State finance

Senator Andrey Kutepov suggested that the government accelerate the sale of assets of companies from unfriendly countries that have stopped working in Russia.

The probability of Russia's default due to the sanctions imposed against it by the West is extremely low, according to the head of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade Vladimir Gutenev.

Under the sanctions, the economy of the Russian capital and the country as a whole will be aimed at import substitution and job preservation.

The Russian government has proposed to the State Duma to approve a bill on the fourth stage of the capital amnesty.

The volume of cash in circulation in Russia for February 25 increased by a record 1.39 trillion rubles.

The losses from the water blockade of Crimea by Ukraine on the peninsula were estimated at 150 billion rubles.

About 32% of Russian residents said that they work more than they should after work or on weekends. They do this for various reasons, the most popular is new tasks from management.

The European Union plans to include Russia in the gray list of countries for tax purposes. State Duma deputy Chepa called this decision "frivolous".

Argentina is facing a difficult economic situation today. This was stated by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez before the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The company's management explained this step by the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, where a military coup took place in February 2021.

The Italian government has called on the country's company management to refuse to participate in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will have to be held in a videoconference format.

The total increase in the cost of gas since the beginning of the trading day was 19.4%.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new program of macro-financial assistance and an increase in grant support for Ukraine.

Alexander Schellenberg said this on the eve of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union in Brussels on Monday, January 24.

«The gas pipeline has always been a geopolitical project», German Economy Minister Habeck said.