Europe is discussing a new package of sanctions, Russian companies are exploring the possibilities of Ethiopia, the flow of tourists between the Russian Federation and China is growing by hundreds of percent, and Donald Trump addresses voters in sneakers. We continue to follow a variety of news topics that are interesting to entrepreneurs.
- The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, explained that the EU’s 13th anti-Russian sanctions package will aim to reduce the possibility of circumventing restrictions through third countries, and hinted that there will be sanctions against companies from these countries.
- The top three buyers of Russian LNG were Spain (5.24 billion cubic meters – 40%), Belgium (3.82 billion cubic meters – 30%) and the Netherlands (2.1 billion cubic meters – less than 20%). Three quarters of the supplies came from the first two countries.
- Russian Ambassador to Addis Ababa Evgeny Terekhin: Russian Federation companies are ready to explore the possibility of localizing production in Ethiopia (TASS).
- An increase in the number of trips of Russians to China – from 130 thousand to 790 thousand, in the opposite direction – from 800 to 199.8 thousand (a year-on-year increase of 508.9%).
- Mondelez (brands 7Days, Alpen Gold, Barni, BelVita, Halls, LU, Milka, Oreo, Toblerone, Tuc, etc.) has appointed a new management for the Russian division.
- Former US President Donald Trump launched his own line of tennis shoes to “appeal to younger voters.”
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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