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The NKR Agency has compiled a new rating of sectors of the Russian economy, ranking them according to the dynamics of post-pandemic recovery.A number of sectors are doing well - despite the pandemic and even thanks to it The rating agency "National Credit Ratings" (NKR, part of the RBC group) assessed the financial result of the sectors of the Russian economy in the pandemic year 2......

On May 29, Argentina's rural producers threatened to step up their protests unless the government lifts a meat export ban, an emergency measure taken in an attempt to bolster domestic supply amid runaway inflation. Reuters reports that farmers in the South American country have halted domestic livestock trading in protest of the ban. Argentina is a major exporter of grains, including soybeans, cor...

The refusal to completely shut down the economy during the pandemic was the right decision, Andrey Belousov believes. The health care, medical and pharmaceutical industries have shown "amazing" opportunities for mobilization, Abandoning the “big lockdown” (long-term quarantines at the national level) during the coronavirus pandemic in 2......

Unlike the financial crisis of 2009, when the Russian state had to bail out banks, in the pandemic 2020, the authorities relied on helping small businesses,Andrey Belousov, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, said in an interview with RBC Unlike the financial crisis of 2009, when the Russian state had to bail out banks, in the pandemic 2......

Unlike the financial crisis of 2009, when the Russian state had to bail out banks, in the pandemic 2020, the authorities relied on helping small businesses,Andrey Belousov, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, said in an interview with RBC Unlike the financial crisis of 2009, when the Russian state had to bail out banks, in the pandemic 2......

On April 30, a decree was signed at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation to expand the number of jobs for labor immigrants who receive jobs and work permits on the basis of visas in different regions of Russia. In total, in 2021, it is planned to allocate 1,909 additional jobs for foreign citizens in 7 Federal Districts of Russia. The quota reserve has been reduced...

While the 2008 crisis forced S&P 500 companies to tighten their belts, the pandemic has had the opposite effect: corporate capital spending is skyrocketing. The Economist understood The authorities of different countries are gradually easing restrictions related to the pandemic, and people finally have the opportunity to spend their savings. Australian restaurants are booked months in advance. Tic...

The president's popularity has plummeted due to dissatisfaction with his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Brazil ranks second in the world in the number of deaths from COVID-19. Bolsonaro previously denied the danger of the disease On Saturday, May 29, demonstrations took place throughout Brazil against the government of the head of state, Jair Bolsonaro, and his policies to combat coronavirus,...

In 2020, Mexico's per capita pork consumption decreased by one kilogram to 18.5 kg, and production was affected by the sanitary crisis (PRRS, PED, etc.), which led to significant losses of piglets and reproductive sows in the national herd. However, producer pressure is slowly easing and the current situation in the Mexican pig market is described by Fernando Ortiz-X, Ibero-America Business Develo...

Deputy Chairman of the South-Western Bank of Sberbank, curator of the corporate investment business block Irina Tkachenko spoke about the trends of the southern business,the importance of state support and new digital opportunities for Sberbank - In your opinion, how has the modern businessman changed recently? What fundamental differences can you name between business today and a couple of years ...

West is discussing a serious tightening of sanctions against Belarus for the forced landing of a Ryanair aircraft and the arrest of a journalist. Sanctionscan hit the country's ties with the outside world. RBC looked at how big these ties are The European Union said it was preparing sanctions against Belarus for the forced landing of a Ryanair passenger airliner in Minsk and the subsequent arrest ...

The global economy has begun to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. This process is spurred on by the COVID-19 vaccine . However, vaccination did not save global GDP from the imbalances caused by the lockdown. The recovery from the worst crisis in a century has been uneven across countries. This is causing companies around the world to panic and hysterically replenish their stocks. “The sharp i...

In Russia, 78% of citizens prefer food from local producers. This is stated in a new study of the payment service "Clip". More than 5,000 respondents aged 20 to 55 participated in the survey. Most often, local products are chosen in the Voronezh region and Chuvashia - 86% of respondents each, in Mari El, Karelia and the Krasnodar Territory - 84%, 79% and 76%, respectively. At the same time, 52% of...

The West is discussing a serious tightening of sanctions against Belarus for the forced landing of a Ryanair plane and the arrest of a journalist. Sanctionscan hit the country's ties with the outside world. RBC looked at how big these ties are The European Union said it was preparing sanctions against Belarus for the forced landing of a Ryanair passenger airliner in Minsk and the subsequent arrest...

Dominic Cummings said the government did not take the COVID threat seriously in time.He also spoke about the benefits of a dictatorial leadership style in the fight against a pandemic and recalled memes with Spider-Man Dominic Cummings The UK would have been better able to handle the pandemic if its authorities had responded earlier to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic . This was during a hearing ...

Unemployment should return to pre-crisis levels by the end of this year. According to Oreshkin, 1 million jobs have already been restored. The authorities expect the situation in the labor market to recover to pre-crisis levels by the end of 2021. This was stated by Assistant to the President of Russia Maxim Oreshkin, speaking at the New Knowledge marathon. Oreshkin recalled that in January, Vladi...

Washington has decided on its plans for Nord Stream 2, which shares turned out to be the most profitable for investors, Manizha's performance at Eurovision, how many Russians cannot leave because of debts - the main news in the RBC review How Washington plans to delay Nord Stream 2 On the evening of May 18, Gazprom shares rose sharply after a report by the Axios portal, whose sources said that the...

Leaders out of necessity often take on more responsibilities than their position implies. As research shows, this is not easy for many. Here are some tips to help employees cope with their new role. The transfer of a leadership role in a company can be formal (in which case it is accompanied by changes in the title of the position and level of responsibility) or informal. A formal transition can b...

Mikhail Mishustin On May 12, the State Duma was presented with the annual, already the second report of the government of Mikhail Mishustin. By themselves, such reports are almost always an event that is largely focused on public assessment, on presenting positions on the most critical issues of development. What do both government reports have in common and what are the differences? Let's start w...

American experts expect Brazil to be a good market for premium beef. Despite the COVID-19 crisis , last year the South American country increased its imports of premium beef by 26.3% compared to 2019. This may come as a shock, since Brazil is the second largest producer of this type of meat in the world, but most of the production. exported to Asian markets. The main exporters of this type of prod...

The cost of transactions from the country in 2020 decreased from 2.1% to 1%. Transfers from Russia to Georgia were recognized as the cheapest. Money transfers from Russia abroad remain the most profitable in the world. This is evidenced by the data of the World Bank, which prepared a report on migration and development (available from RBC). In 2......

The rating agency of the NKR in the review "The meat market in Russia in the context of a pandemic" (available from RBC) predicted the development of the situation in this market. The baseline scenario assumes that most of the quarantine measures will last until the end of the first half of the year, and then the fall in Russia's GDP by the end of 2......

Alexei Navalny said that he regularly undergoes examinations and on the date of August 20, when it was decided to urgently land the plane on which he was returning in Omsk,"I was perfectly healthy" Alexei Navalny Opposition leader, founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) Alexei Navalny commented on the statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that doctors allegedly discovered an exace...

Taking antibiotics by most patients with COVID-19 will have adverse effects in the future. This was announced by the chief microbiologist and specialist in antimicrobial resistance of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Roman Kozlov, RIA Novosti reports. Kozlov cited studies showing that more than 9......

Taking such drugs is pointless and dangerous to health in the future.Earlier, the Ministry of Health has repeatedly urged Russians not to get involved in antibiotics for coronavirus infection Taking antibiotics to prevent coronavirus infection is unacceptable. Sergey Avdeev, chief freelance pulmonologist of the Russian Ministry of Health, spoke about this, TASS reports. “Antibiotics do not work on...

About 71% of Russian companies in 2020 did not change the size of social packages for their employees, despite the crisis caused by the pandemic and the collapse in oil prices . This follows from a study conducted by NPF Sberbank and the personnel search service Rabota.ru. Research materials are available from RBC. “At 2% of enterprises, the social package has become even larger - new options have...

Strelka KB experts rated Russian cities by the degree of budget resilience to the crisis caused by the pandemic. The more the city has its own income from personal income tax and income tax, the higher its risks in such a crisis, The pandemic crisis has led to an increase in unemployment, a drop in incomes of the population and revenues of enterprises, which is inextricably linked with a reduction...

There are no grounds for the Russian economy to reach growth rates above 3%, the NES rector said at a meeting of the FBK economic club. Falling incomes of the population will slow down economic growth, The forecast of the government, which expects the Russian economy to grow by 3% or more in the coming years, is unreasonably optimistic, experts of the FBK economic club, who took part in the Octobe...

The conservative budget policy of the last 20 years has given the government ample room to maneuver in a crisis Vladimir Mau The state budget is a concentrated expression of economic policy; it must provide answers to the challenges facing society and the state. This is all the more important now, when the world is facing a severe and unprecedented crisis in the last hundred years, which is based ...

The Ministry of Economic Development sees no reason to adjust the macro forecast, which does not take into account the second wave of COVID-19, RBC was told in the ministry. The Accounts Chamber criticized the department's assessment for optimism and targeted nature The Ministry of Economic Development sees no reason to revise the scenario conditions for the forecast of socio-economic development ...