The growth of real income of Russians has set a record since 2013. But without the pre -election payments of such figures, it would not work The real disposable income of Russians in 2021 showed the long -awaited growth - by 3.1%, this is a maximum of 2013. However, a significant part of the growth was provided to pensioners, military and parents of schoolchildren before the elections to the State Duma.

The Rosstat report on the socio-economic situation of Russia in 2021 says that the real disposable income of Russians (what remains after paying mandatory contributions and inflation-adjusted payments) increased by 3.1%. At the same time, per capita cash income increased by 10.5%, and the monthly average per capita income last year came close to 40,000 rubles (39,854 rubles). The average monthly accrued salary in January-November 2021 amounted to 54,588 rubles.

The Beijing Olympics brought Russia a new doping scandal. Today it turned out that the postponement of the medal ceremony of team figure skating competitions is connected with the test results of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva.

Inflation in Russia for the week by February 4 reached 0.29%, since the beginning of the year 1.16%, and in January it came close to 1% in monthly terms, follows from data Rosstat . In annual terms, inflation also accelerated. Inflation in January 2022 in monthly terms amounted to 0.99% compared to December (in December to November - 0.82%), in annual terms - 8.73%, writes the Ministry of Economic Development.

. The Russian alternative to international video hosting, the need for which was personally justified by President Putin a year ago, is being created on the basis of Gazprom-Media's heavily sagging Rutube platform, according to the material of Important Stories (recognized as a foreign media agent) and Agency The project is trying to buy expensive Russian bloggers from foreign services.

The Russian alternative to international video hosting, the need for which President Putin personally justified a year ago, is being created on the basis of the heavily sagging Rutube platform of Gazprom Media, according to the material of “Important Stories” (recognized as a foreign agent media) and “Agency”. The project is trying to buy Russian bloggers from foreign services at a high price.

In anticipation of increasing the Fed’s rates and possible correction in the market, investment battles vying are advised to customers to shift from growth shares to the cost of value, as well as look for advantageous opportunities outside the United States. But underestimated papers can turn out to be “trap of value”, and a strategy, which at first glance looks logical, will not give the desired results. We tell you what the "trap of value" is and how to not please them.

Russian news agencies report the hospitalization of LDPR founder Vladimir Zhirinovsky with bilateral lung damage due to the coronavirus. The party denies this. The fact that Zhirinovsky was in the Central Clinical Hospital was reported by the Mash Telegram channel and RIA Novosti , later by TASS and Interfax . According to the most detailed data, the 75-year-old coronavirus politician with a serious lesion of the lungs, the figures were 50-70% of the defeat.

Two people have been arrested in the United States on charges of conspiring to launder stolen bitcoins. This is a married couple - Russian Ilya Lichtenstein and American Heather Morgan, who suddenly became, as The New York Times notes, "objects of universal admiration and contempt." Most of the stolen cryptocurrency was confiscated — a record $3.6 billion.

Swiss startup Destinus, founded by ex-owner of Technosila and space entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich, has raised 26.8 million Swiss francs ($29 million) from venture capital investors. His new company is developing a hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraft. The participants of the investment round are several funds, including the Swiss business angel Conny & Co Cornelius Bersch and the American Quiet Capital, Liquid2 Ventures, One Way Ventures and Cathexis Ventures.

Former CEO of VK Boris Dobrodeev has been appointed CEO of USM Telecom, which is part of Alisher Usmanov's USM holding. It is reported by Forbes with reference to data from SPARK-Interfax. The change of the head of USM Telecom, which occurred on February 8, was confirmed to the publication by a USM representative. Ivan Streshinsky, who headed USM Telecom before, remains the head of the USM holding. VK announced Dobrodeev's decision to step down in December. in his place .

A couple have been arrested in the United States on charges of conspiring to launder several billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen in 2016, according to the website of the US Department of Justice. The detainees are 34-year-old Ilya Lichtenstein and his 31-year-old wife Heather Morgan. According to The New York Times (NYT), the former has Russian and US citizenship.

The authorities may ask transport companies not to increase the tariffs for the transportation of products The government continues to come up with new administrative ways to cope with rising products for products. Since the summer of last year, officials have been struggling with margins in retail - and now, perhaps, transport companies will be asked not to increase tariffs. Business opposes the solution of the problem by non -market methods.

The authorities may recommend that transport companies not raise tariffs for trucking socially important products, writes , citing a source in the food market. Kommersant According to him, such a proposal of officials was made the day before, on February 8, at a meeting in the Ministry of Transport. According to him, the initiative is connected with the strengthening of control over the formation of prices for products along the entire chain.