Finances

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to instruct the government to develop a National Program for the Development of the Far East until 2025. He said this at the plenary session of the IV Eastern economic forum.

According to the Central Bank, in January-August 2018, the private sector exported from Russia $ 26.5 billion against $9.6 billion for the same period last year

The Memorandum of cooperation was signed today between Mail.ru, Alibaba, MegaFon and the Russian direct investment Fund (RDIF) at the Eastern economic forum.

The tax rate under the new regime for self-employed will be 4%. It will include a mandatory health insurance contribution. At the same time, contributions to the Pension Fund for self-employed will not be mandatory.  This was told by the head of the Federal tax service Mikhail Mishustin.

Trade between Russia and South Korea for the seven months of 2018 increased by 30%, to $15 billion. This information was reported at the Eastern Economic Forum by the trade representative of Russia in South Korea Mikhail Bondarenko.

The state Commission on mineral reserves approved the hydrocarbon reserves of the Neptune field, located on the continental shelf in the sea of Okhotsk, told reporters the head of Gazprom Neft (MOEX: SIBN) Alexander Dyukov.

The Federal targeted program (FTP) for social and economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol was decided to be extended for two years - until 2022. According to the latest data, 20% of the objects of the Crimean FTP is implemented with a lag.

Jack Mа  - the head and founder of the Chinese Corporation Alibaba announced that he will retire in  September 10, 2019. His place will be occupied by a member of the Board of Directors Daniel Zhang, the press service of Alibaba.

The airline "Aeroflot" will order from the company "Civil planes Dry" for another 100 aircraft SSJ 100. Group of companies "Civil planes Dry" is the state holding company "United aircraft Corporation", UAC.

The government of Belarus decided to abandon the joint program of structural reforms in the country with the International Monetary Fund. The next loan could be allocated to the IMF under this program, said the Minister of Finance Maxim Ermolovich.

The representative of the President of Russia in the far Eastern Federal district Yuri Trutnev said that China's investment in projects in the Far East is 7% of the total investment in the region.

Minsk and Damascus are preparing to sign an agreement on the supply of heavy construction equipment and dump trucks to Syria. This information reported Alexander Ponomarev - Belarus ' Ambassador to Syria.

Trade between Russia and China increased by 25.7% at the end of January-August 2018 compared to the same period last year. This information published the General customs administration of China on Saturday.

The US President - Donald Trump - has threatened China's new import duties.

The Central Bank allowed an increase in risk factors for mortgage loans with a low down payment.