#ThereTwoChairs It seems that #nonsense has found a secret hole of Russian officials and top state-owned companies who are not ready to give up vacations in NATO countries, but are not ready to shine in front of the general public either. Because the rest of the time before booking a vacation in “unfriendly” jurisdictions, they drew the letters Z in their offices and loudly told where and whom Russia would win. Well-known Russian and international businessman Vyacheslav Doronin closed his Aman Resorts network for bookings. The hotels seem to be busy catering to the Russian elite. One could accuse Doronin of doublethink, because back in April he said that he condemned “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.” But the attentive reader will notice that Doronin condemns “aggression”, but has nothing against the “aggressors” and willingly invites them to visit. The bright faces of the Russian elites are likely to be found near the Greek city of Porto Heli, a palazzo in Venice, a complex of villas in Bodrum, and a medieval town on the island of Sveti Stefan off the coast of Montenegro (yes, Doronin owns the entire island there). The West does not touch Doronin’s factories, newspapers, steamboats. Moreover, Doronin recently successfully completed the reconstruction of the Crown Building on 5th Avenue in New York for $2 billion, is quietly building a ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, and is running several projects in Miami. Did he give up Russian business after February 24? Of course no. Capital Group, which the businessman founded in the 90s together with Pavel Te and Eduard Berman, bought a new land plot in Moscow in August and continues to build the 104-story One Tower in Moscow City. This is the tallest residential building in Europe, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin is very fond of everything that is tall, longest and largest, so the Moscow City Hall is happy to allocate land for such projects. Doronin, of course, tried to distance himself from Russian business, but somehow not very convincingly: he rewrote his third of the company to an 84-year-old mother. In the United States, Doronin’s business is reliably covered by Joe Biden and the Democrats – the businessman at the beginning of his career was noted as an assistant to Mark Rich, a major sponsor of the Democratic Party and part-time big swindler. Doronin settled well thanks to real estate. In Russia, he can rent out a business center on Ozerkovskaya Embankment in Moscow to the George Soros Open Society Institute, and now offer Russian elites who are not shaking hands to relax without prying eyes. Both of them need it along with their business. It is not for nothing that Doronin is a citizen of Sweden, which even during the Second World War remained neutral, supporting either one or the other. Even today, Sweden is not in NATO by Turkey’s efforts, and it is not clear whether it will get there. And why is she helping Ukraine… well, who isn’t helping now? Even LUKOIL supplies the Armed Forces with fuel. @nebrexnya
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Patriotism can still be bought with money. More precisely, to confirm that you are the “right” patriot of the special operation time. Such concerts are something between the marker “friend or foe” and indulgence. I paid a lot of money for an entrance ticket – everything is in order, for the system you are “one of you”. And it doesn’t matter what kind of agriculture you ruined, how much you stole and whom you killed. The main thing is that in a difficult time you are at the “right” concert. And in the VIP box you can be clearly seen. @nebrexnya
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The ghost of Khasis is circling over Gref. Despite the fact that the former top manager of Sberbank fled Russia, stories with his participation continue to rage in the information field. Thanks to a leak from Hemotest, now we know that Lev Khasis shared his living space, postal address and tests with Ukrainian citizen Olga Gurin. By the way, the living space is not bad: 461 square meters in the Small Levshinsky 5k2 square 8-9. Friendship with German Gref and membership in the leadership of a huge state-owned bank brings good dividends. But, apparently, not as good as cooperation with the Pentagon and the status of a Miami tax resident. I wonder how Khasis managed to combine all this with the status of a top manager of Sberbank? Maybe Gref will tell? And at the same time, he will explain how his former employee has so much money to buy VIP real estate in the USA, which was discovered back in August by #Nebrekhnya. @nebrexnya
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@nebrexnya experts especially for @kremlin_mother_expert TOP 5 market news ???? Currency market. The dollar exchange rate this week rose by 2 rubles, to 69.2 rubles per dollar. Since January 12, the dollar has never broken through 70 rubles. The sales of the Central Bank of currency by 3.2 billion rubles a day affect. In the last 2 weeks, the rate has stabilized at the level of 68-69.6 rubles. The yuan also reduced volatility and traded in a small range of 9.9-10.2 rubles all week. Sharp jumps are over for now. ⬜️ Stock market. Nornickel increased production of all metals in 2022. But for 2023 it plans to reduce production, as well as lower prices. However, it was 2022 that showed that Potanin has a completely indestructible business that cannot be imposed with any sanctions and cannot be abandoned in any way. The problem with Norilsk Nickel shares is different – apparently, high dividends have ended for a long time. This will put pressure on the share price. ???? Financial market. The Central Bank announced that a law on self-prohibition of credits and loans is being prepared. It is understood that a citizen will be able to enter the State Services and prohibit financial organizations from lending themselves. This information will immediately appear in the Credit Bureau and banks, having seen it, will not be able to approve loans. Quite a strange initiative. For those people who are not able to control themselves? So you can cancel this self-prohibition and collect as many credits as you like. ???? Commodity market. The price of Brent oil has exceeded $89 per barrel since December 1. The dollar is weakening against major world currencies, which fuels interest in buying raw materials. Accordingly, Russian oil may grow by 1-2%. However, the principles of pricing Russian oil in the current environment is a big question. World benchmarks, such as Brent, rather tell us about the general trend of the oil market. For Russian oil, most of the data is now simply not available. ???? Stock market. The government offers investors and businesses from friendly countries to simplify access to the Russian stock market, it is also proposed to welcome daughters of friendly banks to the Russian Federation. However, the deadline for the implementation of the document is until 2030. Not only friendly investors and banks, but the government itself has no idea how the situation inside Russia can change during this time. There must be some incredible return on assets for foreigners to take the risk of coming to our country.
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Top Regional Events While the country’s leadership and supervisory authorities are busy fighting the West, fighting mosquitoes and foreign agents, practical people in the regions are busy developing ill-positioned state resources and increasing their own wealth. Let’s note the most significant events in the life of Russian regions Regional managers throughout Russia compete in the ability to justify the increase in tariffs for overhaul, electricity and housing and communal services. But the leadership in this area is firmly held by the Sverdlovsk region – since this year, the overhaul rate has increased immediately by 40%, to 14.81 rubles. per sq.m. EAN compared the new tariffs with neighboring regions – in the Perm Territory the rate was raised by only 1%, and in Bashkiria they decided not to change anything at all. The authors are at a loss as to whether inflation in the Sverdlovsk region has beaten the all-Russian one, or gold building materials, or skillful officials. And the Bashkir sting is indignant that even the communal apartment of the Bashkir officials will be paid from the regional budget. The Republican Economic Administration signed an agreement for 3.5 million rubles for the annual maintenance of 5 apartments for Bashkir statesmen. Official nests are located in the trendy LCD Trilogy in Ufa, and the area of housing varies from 144.9 to 2517.4 square meters. m. kavkaz_leakbez reveals the secrets of the “commercial patriotism” of the head of Karachay-Cherkessia, Rashid Temrezov. The KChR has taken full patronage over the Starobelsky district of the LPR, and this promises big contracts in construction. The working scheme for obtaining government orders is through the execution of applications from new territories for participation in All-Russian competitions. For example, for the best project to create a comfortable urban environment in small towns and historical settlements. According to the TG channel, this is exactly what the head of the KChR discussed at a meeting with the acting head of the LPR. Near Lake Baikal, he talks about the activities of the OGKU “Single customer in the field of construction of the Irkutsk region.” Recently, the director of the enterprise was arrested for exceeding his authority in the construction of 24 houses for orphans. It turned out that 2 OGCU contractors built houses on the basis of illegally issued building permits, but received a generous advance. Houses cannot be put into operation, the damage is estimated by the investigation at 206 million rubles. Interestingly, in November 2022, the previous director of the OGCU was detained for a bribe. Sibir.Realii reports that a group of bailiffs who were transporting red caviar to Moscow were detained in Kamchatka. They hid the goods in the luggage of foreigners deported through Moscow, using the rules on the transportation of caviar (up to 10 kg per passenger). The well-established scheme operated for almost six months. @nebrexnya