What do you remember about the week of March 11–16?

Quotes of the week

“Obviously, this will fill our budget. Moreover, the options that are now being voiced, in my opinion, are quite reasonable – when people will pay increased taxes on income over 1 million rubles.” (Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov about the introduction progressive taxation).

“Thanks to the exit poll, people receive alternative data, and in conditions of low public trust, this helps shape their attitude towards official data.” (General Director of VTsIOM Valery Fedorov in an interview with Kommersant).

“The data is clear: public support for NATO is extremely strong on both sides of the Atlantic.” (NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the presentation annual report on the activities of the alliance).

“Ink has been poured into the urn; both women and men are doing it” (Head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova about illegal actions at polling stations).

“We will not be able to take steps that will harm the population of our country” (Secretary General of Georgian Dream, Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze about sanctions against the Russian Federation).

Numbers of the week

16 Human died as a result crash of the Il-76 military transport aircraft near Ivanovo.

More 78% Russians who have the right to vote, stated representatives of election commissions about their intention to take part in the presidential elections 15–17 Martha.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, when the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to break into the territory of the Belgorod and Kursk regions 12 And March 14th Ukrainian Armed Forces losses amounted to more than 1.5 thousand man, destroyed 18 tanks and 23 armored fighting vehicles.

Within a week, Ukrainian UAVs tried to attack six large Russian refineries – in Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Leningradskaya, Ryazan And Samara areas.

In voting in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation involved over 94 thousand polling stations.

Ministry of Transport offered government to allocate more 295 billion rub. from the National Welfare Fund for the re-registration of foreign aircraft into Russian ownership.

At the end of last year, the global volume of dividends paid has reached record $1.66 trillion.

SIBUR’s investments in 2024 year will grow up on 54%before 346 billion rub.

At the State Transport Leasing Company expect air traffic growth in 2024 year on 8%.

The cost of restoring the Nord Stream gas pipeline destroyed by explosions in 2022 year, can reach €1.2–1.35 billion

Revenue of the ten largest food and convenience chains in 2023 year grew on 14.1%.

Initiatives of the week

Government of the Russian Federation looking for reserves to replenish the budget in the face of rising costs – one of the sources may be growth in revenues from privatization.

State Duma Committee on State Construction and Legislation recommended for the second reading a package of amendments to the bill on increasing the thresholds of large and especially large damage to the qualification of economic crimes.

The senators’ bill to ban videos of “arrivals” and air defense operations will most likely will not be included to the State Duma.

Russian oil companies started supply oil to Venezuela.

Manufacturers of household appliances Electrolux, Tefal, Braun and Rowenta started actively block supplies of products to the Russian Federation through parallel import, including sales on marketplaces.

Russian manufacturers become enter sales quotas building materials.

Drone attack on the Nizhny Novgorod refinery of LUKOIL brought to the shutdown of its largest primary processing plant, reducing the plant’s capacity by half.

By the letter of the law

Ust-Labinsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory satisfied petition for release due to the health condition of Zakhar Kalashov, known as thief in law Shakro Jr.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed law on advertising ban on the resources of foreign agents.

The White house approved program for fight against cartels for 2024–2028.

Deals of the week

Project controlled by MTS Gogym absorbs competitor Gymmy, expecting to increase the number of users by 40%.

Kaliningrad contract manufacturer of televisions “Telebalt” plans launch in 2024 plant in the Leningrad region.

Alstom came out from the shareholders “Transmashholding” selling your 20% at half price.

Cosmetics seller The Body Shop closed all of its stores in the United States and is closing about a third of its stores in Canada.

Resignations and appointments

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decree on the appointment of lieutenant general Andrey Bulyga Deputy Minister of Defense for Logistics and Technical Support of the RF Armed Forces.

Head of Government of Haiti Ariel Henri agreed resign amid mass unrest in the country.

Leader of the Dutch far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders refused from the post of prime minister of the country.

FC Krasnodar terminated mentor contract Vladimir Ivich. Head coach became Murad Musaev.

And about. Head of the regional branch of the party “A Just Russia – For Truth” in Udmurtia Dmitry Begishev suspended from the leadership of the cell for participation in the 2021 rallies.