Russian investors were unable to receive up to $500 million in Belarusian Eurobond payments in a timely manner, the Ministry of Transport proposed to ban taxi drivers from working more than 12 hours, the share of borrowers with four or more active loans rose to 13.8% and other events on March 2.

Foreign tours have risen in price, bans for taxi drivers: the main thing March 2

Finance

  • Russian investors were unable to receive up to $500 million in Belarusian Eurobond payments in a timely manner. Against the background of sanctions restrictions, payments are made in Belarusian rubles, Kommersant writes.
  • The proportion of borrowers with four or more active loans in 2022 increased from 11.6% to 13.8%, Izvestia learned.
  • Sberbank launched an acquisition service in Crimea and Sevastopol, the fees are the same as throughout the country – from 1% to 2.5%. In addition, the organization began lending to legal entities in these regions.

Business

  • The Consumers Union asked to maintain the tax-free threshold of €1,000 and 31 kg. The move will help support consumers as foreign brands have left the country or suspended operations.
  • Small and medium-sized companies were wary of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal to open kiosks at the entrance to shopping malls, Kommersant reported. Entrepreneurs fear a repeat of the campaign of massive demolition of non-stationary objects, high competition, problems with obtaining permits, difficulties with the supply and certification of goods.
  • In 2022, the average price of smartphones has dropped by almost 20%. During the year, the indicator decreased from 23.3 thousand rubles to 19.2 thousand rubles.
  • Foreign tours for the week of March 8 have risen in price by more than 60% over the year. Demand is picking up due to expanding flight opportunities and the availability of popular tour operators in Egypt and Thailand in range, Kommersant writes.
  • Domestic software export revenue in 2022 decreased by 12-17% to $8.4bn, calculated in Russoft. According to experts, such a dynamic is related, first of all, to sanctions. At the same time, Kommersant sources say that some European counterparts still have an interest in Russian products.

  • Former Auchan Retail Russia CEO Johannes Tolai led the Metro division in the Russian Federation. He has worked in the country for more than 20 years and served as Commercial Director of X5 Retail Group. In the 2000s, Tolai was responsible for the entry of the German hypermarket chain Globus into the Russian market.

Technologies

  • In Russia, a clip has been developed that allows you to monitor blood glucose levels without pricking and track changes in a mobile application. The meter’s optical sensor uses infrared light to scan the tissue and measure the amount of glucose in the blood.

Transport

  • The Ministry of Transport proposed to prohibit taxi drivers from working more than 12 hours. Drivers will also be required to take a break five hours after the start of the shift.
  • Sales of Moskvich 3 crossovers and Moskvich 3e electric vehicles will begin on March 3. You can buy cars at 52 dealerships across the country. The price of Moskvich 3 starts at 1.97 million rubles, the cost of an electric car is 3.5 million rubles.

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RB team

Source: RB

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