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MegaFon, one of the largest mobile operators in Russia, was included in the US sanctions list. Experts don't expect On Wednesday, April 12, the United States imposed sanctions on MegaFon for being owned by the USM Group, which is 49% owned by businessman Alisher Usmanov, follows from a message from the US Treasury. The billionaire (eighth place in the Forbes ranking with a fortune of $14.5 billion...

The United States , having announced sanctions against the structures of businessman Alisher Usmanov, removed the Kommersant newspaper from restrictions. A corresponding general license has been published on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The document allows transactions with the publishing house “necessary for the operation of the newspaper”, if such transactions are not specifically pro...

Canada imposed sanctions against nine Belarusian banks. The corresponding decision is published on the website of the government of the country. The National Bank of Belarus and the largest state and commercial banks of the country fell under the restrictions: Belarusbank . Belagroprombank. BPS-Sberbank. Priorbank. Bank BelVEB. Belgazprombank . Bank VTB. Statusbank. The Canadian authorities decide...

The sanctions list includes the head of Tatarstan and his wife,as well as the company Evgeny Prigozhin "Concord"Evgeny PrigozhinEvgeny PrigozhinEvgeny PrigozhinEvgeny PrigozhinEvgeny PrigozhinEvgeny PrigozhinEvgeny Prigozhin Canada has imposed sanctions against another 14 Russians and 34 organizations from Russia, according to the website of the Canadian Foreign Ministry. The sanctions list includ...

In 2022, Russian banks significantly reduced lendingin dollars and euros, and also "cleared" the portfolio of foreign currency deposits. But a complete rejection of the dollar and the euro is impossible, and the transition to the yuan creates new risks, During the crisis year of 2022, the share of the dollar in the corporate loan portfolio of Russian banks decreased from 9% to 6%, the Bank of Russ...

Sberbank announced the start of work in the Crimea in January of this year, at the same time its first ATMs appeared on the peninsula. According to Aksenov, The first office of Sberbank on the Crimean peninsula will be opened in the center of Simferopol within a few months, then the bank's offices will appear in other cities of Crimea, the head of the region Sergey Aksenov said on his telegram cha...

Takeda may sell its plant in Yaroslavl, where more than €117 million has been invested over ten years, sources told Kommersant.The plant's capacity is designed to produce 90 million ampoules and more than 3 billion tablets per year. Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer Takeda is considering selling its plant to Yaroslavl, where more than €117 million has already been invested, Kommersant reports, ...

The administration of US President Joe Biden will allocate more than $5 billion to a program to accelerate the development of new coronavirus vaccines and treatments, The Washington Post writes. The program will be called Project Next Gen. It is considered a continuation of the Operation Warp Speed ​​program, which was launched when Donald Trump was President of the United States , and accelerated...

Privatization and an increase in public debt can become a source of money for building a new model of the Russian economy, Andrey Kostin believes. Business accumulated investment potential, moneythe country hashe wrote in a column for RBCAndrey KostinAndrey KostinAndrey KostinAndrey KostinAndrey KostinAndrey KostinAndrey Kostin Западные санкции разрушили несущие элементы экономики, сложившейся в Р...

The increase in interest rates should not greatly affect the state of Russian banks, according to the Central Bank. It was he who became the catalyst for the fall of banks in the United States: their bond portfolios depreciated, In the event of a sharp increase in interest rates, the bond portfolio of Russian banks will undergo a negative revaluation, but this "will not have a significant impact [...

The international taxi service InDrive, against the backdrop of sanctions, transferred the ownership of a Russian legal entity to a Kazakhstani structure.A new team led by the company's former COO plans to relaunch under the INDELS brand The international taxi service InDrive (before rebranding in 2......

Microsoft announced the suspension of activities in Russia in March 2022, however, Xbox consoles are still sold in the country. Izvestia was told by the company American Microsoft has stopped warranty service for all Xbox consoles in Russia. This applies even to those set-top boxes that were officially imported into the country, Izvestia was told in the technical support of the company, when the c...

In the US, two babies were born with brain damage due to the coronavirus their mothers contracted during pregnancy, according to a study from the University of Miami Health System and the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. Both newborns had seizures, microcephaly, and developmental delay. The infants tested negative for COVID, but the antibody count was very high. According to scient...

The first agreement on the supply of RD-180 to the United Stateswas concluded in 1997. The Pentagon expected that it would not be possible to abandon their use until 2025, США, которые много лет покупали российские ракетные двигатели РД-180, не смогли определить состав сплава, из которого они изготовлены, сказал президент НИЦ «Курчатовский институт» Михаил Ковальчук во время выступления в политехн...

Russian stores are faced with a shortage of the Monopoly game Suppliers say parallel import won't work as the games require translationThere is a shortage of the popular board game Monopoly in hobby and entertainment stores. So, the classic Monopoly is not available at retail outlets of the Mosigra network and in Hobby Games stores (owned by Hobby World, which positions itself as the largest publi...

, including “hindered the holding of democratic elections” in the country, and also violated the “territorial integrity of states”,commemorates the White House US President Joe Biden extended for a year a number of anti-Russian sanctions imposed under the pretext of Russian interference in the US elections and after the start of the military operation in Ukraine . The White House announced this. T...

Many people made the mistake of reading the book "Antifragile" and armed with the slogan "what does not kill you makes you stronger", this is a misinterpretation, the author of the book said. He criticized people who chose to ignore COVID-19 Nassim Nicholas TalebNassim Nicholas TalebNassim Nicholas TalebNassim Nicholas TalebNassim Nicholas Taleb Cryptocurrency miners, vaccine skeptics, venture cap...

"The cost of Russians for the purchase of food per month is mainly from 6 thousand to 30 thousand rubles. 82% of Russians, choosing products, are guided primarily by price. For 88%, when buying products, discounts, promotions are important," the materials say. . The study includes an overview of international trends, was conducted among residents of all federal districts of the Russian Federation ...

The Chinese authorities have imposed sanctions against the American Hudson University, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the leadership of both organizations. It is reported by AP with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. The reason was the issuance of US transit permits for Taiwanese chief of staff Tsai Ing-wen on March 29-31 and April 4-6 to participate in political ev...

Aircraft CP-140 Aurora Canadian authorities sent a CP-140 Aurora reconnaissance aircraft to Japan to monitor the implementation of UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea. This is stated in a press release from the Canadian Ministry of Defense. "As part of Canada's strategy for action in the Indo-Pacific region, the deployment [of the aircraft] demonstrates Canada's unwavering commitment...

Department of the Treasuryannounced the settlement of a dispute about violation of US sanctions by Mircosoft against Cuba, Iran, Syria and Russia.The company disclosed violations “voluntarily” and pledged to pay $3 million The US Treasury Department has reached an agreement with Microsoft to settle a dispute over sanctions violations by the IT giant against Cuba, Iran, Syria and Russia: the compan...

The loss of Alfa-Bank for 2022 amounted to ₽117.1 billion and became the largest for it in history. Incomes on the main items increased, but the freezing of assets and currency revaluation had a one-time effect, Alfa-Bank ended 2022 with a loss: its size under RAS amounted to 117.1 billion rubles, follows from the published statements of the credit institution. The last time the bank showed a nega...

Loyalty of Russian consumers to big Western brands began to fade amid announcements about leaving the Russian market, the head of retailer X5 Group believes.Buyers adapt to new assortment and local suppliers In 2022, the largest Russian retailer X5 Group (which manages the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik retail chains), as well as other retailers, was forced to update its assortment amid the ...

Khabek said that during his visit to Ukraine he was asked why the purchase of Russian uranium is still not under sanctions. The Vice Chancellor noted German Vice Chancellor, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck called for sanctions against countries that continue to receive uranium from Russia. He stated this at the end of his two-day visit to Kyiv. According to Khabe...

Analysts reported exports of up to 91% of oil from Russia to China and India per day, and up to 91% of crude oil supplies came from India and China Against the backdrop of Western sanctions , Russia has largely redirected its crude oil supplies: as early as March, China and India accounted for up to 91% of such exports. It is reported by Anadolu with reference to the calculations of the analytical...

Singer MakSim needs a course of treatment, which is difficult to combine with concert activity, she said on social networks.Previously, the singer became ill at concerts in Sochi and TverSinger MakSim (Marina Abrosimova)Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova)Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova)Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova)Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova)Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova)Singer MakSim (...

2022 was a record year in terms of additional taxes and fees payable. Formally, the report of the Federal Tax Service also reflects an increase in the number of inspections by 25%, but it also included inspections The number of on-site tax audits of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and individuals completed in 2......

Russian business Lexmark «F+ tech| Marvel bought in August 2022. Now the company plans to start production of its own printers under the F + tech brand, aimed at the mass segment, Russian «F+ tech| Marvel is developing its own printer and plans to bring it to the market under the F+ tech brand by the end of 2......

The Ministry of Industry and Trade positively assesses the results of Pharma-2020 and, in the new strategy, expects to increase the share of Russian drugs from 35.9% to 42.6% by 2030, while increasing the market volume from 2.2 trillion rubles to 2.2 trillion rubles. up to 3.7 trillion rubles, The Ministry of Industry and Trade in the updated strategy for the development of the pharmaceutical indu...

At least three Western law firms have decided not to represent Russia in the US Yukos trials. However, Moscow managed to negotiate with lawyers from Marks & Andrey Kondakov, General Director of MTSPZ (an organization that provides legal protection against foreign claims of former Yukos structures), Andrei Kondakov, told the American court that Western law firms refused to represent Russia's intere...