The American sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation do not apply, according to Washington’s decisions, to the provision of products in the agricultural sector, as well as clinical trials. This is stated in the license published on Tuesday by the US Treasury Department. RF-related “transactions related to the production, sale, transportation or provision of agricultural products, agricultural equipment, medicine, medical equipment, its spare parts and components or software updates for it, prevention of the spread, diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19, clinical trials and other research medical activity”. @banksta
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The bill of the US Congress on the fight against Russian activities in Africa is contrary to international law and should be withdrawn, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told RIA Novosti. This bill provides for “punishment” by the United States against African countries for cooperation with Russia in various fields. The House of Representatives adopted him in the spring of 2022, after which he entered the Senate. @banksta
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The largest energy companies in the West will show record profits in their financial statements for 2022, writes Reuters. The combined profit of BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell and TotalEnergies will be about $200 billion, which will be an absolute record. @banksta
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The US Department of the Treasury’s independent bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), is discussing splitting up some of the big banks, as the size and complexity of the business could make them too big to manage. Against this background, shares of Goldman Sachs. Its net income was down 69% year-over-year on a 16% drop in revenue, the company said. The bank’s shares fell 6.5%. @banksta
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In the fourth quarter, the net inflow of foreign currency into Russia on the current account of the balance of payments shrank 1.5 times – to $31.4 billion and became the lowest in a year and a half. At the end of December, there was practically no excess currency in the country at all: the current account surplus shrank to a meager $1.7 billion, although in November it was more than $10 billion, and in October – more than $20 billion. Due to a sharp drop in prices for Urals oil, which cost $50 per barrel in December and less than $40 in January, Russia lost $20 billion in export earnings, estimates Alexander Isakov, an economist at Bloomberg Economics. @banksta
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Sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine have affected the Russian economy to a lesser extent than expected – The Washington Post. @bankstta
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Residents of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions want to announce credit holidays for three years. To do this, the Ministry of Justice proposed not to collect debts from them to credit organizations until January 1, 2026. @banksta
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The authorities are discussing lifting the ban on opening branches of foreign banks in Russia from friendly countries. Such plans are contained in the Government-approved Financial Market Development Strategy. @banksta
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An attempt to win the competition MTS-Bank “Nacuar for a million” cost his client Yevgeny dearly. The client began to do exactly what the bank asked for. In the hope of winning 1 million rubles, he made maximum payments using QR codes in amounts from 10 rubles. Evgeny started breaking down all the purchases in the store separately and replenished his account with small payments using QR SBP. To get ahead of other participants, he lost sleep and New Year’s holidays – each of the 12 days he spent 13 or more hours a day on the action. As a result, he made more than 11,000 payments in amounts of 10-20 rubles, the largest waste was a package of Ahmad tea for 300 rubles. On January 11, MTS Bank blocked it due to the large number of payments under 115 Federal Laws. The bank replied that they would not accept any documents from him and demanded that the account be closed. He didn’t get a prize either. @banksta
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The initiator of Russia’s disconnection from SWIFT and the freezing of the assets of the Central Bank in early 2022 was Kirill Petkov, who was then Prime Minister of Bulgaria – Welt. @banksta
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Russia sees no obstacles to selling oil to Pakistan at a discount that India receives when buying Russian raw materials, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said in an interview with the Pakistani Nation newspaper. The discount for the Russian grade Urals oil on the basis of DES (Delivered Ex Ship, Incoterms) in Indian ports for cargo with transshipment in January rose to record levels: $15-$20 per barrel against the dated standard. In December, discounts were $12-$15 per barrel. India has become the largest buyer of Urals in recent months against the backdrop of an embargo on Russian oil imposed by the European Union on December 5. @banksta
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The first offset contract in Russia was concluded with a supplier representing a small business. Transponders will be produced for travel on toll roads, which were previously purchased in Europe. Avtodor State Company, with the participation of the SME Corporation, concluded the first such agreement under 223-FZ. The SME supplier will produce 100,000 domestic transponders to pay for toll roads in Russia and 10,000 holders for them. The amount of the contract exceeded 120 million rubles. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov explained that the offset contract is actually a road map, which spells out the steps required for the SME supplier to develop their own production. Their implementation guarantees him the presence of demand for manufactured products for several years. @banksta
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Sberbank starts its work in Crimea. In the near future, the bank will begin to open its branches there and install ATMs. The first self-service devices have already been installed, and by the end of the year they will appear throughout the peninsula. Thus, residents of Crimea will have full access to all Sberbank products, which, in turn, will become a good support for the locals and will positively affect the economy of the republic. @banksta
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Fraudsters have learned to figure out people who have recently sold housing, and began to “target” swindle money from them. When calling, they pose as representatives of banks, real estate companies or law enforcement agencies, and convince victims to transfer funds to a “safe” account. @banksta
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The largest energy companies in the West will show record profits in their financial statements for 2022, writes Reuters. The combined profit of BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell and TotalEnergies will be about $200 billion, which will be an absolute record. @banksta
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The Federal Criminal Court in Switzerland has rejected an appeal against the decision of the Swiss Attorney General’s Office and will return the funds frozen during the investigation of the Hermitage Capital fund, writes The Daily Beast. The court could not find a gang involved in all the operations. As a result, the assets of the former head of the Moscow Tax No. 28 Olga Stepanova and her husband Vladlen Stepanov for $5.5 million, the son of the former vice-president of Russian Railways Denis Katsyv for $8.1 million and bankster Dmitry Klyuev for $33.7 thousand will be unfrozen. writes DB. In addition, the Swiss court has deprived the status of the victim in this case of Hermitage Capital fund William Browder. @banksta
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European banks are losing out to their American rivals, and government efforts to complete a so-called banking union “fell to a halt” last year, the chairman of UBS Group said. @banksta
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The Bank of Russia starts setting official ruble exchange rates against 9 more foreign currencies: • UAE dirham • Thai baht • Vietnamese dong • Serbian dinar • New Zealand dollar • Georgian lari • Indonesian rupiah • Egyptian pound • Qatari rial
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The Central Bank recorded a decrease in Russia’s foreign exchange earnings. For 3 months, the net inflow of foreign currency into the country decreased 12 times. The economy has lost $20 billion in export earnings, Bloomberg estimates. @banksta
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More than a year ago, the Central Bank proposed to increase the limits on free transfers to itself to 1.4 million rubles. It would seem that the initiative has solid advantages – this is the growth of competition among banks and the fight against the circulation of cash. What makes the issue particularly sensitive is the fact that hundreds of thousands of NWO participants pay banks to transfer money to a family from a “military” card to a “peace” card left at home. Today Mash published a study on how much people spend on such commissions annually. This is from 40 to 50 thousand per family with an average salary. Quite decent money, which definitely will not be superfluous in any household. In the meantime, financial organizations do not want to lose their very significant “penny” and stop the bill in the Duma. And this already looks a bit like wrecking, especially in the context of the NWO. It is clearly time for legislators to step up. @banksta
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In December, the Russian authorities continued to get rid of “unfriendly” currencies in the National Welfare Fund (NWF), according to data from the Ministry of Finance. As promised earlier, the agency excluded the yen and pounds sterling from it and reduced investment in euros four times to 10.5 billion. @banksta
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The founder of the collapsed startup StudyFree, Daria Kroshkina, found what to answer her creditors and employees for debts. The company, which helped to enroll in foreign universities, raised $5.4 million and is on the verge of bankruptcy, workers say. It is known that $1.8 million was invested by TMT Investments and I2BF Global Ventures. Kroshkina got in touch from Andrey Doronichev’s hostel for startups from Google in San Francisco. Forbes included her in the “30 most promising Russians under 30” rating. @banksta
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The British The Guardian claims that 200 rich people (and even billionaires) from 12 countries of the world came to Davos and demanded that influential heads of state increase their taxes. While among the “rich” Disney heiress Abigail Disney and Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo. @banksta
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In response to the words of the former Bulgarian finance minister that LUKOIL supplied diesel fuel for the needs of Ukraine at the request of the Bulgarian government, LUKOIL replied that such requests had never been received. And the products of the refinery in Burgas are sold on the domestic market exclusively to Bulgarian buyers. The company’s sales volumes in 2022 in the country were significantly below the level of its consumption. @banksta
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Banksters from MTS Bank promptly responded to the situation. They drew the attention of the public to the fact that the offended Eugene did not just make purchases, but violated the rules by resorting to automatic generation of transactions. For 15 hours a day for 13 days, transactions were made every minute – mostly for the same amount – for the most part, they boiled down to replenishing an electronic wallet, and money from this wallet could be safely returned to the same card. Thus, the participant of the action violated both the spirit and the letter of the rules – which fully deserved the removal. Now the main prize will go to someone who honestly made purchases, and did not try to find a cheat code by touch. @banksta
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The era of world order with the dominance of the dollar and globalization in the economy is passing away, now the main world powers are forming their economic, financial and military blocs – billionaire and founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio. @banksta
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Sovcombank and Alrosa have signed a partnership agreement for the sale of the company’s diamonds to the Bank’s customers for investment purposes. From October 01, 2022, 20% VAT on the purchase of diamonds has been cancelled. After a similar cancellation of VAT on the purchase of gold, Russians bought about 57 tons of gold from the 5 largest banks in 2022. This time, banksters are expecting a similar effect from the sale of diamonds. @banksta
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The arrested head of Bitzlato turned out to be Russian Anatoly Legkodymov, who lived in China. Today he was arrested in Miami. The US Department of Justice has called Bitzlato “a major money laundering company” with illegal Russian funding. Earlier, Bitzlato announced a hack. The US Department of Justice reported that on Tuesday, January 17, the owner of the Bitzlato service was arrested on charges of laundering $700 million. The service was linked to the Hydra platform, the owners deliberately did not conduct KYC and did not fight against scammers and drug dealers using the service. @banksta
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The Prime Minister of Poland said that the West is tired of the situation around Ukraine. A few months ago, the discussion about Ukraine was conducted on a different emotional level and on a different level of involvement, Morawiecki stressed. @banksta
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