And switzerland bought almost 4 billion worth of russian gold in 2023. You are watching economic news. Im olga kalairova with you. Good morning. Parliamentarians adopted a bill on employment issues in the first reading. It is aimed at maximizing assistance in finding employment for those citizens who are interested in this. In particular, the opportunity to register citizens as unemployed at their place of residence, place of stay, and also electronic registration. Implemented. There are quotas for jobs for people with disabilities, the approach to organizing training for the unemployed and the period of their registration are changing, from 18 months to no more than a year. The approaches to the assignment and amount of Unemployment Benefits and Payment Periods are also changing, from 6 months to three. From the beginning of march, botb introduces a simplified procedure for accreditation of nonresident Companies Planning to enter into targeted transactions for the purchase of forest products. In particular to foreign buyers. Required to receive electronic digital signature, the need to legalize and translate documents is eliminated, the time for their consideration by the exchange is reduced to one day, and an agreement for Exchange Services can be concluded by joining the standard form, simply by signing the appropriate application form. For butb, such a step towards foreign business will expand the geography of trade and increase the export volume of products from the Timber Industry of belarus. Belarus oil plans to cut through. The first oil well in the new area at the end next year. We are talking about a territory of 1,256 km22 within the borders of the reichetsky, loevsky and gomel districts. At the largest site , oil workers are intensifying 3d seismic exploration using modern methods and technologies. More than 200,000 geophysical observation points are planned here. The Company Believes that the local subsoil hides significant reserves of hydrocarbons, as they are located next to the area. Successfully developed south and west aleksandrovskoye deposits. Let me add that Oil Production in belarus in january increased by 2. 3 compared to january 2023. And in relation to the Current Exchange rates at the auction held the day before, the belarusian ruble weakened against the three main currencies this morning, the dollar 3 rubles 24 kopecks. For 10 yuaniya they give 4. 48, 3 rubles. 52 kopecks costs 100 russian and euros according to the National Bank 3. 50. Russia in 2023. Despite the current sanctions restrictions, it sold just over 63 tons of gold to switzerland in the amount of 3. 9 billion, as a result it entered the top 6 in terms of precious metal exports. In total , switzerland purchased more than 2,000 tons of gold on the world market last year, spending the maximum in 11 years is 101. 4 billion. The largest suppliers of Precious Metals were the usa, the united arab emirates, and uzbekistan; the top three main buyers were china, india and turkey. Spent 8. 2 billion on purchasing gold from switzerland and the european union. Apple has decided to abandon the creation of its own electric car and focus on the development of artificial intelligence. According to bloomberg, work on creating an electric car has been going on for about 10 years. The Company Started in 2014, in 2021 it was reported about the possibility of its completion in for 57 years. It was assumed that the new car would not have a Steering Wheel or pedals. And Traffic Safety is controlled by a complex system of mechanisms. This was the economic news, i wish you success in your business and good mood, see you soon. The morning broadcast on tv channels belarus 1 and belarus 24 continues with the program zone x. Im karina pashkova. Hello. In minsk , charges have been brought against the pawnbroker from whose goods a drug user died. Back in august last year, a fortythreeyearold foreigner was detained in brest. According to during the investigation, the accused was a member of an organized criminal group that was involved in the illegal trafficking of psychotropics. According to the instructions of the curators, the defendant took large quantities of drugs, packaged prohibited substances into single doses and laid out the finished packages to hiding places in the capital and the minsk region. During a search , more than 600 were found in the detainees car. The next day, the mother of a thirtyfiveyearold menchan resident sounded the alarm. My son has not been in contact for almost a day. During the search operations, his body showed no signs of life. Found in the entrance where his acquaintance lives. According to the conclusion of the forensic medical examination, death occurred