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Russians earlier than usual began to buy goods before the New Year with the expectation of discounts and the desire to avoid problems with delivery. In the first two weeks of December, preferences were given to expensive models of equipment, In the first two weeks of December, household appliances, as well as smartphones of mid-price and niche brands, were in the greatest demand among Russians, bu...

The hopes of Russian investors to cash in on US stocks have already taken a few hits.And even more sensitive can expect them in a few months Before the new crisis in US-Russian relations, connected with the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, the shares of US companies became more and more popular among Russians. This was quite understandable: the American market showed good results,...

The decision to connect to the Russian system will be made by banks independently, based on their own development strategies and internal risk assessment systems,Kazakh regulator warns The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury (OFAC) has allowed Kazakh banks to operate transactions using Mir cards, the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republ...

Popular Japanese printers Kyocera were excluded from the list of goods allowed for parallel import. The reason is that, according to the authorities, the manufacturer has resumed deliveries to Russia. But the company insists The Ministry of Industry and Trade has excluded the Japanese printer manufacturer Kyocera from the list of goods allowed for import under the parallel import scheme (that is, ...

The head of the European Commission announced the content of the ninth package of sanctions against Russia. She did not name specific companies and individuals, The European Union proposes to introduce restrictions against 200 individuals and legal entities as part of the ninth anti-Russian sanctions package, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. According to her, the list will ...

The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that the most dangerous strain of influenza, which causes the most severe damage to health, has “seriously” come to Russia. She assured Swine flu, which causes serious damage to health, this year came to Russia "in earnest". This was stated by the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova in an interview with Naila Asker-zade in the Vesti program. “Yes, the...

Several EU countries are asking the European Commission to "more clearly" formulate exceptions for grain and fertilizer supplies from Russia, as the established practice of applying restrictions complicates supplies to the poorest countries,figured out FT Leading European Union countries - among them Germany, France and the Netherlands - are calling on Brussels to change the regime of sanctions im...

With the lifting of restrictions, the daily death rate in China could rise to 20 thousand people by mid-March,The health care system is unable to cope with the number of hospitalizations. In China, 1 million people could die in the coming months during the "winter wave" of the coronavirus pandemic if strict restrictions continue to be lifted. This follows from the modeling results of the macroecon...

Nasal vaccine of the N.F. Gamaleya against influenza will be effective against various strains, including swine influenza A (H1N1), director of the center Alexander Gintsburg told Izvestia. “The design features of the nasal vaccine are such that protection will be formed against different strains of influenza A, whether it be H1N1 swine flu or bird flu. It will also protect against types of influe...

Among the options, according to the newspaper, are a complete ban on the sale of oil, a ban on exports under contracts that include a price ceiling condition,as well as determining the maximum discount of Russian Urals oil to the reference grade Brent The authorities are considering three options for a response mechanism to the introduction by the G7 countries and the European Union of a price cei...

The newspaper notes that the ban will include investments in mining in Russia, as well as transactions with three more Russian banks. New, already the ninth, The European Union may impose sanctions against the mining industry in Russia, reports citing its own sources Financial Times. “The European Commission will propose a ban on new investment in the Russian mining sector as part of a new package...

The Ministry of Finance proposed to exempt sub-sanctioned companies from income tax on income from the sale of shares in 2022. So the business will be able to save on taxes when the sale of packages was forced due to sanctions, The Ministry of Finance has developed amendments to the Tax Code that will allow companies under sanctions not to take into account in the tax base in 2......

At the opening of the Russian-Myanmar Business Forum, the Minister of Economy of Russia said that the expectations of foreign experts about the fall of the economy did not come true,it has already withstood several waves of sanctionsMaxim ReshetnikovMaxim ReshetnikovMaxim Reshetnikov The Russian economy has been able to withstand waves of unilateral sanctions, Economic Development Minister Maxim R...

The international community must make "constructive efforts" to secure global oil supplies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing, Sina reported. “Oil is one of the key commodities, it is extremely important to ensure the security of global supplies of this energy carrier. We believe that all parties should make constructive efforts to this end,” said a Chinese Foreign ...

Russia is in the process of adapting to the sanctions, it is fixed by experts, said the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports. So he commented on the words of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the effectiveness of restrictions against Russia is growing. “Certain problems, of course, arise due to sanctions, but so far they have not been critical. And here you ca...

How did the economic consequences of the start of a special military operation affect the global fashion business, new consumption patterns,how demand will be similar to the 1980s - RBC talks about McKinsey The State of Fashion 2023 report At the end of November 2022, analysts from the consulting company McKinsey & Company, together with the specialized publication The Business of Fashion, prepare...

According to the sources of the newspaper, the new sanctions list may include 180 items,and the package of restrictions can be adopted as early as next week The ninth package of EU sanctions against Russia may include restrictions on the financial, technology and media sectors, the Politico newspaper learned. According to the newspaper, 18......

We are talking about a 58-year-old Russian.The Embassy in London sent a note to the Foreign Office In London, employees of the National Crime Agency (NCA) detained a Russian businessman, whose name was not released, and two of his accomplices on suspicion of committing a number of crimes, according to the NCA website. “The National Crime Agency conducted a major operation to detain a Russian busin...

Brussels needs to realize that such measures harm the European economy,considers Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter SzijjártóHungarian Foreign Minister Peter SzijjartoHungarian Peter SzijjártóHungarian Peter Szijjártó Hungary has achieved an exemption from the application of the Russian oil price ceiling , which was previously agreed by the G7 countries, the EU and Australia, said Foreign Minister P...

Reuters previously wrote that Poland was in favor of limiting prices for Russian oilat $30 per barrel, and Greece at $70. Poland's ambassador to the EU confirmed that the country had agreed to a limit of $60 per barrel. Poland has agreed to support the EU plan to cap oil prices from Russia at $60 per barrel with a price review mechanism, Reuters reports citing a statement by Poland's permanent rep...

Western countries agreed on a ceiling on oil pricesfrom Russia to reduce its ability to finance military operations in Ukraine. Moscow said that it would not supply raw materials to countries The EU countries have agreed to impose a ceiling on oil prices from Russia at $60 per barrel, the European Commission announced on December 3. It took European countries more than a week to agree on the price...

How IBS, one of the oldest IT companies in Russia, was affected by the departure of its founders,about plans to hold an IPO and a ban on employees to work from certain countries in an interview with RBC said its CEO Grigory KocharovGrigory KocharovGrigory KocharovGrigory Kocharov The IBS group of companies (Information Business Systems - "Information Business Systems") was established in 1992. For...

If secondary sanctions were imposed against banks in Kyrgyzstan, this could affect their correspondent accounts, including those in foreign banks,explained the deputy head of the National Bank of the country Banks of Kyrgyzstan have stopped working with the Russian payment system "Mir" due to the threat of sanctions from the United States . This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the National Ba...

The Polish oil refinery Orlen has applied for the purchase of 3 million tons of Russian oil in 2023,wrote "Kommersant" with reference to sourcesAlexander NovakAlexander NovakAlexander Novak Poland's actions regarding oil supplies from Russia are "a theater of the absurd," Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. Kommersant, citing sources, previously wrote that the Polish oil refinery...

Foreign companies face difficulties in liquidating branches in Russia, often the process drags on for months, business consultants said.Another problem is the ban on head offices from paying taxes to the Russian budget. Many Russian branches of foreign companies and firms with foreign founders that have begun the liquidation procedure are faced with delaying this process for a long time due to int...

How IBS, one of the oldest IT companies in Russia, was affected by the departure of its founders,about plans to hold an IPO and a ban on employees to work from certain countries in an interview with RBC said its CEO Grigory KocharovGrigory KocharovGrigory KocharovGrigory Kocharov The IBS group of companies (Information Business Systems - "Information Business Systems") was established in 1992. For...

The amount of frozen funds may increase if they fall under European sanctionsnew faces or identifying new contributions.In addition to assets in Switzerland, 15 real estate objects of Russian individuals and legal entities are blocked Since February 28, the Swiss authorities have blocked Russian assets in the amount of 7.5 billion Swiss francs, or about $7.95 billion, the State Secretariat for the...

G7 countries agree to set price ceilings for Russian oilin September. The discussion of the limit in the EU has been going on since November, The European Commission has asked the EU member states to approve a price ceiling for Russian oil at $60 per barrel, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources. High-ranking officials of the countries of the union began discussing this proposal on Decemb...

Lynn TracyLynn TracyLynn TracyLynn TracyLynn Tracy The candidate for the post of the new US ambassador to Russia, Lynn Tracy, said she supports the policy of tightening sanctions against Moscow. “I absolutely agree that the right course is to stay on track with sanctions , continue to tighten sanctions,” Tracy said at a hearing in the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. She called the introd...

to? The ban on the export of semiconductor technologies to China, announced by the United States shortly before the start of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China, showed in what plane the main struggle of the two largest economies in the world will unfold. The restrictions imposed by the Joe Biden administration served as an unambiguous signal that the United States sees the high-tech...