How Russians reacted to mandatory vaccination
Almost half of Russians - 49% of participants in a survey organized by VTsIOM - have a positive attitude towards the decision of the authorities of Moscow and the Moscow region to introduce mandatory vaccination for certain categories of citizens. Approximately a third of Russians are rather negative about this decision, another 16% are indifferent.
video Sociologists received the most positive feedback from residents of small towns with a population of up to 100,000 people (54%). Almost a third of the inhabitants of Moscow and St. Petersburg spoke negatively about this idea. At the same time, every second Russian is sure that vaccination of workers in the service sector will prevent the spread of covid-19 , 34% do not agree with this point of view, and another 14% could not give a definite answer.
Sociologists assessed the attitude of Russians to mandatory vaccination Politics
Should we expect a new record in the mortgage market?
This year, Russian banks may update the historical record for issuing mortgages, according to analysts from the National Credit Ratings agency. The volume of approved loans for housing may reach 4.6–4.8 trillion rubles. against 4.4 trillion rubles. a year earlier. The revision of the terms of preferential mortgages will seriously narrow the possibility of obtaining a preferential loan only in Moscow, the Moscow region and St. Petersburg , but in other regions the demand of the population will remain high.
However, not all analysts agree with this forecast. The updated program will “cut off” a layer of new buildings in million-plus cities, and the number of potential borrowers will decrease, Vyacheslav Putilovsky, junior DIRECTOR for banking ratings at Expert RA, believes. Also, according to him, a deterrent will be the decision of the Central Bank to tighten the requirements for the size of the down payment.Songs of billionaire Gutseriev under attack due to sanctions
The EU sanctions created problems not only for the core business of the chairman of the board of directors of the Safmar group, Mikhail Gutseriev. They may affect royalties for the performance of songs written by him in Europe, according to experts in the field of intellectual property interviewed by RBC. Gutseriev came under EU sanctions on June 21 because he has business interests in Belarus and is a longtime friend of President ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO.
Alla Pugacheva, Grigory Leps, Nikolai Baskov, Mikhail Shufutinsky and Lyubov Uspenskaya perform songs based on Gutseriev's verses, Joseph Kobzon sang the song "Cherry Roses" based on his verses. In Europe, Russian-language stations broadcast. And if Gutseriev, as a songwriter, has an agreement with an EU collective rights management organization that pays royalties to authors for the use of their songs, then this legal entity will not be entitled to transfer funds to a businessman.England and Croatia advance to Euro playoffs
The England and Croatia teams secured their place in the play-offs at the European Football Championship. The English defeated the Czech team (1:0), and the Croatian team defeated the Scottish team (3:1). The Czechs now have four points, they are third in the group and are waiting for the completion of other group stage matches.
Today is the final day of the group stage of the European Championship. Eight teams will play four matches and determine all participants in the playoffs. The national teams of Sweden and Poland will play in St. Petersburg, Slovakia and Spain will play a match in Seville, Germany and Hungary will meet in Munich, and Portugal and France in Budapest.Read more about the game day in the RBC material.
What else happened
Due to the pandemic, disruptions in the operation of Chinese ports and the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal, the cost of sea freight from Asia to Europe has increased several times - from $2,000 for sending a standard 40-foot container in October last year to $11,000 now. Cards of the national payment system "Mir" can be connected to the GOOGLE Pay contactless payment service from October, however, the exact start date of the service will depend on the bank. In Germany, the block of ruling parties approved the election program, which declared a "dialogue" with Moscow, but named the United States as the "main ally". The most common victims of bank fraud are men aged 35 to 39. Women and older people are less likely to trust intruders, a study by VTB showed. The four Saudis involved in the 2018 assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received special training in the United States, according to The New York Times.What events to watch today
A large conference on international security, hosted by the Ministry of Defense, is opening in Moscow. The readiness to come to the forum was confirmed by the defense ministers of 45 states (including 14 via video conference), the organizers are waiting for participants from more than 100 countries. The Moscow Arbitration COURT will hold the main hearings on the suit of the Bank of RUSSIA, demanding the recovery of 284 billion rubles. from the former main owner of Binbank and sanator Rost Bank Mikail Shishkhanov and three of his co-defendants.