The results of the 20th anniversary of Vladimir Putin in power were summed up for the whole week by economists and political scientists. We gave the floor to business. This week without official celebrations, the 20th anniversary of Vladimir Putin was in power quietly passed. Economists strictly divide this period into “decade of growth” and “lost decade”. The business pretends not to remember the past - no one spoke out of famous entrepreneurs on the anniversary.

In London and a large part of the counties of southeast Britain, a large-scale blackout has occurred: for an indefinite period, millions of residents were left without electricity due to a failure in the National Power Grid, the press said .

US-blacklisted Chinese tech giant Huawei today unveiled a mobile OS capable of replacing Android on its smartphones. As an alternative to the operating system from Google, the Chinese considered the Russian Aurora OS, but it seems that Harmony OS has a different ideology and higher potential. What's new The new OS is called Harmony OS and is based on the core of the Hongmeng operating system, which Huawei called primarily industrial. It turned out that one does not contradict the other.

The government has recommended that Russia's sixth air carrier, Utair, limit passenger traffic. This is an initiative of the Minister of Transport Yevgeny Dietrich, RBC writes , citing sources. What was offered? The Ministry of Transport urged Utair to limit the growth in ticket sales and not to dump (not to sell tickets at a reduced cost). The carrier is advised not to exceed the average monthly growth of 2-2.5% during the year. How do they explain?

Reuters journalist Maria Tsvetkova, after being detained at a protest on July 27, received a summons to the military registration and enlistment office. about this Tsvetkova wrote on her Facebook page, attaching a photo of the document. The summons is addressed to "Tsvetkov Maria Vladimirovich". Quote: “In general, I thought that it was difficult to surprise me, but then a summons came to the military registration and enlistment office addressed to Maria Vladimirovich Tsvetkov.

The Russian market showed resilience during the announcement of new anti-Russian sanctions, even despite the initial uncertainty of their parameters, according to the July review of the Bank of Russia. We are talking about new sanctions against Russia related to the poisoning of the Skripals. The US government will prohibit US banks from participating in the placement of government bonds denominated in non-roubles.

The United Russia faction in the State Duma proposes to allocate special places in Moscow and other large cities for rallies closer to the center, leader of the Duma faction Sergei Neverov said today. In Moscow, it will be Sakharov Avenue.

The authorities have attended to off-budget financing of national projects and plan to oblige businesses to invest in them, writes Kommersant . The Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport and the analytical center under the government must submit proposals by September 10 on “establishing a mechanism for interaction” between federal project management (deputy prime ministers) and investors.

The net profit of the largest Russian aluminum producer UC Rusal in the first half of the year decreased by 41.4% - from $952 million to $558 million year-on-year, reports Vedomosti , citing the company's financial statements . Without taking into account the $697 million dividend from Norilsk Nickel, part of which is owned by UC Rusal, the company would have received a half-year loss of $98 million. Adjusted EBITDA decreased from $1,124 million to $528 million.

Natalia Potanina, the ex-wife of billionaire Vladimir Potanin, filed a lawsuit in a London court for division of property. This could be the most expensive division of property in British history, Forbes writes . What happened The Telegraph wrote that Natalia Potanina filed a lawsuit in London. The ex-wife lays claim to a third of the oligarch's fortune, which Forbes estimates at $18 billion. Bloomberg's estimate is much higher - $23 billion; in its rating, Potanin is on a par with Elon Musk.

Despite the difficult financial situation, Vostochny Bank refused to sell shares of the Luxembourg IFTG to the friendly Baring Vostok fund, the valuation of which became the basis of the Calvey case, writes RBC. Parus Marine, well-known in Russia, Charles Ryan, offered to buy the package for 2.6 billion rubles.

The last five years have deprived Russia of a fifth of its foreign trade turnover, quotes Kommersant FCS statistics. But only Ukraine fell out of the top ten countries trading with Russia. Imports and exports declined in roughly equal shares, with turnover for the first half of 2019 totaling $318 billion compared to $396 billion in the first half of 2014.

The authorities again promise tax stability, but the total tax burden will still increase The Russian Ministry of Finance, fulfilling the promise of President Putin, does not plan to raise taxes in the next six years - but he himself offers measures that lead to an increase in the tax burden of business.

Garbage reform has already covered regions with a population of 120 million people, in which hundreds of operators work. Most of them have to work at a loss, writes Vedomosti . The main problem is non-payments and constant revision by the authorities of tariffs, waste standards and the operating scheme of operators. What's wrong Non-payments. Part of the population is simply not used to paying - for example, residents of private houses who took out the garbage on their own.

The Russian Ministry of Finance, fulfilling the promise of President Putin, does not plan to raise taxes in the next six years - but itself proposes measures that lead to an increase in the tax burden on business. This is written by Vedomosti, which has become familiar with the Main Directions of the Budget, Tax and Customs Tariff Policy for 2020-2022.