The Russian government is changing the conditions of preferential mortgages for new buildings, an active transformation of Roscosmos structures is underway, investors are “stocking up” and RB continues to follow key news in the field of entrepreneurship.
- The United States informed the G7 of a way to legally seize Russian assets, “in accordance with international law” (Financial Times).
- The annual volume of gas from Russia to Serbia will reach between 2.4 and 2.6 billion cubic meters by the end of December. meter.
- Roscosmos will have a new management structure for industrial enterprises to improve the efficiency of their work.
- On December 23, 2023, a government decree on increasing the down payment on a preferential mortgage, which is issued at a rate of 8% per year, will come into force from 20% to 30% to “improve the quality of loans.” Some banks have already stated that this will lead to a decrease in lending.
- In Moscow, the volume of investment in street commercial premises can increase by 55%, up to 1.8 trillion rubles. (“Kommersant”).
- Deputy Prime Minister, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev: In January-November 2023, 3.2 million tons of cargo were transported over new bridges across the border between Russia and China; the flow of tourists from China to the Russian Far East will increase 10 times by the end of the year; The transportation volume along the Northern Sea Route in 2024 can reach 50 million tons.
- Google announced that it will stop tracking cookies in Chrome for 1% of users starting in January 2024 (all before the end of the year).
- The authorities of the Kirov region expect a 10% increase in investment in the manufacturing industry until the end of the year.
- During the two days of operation of the checkpoint on the border with Finland, more than 800 people (including 272 foreign citizens) left the Russian Federation; On December 15, a historical record was set in the number of refugees: more than 230 people.
- At the end of 2022, Spain lost almost 2 billion euros due to the lack of tourists from Russia amid sanctions (Russian Ambassador in Madrid).
- The same name for Elon Musk’s chatbot and the singer Grimes’ toy is a “curious coincidence”, while Curio registered its trademark a month before xAI.
- The average salary of Santa Claus in Russia for performing at the New Year holidays increased by 15 thousand rubles, up to 70 thousand rubles (the minimum, up to 35 thousand rubles), but the remuneration of the Snow Maidens (Headhunter) decreased.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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