Великобритания

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  • Свинина в ЕС подорожала на 25% по сравнению с прошлым годом
    По данным издания, цена за одного поросенка в ЕС снизилась на 3% по сравнению с прошлым месяцем, до 84,4 евро за голову. Однако этот показатель на 72,5% выше прошлогоднего. Кроме того, в регионе за период с января по май 2023 года количество забитых свиней сократилось на 8,9% по сравнению с аналогичным периодом года прошлого. Особенно заметно этот показатель снизился в Дании, Словакии и Ирландии —...
  • Claims for $35 million. How Russian banks sue foreigners
    The sanctions forced banks to defend their interests on outstanding loans and frozen assets in courts. Their main strategy is to seize the assets of foreigners in Russia. Why there are few such cases and what these courts give - in the material of RBCRussian banks in courts demanded that foreign banks and their structures return at least $ 35 million, follows from the data of the filing cabinet of...
  • Switzerland and the UK may be the first in Europe to start selling cultured meat
    This means they could be the first European countries to put test-tube meat on store shelves. The approval process in Switzerland takes about a year, in the UK - one and a half years.
  • Britain imposed sanctions against the former head of the Moscow office of UBS
    Under the new British sanctions fell, including Iranian and Belarusian individuals and companies. London promised to maintain restrictions until Moscow pays compensationThe UK imposed sanctions against the former head of the Moscow office of the Swiss UBS Anselm Schmukki, the head of the Moscow office of the Swiss DuLac Capital Ashot Mkrtychev. The full list is published on the website of the Brit...
  • Russia decided to become the world's largest exporter of pork
    In the first six months of 2023, Russia shipped over 74 thousand tons of pork and pork offal abroad, which is 57% more than in the same period last year in physical terms and 86% more in monetary terms. This was reported in the federal center for the development of exports of Russian agricultural products (Agroexport, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture). However, these data do not include data o...
  • Армянские банки начали ограничивать работу «Юнистрима»
    Армянский Армэкономбанк 21 июля приостановил работу с российской платежной системой «Юнистрим». Об этом говорится на сайте банка. Еще в одном банке — Эвокабанке — изданию Frank Media заявили, что не работают с подсанкционными контрагентами. РБК в службе поддержки этого банка сообщили, что работают с платежной системой «Юнистрим», но не делают и не получают переводы из Юнистримбанка. Ранее работу с...
  • Peskov called the new Canadian sanctions an attempt to "run ahead of everyone"
    Dmitry Peskov Canada , introducing new sanctions against Russia, is trying to run ahead of other Western countries, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS . “Canada is always trying to run ahead of everyone, demonstrating what an exemplary “sanctioner” it is,” Peskov said. In addition, the presidential press secretary noted that the British sanctions against the Art...
  • Unistream promised "infrastructure solution" after US sanctions
    Unistream, the operator of transfers abroad, came under US sanctions on July 20. He has already developed an "infrastructure solution" to continue to work seamlessly with partners. Unistream Bank will take measures to mitigate the negative consequences of the US sanctions imposed against it, the financial institution said in a statement. “Taking into account the geopolitical situation and the curr...
  • Tinkoff promised that customers will not notice US and Canadian sanctions
    Tinkoff Bank called the expected sanctions from the United States and Canada, which today these countries have imposed against a number of Russian organizations. The company wrote about this in its telegram channel. “We have been preparing for this turn of events and will do our best to make this news as unnoticed as possible for our clients. Now we are figuring out what impact the sanctions will ...
  • UK lifts sanctions against Oleg Tinkov
    Tinkov, who lived in Britain and was treated there for leukemia, came under its sanctions in March 2022. Because of this, he had to leave the country. He appealed to the authorities with a request to lift restrictions, he was supported by Richard Branson Oleg Tinkov Businessman, founder of Tinkoff Bank Oleg Tinkov is no longer under British sanctions, follows from the message of the country's Mini...
  • UK imposes sanctions against eight individuals linked to Wagner
    M-Invest, which is allegedly engaged in gold mining in Sudan, the Sudanese Maroe Gold and Al-Solag Mining Company, as well as Lobaye Invest Sarlu and Sewa Security, operating in the Central African Republic, fell under sanctions for “links with PMC Wagner ” .The UK Treasury has included in the sanctions lists for Mali, the Central African Republic and Sudan eight individuals and five legal entitie...
  • Argentina refused to accept a ship with Russian liquefied gas
    The gas carrier that arrived at the Argentine terminal was not allowed to unload - the ship again went to sea with cargo on board. The authorities explained that they did not accept it because of the Russian origin of liquefied gas The Argentine government has blocked the unloading of a shipment of Russian-origin liquefied natural gas for state-owned energy company Enarsa, Bloomberg reports . Econ...
  • The Ministry of Finance offered new tax incentives to companies in "Russian offshore"
    The Ministry of Finance proposed to expand the capabilities of companies that have moved to special administrative regions (“Russian offshores”). In particular, they can receive new tax benefits, including when dividends are paid to them Bridge to Russky Island The Ministry of Finance proposed a list of tax changes that will expand the opportunities for companies when moving to “Russian offshores”...
  • The lawyer of the Russian linked the arrest of the yacht with the desire of London to “seem cool”
    London detained Sergei Naumenko's yacht in March 2022; the ex-Minister of Transport called him an "oligarch" and a "friend of Putin." The Russian, who is not on the sanctions list, denied these allegations and sued the British Ministry of Transport The UK has detained the £38m ($45m) superyacht Phi owned by Russian businessman Sergei Naumenko in order to “appear cool” and force the businessman to ...
  • London lifted sanctions against the former first deputy chairman of Sberbank Khasis
    Khasis came under sanctions in March last year. Shortly before February 24, he decided to leave his position at Sberbank, RBC sources said. Vedomosti wrote that Khasis left Russia Lev Khasis The UK has lifted sanctions from the former first deputy chairman of Sberbank Lev Khasis, follows from a document on the website of the British government. Sanctions against him were introduced in March last y...
  • China postpones visit of EU diplomat Borrell
    China has informed the EU Foreign Service that it is no longer possible to carry out the visit of the head of European diplomacy Borrell on July 10, Reuters reports . The EU said the need to find alternative dates Josep Borrell China has postponed a planned visit by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Reuters reported, citing a written statement by EU foreign policy spokeswoman Nabila Massrali....
  • The Fund called the reason for the refusal to transfer money from the sale of Chelsea to Russia
    Money from the sale of Chelsea will not be able to transfer to Russia or Belarus due to sanctions, said Penrose, head of the fund for the distribution of these funds. According to him, the government set the condition "geographical borders of Ukraine" Funds from the sale of Chelsea, which should be sent to "all affected" by the conflict in Ukraine , cannot be transferred to Russia or Belarus due t...
  • Russia decided to reduce oil exports in August by 0.5 million barrels. per day
    Russia in August will reduce exports by an additional 0.5 million barrels. oil per day to "ensure the balance of the market," said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Moscow has already reduced production by 0.5 million barrels since March. to “restore” the market As part of “efforts to ensure market balance”, Russia will voluntarily reduce oil exports by 5......
  • Evraz plc announced the impossibility of operating activities due to sanctions
    It became impossible for Evraz plc holding to function as a corporate center and manage a global business, which made it difficult for CEO Ivanov, who announced that he was leaving the post. The holding will be managed by a board of directors Evraz plc holding faced the inability to conduct operations due to sanctions imposed by the UK and "other technical restrictions," a company representative t...
  • More than 10,000 Britons supported the lifting of sanctions against Russia
    In the UK, more than 10,000 people signed a petition for a referendum "to end the government's costly policy towards Ukraine and Russia." The petition was published on the website of the British government. According to the latest data, 11,484 people voted for her. The authors of the initiative propose to hold a referendum in the country within six months, if the government does not change its pol...
  • UK extends sanctions against billionaire Pumpyansky
    New restrictive measures include a ban on the arrival in Britain of aircraft and ships associated with a businessman. Pumpyansky has been under UK , EU and US sanctions since spring 2022 Dmitry Pumpyansky British authorities have expanded restrictive measures against Russian billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, follows from an update in the UK sanctions list dated June 23. Aircraft and vessels associate...
  • Cyprus declared “zero tolerance” for circumventing sanctions against Russia
    The Cypriot authorities adhere to a “zero tolerance” policy towards citizens of the country and companies that help circumvent anti-Russian sanctions . This was stated by the President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides at a press conference following his 100 days in office, Associated Press reports. The current administration's mission is to protect Cyprus' status as a "reliable business and f...
  • British Foreign Office allowed the restoration of Ukraine at the expense of Russian business
    Russian businessmen should finance the reconstruction of Ukraine, says British Foreign Secretary Cleverley. Moscow has previously been skeptical about such initiatives James Cleverley British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley believes that Russian businessmen should finance the restoration of Ukraine. He expressed this opinion at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken....
  • London decided to maintain sanctions until Russia pays compensation to Kyiv
    London will also invite sanctioned Russians who claim support for Ukraine to voluntarily donate their frozen funds to rebuild the country, but without the guarantee of sanctions lifting James CleverlyThe UK has submitted a bill that would allow it to maintain sanctions against Russia until it pays compensation to Ukraine , Reuters reports . "Ukraine's needs for reconstruction are enormous and will...
  • UK cuts antibiotic use in pig production by 75%
    Последние данные свидетельствуют о сокращении использования антибиотиков для лечения свиней на фермах на 20% в 2022 году. Таким образом, общее сокращение с 2015 года составило 75%, что подчеркивает приверженность отрасли укреплению здоровья и благополучия свиней при минимизации использования антибиотиков. Свиноводство Великобритании превзошло цель сокращения общего использования антибиотиков на 3....
  • UK: Lamb prices rise sharply in spring
    This is due to the fact that spring lambs this year appear on the market more slowly than in the past (and on average over 5 years). By June 3, just under 186,000 new season lambs had passed through UK auction showcases since the start of the year, down 17% from the same period in 2022. The current trends in spring lamb supply likely reflect pressure from last season's adverse weather, variable gr...
  • WSJ learns of US-Iran secret talks to 'reduce tensions'
    US President Joe Biden's administration has secretly reopened talks with Iran to release its prisoners held by Tehran and contain its developing nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. Talks between senior US and Iranian officials began in December 2022, according to the newspaper's interlocutors. During this period, representatives of the White House traveled to Oman at...