Второй выпуск сезона №2. Слушайте и прокачивайте свой английский. Поддержите меня, если вам нравится то, что я делаю: https://boosty.to/english117/donate News 1: The Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Transport are discussing the possibility of resuming the experiment on free travel of electric vehicles on toll roads, which was carried out from March to December 2023 as part of the concept for the development of the production and use of electric vehicles in Russia. News 2: In 2023, three foreign bank representative offices were closed in Russia, according to data from the Central Bank. These are branches of the German Aareal, the Cyprus AstroBank and the bank of the Italian financial group Intesa Sanpaolo. Another representative office, on the contrary, has opened - the Kyrgyz Aiyl Bank. News 3: The growth in prices for new buildings in the largest regional markets of Russia in January 2024 slowed down to 1% compared to December 2023. Analysts attribute the decline in dynamics to increased supply due to the uncertainty of the future of preferential mortgage programs, as well as limited holiday demand. News 4: At the end of 2023, Russia increased the volume of exports of goods to Brazil by 27%, to 10 billion rubles, and became one of the top five largest exporters in the country according to the Brazilian Statistical Service. News 5: There is an acute shortage of personnel in the Russian tourism industry, and salaries in the industry are among the lowest, said the head of Cosmos Hotel Group Alexander Biba. However, he said that the departure of foreign players had a positive impact on the market.