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The fall of the national currency of Britain has caused a shock on the world financial markets. Markets in the U.S. and the EU showed sharp price fluctuations after the Bank of England announced an emergency bond purchase. The regulator is doing this in order to slow down the
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The Russian government in 2023 may receive the right to decide on the assignment of claims to foreign countries on their debts. These debts may be purchased by other countries or foreign legal entities that have not fallen under Western sanctions. This is reported by the RBC with reference to
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The National Bank of China (central bank) on Monday lowered the average exchange rate of the yuan to 7.0298 to one dollar, according to data on the regulator's website. According to the bank, this is the lowest value of the exchange rate since July 2020. The yuan
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It is not yet known what types of products will fall under the import ban. However, the EU is heavily dependent on slabs from Russia, and it is very expensive to launch its own production or look for alternatives. The potential ban on the import of slabs may affect NLMK.
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The Fed study concludes that the shift of employees to remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an increase in real estate prices. Fed experts say that the pricing of the real estate market has changed since 2020. The "remoteness factor" is now one of the
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Sergei Shvetsov - head of the BOD Mosbirzhi reported that the site is dealing with issues of admission of foreign investors. However, this is not this year's project, the decision is postponed to the next years. Shvetsov said that the admission of such investors now, would destroy the
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And electricity transmission tariffs will be indexed by 9%. The next indexations are planned for July 2024. Previously, the increase in the cost of tariffs was planned in July 2023.
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At the beginning of 2023, the Central Bank plans to introduce quantitative restrictions on consumer loans for banks with universal licenses and MFIs. Such a measure was to appear at the end of last year and is called MPL - macroprudential limits.
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Russian magazine Forbes plans to raise a RUB 450 million investment to rebrand it under a new name "The Billions" and refinance its debt - RTVI. The money is needed to refinance loans and relaunch the publication under the new "The Billions" brand. "The Billions
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The project is planned to be implemented jointly with Ruskhimalliance. The project has the necessary infrastructure, so the increase in capital costs is not expected to be significant. At the same time, Gazprom has no access to the foreign equipment needed for the expansion. And domestic gas compressors are not
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Union Pacific and BNSF improved working conditions for railroad workers and paid them early. The administration of the incumbent president helped to resolve the situation. The beginning of major strikes in the U.S., involving more than 100,000 people, could have brought a huge part of the U.S.
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The government wants to save the company from bankruptcy. Uniper suffered a 12 billion euro loss in the first half of the year and accumulated a huge debt. The reason is the energy crisis.