The government has decided on how to regulate educational activities, and this is bad news for business On June 1, the sensational law on educational activities limiting the spread of knowledge outside schools and universities will come into force. Even educational articles and videos on the Internet are going to regulate the state. For entrepreneurs from the field of education, this is bad news. What's happened Amendments to the Law "On Education" were adopted in early 2021.

The share of the dollar in Russian export settlements has fallen below 50% for the first time in history - according to Bloomberg , this was the result of a years-long campaign by the Kremlin to reduce dependence on the United States. At the suggestion of the head of VTB Andrey Kostin, the government began to develop the program of de-dollarization of the economy back in 2018, wrote The Bell.

The U.S. will begin sharing its vaccine stocks from AstraZeneca, with Washington expected to send 60 million doses of the drug for export in the near future, writes . AP The publication notes that the White House decided to start sharing vaccines because of the belief that the country's own population is already provided with drugs. Now in the United States, the population is vaccinated with three vaccines - Pfizer, Moderna and one-component Johnson & Johnson.

On June 1, the sensational law on educational activities will come into force. But the idea of ​​how he will work appeared only now. The business is at a loss and fears that everything will fall under the new regulation-from online courses to YouTube videos. The authorities will not be able to monitor all educational projects, but the law will allow accounts with objectionable, entrepreneurs say.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova recalled that during non-working days in May, employees should receive full salaries. This applies even to those whose work is paid by the piece. Tatyana Golikova noted that salaries should be paid not only in full, but also within the usual time frame. If the payment date falls on a non-working day, the salary must be transferred in advance.

Inflationary expectations of Russians in April rose to 11.9% - this is the highest level since February 2017, the Central Bank indicates . According to the InFOM survey conducted for the regulator, inflation expectations of the population rose sharply in April - if in March 2021 they were 10.1%, then in April they were already 11.9%. The current values ​​are almost 2 p.p. exceed the average annual value of inflation expectations for 2020 (9.1%), 2019 (9.3%) and 2018 (9.3%).

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that a meeting with Vladimir Putin could take place and instructed the head of his administration to organize it. The date and place of the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine have not been determined. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Vladimir Putin meet at "any point in the Ukrainian Donbas where there is a war." Putin responded by inviting Zelensky to Moscow.

Telegram has integrated eight payment systems into the messenger, and also added the ability to schedule voice chats for a specific time - like in Clubhouse, according to the company's blog. Starting today, Telegram users can accept bank card payments using eight built-in payment systems. Supported including the payment system of Sberbank. The messenger will not take a commission and is not going to store payment information. Telegram also improved voice chats.

The day after the end of the strict quarantine on May 9, Cyprus is ready to accept vaccinated tourists without additional tests and isolation, including from Russia, the said . press service of the country's tourism ministry To enter Cyprus, a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19 with any of the drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), as well as the Russian Sputnik V, will be sufficient.

Apple has announced that it will invest $430 billion in the US over five years by 2026, reports Bloomberg. Among other things, the company will build a new large campus. According to the agency, this is 20% more than previously planned. The company will also exceed its three-year investment plan for 2018 by $350 billion. The North Carolina campus will cost more than $1 billion and create 3,000 highly skilled jobs. In total, the company will hire an additional 20,000 workers in the US.

Navalny's headquarters announced a freeze on their social networks - starting today, no new posts will appear on them, and the names will become "as impersonal as possible." on the telegram channel of Navalny’s headquarters in Moscow A post appeared saying that after the Moscow City Court imposed interim measures on the FBK (recognized as a foreign agent.

Interest in crypto investments harms personal life, follows from a SurveyMonkey survey: the more free funds investors directed to the acquisition of crypto assets, the worse their personal relationships were, writes Bloomberg. The results of the survey look somewhat intimidating. In a study of 1,033 Americans, about a quarter of those who have invested 10% or less of their capital in crypto say they have noticed the negative impact of investment on personal relationships.

The antitrust crackdown on Alibaba founder Jack Ma's fintech empire is spreading, writes Bloomberg . Meituan, the world's largest food delivery service, came under the regulator's sight, a significant share of which belongs to Tencent holding. According to the agency, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) filed a claim against Meituan regarding the imposed exclusive agreements with customers (the “only one of two” principle).

Fears of a geopolitical showdown faded this week as Russian troops withdrew from the Ukrainian border, opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he was stopping his hunger strike and President Vladimir Putin’s annual state-of-the-nation address was notably light on saber-rattling. In the space of just three days tensions that had been building for months appeared to dissipate. What’s going on?

The authorities are stepping up their attack on independent media. The Ministry of Justice announced Friday that Meduza, Russia’s most popular independent media outlet, has been designated a ‘foreign agent’ (a Soviet-era term implying espionage). Theoretically, this has no impact. However, in reality, it limits Meduza’s ability to share articles on social media and could lead to a fall in advertising revenue.