Yandex Taxi will train governors, Aeroflot delays flights, Apple is inferior to Epic: the main thing for business on July 6

Russia

• The FAS is demanding that the budget recover 17 million rubles from the Olimpsitistroy company. The owner of the company is accused of illegally providing services to former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov.
• Mishustin ordered the Ministry of Digital Development and the Federal Antimonopoly Service to monitor prices for domestic software. This is necessary for the formation of proposals within the framework of government orders.
• A preferential lending programme for sports facilities developers will be launched in Moscow. The rate will be 3%, and the maximum amount will be 500 million rubles.

• The expert explained why taxi services have become more expensive in the regions. Up to 100% of transport in the regions is carried out by self-employed people using personal cars.

• Kazan football club Sokol has put itself up for sale on Avito for 5.3 million rubles. This is a necessary measure to cover wage arrears and try to raise funds to complete the championship.

• The temporary restriction on the export of rice and rice cereals from Russia has been extended until December 31, in order to maintain stability in the domestic food market.

foreign business

• Mitsubishi has finally said goodbye to the legendary Lancer sedan. The model’s half-century history has come to an end, but the name may live on.

• Apple has agreed to host the Epic Games Store for iOS in Europe. Epic Games previously accused Apple of preventing the creation of the store.

• Tesla has been added to the Chinese government’s procurement list. For the first time, Chinese government employees will be able to purchase a Model Y for official use.

Russian business

• Yandex Music’s Nitro neural network analysis technology will help novice authors understand recommendations. This will happen due to the similarity of the audio vectors of new compositions and popular tracks.

• Roskoshestvo has expanded the register of trusted online platforms. It currently includes Ozon, Perekrestok, Pyaterochka, Chizhik and Slata.

• The Bank of Russia has compiled a list of insurance companies based on the level of consumer complaints. For two years in a row, the same company has been at the top of the ranking.

• The Moscow Exchange will start trading in Yandex shares on July 24. They will arrive on brokerage accounts on July 9. Trading will begin under the YDEX symbol. Technical trading will take place next Monday. The market value will be determined after the “main” start.

• Earlier, the Moscow Stock Exchange started trading shares of VseInstruments.ru. Its trading code is VSEH. About 14.5 billion rubles were raised for the first public offering (IPO).

• Yandex Taxi will create an educational program on transport digitalization for governors and officials. This is a joint project with the Ministry of Transport and the Digital Transport and Logistics Association.
• Aeroflot warned of changes to its flight schedule on July 6. The reason was weather conditions and delays in previous night flights.

World

• Russia and Iran have signed an agreement on the liquidity of national currencies and completed the integration of payment systems. Russians will soon be able to pay in Iranian markets with Mir cards.

• Ninety percent of venture capital investments in Chinese companies come from the microchip manufacturing sector. They are also investing heavily in AI, which is fully consistent with the authorities’ economic policy.

• Kazakhstan customs have again started stopping trucks of Russian carriers. In total, at least 20 Russian trucks were detained.

• And the presidents of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a charter creating a confederation of the Sahel Alliance.