Decreasing prices for vegetables caused a symbolic deflation last week. Cheaper and riveted disproportionate attention to carrots. For the week from July 13 to July 19, deflation in Russia amounted to 0.01%, Rosstat writes. Annual inflation has been declining for two weeks in a row, slowing down from a peak of 6.6% at the beginning of July to 6.5%. Vegetables are depreciating the most, including carrots (by 3.8%).

The Covid Olympiad opening in Tokyo will become not only the most unprofitable, but also the most unpopular In Tokyo, the first competitions of the Olympics-2020, postponed due to pandemic. But even before its official discovery, we can make a confident conclusion that these games are a complete failure and a bright symbol of the unpredictability of the pandemic era.

The outport of St. Petersburg "Bronka" was partially built on kickbacks from the construction of FSO facilities by the companies of the ex-owner of the port, one of the most authoritative businessmen of St. Petersburg, Dmitry Mikhalchenko. In the future, in order to maintain control over the asset after the arrest, Mikhalchenko copied it to acquaintances associated with the FSO. This follows from the court decision studied by RBC on the seizure of Bronka.

The United States and Germany have signed an agreement on Nord Stream 2. It should put an end to years of speculation about the fate of the project and the US administration's threats to prevent its completion. What happened The fact that the United States and Germany have reached an agreement on Nord Stream 2 was announced by US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland at a hearing in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

The regular exercises on the stability of the Runet included checking its operation when disconnected from the global network, RBC reports . According to the source of the publication, the tests were successful. The Information Security group at ANO Tsifrovaya ekonomika is responsible for the implementation of the national program related to ensuring the stable and secure functioning of the Internet. From its materials it follows that the relevant exercises were held from June 15 to July 15.

The number of the founder of the Telegram messenger, Pavel Durov, was on the list of potential targets for surveillance using the Pegasus spyware from the Israeli company NSO Group, writes The Guardian.

Postponed for a year due to the pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will definitely be unprofitable, and it is so unpopular in Japan itself that key sponsors refuse to “shine” in connection with it. We talk about the economy of perhaps the strangest Games in history, which will open on Friday, July 23rd. spending According to official data at the end of last year, the total cost of the Tokyo Olympics reached $15.4 billion against the bid estimate of $7.4 billion.

In 2022, Apple will refuse to release the iPhone Mini - a smaller version of the main smartphone - due to low sales, told Nikkei Asia sources . It will be replaced by a new version of the iPhone Pro Max. This year, Apple will still introduce an update to last year's iPhone 12 Mini, sources say. In the next - along with four models from the main line, there will be two versions with a diagonal of 6.1 inches and two versions with a diagonal of 6.7 inches.

The QIWI payment system announced the sale of 40% in the Tochka bank for entrepreneurs - the share will be sold to the Otkritie bank, the company itself told RBC Pro. The deal is estimated at almost 5 billion rubles. The company said in a statement that so far the estimated value of the transaction is 4.95 billion rubles, but its price may vary depending on the financial results of Tochka for 2021. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021, subject to antitrust approval.

The authorities will be forced to close the tourist season in Crimea if the situation with the coronavirus becomes catastrophic, said the head of the republic, Sergei Aksyonov. So far, there are no plans to close the peninsula for tourists, but half of the inhabitants of the region addressed Aksenov with such a demand. “The situation is on the brink, we need to balance, look for compromises. It is very difficult to find a balance, ”he said ( quoted by Interfax).

China has banned children under 16 from streaming and creating stars out of them - according to the country's authorities, this threatens the physical and mental health of minors on the Internet. in a statement The State Cyberspace Administration of the People's Republic of China has proposed a plan to restore the Internet environment for minors during the summer holidays .

The launch of a business in an unfamiliar country always requires thorough preparation - it is necessary to take into account the mentality, the legislation, and the specifics of the market. Vitaliy Aleksandrov, CEO startup Food Rocket , in a column for The Bell formulated 5 main rules on how to assemble a team of professionals in the United States. In the past, Alexandrov is the founder of the CRM marketing agency Out of Cloud. In 2019, he took up a business in the field of Fudtech.

By the end of 2021, prices for luxury housing in Moscow may jump by an average of 20%, the consulting company Knight Frank predicts. With such rates, in the next year and a half, Moscow will lead in terms of price growth in this segment among the key world centers. Excerpts from the study are cited by Forbes. According to analysts, in 2022, the growth in prices for luxury housing in the capital will slow down to 10-15%. But Moscow will remain ahead of other world centers.

After returning from space, the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, announced charitable payments: he transferred $ 100 million to the chef and CNN TV host for their social projects. At a press conference, Bezos announced that he had decided to make large donations. $100 million from the billionaire is going to Chef José Andrés, who plans to revolutionize disaster relief and famine relief.

According to the results of the second quarter of 2021, the share of overdue loans of Russians fell to a minimum in two years, the Equifax credit bureau calculated. But the point is not in the growth of the discipline of borrowers or their income - it's just that Russians take new loans, including to pay off old ones. Growth in consumer lending by the end of the year may be up to 20%, and the Central Bank has already expressed concern about the emergence of "bubbles" in this market.