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The deputies of the European Parliament by a majority vote adopted a resolution "On preparations for the EU-Ukraine summit", in which they called on the European Union "to immediately adopt the tenth package of sanctions against Russia." This message was published on the website of the European Parliament. "Parliament also calls for sanctions against companies such as Lukoil and Rosatom that are s...

In December 2022, 867,578 pigs were slaughtered in Belgium, down 13% from December 2021, according to the Belgian statistical agency Statbel. The reduction in the number of pigs in 2022 is estimated at 4.9%, from 6,145,696 pigs in 2021 to 5,846,586 pigs in 2022. Most Belgian pigs are kept in Flanders (94%). Experts see the decline as evidence of poor market conditions and poor future prospects for...

Most Russian companies have replaced imported spare parts and equipment from unfriendly countries with Chinese ones, a survey of enterprises showed.But in the category of replacement of components, domestic analogues are among the leaders Chinese suppliers have become the most popular channel for replacing the products of Western manufacturers and sanctioned goods that have left the Russian market...

The price of shares to be additionally placed by VTB will be 1.7 kopecks. This will make it possible to capitalize the bank by 516 billion rubles. The price of shares to be additionally placed by VTB Bank will be slightly less than 1.7 kopecks. The corresponding decision was approved by the Supervisory Board of VTB, follows from the message of the state bank on the corporate information disclosure...

, introduced in response to the special operation in Ukraine, are aimed at destroying aviation in Russia, but the authorities cannot allow this, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency said. According to him, Unprecedented Western sanctions, which include a ban on the supply of aircraft and components to Russia, and also closed the European market for Russian airlines, are aimed at destroying...

In 2022, Russians bought almost 8% less baby food and baby hygiene products - demand was affected by lower incomes and birth rates. During the previous crisis of 2014-2015, consumers saved, In 2022, sales of baby food and hygiene products decreased in physical terms by 7.8% year-on-year, according to data from NielsenIQ research company, which RBC has read. The statistics took into account sales o...

In 2022, Russians bought almost 8% less baby food and baby hygiene products - demand was affected by lower incomes and birth rates. During the previous crisis of 2014-2015, consumers saved, In 2022, sales of baby food and hygiene products decreased in physical terms by 7.8% year-on-year, according to data from NielsenIQ research company, which RBC has read. The statistics took into account sales o...

Euromonitor analysis showed a sharp increase in the supply of goods from the EU to the CIS: "anomalies" occur with various goods - from smartphones to kerosene. The analysis does not speak of a violation of sanctions, but raises the question of their effectiveness, The export of goods from the EU countries to Russia in the period March-November 2......

According to the newspaper, the Finnish police blocked the funds that Roman Rotenberg, the son of the sanctionedEU Boris Rotenberg, paid as a tax for the hotel. It belongs to a company whose assets are also frozen. Finnish police suspect Roman Rotenberg, the son of sanctioned businessman Boris Rotenberg, of helping his father circumvent the sanctions, Helsingin Sanomat writes. According to the pub...

Demand for beef began to fall back in 2022, and consumption may continue to fall in 2023. First of all, this applies to those countries where beef dishes are eaten most often - Argentina, USAand UK In 2022, the demand for beef in the world fell sharply, and even as inflation declines in 2023, consumption of this type of meat is also predicted to fall, writes Bloomberg. According to the agency, it ...

Hungary is demanding the exclusion of several heads of Russian companies from the EU sanctions list, sources told the WSJ. In December, Budapest was able to insist The Hungarian authorities insist on the exclusion of several heads of Russian companies from the EU sanctions lists, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing European diplomats. “Having removed objections to the issue of extending EU ec...

Eight people are involved in the case. We are talking about crew members who may know details about the sailing of the sanctioned yacht Irina VU from Croatia to Turkey, In Croatia, searches and interrogations of several people were conducted as part of an investigation into the disappearance of the Irina VU yacht, confiscated under EU sanctions against Russian businessmen, Jutarnji list writes, ci...

Viktor Orban Hungary will veto the EU-discussed sanctions against Russian nuclear energy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on air on Kossuth radio, 24.hu reports. Orban explained that Budapest will not allow the imposition of sanctions that will further accelerate inflation, and this primarily concerns sanctions against energy. According to him, Hungary will lose 3.76......

Under the new sanctions were Deputy Prime Minister Manturov, the head of Tatarstan Minnikhanov and his wife, the founder of Yota Adoniev and members of his family, the structure of Interros,shipyardsDenis ManturovDenis ManturovDenis Manturov The US Treasury announced new sanctions against Russian legal entities and individuals. The restrictions apply to ship repair enterprises, as well as structur...

The EU is discussing the introduction of a ceiling on prices for Russian diesel at $100 per barrel and for fuel oil at $45. The EU and the G7 countries intend to agree on a limit by early February, The EU is considering imposing a price ceiling on Russian export fuels, such as diesel, at $100 per barrel, Bloomberg writes, citing sources familiar with the matter. For fuel oil, which is sold at a di...

In January alone, a record 14 million barrels of raw materials can be reloaded,agency writes Russia is transshipping record volumes of Urals oil at sea, according to Bloomberg, citing tanker tracking data. A total of 19 million barrels of crude was likely transshipped at sea in January and December, according to the agency. It is likely that in January the volume of such raw materials will reach a...

Oil production in Russia this year may fall by 10-15%, analysts at Kept (former KPMG) predict.The final figures will depend on the ability of Russian companies to reorient the supply of petroleum products from Europe Добыча нефти в России по итогам этого года снизится примерно на 7–13%, прогнозируют партнеры Kept (бывшей КПМГ) Максим Малков и Марина Мизгирева в исследовании «Анализ ключевых трендо...

Cefuroxime has disappeared from pharmacies, and only some pharmacies have another drug for children - cefixime. The market says In Russia, the children's broad-spectrum antibiotic cefuroxime, which is included in the list of vital drugs, has disappeared from pharmacies, Vedomosti reports after analyzing the assortment of pharmacies. The data of the Megapteka aggregator showed that Zinnat granules ...

The preparation of a new package was announced by the head of the European Commission. Reuters and Bloomberg sources note that it will be introduced in February, the military-industrial complex, the nuclear sector, media and banks may be hit. Possible new sanctionsagainst Belarus The EU may introduce a new package of sanctions against Russia next month, which will likely include restrictions on go...

The largest shareholder of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, spoke in an interview with RBC about the impact of Western sanctions on the company's business and on him personally,and also appreciated the idea to confiscate assets from foreigners and departed RussiansVladimir PotaninVladimir PotaninVladimir PotaninVladimir PotaninVladimir PotaninVladimir PotaninVladimir Potanin About work and life u...

The businessman spoke about the pressure due to the “propaganda machine of unfriendly countries” and praised the government for stimulating investmentVladimir Potanin The Russian economy has proven "surprisingly resilient" to sanctions, and much has changed, businessman Vladimir Potanin said in an interview with RBC television. “You can divide it, let's say so, into the productio...

The price ceiling for Russian gas, which will come into force on February 15 in Europe, may have an impact not only on the operation of markets, but also on financial stability in general,warned the regulator of the financial markets of the EU The impact of the temporary ceiling on gas prices, which begins to operate in the European Union from February 15, is still difficult to assess, but this do...

According to Polish radio, the European Commission is considering options for sanctions against Belarus because of Russia's support. It is possible that they can be equated with restrictions on Moscow, The European Commission is considering options for sanctions against Belarus, including the introduction of a complete embargo on the supply of weapons and dual-use equipment, radio RMF24 reports, c...

The management of Norilsk Nickel, headed by the largest co-owner Vladimir Potanin, proposed to reduce the company's dividends to $1.5 billion a year in order to spend more on investments.Other shareholders did not object At the Board of Directors of Norilsk Nickel, which took place on December 15, 2......

Zoran Milanovic Sanctions against Russia have hurt Europe and brought Moscow and Beijing closer together, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic told The Associated Press. “The question is how much damage [sanctions] will do to us. It hurts Europe. We managed to bring Russia and China closer together . In whose interest is this? - he said. Milanovic urged those who, on "his behalf", make decisio...

At the end of 2022, Russia was unable to seize the leadership in the volume of crude oil supplies to China from Saudi Arabia. Although its annual shipments grew by 8%, In 2022, China imported 86.25 million tons of crude oil from Russia with a total customs value of about $58.4 billion (an increase of 8.3% in terms of physical volume by 2......

Change of leadership in the SDG The head of the Regional Management Center will be replaced. This information was confirmed by RBC Perm in the SDG. It is reported that after the departure of Ekaterina Nabatova, the department will be headed by her deputy Alexei Burkov. New head of the council of heads of municipalities Head of the Perm region Vladimir Tsvetov and head of the Kungur district Vadim ...

Nine airlines stopped flying in Russia in 2022, Kommersant calculated based on Rosaviatsia's registry data. The air operator certificates of four airlines (Bystrolet, Kamchatka, Rostvertol Avia and SkyGates) were suspended, with the last three applying themselves. "Kamchatka" manufacturer from the USAdenied delivery of three Cessna Grand Caravans, and two Sky Gates Boeing 747s are now operated in ...

At the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, 2.4 thousand subsidiaries of 1.4 thousand firms from the EU and G7 countries were working in Russia. By November, only 8 had left the Russian market, Since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine and the subsequent tough Western sanctions, less than 9% of companies from the EU and G7 countries have left Russia, according to a study by ...

The bank account of the RT France TV channel was blocked in France at the request of the country's Ministry of Economy and Finance, Le Monde newspaper reports. The decision was made as part of the ninth package of anti-Russian restrictions of the European Union, introduced in December. VGTRK, National Media Group and ANO TV-Novosti (RT management company) fell under blocking sanctions . The restri...