Jack Ma's fintech firm Ant Group, still looking to IPO, has decided to raise its valuation by increasing its share of transaction fees. Banks are forced to make concessions and lose part of their revenue. Ant is demanding an increase in its share of the fees charged for the processing of transactions by its dominant Alipay system, to the detriment of banks, according to the Financial Times.

Forbes estimated Sverdlov's fortune at $9.8 billion. Arrival became the largest British company by capitalization on Nasdaq. The British company Arrival of the former head of Yota and former Deputy Minister of Communications of Russia Denis Sverdlov placed shares on Nasdaq on March 25. The company entered the stock exchange through a merger with a special purpose company (SPAC) from the United States CIIG Merger Corp. Find out more New Russian on Nasdaq.

The government will take tough measures to curb the price of sunflower oil, which President Putin has become very worried about. It could cost the country an entire industry of agriculture. Thursday turned out to be truly black for the Russian oil and fat industry and its suppliers: Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov announced that there would be an export duty on sunflower oil.

The long -term chairman of the Board Tinkoff Bank, the closest ally of the founder Oleg Tinkov, Oliver Hughes, leaves this post. The board will be headed by the chairman of the board of directors Stanislav Bliznyuk. The fact that Hughes is ceased to be a reproduction was reported on March 25 by the maternal TCS Group Holding.

Alexei Navalny's lawyer reported on the "extremely unfavorable" state of the politician in the colony - he has had severe pain in his back and leg for four weeks. According to the defense, the oppositionist's health is undermined deliberately. Lawyer Olga Mikhailova said that she visited Alexei Navalny in a colony in Pokrov (Vladimir region). She found her client in an "extremely unfavorable" condition.

From April 1, Russia will resume flights with six more countries, the operational headquarters announced. Countries include Germany, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The operational headquarters told how many and which international flights will be allowed.

Tickets for the St. Petersburg Economic Forum have doubled in price - for a session with the participation of Vladimir Putin in 2021, you will have to pay 960 thousand rubles. Forum organizers sell tickets in two categories - standard and premium. In 2019, a premium ticket (entitles you to participate in all events, attend a glider meeting with Putin and access to business communication zones) cost 410,000. In 2021, it costs twice as much - 960 thousand rubles.

Igor Rotenberg ceased to be a shareholder of TEK Mosenergo - instead, the main stake in the company now belongs to the little-known NPO Center JSC, writes Forbes. The share in 78.71% of the shares of TEK Mosenergo, which was owned by the son of billionaire Arkady Rotenberg Igor, was transferred to JSC NPO Center in 2020. The sale of the package of securities took place in March 2020.

The Ministry of Economic Development announced that export duties on sunflower oil may be introduced in Russia from autumn 2021. The authorities continue to fight the rise in price of products with administrative measures, for duty producers this is the worst option. Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said that from September 1, an export duty on sunflower oil (based on a new crop) could be introduced, and from July 1, a prohibitive export duty on sunflower seeds would be extended.

Investors' pessimism towards emerging markets is growing - now their index is very close to the levels of the beginning of the year, all the growth since January has been lost, writes Bloomberg. The MSCI index, which tracks emerging markets, fell 0.4% on Thursday, marking its fifth day of decline and the longest losing streak in six months. In total, it has lost about 10% since its all-time high in February.

Austria has extradited former official of the Ministry of Culture Boris Mazo, who is accused in Russia of large-scale embezzlement of state funds. The Prosecutor General's Office has been seeking his extradition for more than two years. The department stated that Mazo with a special escort will be delivered to Russia today. Around 15:00 Moscow time, there were reports that he was already in Moscow.

One of the main victims of the new imbalance in global shipping could be toilet paper. The largest producer of raw materials for this product has already warned of supply problems, writes Bloomberg. Brazil's Suzano SA, which accounts for about a third of the world's supply of hardwood pulp, mainly ships it as general cargo, meaning in packages rather than in bulk or in standard containers.

The Suez Canal is officially closed for navigation today by the decision of the Egyptian authorities. The head of the company involved in the release of the blocked container ship, said that the operation would take from days to weeks. Shipowners need to urgently decide what to do.

When the pandemic a year ago sent global stock markets at the peak, the situation saved the money of the central banks. The markets flew up, and in terms of the number of companies entering the exchange of companies in 2020, broke all records. This year the market is again exploding a large amount of IPO. Does Russian investors have the opportunity to make money on this? The Deputy Director of the Investment Department of UFG Wealth Management Evgeny Pundrovsky is responsible.

The Skolkovo company Avivir, which supplies covid tests and equips hospitals, stopped advertising from Ksenia Sobchak after the ad appeared in an interview with the “Skopin maniac” Viktor Mokhov, writes MBKh Media . The fact that advertising cooperation was suspended after such an “extremely negative experience” was confirmed to the publication by the head of the marketing department of Avivira, Mikhail Vasilenko.