Bank loans and ratings

New York (USA) is ranked first in the ranking of the largest financial centers in the world.

Ukraine pays off not only the loans it received, but also pays for the loans that it was not given. This was stated by the director of the Kiev Institute for Economic Development of Ukraine Alexander Goncharov.

The past, 2020, due to the pandemic, became the worst year for the world economy since World War II. This opinion was voiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin does not agree with Western publications about the difficult food situation in Russia.

Russians have become worse at servicing bank loans. The number of debtors with overdue consumer loans for the year soared by eight percent, reaching 5.4 million people (compared to 2019, the number of debtors doubled).

According to Bloomberg, the wealth of the «Tesla» owner has fallen to $183 billion.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is going to come to talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. It is planned to discuss the issue of granting a loan to Minsk for $ 3 billion.

The US government has spent more than $ 160 million supporting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind some of the 21st century's most high-profile attacks, including the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The Economist magazine ranked the ruble as the most undervalued currency in the world according to the Big Mac index.

The heads of pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Moderna are included in the list of 50 new billionaires who have made a fortune in the health sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bank of Russia has extended until April 1 the recommendation for banks to restructure loans and borrowings to individuals without penalties and fines.

Experts found out how much money Russians are going to spend on New Year's gifts and compared this result with last year's indicators.

Russians working in different spheres of activity named the amount of pensions they would like to receive in old age.

Health care costs in the Russian capital in 2021 will grow by 12%, or more than 40 billion rubles. 

Rosneft became the leader among the largest Russian companies in terms of product sales at the end of 2019.