According to the newspaper, USAintend to impose sanctions against companies in the UAE,exporting significant volumes of Iranian oil under the guise of Iraqi Washington may soon impose sanctions against a businessman and a number of companies from the UAE, which, according to the United States, are engaged in "mixing" and transshipment of oil products from Iran. Thus, the United States intends to i...
Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Belov said that the "modernization of banknotes" carried out by the regulator pursues other goals,and the question of denomination is not even worth discussing In Russia today there are no objective reasons for the denomination, said in an interview with Izvestia, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Sergei Belov. Denomination - the exchange of old banknotes for ...
According to the Secretary General of the organization, Russia's participation in the OPEC + format is "vital" for the success of the agreement,therefore, there is no talk of any competition with Moscow The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not aim to compete with Russia, and Moscow's membership in the OPEC+ format is important. This was stated by the secretary general ...
TANAP was opened in 2018 and is part of the Southern Gas Corridor project from Azerbaijan to Italy. According to Erdogan's spokesman, the gas pipeline is one of the alternative routes for transporting gas to the EU The Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP) is an alternative to Russian gas supplies for Europe, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said, Axar reports. “One of the two main alte...
The German authorities must take into account that the country in the next five years will need gas supplies from Russia, said the Prime Minister of Saxony. Before the start of the military operation, he repeatedly called for the lifting of sanctions .from MoscowMichael Kretschmer Germany will need gas supplies from Russia in the coming years, Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer said in an...
22 and 24 July Russiaexpanded the lists of unfriendly countries. There are two such lists, they involve different measures, but they include common participants. Whom Moscow considers unfriendly - in RBC infographics The first list of unfriendly countries appeared in May 2021, it implies "unfriendly actions" against Russian diplomatic and consular workers. The inclusion of a state in this list mea...
If the National Clearing Center and the Moscow Exchange fall under sanctions, currency trading will be paralyzed. In this case, the Central Bank plans to create an analogue of Bloomberg - a platform The Bank of Russia is discussing with market participants how to determine the exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar and the euro if the National Clearing Center and Moscow Exchange fall under ...
Alexander Ionov, the head of an organization that gathered separatists from around the world in Moscow, fell under the restrictions. Sanctionsalso introduced in relation to Natalia Burlinova, an expert in international relationsAlexander Ionov The US expanded sanctions against Russia, imposing restrictions on two people and four entities associated with them. The president of the Center for Suppor...
Turkish exports of goods to Russia in June jumped by 46% in annual terms, to $ 791 million. Most likely,this will allow it to take fourth place in the list of the largest suppliers of goods to the Russian market In June 2022, the export of goods from Turkey to Russia increased by 46% compared to June last year and by 52% compared to the previous month, to $791.4 million, the Turkish Institute of S...
Earlier, Finland called for a ban on issuing visas to Russians. The European Commission ruled out the ban, as this is not possible under EU law. The EU Delegation also assured RBC The EU is not discussing the issue of stopping the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians, RBC was told at the EU Delegation to Russia. Earlier, several EU countries made calls to stop issuing visas to Russian citizens, ...
A special operation in Ukraine could lead to the fragmentation of the world economy into geopolitical blocs. This will prevent countries from jointly fighting global problems, including climate change, The International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with traditional economic and financial risks (tightening of monetary policy, slowdown in economic growth in China, rising energy prices, etc.), attribut...
Within a week, the assets of 19 companies worth more than UAH 7.7 billion (more than $210 million), which were controlled by Russian corporations and banks, were transferred to state management. This was announced by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in its Telegram channel. The message, in particular, mentions Rosatom, Gazprom, Rusal and Tatneft. The representative of Rosatom declined to comm...
According to the governor,due to the refusal of the Lithuanian Siauliai Bank to work with Russia, Lithuania may block the transit corridor to the Kaliningrad region from September 1 The refusal of the Lithuanian Šiaulių bankas, which serves the transit of goods to Kaliningrad, from working with Russia will mean the impossibility of paying for the fare, in connection with which Lithuania may stop p...
imposed against Russia are "severely punishing" European companies, the CEO of L'Occitane said, adding that when peace comes, EU businesses will have to "be patient"to regain lost market shareReynold Geiger Forcing Western companies to leave the Russian market because of Russia's actions in Ukraine is unfair. This was stated by the CEO of the French L'Occitane Reynold Geiger edition of Le Figaro. ...
According to the ministry, the buyer of the H&M business could be a company from friendly countries.Previously, the Swedish brand estimated the damage from leaving Russia at $192 million. The Swedish H&M Group, which announced its withdrawal from Russia in mid-July, is looking for a buyer for its assets in the country. This information, which was previously reported by Kommersant, was confirmed by...
According to Nehammer, the EU embargo on Russian gas will do more harm to Europe,including Austrian and German industry A European Union (EU) embargo on gas from Russia is impossible, and Austria has always advocated that sanctions harm those against whom they are imposed more than those who impose them. This was stated by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, reports APA. According to him, Austria, ...
Options include stopping visas, closing borders for passenger traffic, as well as following EU policy and harmonizing measures already at a general level. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned The Finnish authorities are considering six options for restricting tourism from Russia against the backdrop of a special operation in Ukraine, with reference to the head of the consular department of the F...
NWFagainst Russia The Accounts Chamber has sent a number of proposals to the Russian government aimed at improving the safety of the National Welfare Fund (NWF), the agency's website says. “The control agency recommended analyzing the current structure of the NWF funds and making changes to it, providing for the exclusion of the share of funds placed in foreign currencies of states that have appli...
Some Samsung smartphones have become unavailable in the regions or can only be purchased with delivery after a few days. Experts explain this by the appearance of a new line and the fact that The fact that some models of Samsung smartphones have disappeared from sale in certain Russian regions was told to RBC by several participants in the telecommunications market. This information was confirmed ...
Certain questions about Kaliningrad transit remain, but the most acute stage of the crisis has passed, the Kremlin is sure.The first wagons with sanctioned cement arrived in the region through Lithuania Although the first wagons with sanctioned cargo for Kaliningrad passed through Lithuania, there is still a long work to be done on Kaliningrad transit, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, RB...
to China,stay in the planning phase The US senator 's initiative to sanction companies that insure tankers to transport oil from Russia to China should remain at an early stage. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at a briefing, RBC correspondent reports. “The US is not trying to [impose restrictions]. There is a legislative initiative of one of the congressmen. Let's hope that it w...
Philippines abandons 16 Russian helicopters due to U.S. sanctionsJose Manuel Romualdes The Philippine government has refused to buy 16 Russian Mi-17 military transport helicopters for fear of US sanctions , officials told AP. According to former Defense Secretary Delphine Lorenzana (now head of the government agency responsible for converting former military bases into business centers), the 12.7 ...
According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is Putin's closest ally and one of the most active supporters of the "war against Ukraine."Earlier, Lithuania also proposed to include the patriarch in the EU sanctions list Patriarch Kirill Lithuania has banned the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Ru...
Mechanism for limiting prices for Russian oilG7 plans to introduce simultaneously with a partial EU embargo, Reuters learned.The embargo will take effect on December 5 The G7 plans to impose a ceiling on Russian oil prices by December 5, when EU sanctions will come into force , prohibiting the import of Russian raw materials by sea, a source told Reuters. “The goal is to meet the deadlines set by ...
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran announced the agreements reached between the countries on the imminent launch of the Russian payment system in Iran. On the eve of ATOR reported, The Russian payment system Mir will soon be launched in Iran, there are agreements on this matter, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari told RIA Novosti. “I think that this payment system...
Maria Zakharova Estonia, after the ban on performances in the country by the Russian group "Hands Up", turned into a repressive state that forgot about democracy. This was announced on Sputnik radio by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. According to her, the Estonian authorities forgot that they proclaimed democracy as their main idea, for the sake of whi...
Earlier, Gazprom announced that from July 27 it will decommission another turbine at the Portovaya CS of the Nord Stream pipeline. According to the German operator Gascade, The flow of gas through Nord Stream 1 has decreased from 65 million cubic meters. m per day up to 35 million cubic meters. m, or 2......
According to the head of the Bavaria Paper Manufacturers Association,due to a shortage of gas and expensive electricity, Germans are at risk of facing a shortage of familiar paper products in the coming months If Germany does not get enough gas in the coming months, many products from the paper industry, including toilet paper, could be in short supply. Jurgen Schaller, Chairman of the Board of th...
Russian oil. The Chinese Foreign Ministry protested and indicated Beijing opposes illegal unilateral sanctions and strongly protests US attempts to impose restrictions on Russian oil and LNG supplies to China . This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, Sina reports. Earlier, Republican Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill that would impose sanctions on any organization th...
Against the background of disruptions in supplies from Russia, the EU decided to reduce gas consumption by 15% from August 1, 2022 until the end of March 2023. RBC figured out On Tuesday, July 26, EU countries reached a "political agreement" on a voluntary reduction in gas consumption by 15% compared to the average for the past five years in the next eight months - from August 1, 2......