The euro again costs more than 88 rubles - for the first time since the end of March. For a month, the ruble has lost more than 13% against the European currency. The euro exchange rate after 19:00 Moscow time briefly exceeded 88 rubles. At 19:37, the euro cost 87.5 rubles, the dollar - 74.3.

The Moscow authorities reminded entrepreneurs of the need to observe a mask-penetration regime. To identify violators, raids are already organized. The minimum fine for IP is 30 thousand rubles, for LLC - 100 thousand. What's happened In recent weeks in Moscow, little reminded of the regime of increased readiness due to the Covid-19, although formally a mask-duct regime, which Sergei Sobyanin introduced on May 12, is still valid.

Vladimir Putin signed a law on three-day voting in elections at all levels. The first vote on the new rules will take place in September. The law signed by the President of Russia was officially published today. By decision of the election commission, polling stations will be able to work for several days in a row, but no more than three.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to suspend the easing of coronavirus restrictions for at least two weeks. today Johnson said that the easing of the regime (opening of large indoor entertainment events, theaters), scheduled for August 1, will not take place until the middle of the month. From August 8, the mask regime applies to visitors to exhibitions, cinemas, and religious ceremonies. “Now is the time to press down on the brake pedal,” he said.

The GDP of the eurozone and the European Union experienced a record fall in the second quarter, for the EU it is a record since the publication of data in 1995, Eurostat said . Eurozone GDP fell by 12.1% compared to the first quarter, the European Union - by 11.9%. Year on year - by 15% and 14.4%, respectively. The largest declines were in Spain (-18.5%), Portugal (-14.1%) and France (-13.8%). The German economy shrank by 10.1%.

Four US tech giants - Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook - posted very strong quarterly reports almost simultaneously. After that, their total capitalization grew by $250 billion. The combined market capitalization of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook rose by $250 billion on Thursday - only this increase is almost twice as high as the total capitalization of the Moscow Exchange index.

On the last day of July, the price of the December futures for gold on the Comex exchange for the first time in history exceeded $2,000 per ounce. Futures with an earlier expiration also remain close to this mark, analysts predict that the $2,000 level will be left far behind in the near future. The daily level of applications for the execution of August futures (3.3 million ounces or more than 100 tons) was a record since 1994.

Unexpected good news for business: he managed to lobby for a tax-free withdrawal of dividends to offshore until 2024 The Ministry of Finance, after discussions with businesses, decided to introduce a three-year transitional period for applying a "through" approach to dividends of Russian companies paid abroad, writes RBC. Prior to that, the Ministry of Finance proposed to block this loophole from 2021. The revised bill is already in the government.

The unexpected good news for the business: he managed to lobby for the non -core conclusion of dividends to offshore until 2024, writes RBC. The Ministry of Finance proposed blocking this loophole from next year. What happened After discussions with the business, the Ministry of Finance decided to establish a three -year transitional period of application of a “through” approach to the dividends of Russian companies paid abroad. The modified bill is already in the government.

The mysterious situation with the detention of 33 Russians in Belarus, whom Alexander Lukashenko and his security forces declared Wagner PMCs continues to develop. Yesterday, Russia for the first time presented its official position: the detainees rode through Minsk in transit, do not escalate the situation. In anticipation of the new details of this story, The Bell collected the opinions of Russian and Belarusian political scientists that all this means. What was it?