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The procedure for the purchase of frozen securities of Russians by foreigners will take place in four stages, the head of the Investment Chamber, chosen by the auction organizer, told RBC. Prices will be determined based on quotes from Western exchanges; there will be no discount for non-residents Alexey SedushkinThe purchase of frozen assets of Russians and their subsequent exchange will take pla...

Drivers of cars with Russian registration numbers in Lithuania, starting from March 11, must either re-register them with Lithuanian ones or leave the country. Otherwise, car owners face a fine or confiscation based on Article 515 of the Code of Administrative Offences. Lithuanian customs warned about this earlier . As the Lithuanian customs explained, such measures are due to the implementation o...

The Central Bank decided to extend for another six months the ban introduced in March 2022 to withdraw more than 10 thousand in dollars or euros from foreign currency accounts. The regulator also extended the ban on banks charging citizens a commission when issuing currency from accounts. Building of the Central Bank of RussiaThe Bank of Russia has extended restrictions on the withdrawal of foreig...

35 people will be subject to EU sanctions , including judges, officials and employees of the colonies, and two legal entities Josep Borrell The EU authorities are planning to expand sanctions against Russia due to the death of Alexei Navalny in the Polar Wolf colony in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Bloomberg reports , citing the document. The measures will affect 35 people, including Russian...

Gabriel TeminA court in Finland has sentenced French citizen Gabriel Temin, who was accused of exporting “thousands of drones” to Russia, the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper writes, noting that this is the first sentence in the country for violating new sanctions against Russia. Temin is the CEO of the Finnish companies Luminor and Siberica, which are engaged in international cargo transportation and ...

The European People's Party has officially named Ursula von der Leyen as its candidate for the post of head of the European Commission. What are her chances of re-election and how did she become one of the key European politicians - in the RBC material Ursula von der LeyenThe European People's Party (EPP) has nominated Ursula von der Leyen as its candidate for the European elections. The decision ...

According to the European Commission, the EU exported a total of 4.21 million tonnes (carcass) of pork and pork products last year . This represents a 19% decrease compared to 2022 and is in line with the volume exported 10 years ago in 2013, when 4.26 million tonnes were exported. EU pork and pork product export dynamics to major destinations over the past 1......

Новый процесс заменяет старые процедуры, которые включали бумажные запросы, бюрократические процедуры и стоимость сертификата в размере 166 реалов. При электронной сертификации выдача сертификата не требует затрат, осуществляется и обрабатывается практически мгновенно, что устраняет необходимость в 1......

The bulk of exported products were feed additives of plant origin. Thus, more than 54 thousand tons of feed additives of plant origin (beet pulp, soybean, sunflower and rapeseed meal, feed wheat) were sent to Belarus , Germany, Denmark, Kazakhstan , China , Latvia, Lithuania, and France. The number of exports of meat products also increased by 2......

Данные HMRC за весь год показывают, что в 2023 году экспорт красного мяса, включая субпродукты, достиг по стоимости того же уровня, что и рекордный 2022 год, чему способствовали показатели экспорта баранины, особенно в ЕС. Общая стоимость поставок красного мяса в ЕС за этот период выросла на 2% по сравнению с аналогичным периодом прошлого года и составила £1,3 млрд, тогда как объемы упали на 12% п...

Photo by Unsplash March 5, Minsk . Tensions in the agricultural sector, which are currently being observed due to farmer protests in Europe, may foreshadow future imbalances during Ukraine's eventual accession to the European Union. This is stated in an article in the French newspaper Le Figaro. “Polish farmers dump tons of corn from Ukraine onto railway tracks,” writes Le Figaro. These actions sh...

Last year, EU member states again exported significantly less pork, pork and offal to third countries from January to December compared to the previous year. Exports recorded an overall decline of 18%, AMI reported, based on EU Commission data. Spain, with a market share of 31%, remains the largest European supplier, although the country's pork exports fell by 19%. Following Spain in second and th...

The EU may expand anti-Russian sanctions on aluminum imports , sources told Reuters . As the agency notes, in this case, Europe will begin to compete for metal with the United States , and inflation will increase. Moscow considers sanctions illegalEuropean and American companies will have to aggressively compete for Middle Eastern aluminum if the European Union imposes sanctions on supplies of Rus...

After the EU ambassadors refused to meet with Lavrov, the level of diplomatic relations with European countries should be lowered, Medvedev said . The EU Permanent Mission explained to RBC the refusal of the meeting by the lack of a clear agenda and low level of trust Dmitry MedvedevAfter the EU ambassadors refused to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the level of diplomatic relati...

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said that the European Union will abandon Ukrainian gas transit from Russia from 2025. At the same time, the European Commissioner did not rule out the continuation of purchases of Russian LNGThe European Union plans to abandon the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine from 2......

Министр иностранных дел Канады Мелани Жоли объявила о введении дополнительных ограничений на импорт российских алмазов, о чем ранее договорились страны G7. Об этом сообщается на сайте правительства Канады. «Этот запрет дополняет введенные Канадой в декабре 2023 года ограничения на импорт алмазов и ювелирно-бриллиантовой продукции из России, направленные на косвенный импорт российских бриллиантов в...

The Russian Embassy in Canada has expressed "condolences" to the country's men over the ban on imports of Russian diamonds. "Our condolences to all Canadian men. Now you will have to pay more for the girls' diamonds," the diplomatic mission said in a message on its Telegram channel. On March 1, a ban on imports of Russian-produced diamonds weighing more than 1 carat came into effect in Canada . Th...

The restrictions previously introduced by the European Union included 106 individuals and 88 legal entities. The list of goods that are prohibited from exporting to Russia has also been expanded.Switzerland has joined the European restrictions against Russia contained in the 13th package of sanctions. The Swiss government reported this . “The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and R...

The European Union has unfrozen about €2 billion for Hungary from its funds. European Commission spokesman Stefan de Keersmaeker told Bloomberg . He noted that the EC decided to release the funds after Hungary fulfilled the conditions related to education and gender equality. In 2022, the European Union froze the allocation of about €3......

VTB plans to earn 650 billion rubles based on the results of its new three-year development strategy. The state bank plans to return to paying dividends based on the results of 2025, their size should be 80 billion rubles.VTB President and Chairman of the Management Board Andrey Kostin presented financial targets as part of the group's new development strategy for 2......

Большинство экспортных категорий сократились: объемы экспорта свежих и замороженных продуктов упали на 30% до 130 000 тонн, экспорта бекона на 21% до 13 400 тонн, объемы экспорта колбасных изделий снизились незначительно, а объемы экспорта колбасных изделий на 12% до 4 600 тонн, но стоимость эти поставок выросла. Поставки субпродуктов снизились на 8% до 133 ......

Based on the results of the new three-year development strategy, VTB plans to earn 650 billion rubles. The state bank plans to return to paying dividends by the end of 2025, their size should be 80 billion rubles.President and Chairman of the Board of VTB Andrey Kostin presented financial goals as part of the group’s new development strategy for 2......

Япония расширила санкции на 36 организаций и 12 физических лиц из России. Под ограничения, в частности, попали концерны «Калашников», «Алмаз-Антей», «Уралвагонзавод», а также «Атомфлот» и ОСК. Москва считает санкции незаконными Правительство Японии ввело новые экспортные санкции в отношении 36 российских организаций из-за конфликта на Украине, следует из публикации в официальной газете японского п...

Германия, Франция и ЕЦБ не поддерживают идеи США и Британии по конфискации российских активов, поскольку опасаются потери статуса евро как резервной валюты, выяснил Bloomberg. Москва считает действия западных стран воровством В то время как США и Великобритания выступают за конфискацию замороженных российских активов (около $282 млрд) и их использование для помощи Киеву, Германия, Франция, а также...

VTB received a notice from its European subsidiary OWH SE (formerly VTB Bank Europe) denying the Russian bank's rights to own the German bank and demanding the return of dividends in excess of €433.8 millionVTB reported that it had received a notification from the European subsidiary OWH SE (formerly VTB Bank Europe) about “actions aimed at depriving VTB Bank of the right to own” the structure. Th...

Уинстон Питерс Новая Зеландия ввела санкции против 61 физического и юридического лица, их страна обвинила в поддержке России и обходе санкций. Об этом сообщил министр иностранных дел страны Уинстон Питерс. На сайте правительства уточняется, что ограничения были введены в отношении 45 физических и 16 юридических лиц. Всего с марта 2......

The European Union is finalizing its defense industrial strategy, the goal of which is to increase military purchases within the bloc. By 2025, the EU plans to independently produce more than 2 million shells annually. Read more in the RBC materialAmid ongoing hostilities in Ukraine , the EU is preparing to reform its defense policy. In March, the European Commission (EC) will present a new Europe...

The European Union may adopt the 14th package of sanctions against Russia in early June, Czech MEP Tomas Zdekhovsky told Izvestia. According to him, the package will include targeted measures against specific sectors of the economy. EU member countries are already discussing possible restrictions, the parliamentarian noted. Another member of the European Parliament from Croatia, Ivan Vilibor Sinci...

Sanctions do not prevent Russia from resuming military production, US Secretary of the Army Wormuth said. Putin reported significant growth in the defense industry. By February 24, the West introduced new sanctions relating to this UAV industry at a defense industry enterprise in UdmurtiaRussia has shown its ability to maintain its military-industrial complex (DIC), despite sanctions imposed by th...