The United States and Great Britain limit the trade of metals from the Russian Federation, the Russian authorities introduce new indicators to evaluate the investment climate in the regions, Tesla reduces the cost of a service that promised never to depreciate and Samsung is testing the Galaxy AI compatibility with flagship models from previous years. RB remains attentive to the most interesting news for business.
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- The United States and Britain banned the import of aluminum, copper and nickel from Russia and also limited their use on global metals exchanges such as the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and in trading. of derivatives.
- The director of the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC), Ari Epstein, has resigned amid Belgium’s support for a ban on the import of Russian diamonds (De Tijd).
- The first batch of this meat from the Russian Federation after the lifting of restrictions on the import of pork (due to the African plague) arrived at the Chinese port (Rosselkhoznadzor).
- The government has updated the investment climate rating indicators in the regions: 25 more have been added to the existing 44 indicators.
- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund unanimously approved the candidacy of current Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for a second term.
- Starting May 1, Russians will be able to transfer up to 30 million rubles per month between their accounts in different banks without commission through the SBP.
- In the first quarter of 2024, Russians spent 10-15% more on entertainment: theaters, museums, cinemas, lotteries and betting houses (Kommersant).
- In the first three months of the year, the number of warehouses for sale also increased by 16% (Avito Real Estate).
- The U.S. depositary bank sent retailer O’Key a notice of intent to terminate the global depositary receipts agreement.
- Samsung has confirmed that the 2021 and 2022 Galaxy flagships will do so. Various Galaxy AI features will appear.
- Tesla has reduced the subscription fee for its advanced Autopilot, the FSD “fully self-driving” system, from $199 to $99.
- And SpaceX carried out the twentieth launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with satellites on board.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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