SPB Birzha and crypto-exchange in Belarus, CDEK refused to develop a network of its own ATMs: the main thing July 18

Finance

• The financial market “Compare” has launched a free service to check the credit rating. With their help, you can learn how to fix your credit history: the advice will be general at first, from August – individual.

• SPB Exchange is considering participating in the creation of a crypto exchange in Belarus. In Russia, cryptocurrency regulation has yet to be adopted, RBC has learned.

• The Central Bank issued a commemorative silver coin with the image of Viktor Tsoi. Its face value is 3 rubles. The coin is made of 925 carat alloy, the mintage is 5,000 pieces. The reverse of the coin shows a singer with a microphone in his hands against the background of a guitar.

• The Ministry of Finance warned about the inevitable growth of Russia’s public debt. The department indicated that “the situation is hopeless”: it is necessary to support the economy and the military bloc. Today, the public debt is 22.8 trillion rubles, that is, 14.9% of GDP. The Ministry of Finance intends to keep it at the level of 20% of GDP, this is considered a safe border.

Business

• Moscow’s Presnensky Court imposed provisional measures on 50 bank accounts and collectible gold coins belonging to blogger Elena Blinovskaya. They also arrested around 100 million rubles in various currencies and 21 real estate objects. The court made such a decision as part of a criminal case for non-payment of taxes by Blinovskaya and her husband.

• Moscow’s Presnensky Court imposed provisional measures on 50 bank accounts and collectible gold coins belonging to blogger Elena Blinovskaya. They also arrested around 100 million rubles in various currencies and 21 real estate objects. The court made such a decision as part of a criminal case for non-payment of taxes by Blinovskaya and her husband.

• The CDEK express delivery service, which has been developing a network of parcel terminals with the device manufacturer Omnic since 2020, has abandoned the project. The company will continue to operate in the segment under a partnership scheme with Halva.
• Producers of juices and non-alcoholic carbonated drinks PepsiCo, Sady Pridonya and MPBK Ochakovo will raise prices for their products by 10-20%. This is due to the depreciation of the ruble and the excise tax on sugar.

• Finnish pharmaceutical company Orion Pharma, maker of Metipred, has left Russia. In the first half of the year, due to the termination of the business in the Russian Federation, Orion lost 25 million euros, according to a company report. Last October, the Russian “daughter” of the manufacturer denied plans to liquidate the office in the Russian Federation.

telecommunications and services

• Yandex.Advertising rejected around 27 million fraudulent ads in the first half of 2023, which is 1.5 times more than in the same period last year. According to the company, the posting was denied to those who tried to post information about dishonest financial schemes, provide shoddy repair services, and also engage in car sales fraud.

• Fraudsters in Russia distribute remote access programs under the guise of banking applications. They are convinced to install them via instant messaging.
• The company NTC “IT ROSA” of the former Minister of Communications and Informatics Leonid Reiman will release the first smartphone on its Rosa Mobile operating system in the fall, writes RBC.

• Roskomnadzor has published a list of ad placement services, including 12 platforms, including HeadHunter, Avito and Profi. Now the owners of these services must ensure integration with the ESIA and with Gosuslugi. Resources are also required to install an attendance counter and prevent the posting of illegal information.

Transport

• In Russia they want to allow the use of used auto parts for OSAGO repairs and increase their terms from 30 to 45 days. At the same time, the choice of the form of compensation should be left to the client, Izvestia reported.

Technologies

• Yandex launched sales of a 55-inch TV – this is the largest “smart” TV of the company. Like the models with a different diagonal, the device has a contrast resolution of 4K, two speakers with a total power of 20 watts are responsible for the sound. You can control the TV with the voice assistant “Alice”. The novelty will also work with other smart home devices.

• The Russian developer and manufacturer of functional prostheses “Motorika” launches the line of lower limb prostheses. Firstly, the foot module will be created, it is planned to be released from 2024. Then the company will develop the knee module. Motorika announces large investments in the direction and invites to the association teams that are already developing such developments.