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Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened cases against the largest mobile operators. The reason is - prices for banking sms-mailing in Russia. 

The company PepsiCo, one of the world's largest manufacturers of soft drinks, will buy Israeli SodaStream for $3.2 billion. This information was reported in a press release PepsiCo on Monday.

On Monday, August 20, come into force a minimum retail price (MRP)  for "weak" and "strong" vodka in Russia.

The wholesale price of gasoline for the week increased by 7% for the first time since the end of May. The government took measures to stabilize them in May. This is due to the upcoming repairs of the refinery and a decrease in fuel production.

In Berlin, ended the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel. It lasted about three hours.

The international rating Agencies S&P and Moody's has downgraded Turkey's long-term sovereign foreign currency credit rating to "B+" and local currency rating to "BB -", the Agency said in a press release.

The dependence of the Russian Ruble on oil prices has become weaker. US rating Agency noted that the flexibility of the exchange rate supports  ability to reduce the effect of sanctions in Russia.

The Estonian government on Thursday approved the estimate for the construction of the border with Russia. It will be completed by 2026, and the cost of work will be €190 million. 

The office President's Departments of Russia has chosen a contractor for the restoration of the Golden dome of the national Capitol in the Cuban capital. It costs 642 million rubles, according to the official materials.

On Tuesday, August 14, several national currencies of the world's major economies followed the example of the Turkish Lira, whose rate to the US dollar had fallen to historical lows. 

Brand Finance is consulting company in the field of strategy and brand valuation. Company has published the rating of the most valuable Russian brands on its website.

Belarus expects to attract the receive loan of Russia in the amount of $1 billion in 2019. The purpose is to refinance payments on external debt.

Moon Jae-In - the President of South Korean - said that in case of discharge, two Koreas can create a special economic zone in the border areas.

Donald Trump has signed the country's Military budget for next fiscal year 2019, involving national defense spending of $716 billion.

The fee for the negative impact on the environment can be converted into an environmental tax. New type of taxes  discussed the Ministry of Finance according to the Tax code of the Russian Federation.