Sberbank's mortgage loan increased to 100 million rubles

Sberbank has increased the amount of the mortgage loan to 100 million rubles Previously, the maximum amount of a mortgage loan in the bank was 60 million rubles. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the press service of Sberbank. “We continue to increase the pace of development and improve the conditions of our mortgage programs. Earlier, Sberbank has already expanded the possibilities for obtaining a preferential mortgage, also increasing the maximum cost of a loan and reducing the amount of the down payment to 15 percent. The current changes will allow customers to make decisions on the purchase of comfortable housing more quickly, “said Nikolay Vasev, Vice President, Director of the Domclick Division of Sberbank, according to whom, in 2021, from January to November, Sberbank issued over 964 thousand mortgage loans totaling 2.6 trillion rubles. It is possible to apply for a mortgage through the Domclick service.

Rosneft's CO2 emissions were lower than BP's

BP CEO Bernard Looney: Rosneft's specific emissions are lower than those of the British company Rosneft's specific greenhouse gas emissions today lower than BP, said the chief executive officer of the British company Bernard Looney. “You will be surprised to hear that Rosneft has a lower GHG emission rate per barrel of oil than BP. They have a plan to achieve zero routine flaring of associated petroleum gas. They are cutting emissions now, ”he said in an interview with the American edition of Time. BP is a strategic shareholder of Rosneft; it owns 19.75 percent of the Russian company. The board of directors of Rosneft from BP includes two representatives – Looney himself and the former head of the company Robert Dudley. In his interview, Looney said that the participation of the British company in the capital of Rosneft provides BP with about a third of hydrocarbon production , or

Sberbank's volunteer community has grown 2.5 times over the year

In 2021, Sberbank has implemented more than 150 social and environmental projects For the fifth year in a row, Sberbank has joined the celebration of the International Volunteer Day. This year is truly a breakthrough year for the company – the community of corporate volunteers has grown 2.5 times, up to 15 thousand people. Its members do hundreds of good deeds every day, changing the lives of other people for the better. In 2021, Sberbank implemented more than 150 social and environmental projects. The Social Projects Competition, whose expert council includes professionals from Russian volunteering, helps to identify the best of them. More than a third of Sberbank's projects are devoted to environmental initiatives, this year alone the company's employees have planted more than 400 thousand trees, and environmental lessons for children, actions on conscious consumption have become a daily practice. In 2021, all significant ESG activities of Sberbank were

France has found a way to make the Seine swimable

Bloomberg: Paris will build an underground wastewater tank Wastewater. The project aims to limit the entry of polluted water into the Seine, which will make the main river of the French capital suitable for bathing, Bloomberg reports. An underground water storage is under construction under a public garden in the vicinity of Austerlitz Station, with a capacity of 46,000 cubic meters – enough to fill 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools. After the rains, water from storm runoffs will flow into this reservoir, connected by underground pipes with sewers on both sides of the Seine, and then gradually distributed from it through the sewers throughout the day. According to the city's chief water engineer, the reservoir is “an extraordinary project of exceptional size, unparalleled in a densely populated and cramped city like Paris.” The project will cost 1.4 billion euros. It will be completely invisible on the surface, and there will be

Ukraine's independence was considered the worst period in its history

Political scientist Bezpalko: independence brought more troubles to Ukraine than war The period of independence is the worst thing that happened to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in a conversation with Lenta.ru by a political scientist, member of the Council for Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia Bogdan Bezpalko within the framework of a special project dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. even the Great Patriotic War brought it. It lasted at least four years, and independence is already 30 years old, “the expert believes. According to Bezpalko, he voted against Ukraine's independence in the December 1, 1991 referendum. The political scientist stressed that he met the collapse of the USSR as “a catastrophe and the collapse of the country that we have been building together for centuries.” one of the key factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union was

The United States decided to disconnect Russia from SWIFT

CNN spoke about the US intention to disconnect Russia from SWIFT as a sanction introduce a new package of sanctions against Russia. His project includes the so-called “nuclear option” – disconnecting Russia from the international payment system SWIFT. In the spring, the European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution calling for such a step in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The list of restrictions also includes sanctions against members of the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian energy producers. US officials told reporters that a final decision on whether new sanctions will be applied has not yet been made. According to sources, the administration of President Joe Biden is currently negotiating with European countries to coordinate actions. New US economic sanctions against Russia will target a range of Russian industries, including energy companies and banks. Restrictive measures can also be applied in relation to the

Half a million rubles were stolen from a Russian pensioner during the removal of damage

Fortune-tellers robbed an 83-year-old pensioner for 480 thousand in Sevastopol during removal of damage 480 thousand rubles during a ritual to remove damage. This was reported to Lente.ru on Monday, December 6, in the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. According to the investigation, the scammers approached the woman on the street and told her that they saw damage on her and evil eye. The attackers named the victim's adult children and told her that they, too, were in danger. To save herself and her relatives from trouble, the pensioner was offered to hold a ceremony. To do this, she was asked to collect all the money that she had in her apartment, put it in a bag and give it to the “healers”. The woman did just that. After the fortune-tellers ritual, they returned the package to the woman, but instead

Gas pipeline caught fire in Iranian explosion

Mehr News: an explosion that happened near a gas pipeline in Tehran started a fire Shad Abad in the southwest of Tehran. Mehr News writes about this with reference to local sources. It is assumed that the cause of the explosion could be damage to the pipe during the repair work. Fire brigades are working at the scene. According to the latest information, the fire was localized. No information about the victims is provided, representatives of the Tehran Gas Company claim that there are none. The gas was cut off in the area near the explosion site, according to agency sources. At the same time, earlier, on November 29, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on gas supplies. According to them, Tehran undertakes to supply Baku with as much gas as the Turkmen side will supply to the Iranian side. The Tehran gas company does not disclose whether the

A popular blogger spoke about a failed career in America

Blogger Amiran Sardarov said that he failed in America due to ignorance of English career in America, where he left at the beginning of 2020. On YouTube's Main Event Podcast, he revealed the reason for his failure. According to the blogger, his lack of knowledge of the English language prevented him. “When you come, you don’t speak English, when you’re an emigrant, and even if they know your background, you made the show with slaps in the face of the world recognizable (project“ Stone faces “on the YouTube channel” Khach's Diary “- approx.” Lenta.ru “) – at first they are happy and positively perceive you,” Sardarov explained. However, when comes to negotiations, partners lose interest in the blogger and refuse to cooperate on barter if he does not speak English. “And you leave, and your manager who speaks English receives a check for the collaboration of 70-100 thousand dollars,” the