Austria lifted its veto on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia in exchange for changing the status of Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine, immigrants may begin to be recruited to work in taxis and transport companies are suspending transport through the Suez Canal due to the Houthi attacks. These and other news of the day are in the RB summary.
World
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Austria lifted its veto of the 12th anti-Russian sanctions package after Ukraine suspended the “war sponsor” status of the Raiffeisen bank.
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Indian jewelry companies do not plan to stop purchasing diamonds from Russia, despite all restrictive measures (TASS).
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German customs warned of the risk of confiscation of New Year’s gifts sent from Russia. They are subject to the same rules as for the importation of sanctioned goods.
Russia
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The Public Council for Taxi Development proposed to the Federation Council to attract immigrants to work in taxis to solve the problem of staff shortages of 0.5 to 2.5 million people.
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The volume of operations of European and American banks in Russia in 2023 will be less than $60 billion, a figure comparable to the level of the late 1980s. In 2021, this figure was $119 billion.
Business
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French shipping group CMA CGM has become the fourth company to suspend shipments through the Suez Canal due to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.
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Author:
Akhmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
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