Qiwi plc plans to split the business by November 2023, wage inequality has decreased in Russia, the European Commission has relaxed the ban on Russians importing goods for personal use into the EU and other events on September 13.
World
- On September 12, the European Commission relaxed the ban imposed on Russians from importing so-called personal goods, goods for personal use, into the EU. National authorities are advised to focus on cars of incoming Russians when enforcing the import embargo.
Finance
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A Russian with an average salary of 66,645 rubles will have to save all the money earned in 46.3 days in order to save for a new Apple flagship. This result is 6.6 days worse than last year. The leader of the classification was Switzerland: 4.2 working days. The countries outside the ranking were Turkey (123.7 working days), the Philippines (79.5 days) and Brazil (66.6 days).
- In Russia, wage inequality has decreased: in 2023, the average salaries of the 20% of the lowest paid workers and the 20% of the best paid differed by 7.7 times: 22.7 thousand rubles versus 173.7 thousand rubles, reports FinExpertiza.
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VTB will begin money transfers in rupees to India at the end of September. The maximum amount of one transaction will be 20 million rubles, the commission will be 1%. The money will be credited to the recipient’s account within two days.
Business
- Megafon has registered a representative office in the Kyrgyz Republic and the company’s office will begin operating in Bishkek in October.
- Russian Post plans to open a company in Dubai, company director Mikhail Volkov said in an interview with TASS. He did not provide details. The choice of country for the subsidiary is related to the growth of shipments.
- The owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH), left the Russian business. Denis Shchukin became the new owner and general director of the local division, and the name of the structure was changed to Retail Excellence LLC.
- Qiwi plc plans to split its business into Russian and international to maintain its listing until November 11, 2023. The company has requested a postponement from Nasdaq.
- The former managers of Dalli and Dentsu launched the production of pet treats in Russia. The Woofa brand will expand to ten positions by the end of the year.
- Attendance at restaurants, cafes and bars in Moscow in the first half of 2023 increased by a third compared to last year, Mosturizm reported based on data on bank card payments from Sberbank.
- MTS has started accepting pre-orders for new Apple products. You can reserve by paying in advance, the buyer will receive a virtual certificate.
Services and media
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Yandex.Maps has published instructions that will allow drivers to configure their smartphones in such a way as to increase the accuracy of location determination and not depend on GPS failures in the center of Moscow. To do this, you must disable Wi-Fi request restriction. Problems with the construction of routes in Moscow began in May 2023.
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