00:10:23] then, in general, all the growth for... the first half of the year, which amounted to
[00:10:26] 4.1%, was provided by budget
[00:10:30] sources and bank loans. I would like to dwell on
[00:10:34] the latter source in more detail,
[00:10:37] but in principle, in the conditions of the National Bank's policy to
[00:10:41] stimulate investments,
[00:10:44] investment loans for the first half of the year were issued by banks
[00:10:48] in the amount of about 3.6
[00:10:51] billion rubles, excuse me,
[00:10:54] a... Well, in general, according to the chairman of the National Bank, this
[00:10:58] allowed to overfulfill the target for investment
[00:11:01] loans, brought to the banking system, well
[00:11:05] and
[00:11:07] it seems to me that financing investments through bank
[00:11:10] loans allowed enterprises to partially replace
[00:11:13] the use of their own funds for investment
[00:11:15] purposes, and this is a good
[00:11:19] indicator, because well, it says that investments can
[00:11:23] be used, that is, for investments... you need to attract loans, and not
[00:11:26] use your own funds, which you can put, for example, into
[00:11:29] circulation. As for the Eurasian
[00:11:33] region as a whole, what do analysts of the EDB note
[00:11:36] in terms of investment activity, for example, in the countries of Central
[00:11:39] Asia?
[00:11:42] If we look at it as a whole, then
[00:11:45] high investments are indeed maintained in the regions of Central Asia and Armenia.
[00:11:49] There, the growth is largely due
[00:11:52] to indeed high investment activity, because
[00:11:55] countries are actively developing, they
[00:11:57] have, among other things, the so-called
[00:12:01] demographic dividend, too, as it were, they have a lot
[00:12:04] of young people, who need new jobs,
[00:12:08] and here I would also mention the policy
[00:12:12] of the state, primarily Kazakhstan and
[00:12:15] Uzbekistan, which are pursuing an active
[00:12:18] policy, well, and Kazakhstan for
[00:12:21] diversification of the economy, Uzbekistan for industrialization
[00:12:25] of the economy, and naturally, when you start, especially for Uzbekistan
[00:12:28] with a low base, the growth rates of investment will always be
[00:12:31] high. As for the Russian
[00:12:34] Federation, here we observe a decline in investment
[00:12:37] activity, this is due to
[00:12:41] the strict monetary policy pursued by the Central
[00:12:44] Bank, but this was aimed at
[00:12:47] reducing inflation, well, in principle, by the latest
[00:12:51] figures we see that he managed to do that.
[00:13:25] The Russian ruble lost value against the dollar and yuan. So, the dollar costs
[00:13:29] 2 rubles 94 kopecks. The euro exchange rate, according to
[00:13:32] the National Bank, is 3.39. For 10
[00:13:35] yuan, they gave 4 rubles 39 kopecks at the auction. And 100 Russian
[00:13:39] rubles cost 3.64
[00:13:41] Belarusian rubles.
[00:13:47] And now let's talk about the opportunity to earn money for those who have grown a good
[00:13:51] harvest. So, over the past six months, Belarusians have sold surplus
[00:13:55] agricultural products for almost 80 million rubles. Now, at
[00:13:58] consumer cooperation enterprises, it's a hot time, people are actively bringing what
[00:14:02] they grew in their gardens in excess. Belkapsoyuz helps
[00:14:05] with such a wealth of homestead gifts, it
[00:14:09] sets itself a triple task - to buy, preserve and
[00:14:12] sell. Our correspondent Anastasia
[00:14:15] Strelkovskaya on why, by coming to the procurement point, you won't leave
[00:14:19] empty-handed, you'll be in profit and you'll help
[00:14:22] the country.
[00:14:25] every summer, especially this one, when it alternately delights us with rain and
[00:14:28] scorching sun, is a time when many enthusiasts of working
[00:14:32] on their small plots somewhere outside the city become the owners
[00:14:36] of that most useful currency, in the form of cucumbers, tomatoes,
[00:14:39] apples, mushrooms and berries. Some use their capital
[00:14:43] themselves, some exchange it for a small coin, a real
[00:14:46] one, although perhaps not so small. For
[00:14:49] Vitaly Chuchota, the road to the reception and procurement point
[00:14:53] at the market in Slutsk has long been well-trodden.
[00:14:55] Everyone here knows him and loves what he brings, juicy
[00:14:58] fruits from the land of the agricultural town of Veseya. We plant vegetables,
[00:15:02] potatoes, beets, onions as
[00:15:06] much as possible, we harvest for ourselves to
[00:15:09] live for a year, and the rest, well,
[00:15:13] the surplus, we give it to this reception point, we earn money from this
[00:15:16] and quite well, we save for our children's
[00:15:19] education, that's all, they help us, and we
[00:15:23] all work together as a family. Any way to replenish the family
[00:15:27] budget is good, especially when you sell at adequate
[00:15:30] prices: potatoes for a kilogram from 80 kopecks.
[00:15:33] Tomatoes from 2.5 rubles, chanterelles from six.
[00:15:37] If. you take into account that you don't have to stand in such
[00:15:40] heat and deal with buyers, it's the most
[00:15:43] suitable and gentle option, you gave it away and a load
[00:15:46] off your shoulders, and a ruble in your pocket, when the first vegetables, the price
[00:15:50] is good, they come,
[00:15:53] they sell, they bring beets, they bring onions, but
[00:15:56] the main mass of potatoes, chanterelles we have in season,
[00:16:00] blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, garden
[00:16:03] strawberries, well, they bring everything little by little,
[00:16:22] vegetables, fruits and berries 4,500 and
[00:16:26] wild plants over 20 tons, and the assortment
[00:16:29] of products being handed over delights with its variety, today
[00:16:32] Belarusian cucumbers are present year-round in the retail chain,
[00:16:36] tomatoes. Next comes early cabbage, and cabbage is
[00:16:40] of numerous varieties such as white cabbage,
[00:16:43] and cauliflower, and Chinese and Brussels sprouts and so
[00:16:47] on, carrots, beets, onions,
[00:16:49] garlic, the same zucchini, eggplants,
[00:16:53] peppers, all this we are ready to buy
[00:16:57] from the population today and sell on the domestic
[00:16:59] market, as well as to processing enterprises of the Republic of Belarus, and
[00:17:03] if you still decide to give something from your stocks, but there is...
[00:17:53] to hand over apples, which have been so abundant this year, but
[00:17:57] there is an answer, everyone has the right to order a car to
[00:18:00] take away their rich harvest, but there is also a
[00:18:04] category of owners who enjoy taking on the role of a manager.
[00:18:37] I sell them at the market. People are always
[00:18:41] grateful, because the tomatoes are good and the cucumbers are good,
[00:18:44] everything. products,
[00:18:46] villagers know how to work with the land, so it
[00:18:50] generously gives gifts to its helpers, enough
[00:18:53] for themselves and for others to get some. Our consumer
[00:18:56] cooperation only helps this abundance not to go to waste, so that
[00:19:00] everyone who bought or sold remained profitable.
[00:19:04] Anastasia Strelkovskaya, Alexander Yasyulevich, sphere of interest.
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