Nasdaq announced the delisting of the shares of four Russian companies, the volume of investments in Russia grew by 4.6%, the owner of Zara Bershka is ready to return to the Russian market and other news on March 16, in the summary from RB.RU .
Finance
- In 2022, the volume of investments in Russia grew by 4.6%, but its dynamics turned out to be very uneven between regions. Some subjects have increased investments by more than 1.5 times, others have reduced them by a third, RBC reported.
- Nasdaq announced the delisting of shares of Yandex, Ozon, Qiwi and HeadHunter. Trading in the securities of these companies was suspended on February 28, 2022.
Business
- The Spanish Inditex (Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho) announced its willingness to return to the Russian market. As long as the situation in Russia changes.
- Russian companies are experiencing a shortage of entry-level (junior) IT specialists. Due to the shortage, companies began actively employing students, as well as hiring temporary employees more frequently, Kommersant reported.
- Coca-Cola remains one of the leaders in sales of soft drinks in Russia, despite the suspension of production and the withdrawal from the Russian market. In January-February 2023, imported Coca-Cola accounted for 14% of cola-flavored beverage sales in stores, RBC learns.
Services and technologies
- Citizen demand for alternative payment services has grown considerably after Apple Pay and Google Pay left Russia. For example, the share of online payments via Tinkoff Pay among Tinkoff customers has already exceeded the numbers for foreign services, Izvestia writes.
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