The dollar has risen in price by 4.5 rubles in two weeks, and today it pierced the mark 75. Why is the ruble cheaper and what will happen next? Against the background of a new increase in tension around Ukraine, the fall in oil prices and the strengthening of the dollar in relation to the currencies of developing countries, the ruble is rapidly losing the conquest of 2021.

Pavel Durov received French citizenship, according to data in the official government journal of France. This was noticed by the Ateo Breaking Telegram channel. According to the entry in the journal, Durov received citizenship on August 25 of this year. The fact that we are talking about the founder of Telegram is not specified in the document. But the date and place of birth are the same: October 10, 1984, Leningrad. RBC sent a request to Telegram. Durov left Russia in 2014.

Roskomnadzor has published a list of 13 foreign companies that must open branches in Russia under the “landing” law. The list includes Google, Apple, Meta, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Likeme (Likee service), Viber, Discord, Pinterest, Viber, Twitch. The press service of Viber, in a conversation with RBC , said that the company understands the importance of such initiatives for the market.

US President Joe Biden is preparing to announce the sale of strategic oil reserves in conjunction with several other countries, Bloomberg reports citing sources. The decision is likely to be made along with India, Japan and South Korea, they said. This will be an unprecedented attempt by major oil consumers to lower prices after OPEC+ countries refused to follow the US call for a sharp increase in production.

Fitch is currently evaluating whether its sole shareholder, the state, will support Rosnano, , told Konstantin Anglichanov, senior director of the rating agency RBC. This is the only Western agency that assigns a rating to a state-owned company.

The Bloomberg publication detailing Russia's alleged winter invasion of Ukraine is part of a Western information campaign to present Moscow as a threat to the settlement process, said . Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov “For stuffing, let’s say, pipes are also used by Bloomberg, we fix this, some American newspapers are involved in this,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

Tatarstan became the first region of Russia to introduce QR codes in public transport: in order to make a trip, a person must either be vaccinated, or be ill, or have a medical certificate. The first day of operation of the system was accompanied by numerous conflicts and disembarkation of hundreds of people from buses and trams. QR codes on public transport in the region are valid from Monday, November 22.

Online movie streaming in Russia has become so popular it's beginning to attract government attention — in the form of fines, restrictions, even bans. There were several examples of this last week. Online streaming looks like it will end up being as heavily censored as Russian television. Media watchdog Roskomnadzor is looking at ways to ban online services from showing films and series that promote “non-traditional sexual relationships and sexual deviancy”, Vedomosti newspaper reported Tuesday.

State-owned banks VTB and Sber launched specialized mutual investment funds last week aimed at government officials who are restricted by law when it comes to the ownership of foreign securities. Russian legislation prevents officials from holding accounts with banks based outside of Russia, or to own — or use — foreign financial services. In a bid to get around this, VTB Capital Asset Management announced Thursday that it is setting-up two new investment funds for officials.

From Ukraine to Belarus, tension between Russia and the West rose rapidly last week. Is this really the prelude to a military conflict, or is it all just saber-rattling ahead of an end-of-year encounter between Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden? White House spokesperson Jen Psaki did not rule out the prospect of further talks between Putin and Biden when questioned by reporters Thursday.

The dollar rose above 74 rubles for the first time since the summer of 2021 - the Russian currency is under pressure from the risks of an aggravation of the geopolitical situation around Russia and cheaper oil. At 12.30 Moscow time, the dollar was trading at 74.10 rubles - since the beginning of trading, the American currency has risen in price by 69 kopecks. The euro rose to 83.66 rubles, having added 64 kopecks since the beginning of trading.

Maxim Litvin, Alexei Shevchenko and Dmitry Leader came up with a service for checking the spelling and punctuation of Grammarly back in the late 2000s and almost ten years raised business without external investments. However, over the past four years, their company has closed three large rounds at once - a total of $ 400 million - and received an estimate of $ 13 billion.

The world welcomes the winter of 2021 in anticipation of an energy crisis. The forecast for an oil price of $120 by the spring of 2022 is turning from exotic into the mainstream, and the price of gas in Europe this week again exceeded $1,000 per thousand cubic meters and has so far fixed above this mark. The fight against rising energy prices, which spur inflation, is becoming the main topic of the international agenda of US President Joe Biden, who blames Russia and OPEC for the crisis.

Despite the tightening of covid restrictions, the demand for corporate events in Russia has begun to recover: only 5% of companies plan to hold a holiday in an online format, according to a study by the Aeroclub Tour event agency. This year, New Year's corporate parties will be only 20% less than in the pre-crisis 2019, according to a study reviewed by Kommersant. Only 5% of companies plan events online, and 50% of companies plan to hold offline corporate events in their own offices.

South Korean Samsung unexpectedly became the best-selling smartphone in October - its share in the Russian market exceeded one third, writes Kommersant . Although sales of phones in units did not grow, due to price increases, the market increased by almost a quarter in terms of money. According to MTS, Samsung accounted for 34.5% of all smartphones sold in October. In second place was Xiaomi with 28.1% of the market, in third place was Apple with a 14.7% share.