New registration of employers, release of DOGS tokens, increase in zoomer income in RuStore – the main thing for business on August 17

in the world

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on countries in the global South to conclude a development pact. It should take into account a “multi-sectoral approach.”
• The Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station. Roscosmos showed the online docking.

• The dollar and euro’s share in export payments fell to 17.6% in the second quarter. This is the first time that they have fallen below 20% since 2019.

In Russia

• RuStore found that Zoom users are the biggest spenders on mobile games and Android apps (ages 18-27, their average bill is 1,026 rubles (18% higher than that of millennials, 28-43 years old). X are the least likely to pay for mobile content (ages 44-60): their average bill is 976 rubles.
• A register of employers with illegal employment will appear in Russia in 2025. The database will be created by Rostrud on the basis of a court decision.

• Ramzan Kadyrov claims that he was given a Cybertruck by “respected Elon Musk.” The Chechen leader calls the car “Cyberbeast.”

• The number of students on the Rosselkhozbank Agroclasses online educational platform has exceeded 24,000 people, according to Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Denis Konstantinov at the 11th Russian Open Ploughing Championship.

• Putin has appointed Japanese-speaking diplomat Sergei Butin as the first deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry. The diplomat has been working at the Foreign Ministry since 1996.

• In Dagestan, Rostov and two other Russian regions, the demand for car rentals has increased significantly due to tourists. The most active renters were travelers.

in business

• The founder of the Zenden chain of stores, Pavlov, commented on his inclusion in the list of foreign agents. The businessman noted that his new status will not affect the operation of the stores.

• Ericsson sells its US call routing subsidiary for $1 billion. New owner is Koch Industries.

• DOGS “tapalka” developers have opened the withdrawal of their tokens. You can withdraw tokens to exchanges and to a Telegram wallet.

• The Russian subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase has filed a lawsuit against VTB. It is a response to the bank’s attempt to sue a consulting firm for $440 million blocked in the United States since 2022.

• X closes office in Brazil due to censorship. Representatives of the social network claim that the judge is putting pressure on them.

• Heinz is installing vending machines across Europe that will swap burger pickles for a bottle of ketchup. The new ketchup, as you might imagine, is flavored with pickled cucumbers.

• Ikea is expanding its fleet of warehouse drones. The company has 100 drones across Europe.