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The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to cancel the pandemic status for COVID-19 is somewhat premature, since the course of this epidemic is undulating and new strains may appear, Anatoly Altshtein, professor of virology, chief researcher at the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told RBC. “The fact is that the course of this epidemic is undulating, the waves...

allocated almost 95 billion rubles from the National Welfare Fund. Internet holding VK and a new insurer in the aviation industry (NSK). In April 2023, the National Wealth Fund (NWF), which is controlled by the Ministry of Finance, purchased bonds of NLK-Finance LLC for 34.95 billion rubles. and bonds of VK LLC for 6......

The option not to disclose their financial statements has been in effect for a number of banks and companies since last spring, the moratorium expires on July 1. According to Vedomosti, the authoritieswill discuss with business a return to transparency on May 15 The Russian government has scheduled a meeting for top managers of large companies on May 15, at which the issue of extending the period ...

The Ural mobile operator Motiv is suing Ericsson because of the latter's refusal to provide technical support. Swedish manufacturer of telecom equipment, citing sanctions,unilaterally refused to fulfill the contract The Yekaterinburg-2000 company, which provides cellular communication services under the Motiv brand, has filed a lawsuit against Ericsson Corporation, the main Russian legal entity of...

What to expect from housing prices, why there are “no more” cross-border payments in dollars, and how sanctions divided banks into two groups. Key quotes from the conference “Banks. Transformation. Economy. 2.0" About housing prices Head of the Analytical Center, Managing Director of Dom.RF Mikhail Goldberg “After three years of fairly serious growth in housing prices, we see that in the first qua...

The ACRA rating agency has once again disclosed its assessment of the level of financial stress in Russia. The index, the publication of which was stopped at the peak of the crisis, is now in the low-risk zone. The Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) has restarted the financial stress index, the company said in a statement to RBC. ACRA has been calculating the value of the indicator since 2.......

On the Russian Railways website and in the Russian Railways Passengers mobile application, the Food Delivery to the Train project has been implemented, which allows passengers on long-distance trains to order food to the train, Rosselkhozbank reports. Now, with the support of the Russian Agricultural Bank, the functionality of the program has been expanded and includes the delivery of farm product...

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 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...

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...

Demand for beef began to fall back in 2022, and consumption may continue to fall in 2023. First of all, this applies to those countries where beef dishes are eaten most often - Argentina, USAand UK In 2022, the demand for beef in the world fell sharply, and even as inflation declines in 2023, consumption of this type of meat is also predicted to fall, writes Bloomberg. According to the agency, it ...

Cefuroxime has disappeared from pharmacies, and only some pharmacies have another drug for children - cefixime. The market says In Russia, the children's broad-spectrum antibiotic cefuroxime, which is included in the list of vital drugs, has disappeared from pharmacies, Vedomosti reports after analyzing the assortment of pharmacies. The data of the Megapteka aggregator showed that Zinnat granules ...

In 72.5% of cases, citizens used the drugs incorrectly: either they did not do it according to the doctor's prescription, or they interrupted the course ahead of time,found out in the Central Research Institute of Health Organization and Informatization Half of the Russians (49.1%) who have taken antibiotics over the past 12 months have been self-medicating, the Central Research Institute of Organ...

Those with COVID will not need to do a second test for discharge if the treatment lasted seven or more days, Rospotrebnadzor said.The rule comes into force on February 6 Rospotrebnadzor allowed the discharge of those who had recovered from COVID-19 without a negative test for coronavirus if the patient's treatment lasted a week or longer, the agency said in a decree. “The discharge of patients for...

The organization that provides the work of centers for conducting internationally recognized exams in English, said,that continue to work in Russia The IELTS International Language Examination Center will continue to work in Russia and conduct all scheduled exams. This was reported on the website of the center. “In connection with the news that appeared in the media about the closure of IELTS in R...

Russia does not depend on the supply of foreign test systems for detecting coronavirus and other diseases, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said, RIA Novosti reports. “The domestic industry is developing very actively, and, in fact, we are independent of the arrival of foreign test systems on the territory of the Russian Federation for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and a number of other diseases,” Mur...

- 19 Rospotrebnadzor has canceled the standard for conducting at least 300 weekly tests for COVID-19 per 100 thousand of the population, follows from the decision of the chief sanitary doctor Anna Popova, which is posted on the legal information portal. Amendments were made to the resolution "On additional measures to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 during the seasonal rise in the incid...

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...

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...

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...

The Hordaland District Court in Norway has sentenced a 34-year-old Russian citizen to 90 days in prison for launching a drone in violation of sanctions laws, NRK reports. His drone and mobile phone are also confiscated. Since the Russian was in custody before the hearing, his term was reduced by 29 days. He was detained on October 2......

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...

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...

The initiative was prepared by deputies from United Russia. The appeal says that the price of PCR tests varies from 646 to 3 thousand rubles. The Ministry of Health says The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg approved an appeal to the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko with a request to take personal control over the solution to the problem of retail prices for PCR tests and medicin...

Fatty, fried and smoked foods, pickled, salty foods, spicy spices and sauces on the New Year's table can exacerbate chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroenterologists interviewed by RBC said. Similar problems can arise with the use of chocolate and strong alcoholic beverages. “On New Year's Eve, try to limit your intake of fatty foods, especially when combined with alcohol. This i...

More than three tons of impersonal butter and cheese were found at the dairy plant in the Orel region. Rosselkhoznadzor specialists, together with the prosecutor's office and the police, visited the enterprise "Orlovskie Cheese" with a raid. Dairy products were brought there from time to time and there was no exit from the enterprise. So the inspectors found more than three tons of impersonal dair...

The current crisis in the Russian dairy market is systemic. And it requires systemic solutions. Participants and market experts expressed their opinions on the state of the dairy industry and why Russia and Belarus need to jointly solve current problems. PROTECTIONISM OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation has included a policy of dairy protectionism. ...

The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) approved the draft agreement on the labeling of goods. This message aroused concern among Belarusian entrepreneurs, because stories about disputes over the implementation of union technical regulations are memorable. The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) already have several national systems for labeling goods. In 2......