Day: November 22, 2021

VTB Leasing's green and social projects exceeded 11.4 billion amounted to 11.4 billion rubles. At the same time, energy-efficient transport accounted for 4.5 billion rubles. VTB Leasing is exploring opportunities to increase its portfolio in ESG projects. It is planned to do this thanks to more flexible financing terms. “In 2022 – 2023 we plan to introduce criteria for the ESG assessment of the lessee and take it into account when deciding whether to issue a lease. The company aims to finance projects aimed at reducing the negative impact on the environment, creating new jobs, improving transport mobility, and developing infrastructure. The introduction of ESG principles in the leasing sector would be stimulated by the provision of state subsidies and tax incentives for such projects, “said Dmitry Ivanter, VTB Leasing CEO. Integration of ESG factors into the corporate governance system is in line with VTB Bank's sustainable strategy development for

Visa, SberSpasibo, SberPrime: 10% bonuses at SberMegaMarket and SberMarket loyalty SberSpasibo with a valid SberPrime or SberPrime + subscription from November 19 to December 10, 2021 will receive increased bonuses of 10 percent of the cost for the first purchases at SberMegaMarket and SberMarket. The only condition is that the goods must be paid for with Visa cards from Sberbank. For one purchase, you can get no more than 1,000 bonuses. “We continue to launch more and more lucrative offers for SberThank customers and SberPrime subscribers. This is especially true when the hot New Year shopping season is approaching – it's time to calmly start preparing for the holidays. And our joint action with Visa will help to do it profitably and receive SberSpasibo bonuses for purchases, “said Andrey Pisarev, director of the Loyalty division of Sberbank, CEO of the SberSpasibo loyalty program. Now for all clients” SberSpasibo “bonuses are

General Mikhailov: Ukraine does not have enough resources for a war with Russia it will not have enough resources either in terms of weapons or in terms of the morale of the Armed Forces (AFU). So the possibility of a full-scale conflict between the countries was assessed by retired FSB Major General Alexander Mikhailov. In a conversation with “Lenta.ru” he added that NATO will not stand up for Ukraine, since, according to the charter, it protects only those who are members of the organization. Western countries have promised to provide assistance to Ukraine in the event of a military offensive by Russia, said the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of the republic, Alexei Danilov. In fact, according to Mikhailov, a full-scale military confrontation is unlikely for several reasons. First, according to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin will never take the first step in this direction. Secondly,

Virologist Malinnikova: false negative tests for COVID-19 are detected in the first 3 days of illness day testing does not reveal the disease in 80 percent of cases. This was stated by the head of the Department of Virology of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Doctor of Medical Sciences Elena Malinnikova, RIA Novosti quoted her as saying. “In the first three days of infection with the virus, almost only 20 percent are detected and show a positive result. And only on the third to eighth day, the detection rate grows, “- this is how Malinnikova explained the existence of false negative tests for coronavirus, referring to research. At the same time, the virologist noted that on the third to eighth day of the disease, the detection rate rises to 80 percent, but 20 percent “remain negative.” According to the doctor, the number of false-negative tests for coronavirus

Prime Minister Mishustin: an application for receiving pension savings can be made through public services In Russia, pension savings were allowed to be processed through an application on the public services portal Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. This was reported on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. The prime minister explained that pension savings will be allowed to be processed remotely by insured persons. In most cases, Russians will not have to visit the Pension Fund or send papers by mail. The Cabinet of Ministers clarified that such a decision would simplify the procedure and reduce the time it takes to receive a lump sum, as well as save the health of citizens. According to the SuperJob survey, among Russians from the country's largest cities, there has been an increase in the number of those who believe that after reaching retirement age they will be able to live on money

Ridley Scott announced the start of work on the series on “Alien” and “Blade Runner” Director Ridley Scott announced the start of work on TV series based on their films Alien and Blade Runner. He revealed details of new projects, Variety reports. Related materials 00:02 – November 18 Metal corrosion. Why did Ridley Scott remove chivalrous drama with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck dyed blonde? 00: 02 – September 16, 2020 in Ridley Scott's new series The Cinematographer stated that the scripts for the pilot episodes of both shows have already been written. The Blade Runner series will presumably have ten hour-long episodes. The duration of the project on “Alien” will be approximately eight to ten hours. News about the development of the TV series based on the film “Alien” first appeared at the end of 2020. It was reported that the showrunner of the project will be Noah Hawley