Finances

In 2020, Russians withdrew more than $ 28 billion of foreign currency from bank accounts in cash, which is 21% more than in 2019

The ruble at the beginning of morning trading strengthened after the evening failure the day before, which occurred due to the aggravation of sanctions risks. This conclusion follows from the data of the Moscow Exchange.

According to the Microsoft founder, he invests his money in companies that «produce products», for example, in manufacturers of vaccines against malaria and measles.

Another $150 million will be allocated when the country implements the required reforms.

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

The court issued a warrant for the arrest of a political strategist, whom the FBI considers to be connected with the Russian intelligence service.

The head of the Otkritie group, former finance minister Mikhail Zadornov, believes that bitcoin should not be considered a real investment asset.

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.

It is expected, that the cost of holding the vote will amount to 107 million euros.

Last week, the cryptocurrency broke through the mark of 50 thousand dollars, and as of Monday morning, it's rate was already about 54 thousand.

On the night of February 20, the building of the ore transshipment point and the pedestrian gallery adjacent to it collapsed at the Norilsk Processing Plant.

This forecast was made by the President-Chairman of the Management Board of «Sberbank» German Gref.

The stock price of Bumble Inc., a developer of dating apps, jumped 63.5% in it's debut trading after the initial public offering.

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.