The Russian Academy of Sciences calculated the labor shortage for Russian companies, Elvira Nabiullina admitted that the Central Bank should have raised the interest rate earlier, and Elon Musk is interested in lithium deposits in Argentina. These and other news of the day are in the RB summary.

Staff shortage in the Russian Federation, a mistake by the Central Bank, Musk and Argentine lithium: the main thing on December 24

World

  • The current trading system does not allow the poorest countries to develop fully, said the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Rebekah Greenspan.

Russia

  • The labor shortage in Russia is approximately 4.8 million people, according to estimates by the Russian Academy of Sciences (Izvestia).

  • Elvira Nabiullina admitted that the Bank of Russia should have started the monetary policy tightening cycle earlier and raised the key interest rate. “For example, in spring,” said the head of the Central Bank (RBC).

Business

  • Elon Musk is interested in lithium deposits in Argentina. He spoke about this in a conversation with the new president of the country, Javier Miley.

  • Denmark’s Maersk, the world’s second-largest container shipper, believes the “chaos in the Red Sea” caused by attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthis could last for months.

  • Rossiya Airlines has resumed direct flights to Havana, suspended during the pandemic.

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Author:

Akhmed Sadulayev

Source: RB

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