Category: Russia

SME Corporation: in 2021, small businesses raised 350 billion rubles of financing more entrepreneurs than a year earlier. This is stated in the message of the Corporation. At the same time, the share of micro and small enterprises accounted for 82% of the provided state support. A total of 9945 companies took advantage of guarantees and sureties totaling 180.7 billion rubles. This allowed them to attract 350.4 billion rubles of loan funds. The portfolio of guarantees and sureties of the SME Corporation increased by 1.5 times and reached 220 billion rubles. This is the highest value since its inception in 2015. The increase in the portfolio was facilitated by a record growth in the issuance of concessional loans under the lending incentive program, the implementation of a new development strategy of the SME Corporation, which, among other things, provides for a transition from volumes to an increase in the number

The Moscow court recovered 27 thousand rubles from blogger Beale for simple public transport Blogger Edward Beale (real name – Edward Beale) An accident in Moscow in April 2021, was fined 27 thousand rubles. This decision of the magistrate court of the Lublin district of the capital is reported by RIA Novosti. The agency's publication notes that the money was collected in favor of Mosgortrans for idle public transport. It was provoked by an accident arranged by Bill. “The court recovered in favor of the plaintiff the losses caused by downtime in the amount of 26,106 rubles 21 kopecks, and the cost of paying the state fee in the amount of 983 rubles 19 kopecks, and in total – 27,089 rubles 40 kopecks “, – said the interlocutor of RIA Novosti in the capital's court. On April 1, Bill arranged an accident in the center of Moscow with the participation

Head of Eurodiplomacy Borrell: the migration crisis was artificially created by the Belarusian authorities with migrants. This accusation was made by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, RIA Novosti reports. Materials on the topic00:01 – November 3 Friend or foe. Europe has accepted millions of refugees. Why are they now hated, considered terrorists and want to drive them out? 00:01 – November 18 “They would rather die in Europe than return home” How migrants on the border with Poland changed life in Belarus The head of European diplomacy noted that during a ministerial meeting with Central Asian foreign ministers, the EU reached an agreement with Uzbekistan to stop flights from Tashkent to Minsk. “The deceived migrants use this flight to get to Belarus, where they were promised that there will be no problems in crossing the border between Belarus and

Ministry of Construction has prepared a bill on the introduction of escrow accounts in the suburban real estate market the real estate market, writes “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”. It is assumed that it will help protect citizens from the risk of losing money when buying low-rise housing. This, in turn, stimulates the demand for individual houses. According to the bill, developers will be able to attract funds from citizens for the shared construction of individual houses according to the scheme already in force in multi-apartment construction. All settlements will be made through authorized banks and using escrow accounts. Thus, the developer will receive money only after the private house is put into operation. This will reduce the likelihood of abandoned villages appearing, the newspaper notes. For participants in the suburban market, escrow accounts are a novelty. Experts believe that their use will help increase market transparency and reduce risks for buyers. Some

US President Joe Biden went to his family in Massachusetts for Thanksgiving US President Joe Biden went on vacation: he left for Massachusetts five days to spend with the family and celebrate Thanksgiving. CBS Boston writes about this. The politician has already arrived on the island of Nantucket on November 23, where he will spend his free time. According to the schedule, he has no public events scheduled until Sunday. As noted by RIA Novosti, the president's plans for the holidays drew criticism among Americans. So, during a briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked how Biden was going to “explain his vacation among billionaires,” because it is taking place against the backdrop of a significant rise in food prices. For example, the average cost of a Thanksgiving gala dinner has increased by 14 percent compared to last year. Psaki replied that the president also has the right

British dietitian Mosley said that dark chocolate helps you avoid overeating lose weight stock up on them. His words are quoted by Express. Related materials 00:07 – January 10 “The more culinary expanse, the more we eat” How food changes our consciousness, behavior and prevents us from losing weight – says a neurobiologist 00:01 – 17 December 2020 there is no “Sweet, fatty and tasty: how familiar food is killing Russians Mosley noted that it is often sweets, which are likened to the forbidden fruit during weight loss, that cause disruptions during diets. In order not to overeat, the nutritionist recommends that you always have dark chocolate with a high cocoa content (at least 75 percent) at home and eat it in small portions instead of other, more fatty and unhealthy desserts. According to the doctor, he understands why some people find it difficult to exercise regularly – they are

Doguzova discussed with the Minister of Tourism of Egypt the queues at the airports of the republic Khaledom Elenani proposed measures to avoid queues at the republic's air terminals. Writes about this TASS. “We understand that the queues at airports are due to thorough screening in the interests of the safety of our tourists, which is an absolute priority. However, we fear that the scale of the problem may increase in winter, when the flow of tourists from Russia to Egyptian resorts will increase significantly, “the head of the department said. To resolve this issue, Doguzova suggested redistributing passenger traffic, using additional boarding gates, as well as equip waiting and resting areas for Russian travelers. According to Eleanani, at the moment he is considering the possibility of changing the flight schedule and increasing the throughput of checkpoints in the country's air harbors. In addition, the minister promised to personally monitor

A Russian suspect in the massacre of his family was detained in the Orenburg region A 59-year-old Russian suspect in the murder of his wife and daughter was arrested in the Orenburg region … This was reported on Wednesday, November 24, by the regional department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). According to the investigation, on November 23, the bodies of a 58-year-old woman and her 22-year-old daughter were found in a private house. Before his death, the killed were inflicted several blows with a sharp object – there were stab and cut wounds on the bodies. The TFR opened a criminal case under article 105 (“Murder of two persons”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to preliminary data, the reason for the cruel reprisal against the family was a personal conflict. Investigators appointed a number of examinations, all the circumstances of the incident are established.

Zenit captain Dejan Lovren: the second penalty against Malmö was awarded by mistake Zenit captain Dejan Lovren criticized the referee in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Malmö. Afonbladet reports about it. He called the level of work of the referees low, and also said that the second penalty in the gate of the Swedish team was assigned erroneously. “I don’t know how a defender can jump in such a situation, you can’t do it with your hands down,” Lovren said. Horvat also added that he recently found himself in a similar situation. This happened in the 2020 UEFA European Championship match with the Czech Republic (1: 1), when a penalty was awarded for a defender's foul on Patrick Schick. Zenit on 23 November drew away with Malmo (1: 1). The Russians scored the return goal from a penalty kick awarded for striker Artyom Dziuba's blow in the

The demand for flights to Israel surged after the announcement of the recognition of Sputnik V Israel after reports of recognition of the drug “Sputnik V” for the entry of tourists. Izvestia writes about the mass interest of Russians. Thus, it became known that the interest of Russians in flights to the Middle East republic grew by 341.5 percent. “If we compare the demand for tickets to Israel after the first news about the recognition of Sputnik V (from October 27 to November 23) with searches a month earlier (September 27 to October 26), departure in December, the difference is impressive: from October 27 to November 23 tickets to Israel were searched for 341.57 percent more, ”the press service of the online platform specified. fight against the spread of coronavirus infection on the restoration of regular passenger flights with Israel. The opening of the country to fully vaccinated travelers from