Freezing of foreign papers, squeezing out of foreign exchange accounts and restriction on the withdrawal of money from the sale of securities to the accounts of brokers abroad - we talk about all the troubles that Russian investors have encountered in the last couple of weeks, what risks are still threatened and what can be done. This article was written specifically for Bell. Investments. Subscribe !

The Ministry of Digital Transformation froze the project for issuing digital passports for an indefinite period after the start of the "special operation", reports Forbes , citing sources. It was planned to issue digital passports, which are plastic cards with a Russian chip, from the beginning of 2023 in three regions.

Pavel Durov has confirmed that Telegram will launch a premium subscription this month. It will be called Telegram Premium. He explained this with a desire to please the most demanding users who are not satisfied with the free functions of the messenger. “We realized that the only way to allow our most demanding fans to get more while keeping our existing features free is to make higher limits a paid option.

Inflation in the US in May was the highest since December 1981 - consumer prices rose by 8.6% compared to the same period last year. Compared to April - by 1%. Airfare, accommodation, gasoline and food have risen significantly. the cost of energy carriers jumped by 34.6% over the year; housing costs rose 0.6% in May (the highest increase since March 2004) and 5.5% yoy (the highest since February 1991); food prices rose by 1.2% in May and by 10.1% for the year; Airfare prices rose 12.6% MoM.

The head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the transfer of proceeds from the sale of securities to foreign brokerage accounts should take place with the approval of the Government Commission. This immediately caused a wave of indignation among Russian clients of foreign brokers.

The Central Bank will check whether banks violate the law and the terms of contracts with customers by introducing commissions on foreign currency accounts, promised the chairman of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina. She recalled that no increase or introduction of commissions on existing deposits is allowed. Nabiullina was asked about the regulator's reaction to bank commissions on foreign currency accounts at a press conference after the key rate was lowered .

Yandex has reached a preliminary agreement with the committee of holders of Yandex NV convertible bonds on the key terms of the buyout, according to the company's website. We are talking about convertible bonds in the amount of $ 1.25 billion at 0.75% with maturity in 2025. The redemption of convertible bonds can occur on the following terms: for every $200,000 of the nominal value of the bonds, Yandex will pay the holders $140,000 and 957 Yandex NV shares the company noted.

The Board of Directors of the Central Bank cut the key rate by 150 bp. p. - up to 9.5% per annum. It was at this level before the start of the “special operation”. The regulator noted that the external conditions for the Russian economy remain difficult, but the slowdown in inflation is happening faster, and the decline in economic activity is on a smaller scale than previously expected. inflation will be lower The Central Bank revised its inflation forecast for this year.

Ukraine next week is likely to receive a recommendation from the European Commission to obtain the status of a candidate for EU membership, writes Bloomberg. Some members (the Netherlands and Denmark) object to this because Ukraine does not meet the criteria of the union for democratic institutions and the fight against corruption, as well as on the basis of the principle of fairness in relation to other candidates, the agency notes.

In the fifth year of the "Yarovaya law" on the collection and storage of Internet traffic of Russians, the authorities became concerned about the real usefulness of this data.