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African campaign of Russian mercenaries, sanctions for Russian gas and the main new products of Apple
The new direction for the soldiers of the "PMC Wagner" and the contracts of the companies of its sponsor, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin, will become Sudan, The Bell found out. Details - in the evening newsletter The Bell.
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Contracts and contractors
- Projects in Sudan in structures close to Prigozhin appeared after the visit of the country's president Omar Bashira to Moscow, The Bell found out . Negotiations were served by Catering Company Prigozhin Concord M.
- During the same visit, the company “M Invest” signed agreements on geological exploration and gold mining in Sudan. According to a number of signs of “M Invest” associated with the structures of Prigozhin. The division of this company in Sudan called Meroe Gold has already begun to exploration of deposits.
- The mercenaries of the Wagner PMC went to Sudan immediately after the geologists-the BBC reported about their appearance in the country in December. Prigozhin’s mercenaries are trained by the military units of the Sudan government, which is in a state of constant smoldering conflict with Southern Sudan, who had separated from the country, four interlocutors of The Bell say. The number of the contingent exceeds a hundred people.
- Whether the mercenaries are engaged in the protection of the plots that were received at the concession of “M Invest” and Russian civilian specialists, it was not possible to find out. But such a scheme for the work of Prigozhin’s structure has already been tested in Syria.
What to fight for
- Omar Bashir at a meeting with Putin called Sudan "the key to Africa." In 2016, Sudan ranked the third place for gold mining in Africa with a production volume of over 90 tons per year. In 2017, the Sudanese government planned to reach 100 tons per year and enter the top 10 gold mining countries in the world.
- During the visit, Bashir discussed with Putin the possibility of creating a Russian military base on the Red Sea. The President of Sudan then said that his country needs protection against the "aggressive" US policy. Bashir is accused of genocide and is wanted by the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
- Prigozhin is not the only Russian businessman who claimed Sudanese gold. The UNTRAN deposits are also mastered by Kush for Exploration & Production Co, which belonged to Gazprombank until 2016. Businessman Konstantin Malofeev, who actively helped Novorossiya, was also interested in gold gold in Sudan, but so far he did not invest.
What am I to me?
It was logical to assume that the scheme tested in Syria could be successfully repeated in other countries that “need protection from the United States”. You do not have to be an international analyst to understand that the development of the raw materials of Africa will be one of the main objects of the struggle of world powers in the 21st century. But how far Russia can start this path, which Wagner's mercenaries are now mastering is a big question.
MONEY
Github went for $ 7.5 billion
The deal that everyone spoke from yesterday has officially took place today - and at what price: Microsoft announced the purchase of a platform for GitHub developers for $ 7.5 billion. This is almost a day more than during the last round of financing the site in 2015, when the service was estimated at $ 2 billion. The transaction was the second largest in the history of Microsoft after Microsoft acquisitions of the LinkedIn social network for $ 22 billion in 2015. GITHUB is the world's largest service for joint development of the software, storage of open code, as well as programmers.
Sanctions for Russian gas
As soon as Donald Trump announced the start of the trade war with the European Union, the United States was already seriously talking about sanctions against participants in the Russian North Stream-2 gas pipeline project. The Donald Trump administration considers sanctions against European energy companies for participating in the project as a priority script, the Foreign Policy publicationreported . Trump consistently criticizes Nord Stream-2. According to WSJ sources, the United States has two reasons for countering the project - the desire to supply gas to European countries instead of Russia, as well as the fear of reducing the role of Ukraine as a transitor of Russian gas
Bell Club
Traditional photo report on the latest meeting Bell Clu. On May 22, we were first visited by a woman businessman, the most of the largest private Russian airline S7, No. 3 in the list of the richest women in Russia, Natalia Fileva . In the red loft of the Neo Geo designer center, Fileva answered the questions of the subscribers The Bell:
- Why are Russian business problems begin with raising children?
- How can a real fatal crisis help the Russian economy?
- Why did S7 abandoned business class?
- What exactly does the Filev family inspire Elon Musk?
If you did not have time for this club, in a hurry to have time for the following: while there are still tickets for a closed meeting with the chairman of the Tinkoff Bank board Oliver Hughes. The meeting is moderated by Elizabeth Ossetian. You can buy tickets for a closed meeting here . The number of places is limited. Start at 20:00.
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PRACTICE
Apple's annual conference with The Bell
Right now, in San Jose, one of the main events of the year in the world of technology begins-an annual conference for the developers of Apple World Developers Conference. Among the main innovations that the company should represent, is the software that must limit the smartphone dependence of users, new developments in augmented reality (AR) and much more. The Bell will conduct a text online broadcast of the conference and tell you about the most important thing.
Makeup in AR
VR- and AR technologies are gaining momentum, and some industries need to build them in their services-the Beauty Industry has long appreciated all the charms of “virtual makeup”: almost all its large brands have already managed to release applications with the possibility of trying cosmetics and other means in AR mode. The largest manufacturer - L'Oréal (MAYBELLINE, LANCLEME, etc. brands, $ 28 billion revenue) - went on and last month I bought a startup of the Modiface Silicone Valley, which unites "hundreds" of ways for virtual transformation. In an interview with Forbes, the head of Digital L'Oréal Lubomir explains that such services are definitely the future of the industry, and generally tells how cosmetic brands should behave in a modern digital era and that customers should expect them.
How to define owl in yourself
“I am an owl” is a classic excuse for many people who are difficult to wake up and join the work in the early morning. However, statistics show that only 15% -20% of people can be attributed to the “owls”-their greatest productivity falls on night hours. The rest of the productivity specialist and the time manager Laura Vanderkamov classes as “layers of sleep”-those who simply cannot fall asleep, for example, due to excitement of the brain from the light of a smartphone. For Business Insider, the expert talks about four signs by which you can define yourself as a real “owl”.
Fun
The smartest at the meeting
What to look smarter than everyone at the meeting, even if this is actually not so? It's all about external signs, assures Inc. And he offers 14 ways to show himself at a meeting by a knowledgeable person: look in the eyes, nod in agreement, sit next to the leader of the meeting and speak with phrases that we can not disagree with - “we need to focus on what is important” or “this is exactly part of our strategy?”. You still need to ask a lot of open questions, to support the chin with a fist and, of course, do not forget to say at the end of the meeting that you have several suggestions and questions that you will present in e-mail-so you will have more time to think.
Peter Mironenko