The United States spends the least (in relative terms) on food: only 6.4% of their income. Most of all — Nigeria: the average household in this poor African country spends 59% of their income on food
A very low share of total spending is also on food in Europe (especially Western and Northern), Australia, New Zealand, Canada, rich Asian countries (South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan), UAE
Russians spend on average more than a quarter of their income on food — and this, in fact, is not a very good indicator: at the level of Egypt, India and Indonesia and worse (that is, higher) than, for example, in China, Tunisia, South Africa and most of the Latin American countries.
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The Basmanny District Court of Moscow granted the petition of the investigator to extend the period of detention of Vladimir Kara-Murza (included in the register of individuals-foreign agents), the press service of the court told RBC.
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Estonia urges other countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians
«Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right. Air traffic from Russia is closed. This means that while the Schengen countries issue visas, the burden is borne by Russia’s neighbors — Finland, Estonia, Latvia. It’s time to stop tourism from Russia already now,» Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kallas tweeted.
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There are no procedures in the European Union for prohibiting the issuance of short-term visas to foreigners, including Russians, but in each case the issue is considered by the EU states, taking into account specific circumstances. This was stated by the official representative of the European Commission (EC) Anita Hipper.
«Member States have considerable leeway to restrict or terminate the issuance of long-term visas or residence permits within the framework of their national legislation. However, the visa code, which governs the issuance of short-term visas, does not provide for procedures to prohibit them,» said the spokeswoman on Tuesday at a briefing in Brussels.
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The US State Department on Tuesday announced restrictions on 100 Belarusian officials for «participation in undermining democratic institutions» in Belarus.
The document clarifies that among those subject to restrictions are persons holding high positions in the administration of the Belarusian President, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, the KGB, the Central Election Commission of Belarus, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the central office of the Investigative Committee, Belteleradiocompany, and also in units of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces.
In addition, restrictions are imposed on members of the Belarusian parliament, district judges, security personnel and other officials.
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Not a single Russian subject to sanctions has declared his assets in Germany, as required by German law, the country’s Ministry of Economy said. The Bundestag urged to strengthen control over Russian assets and companies «that do business with oligarchs»
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From August 15, Russia prohibits the import of plant products from 31 regions of Moldova
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Finnish Prime Minister Marine also supported the abolition of the issuance of tourist visas to Europe for Russians.
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Contrary to the downward trend in yields in all agriculture, Italian farmers will harvest 2.1 million tons of apples, which is 5% more than last year, according to the website of the national confederation of farmers Coldiretti.
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Since August 4, the Ukrainian state operator Ukrtransnafta has stopped the transit of Russian oil towards Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia via the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline. The reason for this was the lack of receipt of funds for these services.
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The Hungarian MOL is negotiating to pay for the transit of Russian oil through Ukraine, the company told Interfax.
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Mandatory labeling of new product groups will not be launched this year, the adoption of relevant decisions has been postponed to 2023, said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak.
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The retailer «Magnit» increased the share of private labels (PL) in the sales structure by 2 percentage points, to more than 20% in the first half of 2022.
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Judge of the Supreme Court (SC) Anatoly Pershutov refused the structure of the retailer X5 Retail Group — Trade House Perekrestok JSC — to submit to the Judicial Collegium for Economic Disputes a complaint against decisions of cassation and appeal, which, unlike the court of first instance, recognized the additional tax assessment as legal by 2.4 billion rubles, according to the file of the court.
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The European Commission (EC) announced that the EU is providing 261 million euros to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
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The United States will provide Ukraine with $89 million to clear landmines and other explosive devices, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing the US State Department.
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A hacker group has hacked into the website of the Finnish Parliament, it has been unavailable for several hours, according to Finnish media.
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The export duty on wheat from the Russian Federation has been increased by almost 13% since August 10, to 5,219.6 rubles from 4,626.8 rubles per ton, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
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The American company Purina, part of Nestle, has stopped the sale and production in Russia of Friskies food for cats and dogs, as well as a number of products of other brands due to difficulties in logistics.
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US President Joe Biden signed a bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for semiconductor manufacturing and research. The law should make the US more competitive with China in this area, the White House press office said.
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US President Joe Biden signed protocols on the ratification of agreements on the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO.
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The authorities of the city of Malbork in northern Poland have dismantled a monument to the Red Army, erected in 1945, the Naszemiasto portal writes, citing a statement from the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland.
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Lufthansa does not intend to use Russian airspace until March 25, 2023. This is stated in the statement of the carrier. The company extends the suspension of flights with Ukraine until the same date. At the same time, it is indicated that «at present, the airspace over Ukraine is closed, flights are not carried out.»
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Finnish state energy company Gasum will stop importing liquefied natural gas from Russia, Tytti Tuppurainen, Minister for European Affairs and Property Management of the Republic, said.
“Finland and all of Europe must completely abandon Russian energy resources. The goal [of Helsinki] is to get rid of energy contracts with Russian companies,” the minister said. Gasum is 100% owned by the state.
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The ban on the transport of coal and other solid fossil fuels through the territory of the European Union and on their supply to the EU from Russia comes into force on Wednesday, August 10.
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Russian oil supplies to Western Europe collapsed to a new low
Western and Northern European countries are ditching Russian oil ahead of an embargo due to take effect in December. European refineries are replacing Russian oil with Saudi oil: its exports in July approached a historical record (7.5 million barrels per day).
Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Lithuania have completely abandoned purchases. Poland reduced imports by 72%, Finland — by 77%. The Netherlands, where Europe’s largest port of Rotterdam is located, continues to purchase 0.24 million barrels per day. This is half as much as before.
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Elon Musk sold 7.9 million Tesla shares worth $6.9 billion. According to The Wall Street Journal sources, Musk made this decision to avoid an emergency sale of his assets at a reduced cost if the court obliges him to buy Twitter.
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The government of Japan at the meeting on August 10 resigned in full force. Yasukazu Hamada became the new Minister of Defense of Japan. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi retained his post in the government.
Finance Minister Shun’ichi Suzuki, Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno, and Economic Recovery Minister Daisiro Yamagiva retained their positions. The full list of appointments was read by the secretary-general of the government, Hirokazu Matsuno, who also retained his post.
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The American company SpaceX launched another 52 Starlink Internet satellites into Earth orbit.
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The South Korean president has apologized for the damage caused by the rains. In South Korea, the worst rains in 115 years of meteorological observations went on for three days, flooding roads, some subway stations in Seoul and buildings in surrounding areas.
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The Hungarian energy company MOL independently paid for the transit of Russian oil through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline, the company’s press service said, Reuters reports.
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After 60 years of cooperation with the Swedish office of Amnesty International, co-founder Per Westberg left it
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The Chinese army announced the completion of tasks near Taiwan. The check of the combat readiness of Chinese troops near Taiwan was successful, the military personnel will continue to monitor the development of the situation around the island and will continue the exercises, the PLA said.
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Representatives of China and the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia that runs Afghanistan) discussed in Kabul opportunities to expand cooperation. According to the Afghan Foreign Ministry, the talks were held by the special envoy of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Yue Xiaoyong and acting. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki.
China is considering purchasing fresh fruits and dried fruits from Afghanistan in addition to pine nuts to help Afghanistan’s national economy, a Chinese diplomat said at the talks.
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Consumer prices (CPI index) last month increased by 2.7% in annual terms, the National Bureau of Statistics (GSO) of the PRC reported. In June, the figure was 2.5%. Food prices jumped 6.3% year-on-year after rising just 2.9% a month earlier. Including pork prices soared by 20% after falling by 6% in June.
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In July 2022, consumer prices in Germany, harmonized with EU standards, increased by 8.5% in July in annual terms, according to final data from the country’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
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Japanese machine builder Honda Motor Co. recorded a sharp decline in net income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. The company’s net profit in April-June 2022 amounted to 149.22 billion yen ($1.1 billion) against 222.5 billion yen a year earlier
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Coinbase Global Inc., the operator of the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a loss in the second quarter of 2022. The company’s net loss in April-June amounted to $1.09 billion, or $4.98 per share, against a profit of $1.61 billion, or $6.42 per share, a year earlier.
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Lithuania will continue rail transit of Russian coal and other solid fuels to the Kaliningrad region, despite the entry into force on Wednesday of the fifth package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia, BNS reports.
According to the clarifications of the European Commission (EC), there is an exception for Lithuania under this ban: a limited number of sanctioned products are allowed to be transported by rail.
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The vessel Razoni, which was the first to leave the Ukrainian port after reaching agreements on corridors for the safe export of Ukrainian agricultural products by sea, began to unload in Turkey in Mersin, the inter-Arab newspaper Ash-Sharq al-Ausat reported, citing sources.
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The Cypriot RCB Bank from October 8 will cease to provide banking services to customers. The bank warned customers that it would close their accounts within two months. The last day for the provision of banking services is October 7, 2022.
In March, RCB Bank, which had close ties to Russian clients, announced that it would give up its banking license and transform into a management company. In agreement with the ECB, he stopped attracting new customers
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