The former CEO of RSC Energia (part of Roskosmos), Vladimir Solntsev, was arrested until October 3, 2020 in a case of embezzlement of more than 1 billion rubles. Solntsev pleaded not guilty in court. Together with Vladimir Solntsev, the head of NPP Istok (part of Rostec) Alexander Borisov and former managers of RSC Energia Stepan and Alexander Prokhov are involved in the case. They face up to 10 years in prison, reports RIA Novosti .

Barbados and Bermuda Islands announced the issuance of working visas with exemption of income tax during the year to foreigners who want to move and work remotely in the atmosphere of the resort, writes The Wall Street Journal. The economies of island states were greatly affected by stopping world tourism. The first of the resort islands about special conditions for foreigners was Barbados. The main feature is the release from income tax.

In the second quarter of 2020, retail investors were more actively interested in independent investments in riskier assets, the Central Bank reports . In a situation of uncertainty, increased volatility in the markets and lower deposit rates, investments in stocks, currencies and structured bonds with an underlying asset in foreign currency increased.

The Prosecutor General's Office checked the legality of the privatization of the Bashkir Soda Company (BSC), as a result of which the state lost control in it, found violations and filed a lawsuit with a lawsuit to recover property from someone else's illegal possession. The statement of the department is quoted by RBC. “The transfer of rights to these property complexes was made against the will of the Russian Federation,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.

The ruble against the dollar may rise by 6% in the near future, writes Bloomberg, citing analysts at Citigroup and Sova Capital. In their opinion, the Russian national currency is seriously underestimated, and fears of new anti-Russian sanctions are in vain. The almost 30% recovery in oil prices from the bottom of April (a barrel of Brent was less than $20) to $45 in August was accompanied by a very slight strengthening of the ruble, and in July and August it even became cheaper, experts say.

Alexei Navalny's condition has improved slightly, but the severity of the poisoning makes it difficult to assess the long-term consequences for his health, said the Berlin clinic Charité, where the Russian politician is being treated. The official statement of the clinic says that there is some weakening of the symptoms caused by inhibition of cholinesterase activity - poisoning with this particular class of substances was diagnosed by German experts.

Protest shares in Belarus are gathering hundreds of thousands of participants for the third week. Among the first protest, the first -supported protest was openly supported by apolitical founders of technological companies. Alexander Lukashenko was always proud of the Belarusian highlight. Why did he turn against the president? To answer this question, The Bell journalist Anastasia Stogus went to Minsk.

Arrested in the United States, Russian Egor Kryuchkov was preparing a cyberattack on Tesla's Gigafactory 1, Elon Musk himself confirmed on Twitter. The Tesla founder commented on the publication of the publication Teslarati, which describes the preparation of a cyber attack, with the words “Very grateful. It was a serious attack." What happened Kryuchkov's arrest on August 26 announced The US Department of Justice .

In Russia, there are at least 76,000 banking clients with financial assets from $1 million, Forbes learned. Of these, almost half - 40 thousand customers - use the services of five top banks. The publication has compiled a rating of the most popular financial institutions for investments of millionaires. VTB has become the most massive bank of wealthy Russians - it has more than 20,000 such clients and the largest private banking assets - 2.3 trillion rubles.

In the first half of 2020, Russia imported almost 7% less palm oil than in the same period last year. The supply of this raw material decreased for the first time in the last six years, writes RBC. In January-June 2020, Russia imported only 473 thousand tons of palm oil, while in the first six months of last year - 506 thousand tons. At the end of 2019, palm oil imports to Russia reached a record 1.06 million tons. This is a very uncharacteristic dynamic, market experts say.

The well-known St. Petersburg journalist David Frenkel had his car smashed and all four wheels punctured. The other day, the ICR refused to initiate a case against a policeman whom Frenkel accuses of breaking his arm. The news that Frenkel's car was wrecked came out this morning. Mediazona, with which the journalist cooperates, publishes a photo and writes that, most likely, this happened on the night from Wednesday to Thursday.

Rosneft asked the government to change the damper formula, in particular, to use exchange prices, rather than fixed conditional ones, said Kommersant sources . The damper helped the company at low oil prices, but introduced losses at high ones. The damper is a mechanism to reduce the volatility of fuel prices in the domestic market, introduced as a result of the fuel crisis in 2018.

Wholesale suppliers of red caviar have reported a 20-60% increase in prices for caviar, reports Kommersant , citing sources in retail chains. This year's salmon catch was the worst since 2014. Unsuccessful season of salmon in the Far East threatens to rise in price of caviar. In addition, the price will be affected by an increase in the costs of fishermen: for materials and equipment, as well as the salaries of workers who were in quarantine.

World's largest retailer Walmart has confirmed its partnership with Microsoft Corporation to buy China's TikTok app. The deal is valued at $20-30 billion, CNBC found out from its sources. A Walmart spokesperson did not elaborate on how the deal would be structured, as well as how the retailer would use TikTok and whether it would become part of Walmart+.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will step down due to deteriorating health, NHK and a source told Reuters . He announced this decision at a press conference. Abe is considered a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nevertheless, the issue of the Kuril Islands was not finally resolved under him, despite repeated meetings of the parties, and the peace treaty was not signed. Thus, one of Abe's promises will not come true - not to leave the "Kuril issue" to posterity.