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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

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,

TFR: the former first deputy governor of the Ulyanovsk region was suspected of embezzlement from the budget Anatoly Ozernov on suspicion of embezzlement of funds from the budget. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the department. The ex-official was detained in Moscow as part of a criminal investigation of embezzlement during the implementation of projects for the repair and reconstruction of administrative facilities of state authorities in the region. According to the investigation, Ozernov used his official position and attracted entrepreneurs affiliated to him to participate in tenders for the conclusion of government contracts. As a result, the cost of the work was overstated by 15 million rubles. The investigation intends to petition for the arrest of the ex-vice-governor. Ozernov served as the first deputy governor of the Ulyanovsk region from 2014 to April 2021.

The European Commission advised to limit the validity of the EU COVID certificates to nine months (EU). This is reported by TASS. Related materials 00:01 – 8 September “Lack of vaccines is a shame” The acute phase of a pandemic can drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 00:01 – 26 September “Merkel leaves bedlam behind” Pro-Russian nationalists are entering the Bundestag. How Germany will change after the elections? November. The nine-month validity period of the certificates has been recommended by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. The European Commission also recommended receiving booster doses of the vaccine six months after the introduction of the main part of the drug. The EC stressed that restrictive measures, such as tests and quarantine, should not be applied to certificate holders. The restrictions are also required to exempt children under 12 years of age and citizens making “important

The international tourist exhibition “Baikaltour” will take place in Irkutsk from 25 to 27 November will run from 25 to 27 November. This is reported by “Interfax”. According to the first deputy chairman of the regional government Ruslan Sitnikov, the exhibition is being held for the 23rd time. Among the participants – Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Irkutsk Kim Se Un, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Irkutsk Krzysztof Sviderek and Consul of Mongolia in Irkutsk Chulon Baatar. The exhibition will host round tables, a job fair, meetings with specialized educational institutions, and there will also be presentations of enterprises in the field of tourism. Earlier, on November 18 and 19, the interregional forum “Big Golden Ring” was held in Yaroslavl. According to the press service of the regional government, the event discussed tools for the development of tourism and management of tourism clusters within

Ministry of Internal Affairs: 17 people were detained in Moscow in the case of fraud with housing worth 140 million rubles. real estate and 16 accomplices suspected of fraud worth 140 million rubles. This was announced on Thursday, November 25, to Lente.ru by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk. The special operation was carried out by employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the investigation, members of the criminal group collected information about the deceased owners of real estate, and then impersonated buyers or heirs, registered the property for themselves using fake documents, and then sold apartments on the secondary housing market. The cost of each apartment ranged from 6 to 30 million rubles. The buyers found out a few months later that the deal was invalid and the sale and purchase agreement

TGStat: the post of the State Duma speaker Volodin about QR codes got a record number of responses The post of the State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin communications from subscribers on the topic of bills on QR codes, became the most popular in Telegram in terms of the number of comments. This was reported by the Russia Today Telegram channel with reference to TGStat. At the moment, Volodin's publication has collected about 580 thousand views and more than 380 thousand comments. According to the company's rating, the post of the State Duma speaker received a record number of lively responses. “There are, of course, other posts with 600,000 comments, but judging by the content of these comments, someone was just experimenting. Regarding the analysis of Volodin's post, a cursory glance clearly comes across quite deliberate long comments on the topic, “- reported in TGStat. The company's researchers compared the post

Tatar Inform: the amount of contracts for the creation of ships is 171 billion rubles … This was reported by the Tatar Inform news agency with reference to the head of the district Mikhail Afanasyev. According to the material, the amount of existing contracts is 171 billion rubles. According to the documents, it is planned to create nine more sea vessels in production. “The Caspian Flotilla of the Russian Naval Forces is 70 percent equipped with ships built in Zelenodolsk. At the same time, the task is to increase the share of civilian courts. Next year it will reach 15 percent “, – said the interlocutor of the publication. It is noted that by civil ships Afanasyev meant” Meteora “, sea tugs and rescue ships. Earlier in In September, the remains of an old ship from the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries were found in the

Tom Sawyer Fest organizers will hang an old wooden casing in Fort Piano “FortePiano” platband, which was created over a hundred years ago. This is reported by the local portal Good News. It is known that the event will take place on November 27 in the House of the merchant Sharlov. The activists will complement the building of the institution with an antique piece of wood. It is known that the aforementioned decoration was removed from one of the houses that were demolished in the Nagorny quarter of the city in 2019 and 2020. Another previously restored platband has already been hung at the White Market. According to the material, during the holiday, FortePiano employees will hold creative workshops for visitors on felting from wool, modeling from clay and painting with watercolors. “All the money collected on this day, we will put in the renovation of the roof of the