In Russia, there are all the signs of a new "buckwheat crisis", the third in a decade. Buckwheat is considered a socially significant commodity. For Russians, it is one of the strategic products that is bought for future use. At the slightest threat of a crisis, demand for buckwheat becomes feverish. Even Dmitry Medvedev had to justify the rise in prices and calm the population during the last crisis. This year, suppliers are again warning of a sharp rise in prices.

Investments of American funds in Russian actions from the moment of imposition of sanctions have grown by a quarter The American Forbes interviewed American funds and calculated the volume of foreign investments in the Russian stock market - and was surprised to stated that since the introduction of US sanctions, American investors began to quickly increase investments in Russian papers.

Despite all the sanctions, American investors accounted for more than half of foreign investments in Russian actions. Since 2013, the share of American funds in the amount of foreign investment in Russian actions has grown by a quarter. The profitability of Russian papers is higher than the global indicator, and this is more important for investors, wrote Forbes. Details.

From October 28, depositary receipts of TCS Group Holding PLC, which unites Tinkoff Bank and Tinkoff Insurance, will be traded not only in London, but also on the Moscow Exchange, the . company said Details. The company's receipts have been listed on the Moscow Exchange, quotations and settlements will be in rubles. The papers already circulating on the market will be traded in Moscow, the representative of Tinkoff Bank explained, the number of receipts will not change.

“There was an addiction to juul [Juul brand electronic cigarettes. —The Bell]? Here's the solution - a completely new and healthier alternative from Marlboro. These "100% natural" juuls are made of paper and filled with leaves, and the effect is exactly the same as e-cigarettes. Get rid of addiction! - such jokes are gaining popularity on the Internet against the backdrop of an epidemic of diseases and deaths among vape smokers that began in the United States a few months ago.

Businessman Akhmed Bilalov, who fled Russia in 2013 and participated in the preparations for the Sochi Olympics, was detained in the United States due to questions about his investment visa, a source familiar with the circumstances of the detention told The Bell. RBC, citing a statement by the US Migration and Customs Service, writes that he could violate the immigration regime. What's happened?

Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin believes that the budget for 2020-2022, adopted today by the State Duma in the first reading, will not ensure growth of the Russian economy. Quote. "The State Duma adopted in the first reading a budget for 3 years. Worries that it does not have enough systemic incentives for economic growth.

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi lasted more than six hours yesterday and ended with an agreement on demarcation in Syria. Here is how the world is assessing its results. They talk about it Washington — President Donald Trump has tentatively described the developments as “good news,” and his subordinates have chalked up the agreed-upon withdrawal of Kurdish forces as an achievement.

The Red Wings airline plans to make Zhukovsky airport the base for several liners like the Airbus 320/321 to carry Chinese tourists to Russia. The company has already asked the Ministry of Transport for permission to fly from Zhukovsky to 10 Chinese cities once a week each - for example, to Guangzhou, writes . Vedomosti Details. Now the airline specializes in regular flights from Moscow Domodedovo and charters to Sochi, Simferopol and Antalya from Moscow and the regions.

The draft Moscow budget for 2020–2022 includes 107.2 billion rubles for the implementation of the My Street program. Of these, 45.5 billion will be allocated in 2021 - this is a record amount for the entire period of the program since its launch in 2015, writes RBC. The mayor's office explains the high spending by the increase in the territory of the program and the fact that the improvement project is "the largest in the modern history of Moscow." Details.

The state project called “capital amnesty,” which called on businessmen to return money and assets to their homeland, has been completely discredited. The Supreme Court considered that declarations submitted under the amnesty should be used against the businessmen themselves in criminal cases. What's happened?

The Supreme Court put a cross on the trust of businessmen to the procedure for the amnesty of capital A state project called the amnesty of capital, who called on businessmen to return money and assets to their homeland, was finally discredited. The Supreme Court considered that the declarations filed on an amnesty are appropriate to use the businessmen themselves in criminal cases.

Akhmed Bilalov, a former member of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and former head of the board of directors of the state-owned company North Caucasus Resorts (NCR), was detained in Florida, the Miami Herald reports , citing sources. In the winter of 2013, he and his brother Magomed left Russia after Vladimir Putin criticized the pace of construction of ski jumps for the Sochi Olympics; criminal cases were opened against them. Details.

The historic Brexit vote in the British Parliament ended 1-1. MPs approved a bill on a deal with the EU on the terms of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but refused to support his proposed timetable for the final approval of the project in three days. This means that there will be no Brexit on October 31, with or without a deal. The European Union is ready to grant a new delay until January 31, and Johnson is going to call early parliamentary elections to achieve a final victory.