Maxim Kvasha on the impact of terrorism on tourism activity: “2002, a terrible explosion in the most expensive area of ​​the Indonesian resort in Kuta, hundreds of corpses. After this, there were no Western tourists in Bali for several years. And this is an island that is completely dependent on tourism, on the tourism industry. Even the small agriculture that exists there is all focused on eating right on the island.

2K 2 minutes. ... The Russian economy is a continuous championship in searching for sources of rent. The winners can be found both in Forbes lists and in investigations published by anti-corruption activists. But there are almost 145 million ordinary participants. Photo: Yuri Martyanov, Kommersant It’s a paradox: if you rent out an apartment, this is a service and is recorded as an increase in GDP, but if you live in it yourself, it is not.

Maxim Kvasha on why disasters in third world countries often go unnoticed: “We did a text with the title “The Price of Man,” about how in different countries people estimate the price of their lives. It seems that they used all possible approaches, in general, it turned out something like this: Europeans and Americans value their lives at about $2.5 million, and Tajiks, say, value their lives at about $12 thousand.

2K 1 3 min. ... The head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, may go down in Russian history as a great reformer. If inflation really drops to 4% in 2017, we can say that the main reform of the 90s—an attempt at macrostabilization—has finally succeeded. And the main lie of the 2000s—that inflation has been defeated—will finally remain a thing of the past. Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov, Kommersant / buy photo MAXIM KVASH A few numbers.

1K 1 min. ... Last week began with a crime drama: businessman Amiran Georgadze shot and killed his business partner, the first deputy mayor of Krasnogorsk, the head of local electrical networks and a random passer-by, after which he disappeared. What brought the developer to a mental breakdown and such desperate actions is still unknown.

On October 21, the Stolypin Club, uniting “pragmatic marketers,” presented the “Economics of Growth” program. The authors hope that the “comprehensive implementation” of the program will allow the Russian economy not only to emerge from stagnation, but also to grow by 10% per year.

Maxim Kvasha about pilgrimage tourism: “A very significant part of domestic tourism in people is pilgrimage tourism. These are people who visit holy places, monasteries by bus, and worship one or another religious monument, but in terms of money this is not a very large share, because these people are relatively poor. This seems to be more people than just from Moscow. “Let’s go to Suzdal for the weekend,” I said, and we went.

Maxim Kvasha about the article published by Dengi magazine: “This is actually quite an important story, but, as always, it has several aspects. The first aspect is about tourism, what the article is actually written about. We really need to attract tourists, especially to small towns that suffer from unemployment and low incomes. You need to understand that every tourist is several servants, this greatly affects employment and, accordingly, brings income to cities and revives income.

2K 3 min. ... On the forum "Russia is calling!" The head of VTB Bank, Andrei Kostin, said that he sees no point in lending to small and medium-sized businesses. If the latter had a voice, he would probably call for something to be corrected at VTB, or even in the banking system as a whole.

Maxim Kvasha in an interview with Kommersant FM Lord of the Cold Chyskhaan from Yakutsk, Izhevsk Father Frost named Tol Babai, mice in Myshkin, irons in Pereslavl, cucumber festival in Lukhovitsy near Moscow, pastila in Kolomna - what is Russian folk branding and how does the creativity of small towns help them attract tourists?

5K 1 3 min. ... The risk of another serious slowdown in the global economy, or even a new global recession, appears to be growing. And for Russia this is most likely bad news. Photo: Reuters MAXIM KVASH Economic growth "is slowing in most major global economies, including the United States, and especially in China," according to OECD data published on October 8 (quoted by Reuters). At the same time, judging by the above assessment, the eurozone is stable or even inclined to grow.

What gasoline price is needed for economic development? Gasoline in Russia should cost one hundred rubles per liter. Cheap fuel and treating roads as a public good hinder economic development, causing traffic jams and environmental problems. And if society sees this as a social problem, it can be solved with targeted subsidies, rather than maintaining ineffective redistribution indefinitely.

It’s high time for society to understand: the idea of ​​social equality on the road is a dangerous delusion. For the opportunity to use any benefit, if it is a limited resource (and in Russia this is the case with a place on the road or parking lot), you must pay. True social justice is not that the road is a public good, but that those who really need it can use it. Even if they have to pay two or three times more for it.

Financial Ombudsman Pavel Medvedev on Kommersant FM On October 1, the law on personal bankruptcy comes into force. How many people will want to take advantage of the innovation? Why is this law needed? These and other questions were discussed by Kommersant FM presenter Anatoly Kuzichev and economic editor of Dengi magazine Maxim Kvasha with financial ombudsman Pavel Medvedev as part of the Actors program.

Economic editor of Dengi magazine Maxim Kvasha in an interview with Kommersant FM On October 1, the law on personal bankruptcy comes into force. “Money” will tell the story of how one Moscow family is trying to get out of a debt hole with his help. Kommersant FM presenter Anatoly Kuzichev discussed the features of the law with the economic editor of the magazine Maxim Kvasha as part of the “Characters” program.