In October, the real income of Russians grew for the first time since July this year, follows from the data of Rosstat. Experts surveyed by The Bell say that this is unlikely to indicate a actual growth in the income of Russians, since in October weak salary statistics were recorded - its key component and consumption. What's happened? The real disposable income of Russians increased by 1.4% in relation to October 2017.

Rosstat announced that in October the income of Russians for the first time since the summer showed growth. Economists call statistics anomalous In October, the real incomes of Russians for the first time since July grew - and immediately 1.4%, follows from the data of Rosstat. Experts surveyed by The Bell call an abnormal statistics, noting the weak data of September on salaries.

From November 24, Russians face criminal liability for importing expensive watches made of precious metals and jewelry without declaration. The Bell figured out what will change for travelers crossing the Russian border. Why was criminal liability introduced? This Saturday, November 24, Government Decree No. 1259 of October 22, 2018 comes into force.

Pessimism of Russian financial directors reached a record indicator - 37% of financiers evaluate the prospects of their companies negatively. This is evidenced by the results of the next regular survey of Deloitte (The Bell has). Most of all, financiers fear the consequences of VAT growth of up to 20% and market uncertainty due to sanctions.

The Kremlin commented for the first time on Novaya Gazeta's publication of how President Vladimir Putin's former bodyguards obtained plots on Rublyovka, near Putin's residence in Novo-Ogaryovo. Among the owners of the elite land are relatives of the head of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Evgeny Zinichev and the head of the Presidential Administration Alexander Kolpakov.

Aeroflot is not against criticism, but it is necessary to answer for rudeness in social networks, said Vitaly Savelyev, general director of the airline, for the first time commenting on the scandal with the deprivation of the bonus account of Mitya Aleshkovsky, head of the Need Help charity fund. Aleshkovsky's platinum-status bonus account was canceled after he tweeted Savelyev's order to ban Aeroflot employees from using smartphones in the office.

In which countries in Africa the structures of Yevgeny Prigozhin are seen and what interests Russia pursues on the continent, is described in a large material Bloomberg . The agency believes that with the help of mercenaries and political technologists, Russia, from which the Western countries have turned away, is trying to restore the geopolitical balance in the world.

Carlos Ghosn, founder of the world's largest alliance of automakers Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, can not hold the post of CEO of Renault after his arrest due to financial fraud at Nissan, said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire . Details Le Maire said he would ask for an immediate temporary management of the company, as chairman and CEO Ghosn "is no longer able to manage the group." France owns 15% of Renault shares.

OJSC Russian Railways developed a project of the first Russian high -speed train, the High -Speed ​​General Studies said in the subsidiary. The concept of the electric train will be presented at the Exhibition "Transport of Russia" on November 20–22. "High -speed" Details. It is assumed that the train will be launched at the Moscow -Kazan high -speed highway, they plan to start its construction in 2019.

Sexy lingerie is out of fashion. Victoria's Secret, which managed to embody men's fantasies on the pages of its catalogs and during fashion shows, is losing customers, writes WSJ. The reason is that women are less attracted to sexuality and more and more to the comfort of underwear. Problem. This year, the decline in sales of Victoria's Secret predetermined the fall in the capitalization of its parent L Brands by 41%.

Mobile and online banks are extremely vulnerable to fraudsters, and the system for sending one-time passwords via SMS can be relatively easily compromised, writes Kommersant , citing cybersecurity experts. In 2015, the share of banking systems with critical vulnerabilities was 90%, in 2017 it was already 56%. Specialists from Bi.Zone, a subsidiary of Sberbank created to combat cyber threats, spoke about the most common vulnerabilities of Russian online banks.

The murder of journalist Khashkaji can cost Mohammed Ben Salman the place of the Crown Prince Saudi Arabia The failure of Davos in the desert can be far from the most unpleasant consequence of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashkaji for the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman. As Reuters found out, the murder gave the opposition’s reason in the Saudi royal family to rally, and now dozens of influential relatives of the king advocate Mohammed's shift from the post of heir to the throne.

Some members of the Saudi royal family are campaigning against the accession to the throne of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud, Reuters writes , citing three sources close to the family. The reason is the indignation of the world community over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The legendary CEO of Renault, the creator of the world's largest alliance of automakers Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Carlos Ghosn, was arrested for financial fraud for the purpose of tax evasion. Most likely, the top manager will have to leave all his posts. Ghosn was the main ideologist of the alliance deal with AvtoVAZ, 75% of which is now owned by the French-Japanese company. Fraud, arrest, resignation Carlos Ghosn was arrested Monday afternoon in Tokyo.