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The Central Bank of Russia has increased purchases of gold to the maximum since the beginning of the year. This information published in the official site of the International monetary Fund.

Washington has blocked Russian assets in the country for hundreds of millions dollars, reported in a statement Sigal Mandelker - the Head of the US Treasury. 

Вitcoin slightly reduced in price on Tuesday, consolidating near the mark of 6.3 thousand dollars, according to trading data.

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.

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. 

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.

Russia and Uzbekistan discuss  creation a joint enterprises for production of cotton yarn in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is spoken in the of Russian Tekstil’s message.

Turkey is preparing to move to payments in the national currency with its major trading partners, President Tayyip Erdogan said.