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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

Vladimir Tabak became the new CEO of Dialogue ANO and Dialogue Regions ANO Vladimir Tabak Dialogue ”and ANO“ Dialogue Regions ”, became the new CEO of these organizations. This was announced in a press release received by Lenta.ru on Wednesday, December 1. “I am grateful to the supervisory boards of both organizations and Alexei Goreslavsky for their trust. For me and the Dialog team, this is not a company we came to work for, it is a company that we created together, so I will always be as involved and not indifferent as possible. The state entrusts us with important processes – to become a link between it and society with the help of new technologies – and we feel a great responsibility, “Tabak said, adding that he has many plans for a new position. In turn, Aleksey Goreslavsky, who previously headed the Dialogue Autonomous Nonprofit Organization and Dialogue Regions

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 Oxx , 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

World Bank: Energy Transition May Transform Russia's Economy The Global Energy Transition could 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