Sale of “Beeline”, shopping centers will launch their own clothing brands: the main thing February 2

Russia

• “Gosuslugi” has suspended the acceptance of biometric passport applications. Previously, the media wrote that citizens were denied a new passport due to the lack of chips for them.

• The Krasnaya Polyana gaming zone and the LIA LA cosmetics company have released the Aroma of Money soap set. The makers claim that the tool contains the “financial success extract”.

Finance

• Only 4% of entrepreneurs in 2022 managed to avoid a shortage of money in their accounts for settlements with contractors or payment of salaries, the survey showed. 53% of small businesses had cash gaps one or two times, 43% had cash shortages in their accounts three or more times. Most often, the amount of the cash gap was up to 3 million rubles.

• Sberbank now offers the opportunity to buy and sell cash dirhams, the currency of the UAE. While the service is being tested, the bank wants to assess the demand for the service. Now you can buy dirhams for cash at various Sberbank offices in Moscow.

• The central bank will expand the right of banks with a basic license to open correspondent accounts abroad, Izvestia learned. At the same time, the Central Bank wants to put a limit on placing money abroad as part of its capital.
• Alfa-Bank launched A-Token, a platform for working with digital assets. It will enable the tokenization of physical assets, including precious metals.

Business

• The new owner of Lamoda transferred the ownership scheme of the company to Russia. Lamoda’s main legal entity in the Russian Federation, Kupishuz LLC, came under the control of Russian LM Holding. The latter is owned by the buyer of the online platform, the owner of the Russian Stockmann, Yakov Panchenko.

• Russian companies called for introducing aid for foreign workers: extending the validity of a labor patent from one year to three years and introducing a mechanism for the rehabilitation of foreign workers who are prohibited from entering the country.

• More than half of companies raise wages just for individual employees, the survey showed. At the same time, the main criteria for increasing salaries are professional achievements and new responsibilities.

• Retail chains will not be able to fine manufacturers for disrupting retail orders. FAS is ready to support food providers and change the trade law.
• The owners of large shopping centers decided to launch their own brands amid the departure of foreign clothing brands.
• The government allowed the sale of Beeline to the company’s top management, headed by President Alexander Torbakhov, Vedomosti reported.
• Russian online dating services in 2022 were able to increase their audience due to the departure of foreign competitors: Mamba talks about 20% growth, Teamo – 30%, VK Dating – 73%, Kommersant found out.

Services

• Ozon has launched a “Cash for Purchases” service that allows sellers to purchase goods with a deferred payment. The marketplace itself will pay the supplier or manufacturer, and the store will return the funds when the required amount appears on the balance.

Technologies

• Kaspersky Lab is developing an application marketplace for its own operating system, KasperskyOS. The site will be focused on corporate clients and industrial companies.

Transport

• The manufacturer of electric vehicles Evolute Motorinvest proposes to fix the cost of electricity for charging electric vehicles for the next few years at the level of 8 rubles. for 1kWh.