Putin’s gas scheme, a moratorium on bankruptcy and the growth of the Russian market The scheme for paying for Russian gas proposed by Vladimir Putin was predictably predictably political than an economic event. The decree signed by Putin does not change anything for European buyers - they will continue to pay in the euro, and Gazprombank will produce all manipulations with rubles at the output.

Vladimir Putin's order to transfer payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles has been fulfilled, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov assured. How payments will be made will be known in the near future. Several options appeared in the media. On Monday, Vladimir Putin instructed the Cabinet of Ministers, the Central Bank and Gazprom to transfer payments for gas with unfriendly countries to rubles until March 31.

Taxi booking service Citymobil will stop working on April 15, the company said in a statement. From that day on, it will not be possible to accept and fulfill a passenger order. But the application will continue to work so that drivers can resolve their financial issues, for example, withdraw funds from their balance. All personal data specified in the Citymobile application will be deleted from the company's servers automatically in accordance with the Law on Personal Data.

The Joe Biden administration is considering releasing about 180 million barrels of oil from reserves within a few months, Bloomberg and Reuters report , citing sources. Oil on this news has fallen significantly in price. According to Bloomberg, the US plans to release from reserves a million barrels of oil per day for several months, the total amount of released fuel could reach 180 million barrels.

FAS proposed to ban foreign exchange contracts within Russia The FAS proposed to completely ban within Russia agreements with reference to foreign currency or global commodity indices, RBC reports with reference to the text of the bill prepared by the antimonopoly service. Experts believe that the initiative can lead to the need for the full prepayment of goods and the abandonment of long -term contracts.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has proposed to completely ban contracts within Russia linked to foreign currency or world commodity indices, RBC reports , citing the text of the bill prepared by the antimonopoly service. Experts believe that the initiative may lead to the need for full prepayment for goods and the rejection of long-term contracts. Pegging to a foreign currency or exchange indicators is widely used in contracts to hedge against the weakening of the ruble.