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A week ago, the volume of sanctions restrictions that will be introduced against Russiawas estimated at €10 billionUrsula von der LeyenUrsula von der LeyenUrsula von der LeyenUrsula von der LeyenUrsula von der Leyen The new, tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia involves the introduction of export restrictions in the amount of €11 billion. This was announced on Twitter by the head of the Eu...

The Bank of Russia announced the creation of a new structural subdivision - the department for organizing international settlements. This is stated on the bank's website. The statement said that the new department will deal with "issues that have become particularly relevant in the context of sanctions." Bloomberg learned about EU plans to impose sanctionsagainst Tinkoff Bank and NWF Politics “Amo...

Russian dentists have encountered problems with the purchase of some foreign drugs and medical supplies.The clinics explain the difficulties with procurement by the departure of Western manufacturers and difficulties with logistics Shortage of popular painkiller Russian dental clinics are having trouble purchasing Ubistezin, a popular local anesthetic drug based on articaine. The manufacturer of t...

According to the results of last year, sales of apartments in new buildings increased in 19 regions, although the primary market fell by 22% nationwide.Demand due to mortgage programs was able to save the regions of the Far East In 19 regions, according to the results of last year, sales of apartments in new buildings increased, RBC calculated based on Rosreestr data on registered equity participa...

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...

Brussels intends to include in the new tenth package of sanctions against Russia four banks and about 130 individuals and organizations, including from Iran.The ban may also include the supply of construction equipment to Russia from the EU The new package of EU sanctions, introduced on the anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, plans to include four Russian banks, including Alfa-B...

Skoltech scientists have discovered a mechanism by which the coronavirus can elude human cellular immunity, Georgy Bazykin, head of the study, professor at Skoltech, told Izvestiya. Human immunity resists infection by producing antibodies and T-lymphocytes (a type of immune cell), the publication explains. The first method of protection has been known to scientists for a long time, and the second ...

The West is trying to force Brazil to join the sanctions against Russia and condemn the country, but such a policy does not bring results. This was stated in an interview with Izvestia by the Russian ambassador to Brazil, Alexei Labetsky. The West, according to the diplomat, is trying to oppose Russia's foreign policy and block the country's interests "on all tracks," and Russian-Brazilian relatio...

Restrictive measures against 200 individuals, including aides to the President of Russia, top management of Rosatom and other employees of the nuclear industry,will be valid for 50 yearsVladimir ZelenskyVladimir ZelenskyVladimir ZelenskyVladimir ZelenskyVladimir Zelensky President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on new anti-Ru...

The Magellan diesel tanker, according to the Spanish Ministry of Transport, received its cargo by transshipment from the Nobel vessel,which until July last year flew under the flag of RussiaShip Magellan (foreground)Ship Magellan (foreground)Ship Magellan (foreground)Ship Magellan (foreground)Ship Magellan (foreground) The port of Tarragona in eastern Spain has been banned from entering the Maersk...

Tajikistan has canceled all restrictions that were in place at state border crossings due to the pandemic. The corresponding resolution was adopted by the republican headquarters for the prevention of the spread of COVID, reports the Khovar agency. The decision was made taking into account several factors: the stabilization of the epidemiological situation, the high level of vaccination among the ...

Europe has learned to live without energy supplies from Russia, and underestimating such readiness for adaptation has become a serious miscalculation in Moscow. As a result, she "already lost the energy war," Russia has already lost the energy war with the European Union, as the Europeans quickly learned to do without Russian energy supplies. This was stated in an interview with the Financial Time...

The natural population decline for 2022 amounted to 599.6 thousand people. The indicator has dropped sharply compared to the pandemic anti-records of 2020 and 2021. The number of deaths decreased by 22%, births - by almost 7%. At the end of 2022, the natural decline in the population of Russia, that is, the excess of the number of deaths over the number of births, amounted to 599.6 thousand people...

The share of unfriendly countries in Russian exports of goods fell to 35% last year, while the share of friendly countries increased from 42 to 65%, according to the Ministry of Economic Development. One fifth of deliveries came to China Экспорт товаров из России по итогам января—ноября 2022 года достиг $538 млрд, что на 23,4% превысило экспортный объем в денежном выражении за одиннадцать месяцев ...

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that anti-Russian sanctionsin the nuclear industry will affect the country's nuclear power industry.Rosatom in Bulgaria was a potential investor in nuclear power plants Bulgaria will not support EU sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry, said President Rumen Radev, Blitz reports. “I have repeatedly stated that we cannot accept sanctions in the nuc...

In 2022, the number of cards in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan grew more than in 2021.This happened against the backdrop of the departure of Visa and Mastercard systems from Russia. В странах ближнего зарубежья в 2022 году выросло число банковских карт в обращении на фоне ухода из России международных платежных систем Visa и Mastercard. Годовые темпы прироста были значител...

At the end of 2022, household incomes fell by 1%, Rosstat reported. Against the backdrop of the crisis, they declined for three quarters in a row, but the annual dynamics was supported by income growth in the fourth quarter by 0, In 2022, the real disposable income of the population (income minus mandatory payments, adjusted for inflation) decreased by 1% compared to 2......

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...

In Russia, the number of cases of COVID-19 has been growing for four weeks in a row, Rospotrebnadzor reported. In the fifth week of 2023, more than 60 thousand cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the country, which is 33% more than in the previous week. Almost 41% of all cases are in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region. The federal headquarters for the fight against COVID repo...

In August, the subsidiary of Sberbank was bought by a Kazakhstani state holding. Since it is now owned by a non-Russian sanctioned company, the United Statesdecided to remove it from the sanctions The US Treasury has decided to lift the sanctions imposed on a subsidiary of Sberbank in Kazakhstan, as it ceased to belong to the Russian organization, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. ...

The COVID epidemic in Russia is intensifying, Rospotrebnadzor warned.Omicron strain genovariants still remain predominant in the country In Russia, the coronavirus epidemic is intensifying, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reports. “The COVID-19 epidemiological process continues to be activated . In the fifth week of 2......

Fighting in Ukraine requires a high consumption of shells, however, European capacities were designed for the same demand, new investments are now required and a wait of several years, you can’t just flip a switch,writes FT The consumption of ammunition by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reached unprecedented levels, Ukraine uses 5-6 thousand artillery shells daily, which is comparable to the need...

The European Union, which has imposed an embargo on the import of petroleum products from Russia and a price ceiling on them, has provided for two exceptions. The restrictions do not apply to products made from Russian oil abroad, The embargo on the supply of petroleum products from Russia and its price ceiling for third countries ($1......

The number of Russians who fell ill with COVID per 100,000 people per week increased by 32.7%, according to the operational headquarters for combating coronavirus. “The incidence rate of a new coronavirus infection over the past week per 100,000 people was 41.4 and increased by 32.7% compared to the previous week,” the report says. During the day, 8......

On February 6, a ban on the import of Russian oil products into the European Union came into force and motor fuel, which is transported in a car, but not in tanks, but in separate canisters, falls under this ban. This clarification was made by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board. “Oil products from Russia are prohibited from February 6 to buy, import and transfer,” said Piret Tinkus, head of the de...

Demand for wide-body airliners has been declining for several years, a trend accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. However, writes the WSJ, Carriers are resuming long-haul flights as owners of the world's largest wide-body airliners with hundreds of seats are facing increased demand from airlines. Boeing and Airbus are receiving major orders for new aircraft from carriers and lessors, and major...

The Association of European Businesses has been operating in Russia for almost 30 years and represents the interests of international companies in the country.The Ministry of Justice was asked to check it due to criticism by firms of the country's policies and membership fees from abroad. The Ministry of Justice is checking the Association of European Businesses (AEB) for compliance with the chara...

Entrepreneurial Russians and some Westerners are using their connections to secure lucrative deals as foreign companies exit Russia, an unnamed Western industrialist who is helping several European businesses exit the Russian market told The Economist. He described what is happening as a return to the nineties - "the wild time of gangster capitalism." "It's safe to assume that the new owners will ...

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...