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Британия полностью прекратила расследование против Фридмана по подозрению в уклонении от санкций. В декабре в его доме проводили обыски, но ордер на них теперь признали недействительным Михаил Фридман Британское национальное агентство по борьбе с преступностью (NCA, National Crime Agency) прекратило расследование в отношении российского бизнесмена Михаила Фридмана по подозрению в обходе санкций, с...

September 15 marks the anniversary of the start of the 2008 global financial crisis. In response to it, the entire system of banking regulation in the world was restructured. RBC looked into whether a new crisis will occur and what could cause itFifteen years ago, on September 15, 2008, investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy due to its huge positions in mortgage bonds, many of which ...

Europe is at risk of worsening drought, and both ordinary farmers and energy producers may face water shortages in the coming years, as water is also needed to cool nuclear power plants, writes FTMore and more European regions are facing drought and water scarcity, leading to reduced crop yields. The problem is exacerbated by abnormally hot temperatures, increased wildfires and bad policies, write...

Western countries' desire to maintain global hegemony has led to a severe crisis in Ukraine , Russian President Vladimir Putin stated while speaking via video link at a BRICS meeting. "First, with the help of Western countries, an unconstitutional coup d'état was carried out in this country, and then a war was unleashed against those people who did not agree with this coup d'état," he noted. The R...

Boris TitovA sharp increase in the key rate by the Central Bank is similar to a doctor's decision to prescribe antibiotics to a patient , but side effects are inevitable, business ombudsman Boris Titov said. “The Central Bank raised the key rate more than expected. Now 12%. Trying to crush the disease , the doctor hastily injected a double dose of an antibiotic, but any antibiotic has side effects...

August 21, Minsk . The accused in the case of the attack on the employees of the Belarusian embassy in the UK caused damage to the facade of the embassy building in the amount of more than Br142 thousand.Four people are accused - Bogovkov, Zuev, Ryabushko and Napreenko. All of them, citizens of Belarus, are accused of inciting social hatred and discord, intentionally damaging someone else's proper...

The fact that the FAS decided to check the validity of the prices of large market participants, RBC sources reported a week ago. The department said that two poultry producers were issued ordersThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) sent inquiries to the three largest poultry meat producers to verify the validity of their wholesale selling prices, as well as to animal feed manufacturers and repres...

The sanctions forced banks to defend their interests on outstanding loans and frozen assets in courts. Their main strategy is to seize the assets of foreigners in Russia. Why there are few such cases and what these courts give - in the material of RBCRussian banks in courts demanded that foreign banks and their structures return at least $ 35 million, follows from the data of the filing cabinet of...

In Russia, the rise in meat prices is due to a seasonal factor, and their decline is expected at the end of August, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. “Given the increase in production, I think that in the near future we will see a decrease in prices. I think that this will happen in late August - early September, and prices will stabilize," he said. The Ministry of Agriculture did not...

The yacht Phi was detained in March 2022. Naumenko, who filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Transport, denied his connection with Putin and noted that he was not under sanctions, so the arrest of the vessel was unjustified. FT named another businessman as the owner of the yacht Phi Yacht A court in London upheld the decision to arrest the yacht Phi, which was appealed by the developer Sergei N...

London detained Sergei Naumenko's yacht in March 2022; the ex-Minister of Transport called him an "oligarch" and a "friend of Putin." The Russian, who is not on the sanctions list, denied these allegations and sued the British Ministry of Transport The UK has detained the £38m ($45m) superyacht Phi owned by Russian businessman Sergei Naumenko in order to “appear cool” and force the businessman to ...

The EU insists that the Russian , as a co-founder of Alfa Group, "has close ties to the Russian political regime." The businessman's defense denied accusations of facilitating military operations in Ukraine and benefiting from them Mikhail Fridman The life of Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman, who fell under European sanctions , "was destroyed," his lawyer at the European Court of General Jurisd...

STLC ordered the construction of four ferries for the Norwegians at the Turkish shipyard Tersan Shipyard in 2019. After the EU sanctions , the Norwegians refused to pay for the delivered vessels, but the London court sided with the GTLK, Dietrich explained Ferry Havila Castor The State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) has recovered compensation of €22......

In May, Polymetal and its subsidiaries were included in the US SDN list . Now Polymetal is "moving" from the island of Jersey to Kazakhstanby separating Russian assets into a separate entity.The company's shares fell by more than 5%.Vitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly NesisVitaly Nesis The management of the largest producer of primary silver a...

On May 22, the Bulgarian PP-DB and GERB-SDS coalitions agreed to form a ruling bloc and alternately replace their representatives as prime minister.After the wiretap of the working meetings of the PP-DB, the negotiations were frozenFormer Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kirill Petkov The coalition of the parties "Continue Changes" and "Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) suspended negotiations on the formatio...

Five Japanese importers joined a five-day mission to learn about sustainable beef, lamb and pork production. The mission - the first domestic mission from Asia since the pandemic - included a series of visits to farms in the north of England, as well as a visit to a slaughterhouse and meat processing plant. The trip concluded on 25 May with a dinner at Butchers' Hall in London , where the delegati...

The decision not to renew the grain deal could lead to a dangerous wave of migration from African countries to Europe. This was stated by Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Antonio Tajani in an interview with il Messaggero. “This is a scenario that we do not want to consider, it concerns the lives of millions of people below the poverty line. There will be a crisis in Central Africa ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in London on the Friday ahead of King Charles's coronation. The UK has said the two free trade agreements are due to come into effect from midnight May 31st. “These landmark deals are fully in line with my priorities to spur economic growth, spur innovation and increase h...

In Germany, abandoned mines are reopening and new deposits are being developed, writes FT. The Ministry of Economy of Germany explained this by the desire for self-sufficiency and indicated that Germany has begun to open up mines, some of which have been abandoned for decades and are in a dilapidated state, in an effort to reduce its dependence on imports of critical minerals, writes the Financial...

Factories that can buy Russianoil , benefit from discounts, their profitability is still high, writes Bloomberg . Meanwhile, businesses complying with the sanctions,suffer losses Factories that, due to sanctions, cannot buy Russian oil have practically ceased to receive profit from the processing of Middle Eastern oil , Bloomberg reported. We are talking about plants "in some parts of Asia", and s...

The EU called the sentence of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who received 25 years in prison, “politically motivated”. The USA , Canada , Britain criticized the decision of the court . Zakharovacalled their statements interference in the internal affairs of RussiaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara-MurzaVladimir Kara...

British officials will now reject applications to use frozen funds for litigation,if they are related to cases of defamation (dissemination of defamatory information)Her Majesty's Treasury in London,Great Britain The UK will change the way it decides whether to allow sanctioned individuals to use frozen money to pay for legal proceedings. This was stated by the Deputy head of the British Ministry ...

After Brexit, the British began to trust their own parliament and government less than the government and parliament of the European Union,according to a survey by King's College LondonLondon, Great BritainGreat Britain Residents of the UK after leaving the European Union began to trust the EU government and the European Parliament more than their own government and parliament. The Guardian writes...

deal,hindering this processVasily Nebenzya Within two months, during which the grain deal was extended, the West should withdraw from sanctions operations accompanying agricultural exports from Russia, said the country's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya at a meeting of the organization's Security Council. The meeting was broadcast on the UN media resource. “If Washington, Brussel...

The UK seeks to minimize the negative economic impact of the conflict in Ukraine on Kazakhstan as much as possible, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in an interview with the Kazakhstani edition of Vlast. “We know the economic price this war is paying countries around the world, including Kazakhstan, with price spikes and supply chain disruptions. We will continue to do everythin.........

Deputy head of the Ministry of Finance Alexei Moiseev became a candidate for the post of CEO of ALROSA, sources told RBC. Its current leader is Sergei Ivanov, who fell under US sanctions a year ago. ,decided to go privateAlexey Moiseev Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the world's largest diamond mining company ALROSA (ALRS) for almost five y...

In 2022, meat consumption per capita hit a record - 79 kg per person. The record was provided, in particular, by cheaper pork - on average, a Russian ate more of it in a year, Meat consumption in Russia in 2022 increased by 2.3% compared to 2021 and reached a record high for at least the last ten years - 79 kg per person per year. This follows from the presentation of the National Union of Pig Bre...

Under sanctionsseven companies were hit, which, according to London, are involved in the military operation in Ukraine, and eight people, including Boris Titov. In total, since February 24, measures have been introduced against 1.3 thousand people. The UK has announced new sanctions against Russia, according to the government website. The restrictions affected six defense enterprises and eight Rus...

Boris Titov The presidential commissioner for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs in Russia, Boris Titov, commented to RBC on the UK sanctions imposed against him and his son Pavel. The Ombudsman expressed his readiness, despite the sanctions, to protect British businesses if their rights are violated. “If they got to the ombudsmen-defenders, it means that not everything is fine in the B...

The deadline for foreign property owners to report the data of interest to London expired on January 31. At that time, the list included Vladimir Potanin, The new register of foreign property owners, which has been launched in the UK since August 1, includes only four Russians who fell under the sanctions of the United Kingdom, Reuters reports, citing data from the Registration Chamber. Foreign co...