The ruble survived a week full of bad news, without large losses. But December will be harder Photo: kremlin.ru The event of the week New geopolitical risks for the ruble Only the Russian market managed to relax a bit after the news that the US tough sanctions would not be until the end of 2018, and even until the spring of 2019, as in the last week of November, Russia was unexpectedly drawn into a new aggravation of relations with the West.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump greeted each other at the G20 summit in Argentina, said . presidential aide Yuri Ushakov Details . Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov spoke about the same. According to him, Putin and Trump were unable to communicate, but greeted each other. At the same time, neither Ushakov nor Peskov specify exactly how the presidents greeted each other. Context . Earlier, Interfax reported that Trump walked past Putin without shaking his hand .

Transparency International found undeclared income of tens of millions of rubles from the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. His horses helped the head of the republic to earn these funds - Kadyrov owns 128 horses that receive prizes for participating in races. Basic numbers. Kadyrov's horses take part in competitions in Russia, France, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Arab Emirates. From 2014 to 2018, the income from them amounted to 98 million rubles.

US President Donald Trump walked past Vladimir Putin without shaking his hand before photographing G20 leaders in Buenos Aires, reports . Interfax Details. After taking pictures, the heads of state went to the hall of the first plenary session, but even there Trump did not approach Putin. Context. At the summit in Argentina, the two leaders had scheduled talks, but Trump canceled the meeting the day before. We wrote about the significance of this event for the ruble here .

While the Kremlin is looking for advantages in canceling the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, investors are talking about increased risks for the ruble because of this. The Russian currency is already showing the worst dynamics among the currencies of emerging markets and may end in the red for the second month in a row, writes Bloomberg. Details .

The Revolut banking service, which allows users to save on banking fees, can be launched in Russia in early 2019, he said in the new issue of Russian Norms! Boris Kim, co-founder of QIWI (through this company banking service enters the Russian market). Earlier, Revolut spokesman Bulat Khabibullin said that the launch is planned for the last quarter of 2018. Details. The postponement has more to do with Revolut's plans than ours, Kim said.

As a result of the breach of Marriott International's customer base, the data of up to 500 million guests was leaked, the company said . What's happened. Hackers broke into the computer system of Starwood (part of Marriott International). Starwood operates Sheraton, St. Regis, Le Méridien, W Hotels, Four Points by Sheraton and others. Hackers gained access to the system back in 2014.

Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin. Photo from Facebook Butina The deputy chairman of the Central Bank, Alexander Torshin, will leave his post, the regulator’s press service said . Details . The Central Bank writes that Torshin quits in connection with retirement. Context. Torshin, who until 2015 was a member of the Federation Council, appears in the case of Russians Maria Butina. The United States detained it in July on suspicion of working in the country as an unregistered foreign agent.

The Trump Organization planned to give Russian President Vladimir Putin a $50 million penthouse in Moscow's Trump Tower, which was planned to be built during the 2016 US presidential campaign, learned BuzzFeed News . The publication cites four sources, one of whom came up with the plan. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen discussed the issue with Putin's press secretary aide Dmitry Peskov. Details.

Ukraine has closed entry for men with Russian citizenship aged 16 to 60, said at a meeting with the president. head of the State Border Service Petr Tsyhykal Details . The restriction is introduced in connection with the martial law in force in a number of regions of Ukraine until December 26. According to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the measures should prevent Russia from forming detachments of private armies on Ukrainian territory.

The Central Bank discovered on the market a scheme of buying currency to supply illegal exchangers and laundering money The Central Bank discovered in Russia a whole organization, buying large amounts of currency in banks under the names of their customers and supplies cash illegal exchangers.

Boris Kim ended up in finance by accident: a biochemist with his first education became a banker because he knew English, and his friends, in conditions of galloping inflation, really needed money to develop their business. In the 2010s, QIWI, the company he founded, was already worth close to $3 billion. Looking back, Kim says the most important step he took was in the mid-2000s, after a conversation with Yuri Milner, now the top Russian investor in Silicon Valley.

The Central Bank discovered that in many banks the same people are buying up large amounts of currency, thus supplying illegal exchangers with cash. The regulator announced this in a letter sent to banks on November 28. with the document, whose authenticity was confirmed by the employees of the two banks . got acquainted Vedomosti Details Who buys currency.