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Former football player of the national team Andrei Kanchelskis was threatened with reprisals because of the debts of “Navbahor” Kanchelskis turned to the police and said that he was threatened with reprisals because of the debts of the Uzbek club “Navbahor” to him. This was reported by the Telegram channel “Mutko against”. The incident took place on November 22 in the Moscow cafe “Oasis”. Three unknown persons in medical masks approached the ex-player of the national team and asked if he worked in Uzbekistan and whether he was really offered to pay 1.6 million euros for his work at the Navbahor football club. After positive answers to these questions, threats began to sound against the athlete. The men offered the man to agree to the payment of only 80 thousand euros. In case of refusal, the unknown promised to “make him disabled.” The footballer did not agree to the conditions.

The World Bank improved its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2021 to 4.3 percent percent, the World Bank predicts in its new report, which is at the disposal of “Lenta.ru”. At the same time, the success of the Russian economy is assessed more optimistically than before: according to the May forecast, it was expected that Russia's GDP growth by the end of the year would amount to 3.2 percent. By the middle of the year, economic activity in Russia exceeded the pre-pandemic peak of 2019. According to the organization, in the second quarter of 2021, GDP growth accelerated (plus 3.5 percent over the previous quarter), and output recovered to pre-pandemic levels. According to analysts, the improvement in indicators is primarily associated with a sharp rise in consumer demand. The services, retail and transportation sectors have contributed most to economic growth. Removing some of the covid restrictions allowed Russians to

World Bank: Consumption in Russia showed the highest growth in ten years showed the largest quarterly growth over the past decade, follows from the World Bank report, which is at the disposal of “Lenta.ru”. Consumption from April to June was nine percent higher than from January to March. Experts from the World Bank associate the record in spending with the implementation of deferred demand (postponed indefinitely the intention to make a purchase) after the weakening of covid restrictions. When restrictive measures were in force in the country, residents earned less and went to stores less often, and in the second quarter, circumstances allowed them to dispose of funds more freely. the energy sector and the development of domestic tourism due to outbound restrictions. It is the growth in consumer demand that has led to the fact that the economic activity of Russians has already exceeded the previous maximum set in

The World Bank has linked the main risks of the Russian economy to the pandemic and inflation Russia's economic growth is threatened by the risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic and inflation. This is stated in a new report by the World Bank. The document was received by Lenta.ru. The low level of vaccination of the population can lead to new covid restrictions and thereby reduce the economic activity of Russians, and the likely increase in the rate by the Central Bank will slow down GDP growth, according to the organization. In the fall of 2021, Russia was swept by a new wave of COVID-19, which has already slowed economic growth after the summer take-off, mainly in regions with low vaccination rates. Another outbreak required new restrictive measures, for example, the introduction of non-working days in October-November. The risks are increased by the spread of the new omicron strain, which

Deputy Drapeko was delighted with the release of the new album of rapper Oksimiron Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Culture Elena Drapeko , real name – Miron Fedorov) is releasing a new album. She confessed this to the radio station “Moscow Says” on Wednesday, December 1. “I am very glad that Oksimiron is releasing her new album, because, as far as I remember, probably for ten years we have not had such news was “, – said Drapeko. The MP wished the hip-hop artist success and good luck. “I'm sorry, I don't belong to the generation that listens to rappers,” Drapeko complained, assuring that she would try to listen to the artist's third studio disc. Earlier, Drapeko said that Oksimiron did not use the lyrics of his songs to the propaganda of narcotic substances. The release of the third studio album of Oksimiron, the name of

Rusnano paid money for bonds without state guarantees Rusnano avoided default when paying off a bond issue worth 4.5 billion rubles. The National Settlement Depository (NSD) received money from the state company to pay the par value and coupon yield on bonds of the 2P-01 series with maturity on December 1, according to the NSD website. The bonds were not backed by government guarantees, holders were mainly private investors. The coupon rate for them was 9.1 percent. On November 30, bonds of the 2P-04 series were traded on the stock exchange in the price range of 67-74 percent of the par. In December, Rusnano must find a way to pay coupons for four more series of securities. In November, the state corporation announced a possible restructuring due to the large volume of accumulated debts. The Central Bank sent an order to the Moscow Exchange to stop trading in Rusnano bonds

World Bank: Energy Transition May Transform Russia's Economy The Global Energy Transition will transform Russia's economy for the better. These are the conclusions reached by the experts of the World Bank, whose report is at the disposal of Lenta.ru. Russia's proactive response to climate change could save the country from indiscriminate spending on the consequences of the energy transition around the world. Green energy will also create the potential for higher economic growth. However, the realization of such prospects is possible only if the country's economy diversifies. The World Bank recommends investing in institutions, governance, innovation and entrepreneurship to help create a more competitive private sector that will play a leading role in shaping Russia's low-carbon economy. The World Bank also assessed Russia's strategy to achieve zero emissions by 2060. The plan lacks more complete information on the policy instruments that will help achieve such an ambitious goal. The experts

In Irkutsk, a 50-year-old man planted a homemade bomb in an elevator to take revenge on a neighbor Marshal Konev planted a homemade bomb to take revenge on a neighbor for a noisy renovation. This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee (IC). An explosion in a high-rise building took place in the afternoon of November 30. At that moment, the 30-year-old enemy of the man who planted the explosive device was riding in an elevator. As a result, the lift began to move uncontrollably at the level of the sixth floor and stopped at the third, as, according to preliminary information, the brakes worked. The Russian was taken to the city hospital with various bodily injuries. According to the Shot Telegram channel, the victim's neighbor got tired of the constant noise of the repair work carried out in the apartment nearby and decided

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered US Embassy employees working for three years or more to leave Russia by January 31 By January 31, 2022, US Embassy employees must leave Russia who have been in Moscow for more than three years. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, quoted by RIA Novosti. This is how the diplomat commented on Washington's demand against the employees of the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States. 27 Russian diplomats are to leave the country on January 30, and the same number will leave on June 30, 2022: that is, a total of 54 people. “We view the American demand precisely as expulsion and intend to react accordingly. By January 31, 2022, employees of the US Embassy, ​​who have been in Moscow for more than three years, should leave Russia, “Zakharova said. At the same time, the