Tobacco company Philip Morris fails to sell his business in Russia, the Deputy Finance Minister may become the general director of Alrosa, Bill Gates bought a stake in the brewer Heineken. These and other events of the day are in the RB summary.
World
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The G7 countries are preparing a new tool to monitor compliance with anti-Russia sanctions (Bloomberg).
Russia
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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce proposes to cancel the simplified import of cars from “friendly” countries as of June 1, 2023.
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The government of the Russian Federation intends to mitigate the punishment for a number of tax crimes. A law has been submitted to the State Duma to reduce prison sentences and reduce the statute of limitations for prosecution for tax evasion. Additionally, a number of crimes will be upgraded from serious to moderate.
Business
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Philip Morris can leave his business in Russia, since he does not want to sell it on unfavorable terms.
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Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev has become a candidate for the post of CEO of the Alrosa diamond mining company. Since 2018, the politician has been a member of the company’s Supervisory Board (RBC).
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Bill Gates bought a 3.76% stake in Heineken Holding, which controls the beer company Heineken NV
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Author:
Ahmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
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