What do you remember about the week of November 13–18: numbers, quotes and facts

By the letter of the law

State Duma approved federal budget for 2024–2026, by the second reading of which received 920 amendments.

Government approved procedure for purchasing assets from foreign holdings.

Organizer of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya Sergey Khadzhikurbanov pardoned for participating in a special operation.

France issued international warrant for arrest of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The explosion that occurred at the Tambov powder plant in the city of Kotovsk, qualified How terrorist act.

Simonovsky Court of Moscow appointed six years in prison general regime in a fraud case against the former vice-president of Inteko CJSC Victor Baturin.

Investigative Committee of Russia excited criminal case under the article of causing death by negligence after a house collapse in Astrakhan.

Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced artist Alexander Skochilenko to seven years in prison general regime in the case of fakes about the Russian army.

Finland closed four Checkpoint on the border with Russia.

Resignations and appointments

British Foreign Office headed former prime minister David Cameron. James Cleverlywho held this post, appointed to the post of Minister of Internal Affairs instead of Suella Braverman.

New Vice President and Chief of Staff of SPbMTSB will be appointed Pavel Zaborshchikovwill also become vice president of the exchange Marat Zagidullin.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has entered to the board of directors of the Ukrainian telecom operator Kyivstar.

Quotes of the week

“Listen, well, he really is a dictator. A dictator in the sense that he is the same guy who runs a communist country.” (President of the U.S.A Joe Biden after negotiations with Chinese President Xi Jinping).

“The protection of newborns, the sick, medical personnel and all civilians must take precedence over other concerns. Hospitals are not a battlefield” (United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths about military raids Israel in a hospital in the Gaza Strip).

“If you say that you will pay, conditionally, half of what they take from your client, then the motivation is different, then you will try very hard to fight these scammers” (Director of the Department of Financial Policy of the Ministry of Finance Ivan Chebeskov about responsibility banks).

“We will continue to provide you with the moral, diplomatic, economic, but above all military support you need, not only this year and next year, but for as long as necessary.” (new British Foreign Secretary David Cameron during visit to Kyiv).

Initiatives of the week

Ministry of Justice asked Supreme Court to ban in Russia and recognize the “LGBTQ movement” as extremist.

German DIY network OBI disputes in a court use of the brand in Russia.

On the portal “State Services” may appear Information about SIM cards registered on citizens.

Ministry of Labor plans expand list of indicators, indicating violations of the labor rights of Russians.

Ministry of Digital Development intentionally change the issuing mechanism grants for the development and implementation of IT solutions.

Deputies offer tie preferential mortgage rates to average salary in every region.

Russian banks started actively increase issuing loans in yuan.

In the school course on “Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the Motherland” will include information about combined arms combat and the use of UAVs in combat.

Numbers of the week

In San Francisco passed 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Summit. Since its founding in 1989 year GDP in the region increased With $9 trillion before $52.8 trillion.

Russian exports for three quarters decreased by the same period 2022 year for 29.4%, imports increased by 18.3%.

Russian cinema box office for three quarters grew up year on year 61%, before 28.1 billion rub.

Growth in the ticket resale segment in the Russian Federation for nine months year on year, according to industry participants, made up before 50%.

Freight rates on the global container shipping market since summer fell more than 60%.

From January to September 2023 of the year in Russia revealed 8073 case of measles – in 288 times more than a year earlier.

Expenses of tourists on traveling around Russia in May-September grew up on 31% year to year.

Deals of the week

Former Russian structures of the British tobacco concern British American Tobacco – JSC BAT-SPb and JSC MUMT — moved BFI Holding from Abu Dhabi.

Group “Airplane” agreed about purchasing from “Gazprombank-Investa” 6 hectares on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg.

Company “Bashkir Industrial Holding” acquired “Sibanthracite” which is the world’s largest producer and exporter of anthracite.