Chronicle of current events. Economics, society, politics. Issue 4

Taiga.info continues to monitor the consequences of events in Ukraine for Russian citizens. Large suppliers leave the market, social networks and the media are blocked.

17:52 Starting March 9, Sputnik will begin to broadcast at the frequency of Radio Echo of Moscow, the RT TG channel reports.

17:47 A chain of perfumes and cosmetics store "Il de Bota" left Russia. They belong to the Sephora network, which is part of the French luxury group of LVMH brands.

17:40 Shell announced that she intends to refuse to participate in all oil and gas projects in Russia, as a first step, the company will stop the spotto purchases of Russian oil.

16:40 VTB decided to make all the issued cards indefinite, it will not be required, the press service of the bank in the TG channel said.

16:27 Cloudflare, which provides the services of delivering content and protection against DDOS attacks, decided to continue to provide services in Russia, the company's press service said.

16:20 Japanese Payment System JCB will suspend operations in Russia, TASS reports .

16:16 International Photobank Depositphotos closed sales and access to the service to customers from Russia and Belarus.

14:58 The Russian government was on a ban on the export of medical devices from the country that delivered from countries that have joined the sanctions, TASS reports .

14:20 The price of nickel on the London metals exchange (LME) for the first time exceeded $ 100 thousand per ton, it follows from the bidding data.

14:12 Apple forbade the Russians to watch their spring presentation on March 8, both on the official website and on YouTube, reports Ferra.ru.

12:44 Foreign athletes leave the Krasnoyarsk clubs. The Yenisei basketball club left four legionnaires at once: Darral Willis, Brinton Lemar, Brown district, as well as Julie Vanlu from the club of the club.

11:52 Uzbekistan Airways Airlines introduces additional flights from Tashkent to Novosibirsk in March.

“Uzbekistan Airways 9, March 16 and 23, 2022 will execute additional flights in the Tashkent -Novosibirsk -Tashkent direction,” the message said.

11:39 Estee Lauder suspenses its work in Russia, the press service of the American manufacturer of cosmetics and perfumes said. All employees were promised to provide compensation.

10:46 Australian oil company Viva Energy and Ampol announced the suspension of raw oil procurement from Russia, RIA Novosti reports .

10:33 Every third Russian will continue to use the goods and services of companies that have announced the departure from the Russian market, the Superjob study says, which interviewed 1.6 thousand people on March 3-4. “In the market, the price and quality of products, and not the political statements of the manufacturer are important in the market,” the company surveyed quoted.

24% of Russians surveyed are ready to completely refuse to purchase products of companies that announced the care, even if they return. Another 25% plan to buy only what they will not be able to find a replacement among Russian goods - foreign cars and electronics were most often mentioned.

It was difficult to answer 18% of respondents.

10:27 The International Freelance Exchange Upwork announced the beginning of the cessation of work in Russia and Belarus, said the general director of the platform Hayden Brown.

09:50 The network of construction and household stores OBI stops working in Russia.

09:33 The Government of the Russian Federation, by decree of Putin, approved a list of 48 states "committing unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation, Russian legal entities and individuals."

It included Australia, Albania, Andorra, Great Britain, Iceland, Canada, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Korea, San Marino, North Macedonia, Singapore, USA, Taiwan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Japan, as well as all countries of the European Union (27 countries).

09:30 Analysts of the American financial corporation Morgan Stanley believe that by April 15, Russia may not be able to fulfill his obligations, writes Bloomberg : “We are considering default as the most likely script.”

The main thing in the morning of March 8

• Japan has expanded sanctions against Russia and Belarus. It included a press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov, the first deputy head of the presidential administration Sergey Kiriyenko, the deputy head of the Presidential Administration Dmitry Kozak, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as large Russian businessmen, the “Internet research agency” and the Wagner PMC. The sons of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Victor and Dmitry, press secretary Natalya Eismont and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, Ivan Kubrakov, also fell into the new sanctions list.

In addition, Japan banned export in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus and introduced an export for export in the Russian Federation for oil refining.

• Over the past days, 20-25 thousand Russians have left for Georgia, said the Minister of Economy of Georgia Levan Davitashvili. About the same number of Russians came to Georgia to the 2020 pandemic and before the introduction of strict rules of self -isolation in Georgia in 2021, Netgazeti.ge reports .

• Procter & Gamble rejects new investments in Russia and “significantly reduces” the line of its goods, leaving only basic hygiene items, the statement said on the site

• Adidas announced that it is suspended sales in its stores in Russia, as well as sales in an online store. “We continue to pay our employees,” the statement also said. Levi Strauss & Co also suspenses work in Russia.

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