Medicine is one of the most imported spheres of the Russian economy. Prices for imported drugs depend on the course, sanctions and broken logistics make it difficult to deliver components for medical equipment from abroad, it is impossible to replace them within the country in a short time.

The Central Bank will increase the maximum size of one operation in the Fast Payment System (FPS) from the current 600 thousand to 1 million rubles. The new limit will take effect from May. The change will affect both payments and transfers. “This will allow citizens to make instant transfers and pay for purchases and services through the SBP for larger amounts,” the regulator said .

Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) said it was "considering all strategic options" with respect to Russia, up to and including a "carefully managed exit" from Russia's subsidiary Raiffeisenbank. The press service of the Russian "Raiffeisen" said that the bank will continue to work in Russia, regardless of the format of participation of the RBI group in its capital. The Russian sting operation in Ukraine "makes RBI rethink its position in Russia," said group CEO Johann Strobl.

Mikhail Fridman, the founder of Alfa Group, who is under EU and UK sanctions, said in an interview with Bloomberg that sanctions against Russian billionaires are not at the right place, since they have no influence on the country's leadership.

Decarbonization of Russia is postponed due to the preparatory support measures of the TEK The Ministry of Energy prepared and sent an anti -crisis plan for the fuel and energy enterprise in the conditions of sanctions to the government, Kommersant reports with reference to the document.

The Ministry of Energy has prepared and sent to the government an anti-crisis plan for fuel and energy companies under sanctions, reports Kommersant with reference to the document. The plan includes tax cuts for oil workers, an extension of refinery upgrades, a waiver of dividends for state-owned power companies, and a permit to sell alcohol at gas stations.