Banks post profit, fast food and candy labeling: top 7 September

Russia

• The Ministry of Digital Development intends to review the standards for the training of specialists in the field of cybersecurity in Russia. The agency is preparing an update taking into account the current level of threats.
• The State Duma is preparing a law on the deletion of personal data from commercial databases, Izvestia learned.
• The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the question of introducing the labeling of food products with excess calories and harmful substances outside the norm established by law, writes IZ.

Finance

• Currency exchange transactions with the dollar in August 2023 were 2.2 times more popular among Russians than transactions with the euro. At the same time, foreign currency was bought more than sold in exchange houses, writes TASS.
• According to the results of the current year, the profits of Russian banks will reach another record, exceeding 2.6 trillion rubles, ACRA predicts.

Business

• Structure Softline founded the company BVPG LLC for the research and production of telecommunication equipment.
• The rental and leasing sectors led the growth of business registration in Russia in the summer of 2023. Among the regions, the largest number of new LLCs and individual entrepreneurs appeared in Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, the territory of Krasnodar and the Rostov region.
• The number of workers in medium and large companies facing wage arrears fell from 2.5 million in 2005 to 10,000 in 2023.
• Representatives of the book and music industries will be included in the anti-piracy memo, which provides for the rapid removal of links to content that violates copyright and related rights from search results, MP Anton Nemkin said.