Over the past five years, Russia has lost almost a fifth of the middle class, the Alfa-Bank report published today: in 2014, 37% of Russians could be attributed to it, today-only 30%. It was the middle class that became the main victim of the slowdown of the Russian economy - his income has stagnated in the last 10 years, while the poorest and the richest improved their position, economists write.

Over the past five years, Russia has lost the fifth of the middle class, calculated in Alfa Bank Over the past five years, Russia has lost almost a fifth of the middle class, the Alfa-Bank report published today: in 2014, 37% of Russians could be attributed to it, today-only 30%. It was the middle class that became the main victim of the slowdown of the Russian economy - his income has stagnated in the last 10 years, while the poorest and the richest improved their position, economists write.

The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, announced in a televised address to the population that he will resign early after more than 10 years of leading the region. The address is duplicated on the official website of the head of the republic. He will appeal to the President of Russia with a request for early resignation from his powers as head of the Republic of Ingushetia. Quote: “One of the main conditions for this [development of the republic] is the unity of our people.

One in four candidates who accept a job offer do not apply after that, according to a study by recruiting company Robert Half. Candidates are afraid to let their potential employers know they've been turned down or tell them they're considering multiple job offers. Among such people are not only recent graduates, but also employees with experience from two to six years. The Wall Street Journal tells how to behave in such a situation in order to maintain good relations with everyone.

The President of the United States signed an executive order on new sanctions against Iran, which he promised after the Iranian military shot down a US heavy drone.

The co -founder of Microsoft Bill Gates called the main mistake of the time of his leadership, the managerial miscalculation, which allowed Google to achieve dominance with the Android mobile OS. As a result, according to Gates, Microsoft lost $ 400 billion due to lost opportunity. Quote. “In the world of software, especially in the field of software platforms, there are markets where the winner receives everything.

Mostotrest of Arkady Rotenberg won a contract for the construction and reconstruction of a section of the M1 Belarus highway - he will receive 31 billion rubles for this. The competition was held by Avtodor through the public procurement portal, the price at the auction was reduced by 0.5%, writes RBC. There were two contenders for the contract, but information about Mostotrest's competitor has not been disclosed.

The Donald Trump administration's "Peace for Prosperity" plan for settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, announced as the "deal of the century" more than two years ago, has finally been overgrown with details. It implies an investment of $50 billion in the economy of Palestine, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, reported Kommersant . But the Palestinian authorities reject it, but with the search for means of the problem: naked economic progressivism is unlikely to work in the Middle East.

The reason for the protest shares that grew into clashes with the police and ended with a breakdown of the air offense between Russia and Georgia was a careless performance in the Georgian parliament of Russian deputy Sergei Gavrilov, a communist who heads the Assembly of Orthodoxy. The Bell figured out who he was and what kind of affairs brought him to Tbilisi. State Duma deputy Sergei Gavrilov. Photo: Igor Merkulov. Ura.ru/tass How Gavrilov was in Georgia.

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin was watched by 5.3 million people on TV in 2019, RBC reports citing Mediascope data. This is the worst result since 2011, when Putin was prime minister and the audience barely exceeded 4 million people. Interest in the direct line has been consistently declining for four years in a row: from 8.38 million in 2015 to 5.3 million this year.

The vice-president of the RSPP, billionaire David Yakobashvili, decided not to come to Russia anytime soon. He reported this to the BBC Russian Service. Last week, the FSB searched his collection museum following a complaint from former business partner Boris Minakhi. Quote. “I haven’t been to Russia since March and I didn’t plan to come at all in the near future, but because of this story, I won’t come all the more until this matter is sorted out. Inadequate things are happening.

Almost half of Russians (48%) do not support reducing the working week to four days, according to data from VTsIOM. The majority of respondents (82%) believe that a shorter working week will lead to a decrease in wages and the general standard of living, while another 43% are afraid of rising prices. Among those who support the idea of ​​shortening the working week are predominantly residents of Moscow, St.

From 2012 to 2018, the number of bankruptcies in Russia increased by almost one and a half times - from 25.9 to 36.6 thousand, RBC reported , citing data from the Federal Tax Service. This is approximately 1% of operating legal entities. The growth of bankruptcies is associated with the economic situation - stagnation and the absence of a real reduction in the fiscal burden on business - as well as non-economic reasons (bankruptcy for the sake of debt cancellation).

Acting Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov suggested that Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko remain a senator if she wins the autumn elections. Matviyenko agreed, Interfax reported. Quote: "I will be very pleased to continue to represent the executive power of St. Petersburg in the Federation Council in order to continue to provide assistance and support to St. Petersburg, to the residents of St. Petersburg.

From October 1, 2019, employment contracts, as well as applications for leave and dismissal, can be transferred to electronic form, Vedomosti reported . Deputies from United Russia and the Liberal Democratic Party have already submitted draft amendments to the Labor Code to the State Duma. In theory, this should help the development of the digital economy, but in practice it will create additional difficulties for employees and employers.