Photo: AGN "Moscow", Sergey Vedyashkin The ban on Russian flag and anthem, doping scandals and the unsuccessful performance of Russian athletes did not prevent Russian businesses from earned at the Olympics, Bloomberg writes : sales of the Olympic collections of the ZA SPORT equipment supplier are growing, and advertisers are ready to pay for the Olympic broadcasts.

This rating upgrade was the first since 2006 and put Russia on a par with Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and Indonesia. S&P upgraded Russia's foreign currency sovereign credit rating to investment grade (from 'BB+' to 'BBB-') with a 'stable' outlook. The agency explained its decision by a prudent economic policy that allowed Russia to adapt to sanctions and low energy prices.