Telegram contest, new legal entity Avito, digital ruble in loans: the main thing for business on October 5

in the world

• The European Commission’s decision to impose tariffs on electric vehicles made in China threatens to undermine long-standing cooperation between China and the EU. The state news agency Xinhua writes about this.

• The Bank of Cyprus withheld the accounts of Russians of retirement age from Europe. The bank closed the remaining 20,000 accounts of Russian citizens.

• The price of Brent has shown a record weekly increase (more than 8%) for the last two years. The reason may be the escalation in the Middle East.
• Musk paid the fine to the wrong Brazilian bank. For this reason, the expected unlocking of X in the country is delayed again.

in business

• X5 Group aims to automate 30% of work processes. And thus solve the problem of staff shortage.

• The Avito service was registered by the legal entity Avito Finance. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, the company may provide financial services, except insurance.

• Wild berries will help Tajik producers get used to the market. Thus supporting its export to Russia.

• Telegram launched a contest among video player developers. Experts see this as the messenger’s desire to become a video hosting service.

• Foxconn reported unexpectedly strong third-quarter earnings. We are talking about a growth of 20%, which neither the analysts nor the company itself anticipated.

• Google’s AI smartphone was considered the best replacement for all iPhone 16s. It will cost less than Apple devices.

• A small bug was recorded in the Alfa Bank application. Representatives of the bank clarify: this is not a global failure, but a temporary technical problem.

In Russia

• The State Duma is drafting a bill to exempt self-employed taxi drivers from medical and technical checks. For drivers in the regions, many of the current requirements are simply impossible to meet.

• Russians were warned about fraud using fake profiles of delivery services. Criminals will use various methods to steal your bank card information.
• Russian banks have proposed using the digital ruble to provide loans. The issue is currently under discussion.
• “Russian standard”: in September in the Russian Federation dollars were converted 2.6 times more than euros. At the same time, US dollars were sold 18% more often than bought.

• “Kim is now official”: the RVB director received a document about the last name change. The founder of Wildberries is no longer legally Bakalchuk.