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  • Bloomberg learned the timing of the G7 decision on the marginal prices for Russian oil
    Price ceiling may be proposed by the US administrationahead of the meeting of the EU ambassadors on 23 November and, subject to agreement, announced on the same day,writes Bloomberg The G7 countries (USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan) intend to announce the maximum price level for Russian oil next week, Bloomberg writes citing sources. The level of the price ceiling will be private...
  • UK Treasury chief announces massive tax hike
    The increase will affect those who earn more than £125 thousand a year, as well as energy companies. The head of the Ministry of Finance explained that the government will seek to reduce inflation, The UK is facing serious economic challenges that require a responsible approach to public finances and are forcing the authorities to raise taxes, said UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, speak...
  • Canada imposes sanctions on Iranian drone manufacturers
    Canada has extended sanctions against Iran to include Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, which manufacture the Shahed and Mohajer-6 drones, on the sanctions list. This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Both companies may supply drones to Russia for use in the conflict in Ukraine, according to Ottawa. The sanctions list also included six in...
  • UK annual inflation hits 41-year high in October
    pixabay photo November 16, Minsk. Annual inflation in the UK in October this year reached its highest level in 41 years, amounting to 11.1%, Reuters reports citing the Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom. At the same time, experts polled by Reuters predicted that inflation in October would rise to 1......
  • Politico learned about EU plans to ease anti-Russian sanctions
    European countries agreed on a "price ceiling" for Russian oilofficials told Politico. At the same time, they agreed to actually lift the embargo on the supply of Russian fertilizers and cement, EU ambassadors will propose to the European Commission on the afternoon of September 28 to impose an oil price cap and other sanctions , Politico Playbook reports. At the same time, in accordance with the ...
  • Britain imposed sanctions against Nisanov, Makhmudov and Goznak
    Goznak develops and prints banknotes and coins. Under British sanctionsalso got current and former top managers of Russian banks, including Sberbank,Gazprombank and SovcombankGod NisanovGod NisanovGod NisanovGod NisanovGod Nisanov The UK has expanded the sanctions list to include God Nisanov, founder of Kievskaya Ploshchad, Iskander Makhmudov, founder of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company, ...
  • London imposes sanctions against 33 people associated with referendums in the LPR and DPR
    Under British sanctions, in particular, were the head of the government of the Kherson region, the head of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, the deputy chairman of the government of the DPR, the Minister of Education of the LPR and other persons,referendum-relatedVoting at the exit polling stationVoting at the exit polling stationVoting at the exit polling stationVoting at the exit poll...
  • Politico learned the details of the new package of EU sanctions against Russia
    The new package of EU sanctions may include a ban on the import of diamonds from Russia. Back in March, the United States made such a decision. Within a few days, the European Commission will begin consultations with representatives of the EU countries on a new package of sanctions against Russia, which may include a ban on the import of polished diamonds. This is reported by Politico, citing four...
  • MFA bans de Bretton-Gordon and 29 other Britons from entering Russia
    The sanctions list was supplemented by representatives of British PR companies and the defense lobby. The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the first of "directing Russophobic stories", Russia has imposed sanctions against 30 "heads of British structures responsible for the coordinated promotion of the anti-Russian information agenda", as well as representatives of the kingdom's defense lobby. As t...
  • Experts explained the requirement for government agencies to move to .RU and .РФ domains
    Experts interviewed by RBC noted thatthat the government's requirements for the mandatory registration of government agencies' email addresses on Russian domains may be related to problems with paying for sites in foreign domain zones The government has released a draft resolution that specifies the requirements for state bodies and local governments from December 1, 2......
  • Russian officials will not participate in the funeral of Elizabeth II
    Reuters, citing sources, previously reported that London did not invite Russian representatives to the funeral of Elizabeth II. The Russian embassy responded by saying Russian officials did not plan to participate in protocol events in connection with the death of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain due to the poor state of relations between Moscow and London. This was reported to RBC at the Russi...
  • Business Standard learned about Russia's request to India for an oil price ceiling The G7 countries proposed to
    introduce a ceiling on Russian oil prices . USAdiscussed this initiative with India, which statedthat carefully study it Russia has offered India to supply oil at lower prices on the condition that New Delhi refuses to support the initiative of the G7 countries to set marginal oil prices, the Indian newspaper Business Standard writes, citing unnamed officials and the Indian Foreign Ministry. Accor...
  • U.S. threatens with fines for buying Russian oil not at the maximum price
    American companies will be allowed to ship Russian oil if they buy it at or below the maximum price The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury has published preliminary guidance on the application of cap prices for Russian oil . It follows from it that those who buy Russian oil at prices above prohibitive prices may fall under US sanctions and penalties. Their level has not yet...
  • Bermuda partially lifted sanctions against Russia
    The Bermuda Air Regulator will be able to issue flight permits for aircraft registered in Bermuda but operated by Russian carriers.This is done to facilitate the repatriation of aircraft The Government of Bermuda has granted a license to the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) that provides for "some exemption from trade sanctions" to facilitate the repatriation of aircraft from Russia. The de...
  • CNN learns of Iran's easing of demands for the restoration of the nuclear
    dealregarding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. That a deal could be done in the coming weeks, Iran has abandoned its demand for the lifting of US sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was one of the main obstacles to the restoration of the deal under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), CNN reported, citing sources. At the same time, according to CNN sou...
  • S&P upgrades Ukraine's rating to CCC+ after debt restructuring
    The international rating agency S&P raised Ukraine's long-term foreign currency rating from SD (selective default) to CCC+. The decision was made in connection with the completion of the restructuring of Ukraine's debt, according to a statement on the agency's website. “The short-term foreign currency rating has been upgraded from SD to C. The sovereign ratings in national currency have been confi...
  • CNN learns of Iran 's
    easing of demands to restore the nuclear dealregarding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. That a deal could be done in the coming weeks, Iran has abandoned its demand for the lifting of US sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was one of the main obstacles to the restoration of the deal under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), CNN reported, citing source...
  • Insurers named conditions for creating a new reinsurance company
    Insurers are ready to finance the creation of a new reinsurance company by 15-20%. The Central Bank was concerned about the creation of a new player in this area after the departure of Western firms and against the backdrop of the threat of sanctions on the reinsurance of oil transportation Insurance companies are ready to participate in the creation of a national reinsurer, the need for which aro...
  • How the resumption of the Iranian nuclear deal will affect Russia
    The agreement on the Iranian nuclear program may be restored in the coming weeks. It will allow Tehran to resume oil exports to the world market, which is potentially capable of replacing Russian, How the resuscitation of the deal on the Iranian nuclear program is being prepared The countries that are parties to the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - JCP...
  • Airlines asked the Ministry of Transport to legalize the "cannibalization" of aircraft
    According to Izvestia, the Ministry of Transport is already developing amendmentswhich will allow Russian airlines under sanctions to legally rearrange components from one aircraft to another Russian airlines have asked the Ministry of Transport to allow them to legally rearrange components from one aircraft to another to maintain the fleet in good working order under the sanctions, Izvestia repor...
  • North Korea cancels face masks
    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,...
  • Two more "Abramovich's yachts" were spotted off the coast of Turkey.
    The entire "Abramovich fleet" worth more than $1.2 billion is located in Turkey: two more vessels were noticed there, which are associated with the businessman. In March, the businessman was sanctionedBritain and the EU.He decided to challenge the restrictions in court The entire “Roman Abramovich fleet”, which fell under EU and UK sanctions, is “safe and sound”: in addition to the Solaris and Ecl...
  • Russia's largest cargo air group has a new owner
    The founder of the Volga-Dnepr group, Alexei Isaikin, who was sanctioned in JuneGreat Britain,withdraws from the shareholders of all its Russian and foreign structures and transfers control to management Alexey Isaikin, the founder and main owner of Volga-Dnepr, Russia's largest cargo air group, decided to withdraw from the company's shareholders and transfer control to management, the company's p...
  • The IEA raised the forecast for oil production in Russia in 2022 by 260 thousand barrels per day.
    The previous IEA forecast assumed that Russia would produce 10.6 million barrels per day in 2022, but now the IEA believes that the average annual production will be at the level of 10.86 million,which is “comparatively little different from 2021” The International Energy Agency (IEA) increased by 26......
  • How sanctions affected Russian agriculture
    After the July talks in Istanbul with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN, the export of Ukrainian grain by sea was resumed. At the same time, according to some Russian officials, there are obstacles to the export of Russian crops, and in addition, there is a threat to domestic agriculture due to the dominance of imported seeds of certain crops and livestock ...
  • Bloomberg learned about Abramovich's attempt to sell his stake in Evraz
    According to the agency, the businessman has been trying to sell his stake in Evraz since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine,but cannot do this due to the fall in the value of the company's shares and British sanctions against himRoman Abramovich Russian billionaire (17th in the Forbes rating with a fortune of $ 6.9 billion) Roman Abramovich, after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, tr...
  • Epizootic situation for especially dangerous animal diseases in the world from July 30 to August 5, 2022
    For the period from July 30 to August 5, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) received reports of the registration of 241 outbreaks of especially dangerous animal diseases from 28 countries of the world this year. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of WOAH. New outbreaks of African swine fever were reported by Hungary (7), Italy (1), Latvia (44)...
  • Great Britain lifted sanctions on Friedman's ex-wife Fridman's
    ex-wife Olga Aiziman fell under sanctionsBritain, implying an asset freeze, 13 April.Now London has taken her off the list The British authorities have removed Olga Aiziman, the ex-wife of Alfa Group founder Mikhail Fridman, from the sanctions list, according to a document on the website of the British government. The restrictions were imposed on Aiziman on April 13, and on August 3 they were lift...
  • White House reports condition of Biden re-infected with COVID-19
    U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for coronavirus again and is coughing again, although he is doing well overall. This follows from a statement by the head of state's attending physician, Kevin O'Connor, published by the White House press service. “The president is still doing well, although his weak cough has returned a bit. He has no fever and remains in good spirits. Body temperature...
  • Epizootic situation on especially dangerous animal diseases in the world in July 2022
    In July 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) received reports of the registration of especially dangerous animal diseases in different countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of WOAH. African swine fever has been reported in Hungary (35 outbreaks), Germany (4......