The highest level of the state has long been recorded in Venezuela: it is now more than three times (!) Exceeds GDP. The national debt of Japan is 254% of GDP, Greece — 211%
Following the top three is Italy with a much more modest 156% compared to the leaders, followed by Portugal with 135%, and the United States «and you saw their public debt» takes only (although not so and only …) sixth place: 134 %
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If from January to March the average square meter in Russia rose in price in almost all large cities, then in April and the first half of May, already in 10 out of 70 cities studied by the specialists of the federal portal «WORLD OF APARTMENTS», a decrease in prices was noted. Nevertheless, the general dynamics of prices by city remains positive so far.
Over the past month and a half, the price per square meter has grown the most in Ryazan (+12.6%), Chelyabinsk (+12.5%), Volzhsky (+11.8%), Naberezhnye Chelny (+11.8%), Magnitogorsk ( +11.7%), Vladikavkaz (+11.4%), Cherepovets (+11.4%), Tver (+10.5%), Ulyanovsk (+10.5%) and Kemerovo (+10.5% ).
According to Mirkvartir.ru, the cost of a square meter sank in Murmansk (-9%), Grozny (-7.9%), Sochi (-4.7%), Sevastopol (-3.8%), Omsk (- 1%), Krasnodar (-0.9%), Surgut (-0.7%), Ulan-Ude (-0.6%), Moscow Region (-0.4%) and Astrakhan (-0.3% ). In Tyumen, the price remained unchanged
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According to the US National Association of Realtors, the average value of existing homes in April rose by 14.8% year on year and amounted to $391,200. The last time such indicators were observed in 1999.
In April, sales were down 2.4% month-on-month and 5.9% year-on-year. The seasonally adjusted annual rate was 5.61 million, the lowest since June 2020.
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It was decided to reduce the level of mandatory sale of foreign currency earnings by Russian exporters from 80% to 50%. According to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, such a decision was made on Monday by a subcommittee of the government commission for monitoring foreign investment in Russia.
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Hockey players of the Czech national team defeated rivals from the United States of America in the group stage match of the World Championship, which takes place in Finland.
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The Kazakhstan national ice hockey team defeated the Italian team in the final match of the group stage of the World Championship in Finland.
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Qiwi plc in the first quarter of 2022 increased its total net revenue under IFRS by 22.2% to 6.3 billion rubles, the group said.
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Turkey will soon begin military operations to create a 30-kilometer security zone along the country’s southern borders as part of countering terrorist threats, Western media reported, citing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Hockey players of the Canadian national team were defeated by the Danes in the preliminary round match of the World Championship in Finland. The result of the meeting is 3:2 (2:0, 0:1, 1:1) in favor of the Danish team.
Team Canada lost the second match in a row, before that she lost to rivals from Switzerland (3:6).
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Now the French brand L’Occitane is open in Russia under the sign «L’Occitane». In April, brand representatives announced that they were closing all stores and online stores in Russia.
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China launched the world’s first artificial intelligence ship for automatic and remote reconnaissance in the ocean, including for scientific activities. The ship carries dozens of aerial drones, unmanned ships and underwater drones. It is capable of detecting, intercepting and blocking a wide range of targets, such as inspecting waters and fighting poachers.
The Zhu Hai Yun is 88.5 meters long, 14 meters wide, and has a design displacement of 2,000 tons. The vessel can reach a maximum speed of 18 knots with a cruising speed of 13 knots.
Zhu Hai Yun’s equipment is part of the Intelligent Mobile Ocean Stereo Surveillance System (IMOSOS). This system is also the first in the world. It can serve as an effective tool for preventing and mitigating marine disasters, monitoring the marine environment, maintaining offshore wind farms, and providing accurate marine information.
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The World Economic Forum in Davos opened without participants from Russia.
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The Tverskoy Court of Moscow dismissed the claim of the Dozhd TV channel (recognized in the Russian Federation as a media-foreign agent), which challenged the blocking of its website. During the consideration of the lawsuit, a representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office justified the decision to restrict access to Dozhd by saying that the channel’s operation threatened the «stability of the constitutional order and security» of Russia.
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VTB withdrew from the shareholders of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, reducing its stake from 9.2% to zero.
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Exchange prices for gasoline in Russia in May collapsed to the lowest levels for this season since 2016. AI-92 has fallen in price on the exchange since the beginning of the year by almost 30%, to 37 thousand rubles. per ton
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Over the past four weeks, global investors have reduced their holdings in gold ETFs by more than $4 billion, resulting in a 70-ton drop in their holdings.
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At the Faculty of Physics of Moscow State University, they decided to postpone lectures about the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Academician Andrei Sakharov, due to the busy schedule of the educational process, RBC was told in the press service of the faculty.
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Information about the blocking of funds of citizens of Kazakhstan in subsidiary Russian banks, as well as information about the blocking of assets of Russian banks by Kazakhstan, is not true, RBC was told in the agency of the republic for the regulation and development of the financial market.
The chairman of the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan, Madina Abylkassymova, previously announced the freezing of funds on the foreign currency accounts of three «daughters» of Russian banks in Kazakhstan.
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Airbnb, an online accommodation booking service for private landlords, will exit the Chinese market, CNBC reported, citing two people familiar with the situation. At the same time, Airbnb will not close its office in Beijing, but will restructure its work so that the service helps the Chinese to rent housing when traveling abroad.
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At the suggestion of the Ministry of Education and Science, the study of the history of Russia in the amount of 144 academic hours will become mandatory for all students, regardless of their specialty
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Colombia officially received the status of the main US ally outside NATO. This status is given to close US allies who share strategic interests with them.
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Since the beginning of the year, 9.5 thousand government procurements in the field of technology worth 27 billion rubles have not taken place in Russia. At the same time, the monetary volume of thwarted purchases related to the development and implementation of IT solutions increased by more than one and a half times year on year.
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MTS launched the sale of discounted and used smartphones in its own retail and online store, the company told Kommersant. All devices of the “Like new” category are covered by a guarantee, and their cost can be up to 50% lower compared to new devices, MTS specified. Discounted and used gadgets go on sale from our own after-sales service center of the MTS retail chain.
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The Federal Air Transport Agency extended the ban on flights to 11 airports in the central and southern parts of Russia for the 15th time in a row. This time — until 3:45 Moscow time on May 31. The restrictions affected airports in Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista. As an alternative, the Federal Air Transport Agency advises using the airports of Sochi, Volgograd, Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol and Moscow.
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Kazakhstan is ready to create conditions for the relocation of foreign companies or the creation of joint ventures against the backdrop of their withdrawal from the Russian market, said Meirzhan Yusupov, chairman of the board of the national company Kazakh Invest, which oversees attracting foreign investment to the country.
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Employees of the Information and Security Service, together with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, are conducting searches in the house of the former President of Moldova, honorary chairman of the Party of Socialists (PSRM) Igor Dodon, Marianna Kerpek, press secretary of the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office, told reporters on Tuesday.
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon is suspected of passive corruption, illegal enrichment, and betrayal of the motherland.
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Samsung will spend $356 billion over five years to develop next-generation semiconductor, biopharmaceutical and other technologies. The company announced new investments amid increased competition from Apple and other electronics manufacturers.
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Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained for 72 hours on suspicion of high treason, the Moldovan prosecutor’s office said.
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The Swiss concern Sulzer, which manufactures equipment for the oil, petrochemical, pulp and paper and other industries, has decided to leave the Russian market. In this regard, the company launched the process of selling assets.
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The Moscow City Court declared legal and upheld the sentence against Alexei Navalny in the case of fraud and contempt of court. Earlier, Navalny was given 9 years in a strict regime colony.
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The Turkish lira collapsed to 16.0477 per dollar. This is the lowest level since the currency crisis last year. Prices in April rose by 70% in annual terms. The minimum rate of the lira was in December — 18.3633 per dollar.
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The Russian representative office of the consulting company Deloitte began to work under the independent brand Business Solutions and Technologies, Kommersant was told in the company.
International Deloitte announced the termination of all operations in Russia and Belarus in March. The company decided to remove these states from the global network, highlighting the offices in them into independent structures.
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Toyota Motor partially suspended work at 10 plants in Japan until July due to a shortage of components. In total, the work process was stopped at 16 assembly lines. The company’s car production worldwide in June will be reduced by 100,000 units.
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Retail space owners will have the right to early terminate lease agreements with retailers from unfriendly countries leaving the Russian market, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said. The Cabinet of Ministers will provide them with such an opportunity
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As an anti-crisis measure, in April 2022, the Russian government allowed businesses to temporarily transfer employees to other companies — this will save jobs and reduce the financial burden on the employer in the event of a suspension of production. To do this, the organization must declare idle time. You can send any employees of the organization to idle time for any period — there are no restrictions in the Labor Code.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted in the first reading a bill that gives the Prosecutor General or his deputies the right to close foreign media without trial «in the event of hostile decisions against Russian media abroad.»
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The Hermitage will not be bringing exhibits to exhibitions in other countries during the next year. This was stated to journalists by the director of the museum Mikhail Piotrovsky on Tuesday.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted in the second reading and as a whole a law that allows, by decision of the government and without amending the budget, to allocate funds from the National Welfare Fund (NWF) in 2022 to ensure a balance (covering the deficit) of the federal budget.
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Steel production in 64 countries reporting data to the World Steel Association decreased by 5.1% in April 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, to 162.7 million tons, the organization said.
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The EU Council has completely abolished all duties on Ukrainian goods. The European Union is one of the most important trade partners of Ukraine. The EU accounted for over 40% of Ukraine’s total trade in 2021.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on reducing the share of the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings to exporters from 80% to 50%.
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Sergei Kupriyanov, press secretary of the chairman of the board of Gazprom, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of VK. Maria Zybina, Executive Vice President of Gazprombank, joined the Board of Directors.
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Surgutneftegaz received permission to continue the circulation of shares outside of Russia, as well as to maintain the program of depositary receipts.
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Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has been nominated to the Gazprom Board of Directors.
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Scientists have found that chimpanzees communicate with each other through speech. In total, about 400 speech combinations were found in the arsenal of monkeys, constantly repeating in a certain order. For example, hooting or barking, screaming and roaring. It has not yet been possible to decipher the «language».
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