Neuralink is developing an implant to restore vision, Chanel is reducing the number of stores in the Russian Federation: the main thing on March 22

World

• Neuralink owner Elon Musk announced the development of an implant to restore vision: Blindsight.

Russia

• The Bank of Russia again maintained the key interest rate at 16% per year. The Central Bank notes that inflationary pressure is gradually weakening, but remains high. The annual inflation rate remains at the February level and, according to estimates as of March 18, amounted to 7.7%.

Business

• Chanel began refusing to rent space for its boutiques. The vacated space was occupied by the Furla chain, writes Kommersant.
• The participation of 1C and VK in the Tochka Bank investor consortium can be considered a sign of market consolidation, Blank Bank marketing director Konstantin Sukhachev told RB.RU. The expert also estimated the share that 1C received in Tochka at 25%.

Services and technologies

• Wildberries has launched its own online lending service for sellers. A loan can be obtained in the amount of 100 thousand to 20 million rubles, for a period of 3 to 12 months. The interest rate is from 1.5% monthly and will be calculated individually.
• Since January 2024, the data of 170 companies has been leaked on the Internet. This is 40% of the total number of incidents reported last year.
• MTS has launched a platform to combat telephone fraud. Several banks are currently testing it.

Transport

• Just over 30% of Russians surveyed said they were willing to buy a car from a Chinese brand, while 24% doubted the quality of individual parts of Chinese cars, TASS reported.