State regulation of sugar prices led to the first crisis of supplies in this market. Does we face shortage and who is to blame? Product prices began to give predictable results - retail networks today complained about the threat of sugar deficiency. According to their version, the plants from the 20th of March stopped supplying retail to wait for subsidies from the government promised from April 1.

OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day in three months, said . the Kazakh Energy Ministry In May and June, OPEC+ countries will increase production by 350 thousand barrels per day, in July - by 450 thousand. The appearance of this news led to an increase in the price of a barrel of Brent oil by 1.9%, to $63.4, a barrel of WTI - by 2.18%, to $60.51 (by 19:50 Moscow time).

The American S&P 500 index for the first time in history exceeded 4000 points. The exchange is rising after Joe Biden unveiled a $2.25 trillion U.S. infrastructure investment plan, which is expected to be paid for by raising corporate income taxes. At 19.00 Moscow time, the S&P 500 index was 4007 points (+0.86%). The index takes into account quotes of US companies with the largest capitalization.

On April 29, the network of the “Receptor” cafe, which I, Nadezhda Pak, and my husband Alexander Brailovsky built for ten years, will simply turn into a cafe: the flagship point on the patriarchal ponds will close, and only one “receptor” will remain on the Derbenevskaya embankment. We would close him, but left for the sake of permanent guests who have been going to us for many years in a row. A little over a year ago, on the eve of the Pandemia of Coronavirus, the network united six cafes.

President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to start reducing the US military grouping in the Persian Gulf, learned . The Wall Street Journal According to the newspaper, the reductions have already begun: at least three Patriot missile defense batteries have been removed from positions in the region, one aircraft carrier group and reconnaissance equipment have been withdrawn, and the reductions will not be limited to these, the newspaper's sources say.

The combined wealth of Russian billionaires included in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index grew by $23.9 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Leonid Mikhelson, the head of NOVATEK, has grown richest since the beginning of the year. Vladimir Potanin, the owner of Norilsk Nickel, remains in first place among Russian billionaires - since the beginning of the year, his fortune has increased by $235 million, to $30.3 billion. In second place is Leonid Mikhelson with $29 billion.

The Ministry of Finance announced that its amendments on a single tax payment for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs have been approved by the government. If the amendments are adopted, then from 2022 legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will be able to pay taxes, certain types of fees, insurance premiums and debts in a single tax payment (UTP).

At first, the bank for entrepreneurs and enterprises Point was scared by Pandemia. But in the end, she helped him beat his own record in growth rates. The co -founder of the bank Boris Dyakonov was in an interesting situation: he fought with the consequences of the pandemic as the business owner and at the same time saw how other entrepreneurs cope with this task. With his observations, he shared with the project “Russian Norms!”.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could have been damaged by an unknown submarine that entered the area of ​​​​the anchor chains of the Fortuna barge building it, said the project operator Nord Stream 2 AG. A few hours later, the operator reported that the pipeline was 95% completed.

The shortage of bicycles in Russia is not only real, but also part of the global one. A return to normality can only be expected in a year, meanwhile mass-produced bikes may become more expensive or worse. What's happening about the shortage of bicycles in Russia before the opening of the season wrote Kommersant . Retailers say there are problems with about 70% of items, delivery times are shifted by an average of a quarter.

Wildberries is going to create its own fintech product, said Tatyana Bakalchuk, founder of the online retailer, . Negotiations are underway with banks, although recently the company has its own. At the Retail: Change or Die forum, Bakalchuk said that the company was going to launch some kind of “joint product” with banks.

Russia ranked last in terms of residents' confidence in its own COVID-19 vaccine among the eight largest developing countries, Credit Suisse experts found. The research question was designed on the assumption that domestic vaccines in each of the responding countries have already been developed and put into circulation. The leader was China, where 90% of the population is ready to be vaccinated with a drug of its own production, followed by Brazil (80% of the population).

When issuing loans to low-income countries, China has used contracts that give it a hidden advantage over other lenders, according to the FT, citing an expert report. Separate actions by China undermine the overall effort to reduce the debt burden of the poorest countries. . others A report by the AidData Research Laboratory published on Wednesday summarized the features of 100 credit contracts of China's state-owned banks with 24 sovereign borrowers for $36.6 billion.

On the recovery of the Russian economy after the coronavirus recession, the business increased its turnover by 10% (in January-February) compared to 2020, according to the Finexpertiza report. Growth turned out to be uneven across industries and regions, and in some places it was absent altogether.

French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the restrictions in place in Paris to the entire country - France is quarantined for at least a month, non-food stores, schools will not work, and movement will be restricted. Earlier, Italy and Germany extended the current restrictions until the end of April. European authorities hoped that vaccination would help to avoid tough measures during the SARS season, but the incidence of coronavirus continues to grow.