Telegram channel of Bankst: messages from 01.02.2023

The Ministry of Finance supports the idea of ​​bringing digital financial assets (DFA) for trading to Russian exchanges. So the agency hopes to attract more capital to the economy and increase trading volumes. @banksta
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The New York Times reported on the “surprising resilience” of the Russian economy. Analysts interviewed by the publication note that Russia’s foreign trade has returned to the level of February 2022. In October, customs noted an increase in exports compared to last year. @banksta
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The share of Russian gas in the Czech Republic has declined over the past year from 97% to 4%. Supplies from Russia were replaced with gas from Norway, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. @banksta
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Bloomberg: The US may face a shortage of gasoline in the summer of 2023 due to EU sanctions on Russian oil products. It is noted that the shortage of gasoline threatens primarily the states of the east coast of the United States, including the state of New York. @banksta
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Over the past year, 126,000 sq. meters of retail space, in other regions – 179,000 sq. meters. This is the minimum result over the past 12 years, and also lower than in 2021 by 65% ​​and 67%, respectively, analysts at the Center for Economic Forecasting of Gazprombank report. @banksta
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Russian banks could lose up to 50 billion a year due to the introduction of the digital ruble. At the same time, the innovation will have a positive effect on retailers – they will receive additional income in the amount of up to 80 billion rubles. The test launch of the digital ruble is scheduled for April 1. @banksta
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The state prosecution requested 18 years in a strict regime colony for the former owner of the Baltika Bank, Oleg Vlasov. Bankster is involved in the illegal withdrawal of more than 46 billion rubles from Russia. according to the Moldovan scheme. @banksta
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US retail purchases have fallen in three of the past four months, writes the WSJ. Spending on services, including rent, haircuts and most bills, was flat in December after adjusting for inflation, marking its worst monthly performance in nearly a year. US home sales fell last year to their lowest level since 2014 due to rising mortgage rates. The auto industry recorded its worst sales year in more than a decade. @banksta
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Russian IT specialists began to offer salaries less than a year earlier, despite the acute shortage of these specialists. The median salary of a “jun” was 100 thousand rubles, a year ago it was 13% higher. A mid-level specialist receives 160 thousand – 11% less year on year. @banksta
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Chinese and Russian companies are interested in buying and leasing LG, Bosch and Samsung companies that left the Russian market, Kommersant writes. Among possible Chinese buyers, the interlocutors of the publication call Hisense. @banksta
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WAIT???? In December we launched the SUPERCASHBACK drum for half a million people. And today it has appeared in every smartphone. What’s a drum? Spin it and get cashback up to 100% for a whole month. Other banks do not have this – no drum, no super cashback ???? How to find? Open the application >> Cashback and privileges >> All your cashback. In Alfa-Online mobile bank >> All your cashback on the main screen. Plus — every month choose 4 CATEGORIES WITH 5% CASHBACK at once. So there will be more of it. What if I have cashback in miles, Alfa-Premium or A-Club? We will add supercashback soon. And we are preparing something interesting – we will tell you right away ❤️ Channel editor: the drum in the application has waited – and I will wait for Yakubovich ???? @alfabank
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs uncovered an organized criminal group created by the Chinese, which was engaged in the export of gold from Russia. A criminal case was opened against three Chinese citizens for creating a criminal community, RBC reports. According to the investigation, Huang Xiufen, Wei Huafeng, Zhang Wei led a criminal group in which they involved seven more Chinese citizens and at least 14 Russian citizens. They created it no later than 2019 to smuggle gold illegally mined in Russia to China. From 2019 to 2022, they bought at least 94 kg of gold illegally mined in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Irkutsk Region, Buryatia, the Trans-Baikal Territory, the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region and Yakutia. The cost of gold amounted to more than 371.6 million rubles. In 2022, the defendants in the case illegally moved more than 42 kg of gold worth 196 million rubles. @banksta
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The fall in prices on the Moscow housing market stopped in January, IRN reports: for the month, the change in prices in old and new Moscow and the Moscow region was within 0.1%. But this is not a change in trend, but the result of the actions of sellers: many do not accept the new reality and, unable to sell an apartment at the desired price, postpone transactions. @banksta
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Rosfinmonitoring warned citizens about the increasing calls of scammers and their e-mails, allegedly on behalf of the department, with notices of blocking funds and offers to remove these restrictions for a fee. @banksta
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The Russian State University for the Humanities has proposed restricting access to the ChatGPT chatbot in educational institutions due to its possible negative impact on learning. A university student previously defended a diploma written by the ChatGPT neural network. @banksta
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The number of bankruptcies in Sweden in January reached its highest level in at least a decade, and the number of defaults in the construction industry rose as a result of the ongoing collapse of the housing market. The number of bankruptcies increased 47% year-over-year in January, according to credit reference agency UC, which said the transportation sector and construction companies were hit the hardest last month. The data comes at a time when Sweden is experiencing its worst house price slump in three decades, which is expected to lead to a sharp drop in investment in new home construction. @banksta
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Raiffeisenbank’s profit increased by 4.3 times over the year and amounted to €2 billion. Russia brought about half of the banksters. Raiffeisen Bank is considering leaving the Russian market, the parent holding said in an official statement. @banksta
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The British register of foreign homeowners includes four Russians under sanctions – the owner of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin, the head of VEB Igor Shuvalov with his wife and billionaire Alexander Frolov. In the register of foreign legal entities, the ultimate owners must be registered if they seek to purchase property on British territory or already own it. @banksta
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The retired husband of the ex-soloist of the Tatu group, Dmitry Spiridonov, complains that Tinkoff allegedly does not pay him for a 5% stake in CloudPayments. Tinkoff Group, for its part, explains that the payment has been made, the transaction is closed, all interested and entitled persons can see the documents. According to the banksters, “the lawyers who represented the interests of Spiridonov have all the information on the details of the transaction and payment.” The complainant himself insisted on communication only through representatives; the professionals representing his interests have no questions about the deal. Dmitry himself, apparently, decided to bypass the shareholder agreement or simply “play show business” out of boredom. @banksta
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The average price of Urals oil in January 2023 was $49.48 per barrel, having decreased by 1.7 times ($85.64) compared to January last year, the Russian Finance Ministry said. The average Brent oil price in January was $84 per barrel, and thus Urals’ discount was about 41%. @banksta
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Good news in the area of ​​food security: Russian farmers significantly increased their purchases of mineral fertilizers last year, and by the end of January they managed to purchase a fifth of the annual requirement for 2023. According to the Russian Association of Fertilizer Producers, in 2022, purchases increased by 27% in physical weight. The association notes that such dynamics testifies to the unshakable priority of the domestic market for the industry. The head of the RAPU Andrey Guryev is confident that the producers will provide domestic farmers with fertilizers in full this year as well. There are deliveries for spring sowing, and large consumers are already forming applications for autumn field work. As of the end of January, 20% of the forecast needs of the agro-industrial complex for this year have been provided. Working in the most severe conditions of ongoing sanctions pressure, mineral fertilizer producers were able to increase production volumes: the output of the main types of mineral fertilizers increased by 3% last year in physical weight. Investments in the development and modernization of production facilities continue. Over the past 9 years, about 1.8 trillion rubles have been invested, which allows Russia to hold the second place in the production of mineral fertilizers on the planet. @banksta
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Wildberries cannot take money for returning goods from customers – Rospotrebnadzor. The department said that representatives of the marketplace have begun work on automatic refunds. @banksta
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Kazakhstan has prepared a draft document on the liquidation of the country’s trade mission in Russia. The basis for the liquidation of the representative office was the order of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan dated January 24, 2023. @banksta
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The Central Bank revealed the scale of additional capitalization of banks due to the crisis. Last year, 29 banks received additional capitalization, the Central Bank said. The amount of injections amounted to about 180 billion rubles. @banksta
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Hundreds of thousands of people went on the biggest strike in 10 years in central London. Teachers, university professors, civil servants, train drivers, and bus drivers are demanding higher salaries. @banksta
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⚡️Increased the rate on deposits in RMB to 3%⚡️ Now to 3% in Alfa Premium and up to 2.7% for everyone. Other banks do not have such a high rate on deposits in foreign currency. Where to open? In the application, Alfa-Online or on the site. Channel Editor: I’ve been wanting to open something new for a long time ???? @alfabank
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Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor was unable to provide its services to study the damaged Nord Stream due to Norwegian sanctions against Russia and the EU as a whole, Reuters reports. @banksta
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Intel cut the salaries of employees by 5%, vice presidents by 10%, top managers by 15%, and CEO Pat Gelsinger by 25%. The chip maker had to take these measures because of the extremely poor financial performance: in the last quarter, the company’s sales fell by 32%. @banksta