In Russia, the volume of the bookmaker market, the demand for furniture manufacturers and assemblers, the average bill for cash withdrawals at ATMs, the timing of vacancy closures, the number of BMW and Lada cars recalled from the market are growing, and in the world, Google and Twitch are growing. They are announcing new service capabilities. We continue to follow the information channels that are interesting for entrepreneurs.
- Due to cooling relations with China, India rejected Russian suppliers’ request to pay for oil supplies in yuan (Bloomberg).
- At the same time, the Indian government has revised its intentions to limit the import of laptops and other computing equipment; the decision is postponed until at least October 30 (Business Standard).
- The EU will soon start consultations on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia, and Lithuania has already made its proposals: the country intends to ban the export of buttons, nails, knitting needles, sewing needles and radiators to the Russian Federation ( Bloomberg).
- The State Duma proposed to ban advertising of fast food and carbonated drinks in the media (RIA Novosti).
- The volume of the bookmaker market in the third quarter of 2023 in the Russian Federation increased by 20-30% to 320 billion rubles (over the year the increase was 45%).
- The time required to fill vacancies in the Russian Federation has increased on average 1.5 times from the standard month to two or three.
- In 2023, almost 140 thousand cars were recalled in Russia, among which the leading brands were BMW (malfunction of airbags) and Lada (lack of the Era-Glonass system).
- The average amount of cash withdrawn from ATMs between January and September 2023 increased by a quarter to 32.9 rubles (in the same period last year the check was 26.9 rubles).
- In Russia, between January and September 2023, according to advertising websites, the demand for craftsmen in furniture manufacturing, assembly and repair increased by 40% to 50%.
- According to the decision of the St. Petersburg court, Rospatent does not yet have the right to terminate Carlsberg’s licenses with Baltika; The examination of the claim of the Russian company, which considers Carlsberg’s unilateral decision to revoke the licenses, is continuing.
- Andrei Sakharov, a partner of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation, was sentenced to prison for fraud in the supply of a complex machine tool (Kommersant).
- The Google Photos application has announced a new feature for backing up photos in the RAW format used by professional photographers.
- The Twitch service will soon allow users to stream simultaneously on multiple platforms.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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