The Bank of Russia has announced the minimum level of external debt since 2007, in Armenia most banks are suspending work with cards of the Russian payment system “Mir”, Russians begin to prepare for the summer season in gyms and the RB continues Interesting economic and entrepreneurship news continues.
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- Russia’s external debt, according to the annual report of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, amounts to $316.8 billion, the lowest value since 2007.
- “Mir” cards have stopped working in most banks of Armenia (RBC).
- In the first quarter of 2024, online purchases amounted to 34% (up from 56% a year earlier), while the average online and offline bill was almost equal to 1,684 rubles and 1,582 rubles, respectively (“standard Russian”).
- The EU has restricted flights across Europe by Turkish Southwind Airlines due to sanctions restrictions against the Russian Federation (Turizmguncel).
- In the first quarter of 2024, Russians increased spending on gyms by 20% year-on-year and the average bill by 6% (MTS Bank).
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MFC “Zaymer” plans to hold an initial public offering in early April.
- NAFI experts found that 30% of Russians have a low level of financial knowledge.
- Microsoft and OpenAI plan to create a Stargate data center with an AI-powered supercomputer valued at $100 billion (The Information).
- The Exputer portal published photographs of Microsoft’s supposed new launch: the Xbox game console without a disk drive, that is, it works only with digital versions of the games.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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