Port turnover in January 2023 compared to January 2022 increased by 7.5% to 74.9 million tons. (+5.2 million tons). Dry turnover increased by 10.6% to 34.3 million tons. Loading increased by 5% to 40.6 million tons, according to Infranews. @banksta
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The number of mortgage loans for new apartments has almost reached its maximum. Now with the help of mortgages, 8 out of 10 new apartments are bought. At the same time, most of the mortgage falls on the secondary housing market due to the fact that prices for new housing are often higher, and the payment for the “secondary” is lower, even taking into account mortgage benefits for new buildings. @banksta
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is going to sue the issuer of the stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD), as it believes that the asset is an unregistered security. This is a wake-up call for other stablecoins. Due to the activity of regulators, payment giant PayPal has suspended the development of its stablecoin. @banksta
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The new package of EU sanctions against Russia may include four banks, writes Politico, citing diplomats. In the new package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation, a ban will be enshrined that discriminates against Russians – citizens will be banned from serving on the boards of directors of critical infrastructure companies in the EU, such as electricity networks or gas suppliers. @banksta
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The ambassador announced London’s plan to confiscate frozen Russian assets. Britain plans to confiscate all frozen Russian assets and is already preparing bills for this, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said. @banksta
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The new package of EU sanctions may include a shipping company from the UAE, which is suspected of circumventing sanctions. The EU will also ban the export of trucks, construction equipment and electrical components. @banksta
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There are too many laptops in Russia. In the warehouses of distributors at the beginning of the year, more than 1 million unsold devices accumulated – including American brands. This is due to the rush demand for devices last spring, after the start of the NWO, when everyone feared a shortage. After the March holidays, prices for some models may fall by 10-15%. @banksta
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Fraudsters create bots for automatic entry to visa centers that intercept slots and demand more than 4–7.5 thousand rubles from Russians for them, Kommersant writes. @banksta
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The buzz around BUSD worked at the moment – ~$500 million was withdrawn from Binance in just an hour, and the market fell a little: Bitcoin dropped to $21,500, Ethereum fell below $1,500. @banksta
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Paxos is ending its partnership with Binance for Binance USD (BUSD). From February 21, the company will stop issuing new tokens, but will continue to support redemption and conversion operations until at least February 2024. @banksta
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Prices for daily rent of apartments in Russia increased by 20% over the year. Renting an apartment for a day will cost an average of 1,800 rubles across the country. 50% of the total supply of apartments are “odnushki”, 19% – studios, writes Forbes. @banksta
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Launched a mobile version of Alfa Investments. It’s even better than the app ❤️ How’s that? Now there are dividends right on the stock chart – this makes it easier to plan the purchase of securities. We also added a margin call risk indicator, lists of future purchases and instructions to the broker ???? There is no such thing in the Alfa-Investments application yet. The main thing is that the mobile version does not need to be downloaded. It works on all smartphones, and on iPhones too. Where to try? Right here. You can enter using the login and password from Alfa Investments or using the Alpha card number. Channel editor: let’s issue shares of the Alpha telegram channel? ???? @alfabank
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The Russian share in India’s crude oil imports exceeded 25% last year. According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry of India, over the 11 months of last year, supplies of Russian crude oil increased 9.5 times and reached $19.7 billion, oil products – five times ($2.5 billion), coal – four times ($3.8 billion) . @banksta
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Demand for real estate in Dubai continues to grow and it is no longer easy to find profitable lots for real estate investment or purchase for relocation and living. However, if you know the market, you can still pick up objects with high profitability and a price significantly lower than the market that has grown over the year. For example, on February 17 and 18, Tranio will present an extremely attractive investment object with extensive infrastructure in the Motor City area at a closed presentation at a 5-star hotel in the center of Moscow. At the presentation, you will have the opportunity to receive a gift ???? — When booking an apartment, Emirates ID and bank account opening for visitors will be free of charge. More about the object: ???? the cost of apartments from 113 thousand dollars ???? The project is still at an early stage of construction, it can be bought as profitably as possible and earn on resale. ???? A square meter in The Community costs 25% less than in similar projects. ???? The projected rental yield is from 7%. ???? Right on the territory there are many amenities and services: cinema, restaurant, lounge, spa, gym, yoga club, golf simulator, tennis and volleyball courts, games center, library and shop. ???? You can pay directly from a Russian bank. A 5 year installment plan is also available. Receive an invitation to a private presentation ????STR. NOVY ARBAT, 32, “STARS OF ARBAT” HOTEL 5* ???? February 17-18 from 11:00 to 20:00 Why go to the presentation? ▫️ book apartments at a bargain low price ▫️ learn about all the offers in The Community ▫️ get free personal legal advice ▫️ only at the event: Emirates ID and bank account as a gift when booking an apartment at The Community MC Get an invitation to a closed presentation A for those who are considering other countries for investment in real estate, including for the purpose of obtaining a residence permit and citizenship of other countries, we recommend subscribing to Tranio channels dedicated to other countries: ???????? Turkey???????? Greece???? Rest of Europe and Asia
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Fraudsters sent a pensioner for a psychiatric examination so that she could sell her apartment. She was “bred” for a month and a half, the woman gave the criminals 8 million rubles. The scheme invented by the scammers did not differ from the standard one – “Galina Mikhailovna, they want to steal your money, so they need to be sent to a reserve account.” After several trips to the branches of different banks, the woman transferred about two million rubles to the scammers. However, the criminals also seized on Galina Mikhailovna’s two-room apartment. They convinced the woman that the scammers had pledged the property and she urgently needed to sell it. But first, the pensioner had to undergo a psychiatric examination. The pensioner went for examination to the “Psycho-Neurological Dispensary No. 4”, where she successfully passed the examination. The sale deal was completed very quickly, after which Galina Mikhailovna gave the money, writes Baza. In total, the pensioner gave the scammers more than eight million rubles. @banksta
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While some are trying to hype and release memes with neural networks, others are seriously using artificial intelligence to increase the effectiveness of advertising campaigns – and it’s easy to guess whose profit will be higher. Here, among banks with brokers, someone draws countless “own porters” using neural networks, while BCS World of Investments launched the first advertising campaign using MidJourney and ChatGPT. BCS contextual advertising on the Internet has already been completely created using neural networks and shows good results – with the help of artificial intelligence, texts and truly unique visuals were created, which significantly increase the visibility and clickability of ads. In general, there is no need to talk about this much – just look at the images themselves. @banksta
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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has been in talks to buy LNG from QatarEnergy for almost 30 years. If the deal goes through, it will be the second agreement between the two parties. @banksta
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Russia last year became the first in the number of used cars exported from Japan (213 thousand cars, an increase of 32% compared to 2021). At the same time, the export of new cars from Japan has practically ceased (16.5 thousand 20% of the figures for 2021). @banksta
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The American corporation Fidelity (FMR) announced an increase in its stake in Yandex. It increased its stake in Yandex NV, the head office of Yandex. Trading in the shares of the Russian company has been frozen since February 2022, but investors can buy them on the over-the-counter market. @banksta
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The almost seven-fold drop in gas prices since their peak in August, the slowdown in inflation, financial assistance from governments and consumer spending, which due to this remains at a fairly high level, will provide European countries with higher economic growth rates than was thought until recently. As a result, the European Union (which includes 27 countries) and the Eurozone (20 countries) will avoid a contraction in GDP for two quarters in a row, which is considered a technical recession. Back in November, the European Commission considered it possible, and at the end of 2023 it expected growth of only 0.3%. Today, the EC published an updated forecast, raising it to 0.9% for the euro area and up to 0.8% for the entire EU. Last year, growth in both cases was 3.5%. @banksta
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Tether immediately printed 2 billion USDT (almost dollars) after news of a potential lawsuit against Binance USA (BUSD) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. After this news, about $500 million was withdrawn from Binance in just one hour. @banksta
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The Qiwi payment and financial service is included in the register of information dissemination organizers. Now, according to the law, Qiwi will be required to collect, store and provide, at the request of the authorities, all information about the actions and interactions of users on its platform. @banksta
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Unfair competition can leave Russians without vital drugs. In December 2022, Russia registered the domestic innovative drug Pembroria based on pembrolizumab. Patients and families battling cancer have been given new hope amid disruptions in drug supplies from overseas. This did not please R-Pharm, which buys Keytruda with pembrolizumab from the American concern MSD. The distributor claimed infringement of a patent owned by Western manufacturers and threatened contractors with criminal liability for purchasing a Russian analogue. But pembrolizumab does not have a copyright holder. The pharmaceutical substance is recommended by WHO and is in the public domain. The intention of the unscrupulous competitor is clear to prevent patients from receiving life-saving drug therapy. In addition, pembrolizumab is on the list of potentially scarce drugs, and MSD has already shown itself to be an unreliable partner, stopping investments in the Russian pharmaceutical industry and regularly disrupting supplies. The lives of millions of people depend on the uninterrupted supply of Pembroria to hospitals and pharmacies. And this is a matter of national security. @banksta
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Created site-clone FSSP. People receive letters allegedly from bailiffs, by clicking on the link they get to an exact copy of the FSSP website. It is proposed to pay for the “pre-trial” case. The amounts are small – 300-500 rubles. But in this way, scammers get bank card data. @banksta
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The savings of Russians in banks abroad during the crisis year tripled. As of January 1, the funds of Russians in foreign banks reached $94.3 billion, follows from the data of the Central Bank. In 2022, the volume of balances increased by 208.2% – this is a record increase for the entire period of disclosure of statistics. @banksta
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