From 2006 to 2013, Troika Dialog built a network of offshore companies through which more than $4.8 billion was withdrawn from Russia to the West, according to an investigation published by a consortium of journalists OCCRP. Among the recipients of the money were, for example, the firms of Vladimir Putin's friend Sergei Roldugin, among the senders were offshore companies that were exposed in the Magnitsky case.

The Troika Dialogue found a network of offshores through which $ 4.8 billion left Russia The Three Dialogue from 2006 to 2013 built a network of offshores, through which more than $ 4.8 billion was brought to the west from Russia, the OSCRP journalists said in an investigation published by the consortium. Among the recipients of money were, for example, a friend of friend Vladimir Putin Sergei Roldugin, among the senders - offshores who lit up in Magnitsky.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending Russia's participation in the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, the reports Kremlin's press service . The President calls it a response to US violations. More. The suspension of Russia's participation in the INF Treaty is a response to the violation by the United States of its obligations under the treaty, the decree says.

Indonesian developer Marc Köhlbrugge has launched a paid chat. The development is called Expensive Chat. Each letter sent by the user will cost him one cent. The online application consists of a window for all users to communicate and a small rating, where the most generous users are displayed. Now the leader of the rating is the Belarusian carsharing. More.

After the mandatory transfer of salaries of state employees to Mir cards in July 2018, Visa and Mastercard lost about 10% of the Russian payment market, writes RBC. True, the share of national system customers in payments is half that of their share among cardholders, and the growth in the number of customers is more likely an indicator of no alternative replacement. More. In 2018, the share of active Mir cards doubled from 12.5% ​​to 24.5%.

The "Electronic Police State" and the "Great Firewall" are quite compatible with manual work and amazing carelessness in storing personal data - at least in China. This was shown by the second major leak in the last month. More. The fact that the Chinese authorities have access to all correspondence of the population in instant messengers is well known. However, two days ago it turned out that this correspondence is stored in an open source database, available to anyone.

Having spent $36 million, the Chinese investment company Kingsferry Capital Management Group Ltd earned 80% of the profit on UC Rusal shares, which at the time of the purchase were among the cheapest in the sector. While others feared the aluminum company's bankruptcy due to US sanctions, the founder of Kingsferry was buying up shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, writes Bloomberg. More.

Mercenaries of the Russian "PMC Wagner" are helping the commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, to lead an offensive against oil fields in the country. According to the British edition of The Telegraph, about 300 Russians are involved in the operation. Employees of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (formerly the GRU) are helping the mercenaries, a source in the British government told the publication. More.

Neither the size of a country's GDP, nor a high share of spending on health care, nor belonging to the "first world" guarantee the health of its population. This is the conclusion of a large-scale study by Global Perspectives , which put Maldives in fourth place in terms of health and 169th in terms of GDP. More.

Russian Nurlan Baydilda, on the accounts of which Nicholas Maduro allegedly holds millions of dollars withdrawn from the country, turned out to be a graduate of the scandalous project “Business Children”. The Bell found out who he is, what he was doing and where he could get acquainted with Venezuela officials. 37-year-old Nurlan Bidilda talks about himself as an experienced and successful entrepreneur and business trainer.

The Russian Ministry of Finance intends to include six non-tax payments in the Tax Code as soon as possible, Vedomosti writes . This is another bad news for Russian business: if the bill is passed, tax authorities will be able to block company accounts for non-payment of the resort fee or Platon tariff. Read more.

At home, on the road and at work: the Moscow government learned to follow the Muscovites through cellular operators For several years, the Moscow authorities have known exactly where Muscovites live, work how they move around the city and go to the country. For four years, 516 million rubles were spent on surveillance of the average resident of the capital using the geolocation of its cell phone, Vedomosti write .

There has been real progress in consultations between the United States and China on trade issues: the countries may announce a final agreement as early as the end of March, writes The Wall Street Journal. This will mean the end of the trade war between the leading powers, which has been slowing down the growth of international trade for almost a year. Read more. According to WSJ, Beijing has proposed reducing duties on agricultural and chemical products, as well as cars from the United States.

For several years now, Moscow authorities have known exactly where Muscovites live, work, how they move around the city and go to their dachas. Over four years, 516 million rubles were spent on spying on the average resident of the capital using the geolocation of his cell phone, Vedomosti writes . Big data has revolutionized transport planning, but it can also be easily used for political purposes. Read more.