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The economy of the South and the Caucasus went through 2022 better than expected. Experts predict a difficult future, but for regions with a diversified economy, difficult times will pass more smoothly than for raw materials and industrial Extremely negative, catastrophic forecasts for the beginning of 2......

A huge number of prescriptions, instructions and sanctions have led to the fact that US banks refuse to service preventively, without risk analysis. US Treasuryintends to carry out explanatory work with banksUnited States Department of the TreasuryUnited States Department of the TreasuryUnited States Department of the TreasuryUnited States Department of the TreasuryUnited States Department of the ...

The requirement to provide COVID-certificates Thailand canceled in October last year.It is being returned amid an increase in the incidence in China - for travelers from there, many countries have introduced testing during flights From January 9 until at least the end of the month, passengers flying to Thailand will be required to present a coronavirus vaccination certificate when boarding a fligh...

For the main part of the year, against the backdrop of sanctions and a recession in the economy, the labor market was stormy: many companies froze recruitment, some resorted to layoffs. But other trends also influenced the situation, In 2022, the labor market in Russia was going through difficult times. A special military operation and subsequent massive Western sanctions led to the exit of a numb...

,and Turkey is the main transit hub Sanctions by so-called unfriendly states against Russia, counter-sanctions by Moscow and the voluntary suspension or reduction of trade by Western companies with Russia have led to a fundamental restructuring of domestic foreign trade in 2022, and this process is ongoing. Russia started the year with about 55% of exports and imports of goods and services tied to...

In 2023, economic life promises to be rich. The World Bank and the IMF have named the countries from which they expect outstripping growth this year. The year ended brought many unpleasant surprises: hedge funds had to change their investment strategies more than once based on macroeconomic indicators, regulators had to puzzle over changes in monetary policy, and economists had to revise their for...

The Taiwan Ministry of Economy has expanded the list of high-tech products that are prohibited from exporting to Russia and Belarus, follows from a statement published on the agency's website. It notes that we are talking about goods that can be used for military purposes. 52 new items of goods have been added to this list, which are related to nuclear energy substances, chemicals, machine tools a...

Before the 20th Congress of the CCP, Xi Jinping sought to eliminate any threats to his authority, but after his re-election, he was "inundated" with signals that his zero-COVID policy was becoming a source of instability.writes WSJ China does not provide complete information on the number of hospitalizations and deaths from coronavirus, said Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Org...

Foreign Ministrypromised to respond to countries that, due to the COVID outbreak, introduce PCR tests for Chinese citizens or otherwise restrict their entry. According to a department spokesman, Beijing will retaliate against those countries that have imposed entry restrictions on Chinese citizens under the pretext of preventive measures to combat COVID-19 . This was stated by Chinese Foreign Mini...

The Russian economy adapted to the sanctions better than the authorities and experts expected at the beginning of the crisis. Large-scale restrictions do not pass painlessly, but the economic collapse did not happen. RBC figured out A year ago, the Russian economy for the next three years predicted growth in GDP and investment, as well as exports and imports. At the end of February 2......

In Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities in Chinacrematoria are overcrowded, relatives of patients who died from coronavirus are forced to stand in long lines, the agency found out.Authorities deny large-scale spread of infection A sharp increase in the number of cases of coronavirus in China has led to overcrowding of crematoria across the country, Bloomberg writes based on a survey of eye...

In the coming year, the three largest world economies: USA , Chinaand the EU will slow down, and this will happen at the same time. The coming year will be harder than the last. For much of the global economy, the new year 2023 will be tough, as the main engines of global growth - the US, Europe and China - will face slower growth and weakening economic activity. This opinion was expressed by the ...

The combination of meat, mushrooms, mayonnaise, as well as sweet drinks and alcohol, traditional for the New Year's table, puts a lot of stress on the digestive system, nutritionists interviewed by RBC warned. Especially careful should be people with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, atherosclerosis and diabetes. “Salads often include meat, such as chicken or beef, mushrooms, and egg...

The Central Bank predicted the return of the economy to pre-crisis levels in three years Structural adaptation is a 'long process', he warned 00:00 Advertisement 00:00 00:00 / 00:00 You can skip ads through More VideoMore VideoMore Video Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin in an interview with RBC estimated the timing of the return of the Russian economy to the pre-crisis level. “I...

This year the Europeans had to cut their gas consumption by 40-50 billion cubic meters. m due to the closure of enterprises for the production of fertilizers, gas chemistry, metallurgy and "this is just the beginning", The EU's decision to impose a gas price ceiling and other sanctions are provoking a long-term crisis and gas shortages in the region. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Rus...

Photo Unsplash In the outgoing year, the Ukrainian crisis has certainly become the number one topic in the information space. But no less attention in 2022 was paid by the world media to the economic war - unprecedented in scale, unpredictable in its consequences, drawing in not only the parties to the conflict, but literally the whole world. And sanctions have become the main weapon in this war. ...

Acute shortage of antibiotics, in particular amoxicillin, is observed in 80% of 35 countries, the WHO said. They believe that countries did not expect a sharp increase in respiratory diseases in the first year after the easing of measures against COVID-19 A surge in respiratory illness following the lifting of restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage of antibiotics, includin...

It is advisable to create an international liquidity fund and a currency unit of account, in the basket of which there can be yuan, rupee, gold, says the head of the RSPP, Alexander Shokhin. Such work can be carried out with partners in the SCO, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin considers it necessary to create an international platform for...

Only the 1960s felt as turbulent as today, according to billionaire Bill Gates. The consequences of global events will be most acutely felt by those who "already were in the worst position", The turbulent times the world is going through today can be compared to the 1960s, says Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He expressed this opinion in his Gates Notes blog. According to Gates, the events of recent...

The period of prosperity and peace that has lasted for the past 75 years is the exception for humanity, not the rule, says economist Nouriel Roubini. According to him, now the planet is returning to the times of wars, The way humanity has developed over the past 75 years is different from all historical periods for the better, but the period of prosperity and optimism is over, the planet is expect...

The list of socially significant products requires revision, according to the RANEPA. The share of such products in the expenses of Russians is small, The government's actions to limit prices for socially important products have a positive result, mainly in terms of the psychological effect for consumers, and the list itself needs to be revised. Such conclusions are contained in a study of the sta...

In pharmacies, the demand for the rare antibiotic Fluimucil-Antibiotic IT has increased significantly. There are fewer and fewer pharmacies where you can buy it, and the cost is growing. "Fluimucin-Antibiotic IT" - a drug based on thiamphenicol - is used in the treatment of respiratory tract infections, laryngotracheitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. RBC called the largest pharmacies, the presence of...

Switzerland adopted the eighth package of EU sanctions against Russia, including an embargo on arms supplies to Russia,which partially extends to UkraineFederal Palace in Bern Switzerland has imposed a ban on the export of its weapons to Ukraine and Russia, follows from the message of the Ministry of Economy of the country. “In addition to the measures contained in the eighth EU sanctions package,...

Fighting in Ukraine and COVID-19accelerated the end of a period of low inflation for the West, but were not the main reason, the German chancellor believes. He attributed the trend to rising incomes in Asian countries, The time of "economic exclusivity" for Europe and North America could not last long, during which the inhabitants of these continents could enjoy low inflation, stable economic grow...

In their analytical review, OECD economists predicted a slowdown in global GDP growth, identified key risk factors and noted regionswho can handle the crisis better than others

Former Greek finance minister (from January to July 2015), an MP from the leftist MeRA party, Janis Varoufakis, said that the economic collapse of the European Union is predetermined. He spoke about this in an interview with N-TV. “EU companies pay ten times more for gas than their competitors in the US or China. There are already disruptions in production, and very soon we will see factories look...

Zero duties on imports of up to 200 thousand tons of beef came into force in 2022 - now it is proposed to extend them to 2023. Miratorg opposed the benefits, The Ministry of Agriculture proposed to the Ministry of Economy to extend duty-free imports to 200,000 tons of beef in 2023. This information was reported to Kommersant by sources in the market and confirmed by the Ministry of Economics, addi...

In the future, consumers will add more and more plant-based raw materials to their diets instead of animal proteins. The state needs to support this direction, and the Russians need to change their attitude towards alternative meat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov believes that the production of alternative products from vegetable protein in Russia needs to ...

The HRC asked to provide Skolichenko with a special therapeutic diet. The girl's lawyers reported that she had an autoimmune disease - gluten intolerance. The head of the Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev, asked the Federal Penitentiary Service to provide arrested artist Alexandra Skolichenko with gluten-free meals, according to the HRC website. According to Fadeev, he received appeals stating t...

Sasha Skolichenko Artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested for replacing price tags with anti-war stickers at a store in St. Petersburg , will be able to receive a gluten-free package. Interfax was informed about this in the administration of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. “We will accept transfers with gluten-free products. They are not proh...