Russia ranks second in the world in cryptocurrency mining, Danone will abandon some of the brands in the Russian Federation – the main thing on April 7

World

• Google Pay, due to an error, transferred money to customers, amounts from $10 to $1 thousand arrived in user accounts. The funds were received as part of the “reward” program. Upon discovering the flaw, Google sent an apology letter to users. The company will not request a refund.

Finance

• Russia has risen to second place in the world in cryptocurrency mining. The United States remains the leader, writes Kommersant.
• The dollar exchange rate at the Moscow Stock Exchange auctions again updated the annual maximum and exceeded 83 rubles to the dollar, the euro – 90 rubles.

• The Ministry of Finance estimated the deficit of the Russian budget in the first quarter of the year at 2.4 trillion rubles. In general, a deficit of about 2.9 trillion rubles is forecast for the year. Oil and gas revenues were down 45% compared to the first quarter of last year. The department expects its recovery in the second half of the year, even due to lower discounts on oil.

Business

• The survey showed that almost half of Russians would rather invest in a business than buy an apartment in a new building under current realities. For 16%, confidence in the industry has fallen critically; they consider buying an apartment in a new building an extremely risky undertaking.

• Cloud-based LMS service (platform for digital learning) Docebo bought the company PeerBoard developer and entrepreneur Mikhail Larionov. The amount of the transaction is not disclosed. PeerBoard is a platform for creating online communities where businesses and customers can connect with each other.

• Until the end of April 2023, the public council of the FAS will propose to the government to withdraw the markets from the moratorium on inspections of IT companies.

• The service for accepting Russian and foreign payments Platim raised 15 million rubles in exchange for 6% of its shares at a valuation of 250 million rubles. The investor was businessman Anton Mikhailov. The money will be used to create new products within the service and marketing.

• In 2022, China exported 33.4% more cars to Russia than the previous year. The share of Chinese car brands in the Russian market has more than doubled, writes Kommersant.
• Winter Capital and other funds have invested $36 million in Curefoods, the Indian cloud kitchen startup.
• French dairy manufacturer Danone is preparing to withdraw some of its brands from the Russian market, Izvestia reported.

• Only 4% of entrepreneurs do not sell their products in the markets, the survey showed. Another 13% of those surveyed plan to go online in the near future. More than half of those surveyed have been selling their products there for more than a year. Entering the markets is considered the correct decision by 66% of entrepreneurs, indicating a positive effect for business. Another quarter showed no growth.

Services

• Tinkoff has extended the functionality of the Tinkoff ID secure online login service: it can now also be used to authorize legal entities. The service saves registration and login time and allows you to issue invoices automatically.

telecommunications

• Cloud provider #CloudMTS expands the federal coverage area, now you can connect a virtual infrastructure in 11 regions. Kazan became the first new site. Software-defined storage systems were used to create the infrastructure. Because of this, you can deploy the cloud without being tied to a particular manufacturer’s equipment.

Transport

• The Federal Antimonopoly Service opened a case against Aeroflot for misleading advertising. The airline ran an ad claiming to carry free ski or snowboard equipment for ticket buyers on its flights. Meanwhile, the passenger who applied to the FAS handed over checks and said that he had to pay twice the cost of transporting the equipment.

• Airports complained to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport that they could not issue electronic passports and obtain plates for their special equipment, Kommersant reported.

• The Lada Sport Rosneft factory team presented racing versions of the Lada and Niva. The cars were shown at the AvtoVAZ presentation. The cars will take part in the Russian circuit racing series, which starts at the end of April.