Astra Linux on the Moscow Stock Exchange, Sberbank service for protection against scammers in instant messengers: the main thing on September 12

World

• The Cofix chain opened its first cafeteria in Spain. The investor in the project was the Russian Ruslan Katarsky. He previously worked as sales director for Nissan and Mercedes-Benz automobiles. The chain adapted the menu especially for the Spanish market, adding more cold drinks. Cofix is ​​currently looking for partners to launch its service in France, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia. Russia continues to be the chain’s main country of presence; Of the 400 Cofix establishments, 280 operate in the Russian Federation.

Finance

• The euro exchange rate on the Moscow Stock Exchange fell below 100 rubles, the dollar – below 93 rubles.

Business

• The Astra Linux developer is going to place up to 10% of its shares on the Moscow Stock Exchange in the fourth quarter. This IPO could be the largest in recent years.
• The HP structure is challenging a court decision in the Russian Federation to pay the distributor 1.4 billion rubles. Experts do not rule out the possibility of reaching an agreement between the parties, writes Vedomosti.
• This week, Russian IT companies will sign a memorandum on the development and promotion of unified methods for certification of specialists working with domestic software, primarily to increase demand for services from training centers, Kommersant reports.

• VEB.RF will sell its stake in Natsproektstroy (NSP) to the main construction contractor of Russian Railways, the 1520 group. The company will receive 48% of one of the largest infrastructure holdings. Now the general director of 1520, Alexey Krapivin, owns 4% of the holding, after the completion of the transaction he will own 52% of NSP shares, the remaining 48% will continue to be controlled by the structures of Arkady Rotenberg.

• The Raiffeisen Group allows the branding of its Russian subsidiary Raiffeisenbank to change after the sale or separation of the group structure, but the filing of an application for a new trademark does not indicate an imminent deal. The choice of brand will depend on the buyer, “you have to be prepared for any circumstance,” the group noted.

• The Kristall Distillery in Kaluga was unable to obtain the rights to two trademarks assigned to Disney Enterprises. We are talking about “Pirates of the Caribbean” and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, registered with Rospatent in 2007 and 2015. The company asked the court to terminate the protection of these trademarks early, arguing that the trademarks are not used in alcohol class.

Technologies and services

• Sber will soon launch a service to protect customers from scammers in instant messengers.
• The launch of the iOS 17 operating system will occur simultaneously with the launch of new iPhones on September 12. Scammers are already offering users to deliver it ahead of schedule using Telegram bots.

• VK has launched a car tuning service. In the applet you can choose color, design, tires, suspension and more. Five car services cooperate with Car Customizer, which will provide the selected services after virtual tuning.