US fatigue from sanctions, FSB and operators against communication without SIM cards and burgers without meat

The authors of the bills on sanctions against Russia recognized the problems with their approval

Meeting of the US Congress. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

In the US Congress, fatigue is growing from discussing new sanctions against Russia, and authors of sanctions bills recognize potential difficulties with a set of the right number of votes, Bloomberg writes . Congressions fear the economic consequences of sanctions against banks and public debt, as well as difficulties with the adoption of projects. The new impulse may be given by the publication of the report of the special prosecutor Müller, which will describe in detail the intervention of Russia in the 2016 elections.

• After the November intermediate elections in the United States, enthusiasm about the new sanctions bills slept, and the new composition of the Congress is in no hurry with their promotion, writes Bloomberg. Congressmen still want to punish Russia for its actions in the United States and around the world, but cannot come to an agreement on how to give the right signal to the Kremlin. Doubts cause possible economic consequences from new sanctions and difficulties with the approval of bills in conditions when the chambers of the Congress are controlled by different batches, and the president does not support the proposed measures.
• “Recently, fatigue from sanctions has been felt,” said Marco Rubio, one of the authors of the Deter Act sanctions bill. “I hope that more people will join our initiative.” Senator Ron Johnson, head of the internal security committee, called the sanctions a stick about the two -edges. “We really should take a little step back and think about where we are and what we can do,” he added.
• The congressmen still intend to influence the foreign policy of Russia, but the readiness of the Congress will depend on the further actions of Moscow in global conflicts, Senator Genele Sheikhin notes, mentioning the support of the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro: “If such actions continue, the senators will wake up an even greater appetite for the introduction of sanctions.”
• Discussion of sanctions bills may come to life after the report of the special prosecutor Robert Muller on Russian intervention in the elections is published. “The members of the congress who have not particularly participated in the discussions may be interested in this issue more when they see the full version of Müller’s report,” says Senator Mark Warner, deputy chairman of the intelligence committee.
• Now, the Congress is under consideration by two anti -Russian bills - DASKA Senators Lindsay Graham and Bob Menendes and Deter ACT Senators Marco Rubio and Chris van Hollen. Both suggest sanctions against Russian public debt, state banks and energy projects. We wrote more about them here and here .

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The Russian market reacts to such news in a rapidly - in the fall of last year, when it became clear that the previous composition of the Congress would not have time to adopt sanctions bills, the Moscow Exchange index updated the historical maximum, and the ruble has sharply strengthened . Now the news is not so definite, but, of course, will have a positive effect on the market.

MONEY

Rospotrebnadzor against restaurateurs, part 2

According to the scandal with the closure of the Anderson cafe, due to violations of sanitary standards, it was clear that he would have far-reaching consequences. So it happened - the struggle between Rospotrebnadzor and restaurateurs reaches a new level. Today, the department has submitted a draft of new sanitary standards for catering. The most odious requirements - for example, have a separate room for eggs, wash the dishes exclusively with a rag, and vegetables and greens in vinegar solution have disappeared, but the regulation of all processes remained hard and detailed. The business is dissatisfied and requires the introduction of self -regulation in the public.

The reserves of the Russian Federation recovered to the Praklim level

As of April 1, 2019, Russian gold and foreign exchange reserves increased to $ 487.7 billion, the Central Bank said , and for the first time recovered to the “rescue” level of February 2014, the economist Kirill Tremasov said . Since the beginning of 2019, reserves have grown by $ 19.3 billion, of which $ 12.4 billion - due to the purchase of the Central Bank of the currency in the market for the "budget rule". The currency composition of reserves is not disclosed (it is only known that Russia sharply reduced investments in the US government bond), but the share of gold in it has more than doubled since 2014 - from 7.8% to 18.5%.

FSB and operators against communication without SIM cards

When the interests of security forces and large business coincide, new technologies have no chance: mobile operators and the FSB opposed the introduction of ESIM technology in Russia, which allows us to connect to mobile communications without a SIM card. It is used in the latest models of Apple and Samsung smartphones. Operators fear that the technology will meaningless their attachment in communication salons and will allow manufacturers of devices to offer cellular services at prices below market ones - this will provoke a new price war.

The FSB, of course, agree - after all, the technology does not support Russian cryptography. Now ESIM does not work in Russia, but the head of the Ministry of Communications Konstantin Noskov stated that legislative restrictions on it will be lifted, because "from a technological point of view, of course, we will come anyway."

PRACTICE

Burgers without beef like a billionth business

In early April, several companies immediately announced the release of serene burgers - with a cutlet, which was created from plant components and is almost indistinguishable from beef. Market leaders are Impossible Foods and Beond Meat. Demand for the serene burger has already exceeded the initial expectations, and Impossible Foods has attracted more than $ 475 million for 8 years of its existence. She just announced another round of investment, which can raise the company above $ 1 billion. She even has a super -circular customer - Burger King. So far, such burgers are sold in test mode only in the restaurants of St. Louis, Missouri, but in the future, serene burgers may appear in other states. In Europe, the market of serene burgers is going to win the Swiss concern Nestle.

What the planes of the future look like

Innovations will change not only the technical capabilities of aircraft, but also their internal appearance. Manufacturers of aviation equipment showed at the exhibition in Hamburg how exactly this will look. The seats for economy class passengers will become more comfortable (especially for sleeping) - Recaro Holding equipped them with a special pillow for the head and foot stand. Lantal also develops a built -in system for heating or cooling the chair. For passengers of the business class, Airbus specially came up with mini-boats, on which it will be convenient to negotiate with a colleague. Manufacturers also want to save people from problems with the expectation of their luggage after the flight - Airbus and Boeing are working on more spacious luggage shelves in the aircraft cabin. Read more about other innovations for aircraft - here (paid in English).