Germany refused to certify the Nord Stream 2. It exacerbates the gas crisis in Europe The Northern Stream - 2 has problems again - now Germany, which has still put a lot of efforts to complete the construction of the gas pipeline, announced the suspension of its certification. This can delay the beginning of the full operation of the gas pipeline until mid -2022 and will almost certainly deprive Europe for additional volumes of Russian gas for the coming winter, which promises to become crisis.

The price of gas in Europe has exceeded $1,100 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since October, according to data from the ICE exchange. The price of the December futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands reached a maximum of 94.85 euros per 1 MW per hour. At the close, it amounted to 94.6 euros, which at the current euro/dollar exchange rate equals about $1,130 per thousand cubic meters. Growth was just over 18%.

The Ministry of Transport proposed the government to compensate the aviation industry for lost revenues due to the introduction of QR codes. This is evidenced by a letter from Deputy Transport Minister Igor Chalik to the government and the Ministry of Finance, writes . Vedomosti The letter was sent on November 9th. A government representative said that it had been received by the Cabinet of Ministers and was being processed.

At the end of last week, the little -known Toncoin cryptocurrency entered the leaders on the largest crypto -story of Eastern Europe EXMO, bypassing Bitcoin. The total capitalization of the new cryptocurrency then exceeded $ 20 billion (now it has dropped to $ 19 billion). It would seem that the usual story is for crypto, where new star coins take off and disappear every month.

The total turnover of goods and services (GMV) of the Ozon marketplace in the third quarter of this year increased by 145%, to 108.3 billion rubles with VAT, according to the report of the marketplace. Ozon, taking into account this result, raised its forecast for turnover growth for the year from 110 to 120%. This is the third increase in a year. Adjusted EBITDA was minus 11.3 billion rubles compared to minus 1.9 billion rubles in the same period last year.

The Ministry of Transport announced that the requirement for QR codes will be extended to foreign airlines - the department said that it would put foreign carriers "in front of the fact." Deputy Minister of Transport Kirill Bogdanov said that the department expects the adoption of a law on QR codes in transport this year. At the same time, the official emphasized that the requirement for codes will affect not only Russian companies.

Europe is threatened with rolling blackouts if there is a prolonged period of cold weather this winter, said Jeremy Weir, CEO of one of the world's largest energy traders, Swiss-based Trafigura. According to him, now there is not enough gas in Europe both in terms of reserves and supplies, despite Russia's promise to increase pumping. “Therefore, there is a real threat that if there is a cold winter, then there may be rolling blackouts in Europe,” he said.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has maintained its forecast for global oil demand: the expected growth in demand this year has remained the same - by 5.5 million barrels per day, the forecast for next year has been raised by 0.1 million barrels per day (up to 3.4 million). At the same time, the IEA predicts that the rise in oil prices will soon stop.

Russia has become the only emerging economy that has still not been able to restore the level of the labor force, writes Bloomberg. A shortage of hands could result in the country missing a quarter of its most productive age workers by 2030. According to Sberbank, the average salary of Russians has grown by 9% since the start of the pandemic, while salaries in the field of information technology, finance, trade, hospitality and construction jumped even more - by 13%.

The Ministry of Defense conducted a test, as a result of which an inactive Russian spacecraft was hit. This is stated in the press release of the department, reports . Kommersant According to the ministry, the test took place the day before, on November 15: the inactive Tselina-D satellite, launched in 1987, was hit. This was a planned activity to strengthen the country's defense capability, excluding risks in the space sector, the Ministry of Defense emphasized.

Bitcoin has fallen by more than 10%, according to information on the CoinDesk site. According to her , the market mood was spoiled by the statement of Twitter CFO Ned Segal. As of 13:21 Moscow time, Bitcoin was down 10.07% and was worth $59,289. At the opening, it was worth $65,926.53. Other digital currencies are also falling. Ethereum, in particular, collapsed by 11.99%: its value at 13:23 Moscow time was $4163.21.

The Ohio State Attorney's Office in the United States has filed a lawsuit against Meta - the company's investors and the state pension system accuse Mark Zuckerberg's corporation of knowing how harmful Facebook algorithms are to children, but keeping quiet about it for the sake of making money. The lawsuit ( described by the WSJ) contains a claim for more than $100 billion in damages.

The German regulator has suspended the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, reported . German media It follows from the reports that the reason for the suspension is formal: the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) requires the Nord Stream 2 AG gas pipeline operator to bring the company's registration in line with the updated requirements. After the operator creates a subsidiary that will manage the German part of the gas pipeline, certification will continue.

Today, at a meeting of the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, it was decided to ease restrictions on air travel with a number of countries from December 1. Flights are resuming with Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mongolia. Restrictions on scheduled and non-scheduled flights to Cuba, Mexico and Qatar are being lifted.

The Ministry of Health issued permission to conduct clinical trials of a drug for the treatment of COVID-19, produced by the American Pfizer, in Russia. According to studies, it reduces the risk of hospitalization and death of patients with coronavirus by almost 90%. The study began on November 12, and ended on March 14, 2023. The tests will be attended by 90 people in 8 regions of the country: in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Barnaul, Kirovsk, Smolensk, Yekaterinburg, Pyatigorsk and Krasnoyarsk.