On the eve of the full entry into force of sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, the price of Russian oil fell to its lowest level since March 2023 - $36.6 per barrel of Urals delivered in Black Sea ports. The United States, meanwhile, is threatening new sanctions - after a short approving remark from Trump, Senator Lindsey Graham again started talking about promoting a bill on 500 percent duties against buyers of Russian oil. Carsten ten Brink/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 What's happened?

The war and the high budget costs associated with it are forcing Russia to borrow more and more. The government plans to cover almost the entire budget deficit for next year by borrowing from the domestic market. This week, the government increased the government debt allocation plan for the last quarter of 2025 by 2.3 trillion rubles. Officials often say that Russia can borrow on the market without any problems, since the country still has a very low level of public debt by world standards.

The price of Urals oil for deliveries from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk fell to $36.61 per barrel on Thursday - this is the minimum since March 2023, Bloomberg reports , citing data from Argus Media. Similar dynamics were observed in the ports of the Baltic Sea. By Friday, prices recovered a little from the fall. Demand for Russian supplies began to fall after the Donald Trump administration imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil.

While Tesla is unable to establish sales of electric vehicles in Latin America, new Chinese electric brands have flooded dealerships in Peru, Chile and Brazil. The secret to success is the new megaport and the ability to work with local partners. What's happening When Peruvian entrepreneur Luis Zwiebach decided to buy an electric car in 2019, he had to fly to California to test the Tesla Model 3, says Reuters.

Donald Trump said that he is now generally not opposed to the bipartisan bill of Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal on sanctions against Russia's trading partners with duties of up to 500%. And he does not rule out the possibility that Iran will be added to the list. The document provides for penalties for the purchase of Russian energy resources if Russia does not agree to a long-term peace in Ukraine. It is specifically aimed at buyers of Russian energy resources such as India and China.

On the eastern borders of Russia, there are still congestions of car transporters with cars that are rushing to clear customs before December 1 before the start of the increased recycling fee for cars with a capacity of over 160 hp. The price of the issue is very high : the new rates can add about another 1 million rubles to the price of an ordinary Chinese crossover - about 4 million rubles. Moreover, funds from the recycling collection are already included in the budget.

Russians will automatically receive messages about taxes on State Services. This is provided for by amendments to the government’s tax bill, RBC noted . Changes are being made to Article 52 of the Tax Code. The second reading of the document is scheduled for November 18. Currently, the main method of delivering notifications to individuals is the taxpayer’s personal account. You can receive them through the State Services portal only if the citizen himself has activated this service.

The Russian authorities want to get rid of “extra” business identifiers and leave legal entities with one. There are questions about an idea that seems reasonable at first glance.