Intense rains that occurred over most of the Vitebsk region replenished soil moisture reserves, especially in the upper soil layers. As a result, agrometeorological conditions for crop growth and development have improved in most districts.

Against the backdrop of strengthening positive trends in the economy and financial sector of Belarus, the National Bank's refinancing rate is again decreasing by 0.5 percentage points.

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, only 2 thousand hectares were harvested in the region on August 14, with 6.3 thousand tons of grain threshed. Rain practically paralyzed the work of machine operators in Gluboksky, Miorsky, Postavsky, Sharkovshchinsky, Ushachsky, and Braslavsky districts. Agricultural workers in other regions of the oblast seized every favorable opportunity. As a result, as of August 15, 62.4% of the grain and leguminous crops, or 304.7 thousand hectares, have been harvested in the Vitebsk region. Grain yield, with an average productivity of 32 centners per hectare, amounted to 976.4 thousand tons.

The Supreme Economic Court of Belarus initiated the organization of video conferencing based on district executive committees, the interlocutor explained. In the Vitebsk region, the first such system was launched at the Rossony District Executive Committee, thanks to which it was possible to hold a remote hearing, in which the judge and the plaintiff were in different settlements: the judge was in Vitebsk, and the plaintiff, who filed a claim for the issuance of an enforcement document for the compulsory execution of the decision of the Arbitration Commission, was in Rossony. Modern technical means made it possible to reduce the time for holding a court hearing and save the applicant money on travel expenses. With the development of the video conferencing system, such a practice will only expand, the court representative emphasized.