South Korea has expanded restrictions on the export of goods to the Russian Federation, Leroy Merlin will sell warehouses: the main thing on April 24

World

• South Korea has expanded restrictions on exports to Russia from 57 to 798 types of goods. They mean semiconductors, chemicals, steel, automobiles, mechanical engineering, quantum computers, Yonhap reports.

Finance

• As of April 24, the updated basic standards for MFIs come into force in Russia, which, in particular, tighten the rules for verifying the identity and data of borrowers during online issuance.
• From May 1, the interbank commission rate for the markets will be reduced to 0.5%, subject to the promotion of NSPK services. Now the bank through which the market operates transfers from 0.8 to 1% to the bank that issued the card to the buyer.

Business

• French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin has decided to sell all of its warehouse space in Russia by entering into a lease with new owners. We are talking about 270 thousand square meters. m in the Moscow region with an estimated cost of up to 12 billion rubles, Kommersant learned.
• Almost a third of Russians spend between 30,000 and 50,000 rubles on vacations and trips. Most of the budget goes to buying tickets and paying for accommodation.
• The share of advertisers planning to increase their budget in 2023 increased in the first quarter year-on-year to 53% from 40%, NMi Group and RACA calculated. Brands are also looking for new promotional formats; for example, they are starting to ask for advertising through voice assistants, writes Kommersant.
• Foreign companies that decided to sell their business in Russia from December 2022 to April 17, 2023 paid 20 billion rubles “commission” to the budget, RBC calculated based on data from the Electronic Budget.