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Swiss banks have begun to warn Russian clients about closing their accounts if they pay taxes to the Russian budget. Switzerland faces US pressureand G7 countries due to the small amount of frozen Russian assets Swiss banks began to monitor the transfers of their clients from Russia, and if they pay taxes to the Russian budget, a number of banks announced the closure of their accounts. This was to...

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The authorities of Poland, Lithuania and Estonia are seeking to reduce the marginal price of a barrel of Russian oil by almost $9, from $60 to $51.45. According to their calculations, The authorities of Poland, Lithuania and Estonia have proposed to the rest of the EU members to lower the price ceiling for oil produced in Russia from $6......

, the entire European Union and other states.Russia has double tax treaties with many of them. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed to President Vladimir Putin to issue a decree on the suspension of agreements on the avoidance of double taxation with countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia . “If the proposal of the Russian Ministry of Finance and the Ru...

The owners of their own galleries Marianna Sardarova and Polina Askeri told RBC how the art market is adapting to the geopolitical situation,how much do Russian artists cost and who is currently investing in contemporary art After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian art market was cut off from international exhibitions and fairs. Leading galleries have lost the opportunity t...

Imports of Russian oil to EU countries have already decreased by 90%, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said on her Twitter (the social network was blocked at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office). “Thanks to our collective efforts and in solidarity with Ukraine, the European Union stopped importing coal from Russia, eliminated imports of Russian oil by 9......

Today there is no legal basis for the confiscation of private Russian assets that have been frozen in Switzerland. At the same time, Bern is monitoring the situation with the confiscation of the assets of the Central Bank of Russia in the EU countries, The Swiss Ministry of Justice sees no legal basis for the transfer of frozen private Russian assets to Ukraine, according to the website of the cou...

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...

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the transfer of assets confiscated from Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev for the needs of Kyiv, we are talking about $ 5,4 millionBusinessman Konstantin MalofeevBusinessman Konstantin MalofeevBusinessman Konstantin Malofeev US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the transfer of the confiscated assets of a Russian businessman to the needs of ...

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...

What happened in Russia and the world over the past ten months - in RBC infographics Special military operation On December 5 and 16, the Russian military launched massive strikes - as reported in the reports of the Ministry of Defense, they were delivered on military command and control systems, the defense industry and the energy facilities of Ukraine that provide them. After the strikes, on Dec...

Viacheslav Volodin The times of social stability, economic growth and low prices for Europeans are a thing of the past, State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote on his Telegram channel. The well-being of the European Union was built on cheap Russian energy resources, he believes. “By setting a ceiling on gas and oil prices , the European states punished themselves. They will buy energy resource...

From December 5 USAIt was forbidden to insure, finance and provide vessels for the transportation of Russian oil if its cost is above $60. Bloomberg learned that Exxon and Shell are also refusing to hire tankers, The largest American energy companies ExxonMobil and Shell have begun to refuse to hire tankers that previously transported Russian oil , Bloomberg reports. According to the agency, from ...

By 2027, annual per capita GDP growth in wealthy Western countries will be less than 1.5%. And in some countries it will be close to zero. The Economist understood For Western countries, 2022 turned out to be quite prosperous. The US economy continues to develop, while in authoritarian China, the growth rate is the weakest since the reign of Mao Zedong (he served as the first chairman of the Centr...

Carl Nehammer Austria opposes the entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen area, before that it is necessary to clarify security issues related to illegal migration, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana, ORF reports. “At the moment there is no agreement to expand [the Schengen area to include] Bulgaria and Romania. We have .........

The amount of frozen funds may increase if they fall under European sanctionsnew faces or identifying new contributions.In addition to assets in Switzerland, 15 real estate objects of Russian individuals and legal entities are blocked Since February 28, the Swiss authorities have blocked Russian assets in the amount of 7.5 billion Swiss francs, or about $7.95 billion, the State Secretariat for the...

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,...

According to the Facts and Factors study, the market for agrobots and agricultural drones will exceed $14.12 billion by 2028. In 2021, the market was estimated at $5.17 billion - by 2028, the average annual growth will be about 18.21%. Key market players - Deere & Company ( USA ), DJI ( China ), CNH Industrial NV (United Kingdom), AGCO Corporation (USA), DeLaval (Sweden), Trimble Inc (USA), BouMat...

The North Korean authorities have canceled the mandatory wearing of masks in public places after declaring a "victory" over the coronavirus, Newsis reports, citing the DPRK Central News Agency (KCNA). “Due to the fact that all regions of the country have been transformed into a safe quarantine zone, and the level of nationwide quarantine has been lowered, the obligation to wear masks in all areas,...

Lithuanian railways may continue to transit coal to Kaliningrad, despite the sanctions, however, subject to restrictions, the EC decided.The Lithuanian railway operator estimated the share of refusal in the transit of goods from Russia at 5% After the entry into force of the EU ban on the transportation of Russian coal and other solid fuels, from August 1......

In addition to approving the embargo on the import of Russian gold, the Swiss authorities will freeze the assets of Sberbank. Like the EU, they provided for a number of exceptions, The Swiss authorities supported the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union, including an embargo on the supply of gold, according to the website of the Federal Council (government) of the countr...

According to the businessman, due to sanctions in Switzerland, he lost the opportunity to service a mortgage loan and even buy groceries,and the mobile operator Swisscom turned off his phoneAlexander Pumpyansky The former chairman of the board of directors of the Sinara group, Alexander Pumpyansky (resigned after he fell under EU sanctions in March 2......

against Russiacontrary to the Swiss constitution, which stipulates its neutrality,declared in the party of the Swiss parliament "Democratic Union of the Center" (UDC) Switzerland's accession to the EU sanctions against Russia contradicts its constitution, as it violates the country's neutrality, said Andrea Somer, spokeswoman for the Swiss Parliament's Democratic Union of the Center (UDC) party, R...