Day: November 25, 2021

University of Plymouth Scientists: Plants on Home Walls Reduced Heat Loss by 30 Percent cultivation of plants on the facades of houses. One of the important reasons for creating a “living” wall was a significant reduction in heat loss, according to the website of the educational institution. The researchers decided to conduct an experiment on the building of the Center for Sustainable Development on the university campus. On one part of the wall of the western facade, they placed a canvas of greenery, and did not touch the other. For five weeks, scientists monitored the changes and found that the side with the plants retained 31.4 percent better heat inside the building. Among other benefits of living walls, experts called improved air quality, noise reduction, conservation biodiversity and savings on heating bills. In addition, all of these effects work equally well for old and new homes. In October, the British

Central Bank: prices for many popular New Year gifts have increased compared to 2020 … The relevant material is published by “Moscow Says” with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Central Bank (CB) of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District. According to an analytical study, in 2021 prices for many items increased compared to the previous year. For example, a set of chocolates has risen in price by 6.51 percent compared to 2020. Based on this, Russians will have to spend 92 rubles per kilogram of sweets. The average cost of children's construction sets at the moment is about 1,300 rubles. At the same time, soft toys can be purchased for 730 rubles apiece, and a book for 364 rubles. Prices for gadgets such as tablets and smartphones have also increased by several percent compared to last year: In October, smartphones were sold

British Interior Minister invited France to send military if necessary the coast of France, if necessary due to the migration crisis at the border. The quote is from Reuters. “I offered France cooperation, the opportunity to send more officers, and to do whatever was necessary to secure the area [in the waters of the Pas-de-Calais] so that vulnerable people would not risk their lives by sitting in unusable for boat sailing, “she said. Britain and France will address the issue amid numerous reports of migrants drowning in the Channel. So, on November 24, a boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the waters of the Pas-de-Calais off the coast of France. 31 people died, two survived, but their lives are in danger. At the same time, the French police allowed a crowd of migrants to leave the coast of France without hindrance in an attempt to swim across the English Channel

Tinkoff Shares Soar 6.33% Thursday, 25 November. Global depository receipts (GDRs) rose in price by 6.33 percent, to 7324.6 rubles apiece. The main trading session of the paper ended at around 7205 rubles per share (plus 4.6 percent). The company's shares win back the successful data of the quarterly report published the day before. According to him, TCS's net profit grew by 31 percent in the third quarter, to 16.5 billion rubles. The Moscow Exchange Index ended trading with a slight fall to 3947.82 points (minus 0.07 percent). The RTS index rose 0.31 percent to 1,665.74 points. The leaders of the growth of the Moscow Exchange's blue chips were TCS Group, Magnit (plus 2.55 percent to RUB 6,025 per share) and Polymetal (plus 1.52 percent to RUB 1,361). The most depreciated were the securities of Lukoil (minus 2 percent, to 6678.5 rubles), Novatek (minus 1.68 percent, to 1640 rubles) and

PwC: 87 percent of entrepreneurs complained about the conditions for doing business in Russia Russian entrepreneurs are dissatisfied with the conditions for doing business in the country. This is stated in a study by the international consulting company PwC, writes RIA Novosti. They named high taxes and bureaucracy as the main problems. The survey, conducted in October-November 2021, was attended by heads of large, medium and small businesses – a total of 1001 people. The previous survey on this topic was conducted by PwC in 2018. In the latest survey, 53 percent of those surveyed said that doing business in Russia was “rather difficult”, while 34 percent said it was “very difficult” (30 percent in 2018). Thus, difficulties in doing business in Russia were noted by 87 percent of respondents (in 2018, 88 percent said so). The greatest pessimism is observed among businessmen in the older age group, that is,