Russian Economy General News: #10

miketheterrible wrote:So you are now joining the "Russian corrupt" narrative by saying it's a political struggle?

Austin wrote:Let Law follow its full course , If you keep releasing corrupt business men no matter which nationality they below it would leagalise corruption and make mockery of law and law enforcement.

kvs wrote:Regardless of the stink, the arrest of crooks of any nationality committing crimes in Russia is the right and proper thing.
This particular case actually indicates that Russia feels strong enough that it can bear another wave of anti-Russian
hysteria in the west.   This should send a message to the crooks and their NATO patrons that the climate in Russia
has changed.   Time to start packing your bags.

kvs wrote:
I think he is referring to the alleged pro and anti west west factions in Russian elites.   I think such divisions are grossly
overblown since if they really did exist, then they would be in a state of civil war as there is no middle ground regarding
NATO.  This would result in a state of paralysis in Russia's government which could not last indefinitely without any negative
consequences.  Putin's faction and the Russian people who vote him into office are the ones that count.   It is Putin who is dancing
around trying to balance Russia's response to NATO aggression.   Nobody is forcing him to do so.  
   

Rostec will build an LNG plant in the Arkhangelsk region

ARCHANGELSK, March 14. / TASS /. State Corporation Rostec is investing 14 billion rubles until 2024 in the construction of a plant for the production of liquefied natural gas and the transfer to LNG of a number of facilities in the Arkhangelsk region. This was reported on Thursday in a corporation press release.

Austin wrote:55 trillion in reserve: how did the authorities evaluate all the natural resources of Russia

Подробнее на РБК:
https://www.rbc.ru/economics/14/03/2019/5c8931029a7947b028b8886c

The assessment was made on the basis of Form No. 1-RSPI - a form of statistical reporting that contains information about the current market value of mineral reserves, explained RBC Director for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Sergey Vygon Consulting Sergey Klubkov. Seriously taking , such an assessment is not necessary, he points out. In essence, this is an unsuccessful attempt by the Ministry of Natural Resources to obtain an estimate of the cost of oil and gas reserves in Russia based on the collection of heterogeneous data from subsoil users themselves: various prerequisites for hydrocarbon prices, a limited assessment period of 20 years, lack of validity of raw materials production profiles, etc. In addition, the form contains an incorrect formula for calculating the value of stocks, says Tails.

Gas of the people: the transfer of cars of private traders to HBO will be paid by the state
Methane will help avoid future environmental problems

The transfer of private cars of Russians to gas engine fuel (methane) will be subsidized by the state. The corresponding provision is contained in the draft federal subprogram “Development of the gas motor fuel market”, which Izvestia has become familiar with. The company will also subsidize the production and development of gas vehicles by auto companies, the purchase of bit-fuel vehicles for state and municipal needs, and the transfer of taxi drivers, passenger and freight carriers from gasoline to gas equipment. Car owners will be able to get 27 thousand rubles when transferring a passenger car to HBO and maximum 147 thousand rubles when switching to a gas main tractor. This will help to significantly improve the ecology of cities , experts say.

magnumcromagnon wrote:
Most of the guys suggested aren't well known, the only proper successor would be a highly-visible statesman and a well-known commodity, and there's only 2 that come to mind....Lavrov and Shoigu. Shoigu doesn't nearly have as much diplomatic experience as Lavrov, and Lavrov is well-versed in knowing when to speak diplomatic-speech, and when to be blunt...so Lavrov it is. I foresee the Eurasian Union forming, where the president is VVP (with Lavrov taking over his old post),  and the prime minister of the Eurasian Union is Nazarbayev. Lavrov will focus on purely on domestic Russian matters, while VVP will focus on greater Eurasian strategic geo-politics.

The first businessman from the United States, Leonid Kuraev, from the “Titov list” returned to Russia

The representative of the business ombudsman, Dmitry Grigoriadi, noted that before that, seven businessmen from Europe had been returned to Russia
MOSCOW, March 16. / TASS /. Kaluga businessman Leonid Kuraev on Friday returned to Russia from the United States, where he was after initiating a criminal case against him. He became the first "American participant" from the list of business ombudsman Boris Titov, representative of the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs Dmitry Grigoriadi told TASS on Saturday.

magnumcromagnon wrote:
I think your overthinking this. 2020 will be the year the Eurasian Union is formed, and VVP could transition to that post by Q1 of 2021, and Lavrov will be 70/71 (younger than Trump). I'm not expecting him to be president for 20 years, but say 6-10 years (which should be enough time), where Lavrov retires and there'll likely be a 'true successor' in their 40-50's that can come up under his tutelage. The most important thing is that they have to a be well known commodity, with well known accomplishments that the average Federation citizen can reliable recount. Having a unknown to take over would be valuable ammunition for NATO destabilization (rumors of that coming by 2024), so the more well known a figure that they are, the more likelihood the destabilization will fail.

Yandex started testing its own social network

MOSCOW, March 16 - RIA News. Yandex began testing a new social service Aura, which will be built into the company's own application. It is reported by Tjournal , citing the press service of "Yandex".
It is noted that "Aura" will find for the user new friends using neural networks, machine learning and other technologies of "Yandex", as well as use the information already provided by the user on other company resources. In addition, people will be able to independently select an audience for their publications, for example, based on age, gender or geolocation.

So far, you can get into a new social network only by invitation from a testing participant, and everyone can invite up to five people per day.
The social network provides several stages of moderation. Automatic pre-moderation recognizes words and images that are prohibited by Yandex rules (profanity, shocking photos, insults, etc.) and does not let them through. Content can also complain. Then the moderators will check it and in case of violation of the rules will be deleted.
The date of the full launch of the new social network "Yandex" has not yet named.

magnumcromagnon wrote:
Do you at least agree the person has to be well known figure? Maybe the transition happens by 2025, and some younger popular figure can up?

Saudi Minister warned against new sanctions against Russia

BAKU, March 17 - RIA News. Possible new US sanctions against Russia, if adopted, will affect the whole world, said the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Khalid Al-Falih, at a press conference.
“Russia is a big supplier of gas to Europe, oil to China. If this happens, it will affect Europe, China and the whole world,” the minister said.

According to him, Saudi Arabia positively looks at cooperation with Russia, the countries are taking the right joint steps to stabilize the market.
"Russia is a significant supplier of energy resources, a technological leader, occupies an important place in the space industry, and so on. We are sitting at the same round table with Russia and other producers discussing how to stabilize the global oil market," said Al-Falih.

kvs wrote:

Productivity = GDP / (Working Population * Total Hours Worked in a Year)

In Bryansk launched the production of transistors and chips for smartphones and laptops

TASS, March 19. The production of transistors and microcircuits with design standards of 500 nanometers for digital technology was launched in Bryansk with the support of the Industry Development Fund (FER). The launch of the new production line will reduce the share of foreign manufacturers in the market of transistors and integrated circuits in micro-housings from 95% to 30%, the government's website reported on Tuesday .

GarryB wrote:

Do you at least agree the person has to be well known figure? Maybe the transition happens by 2025, and some younger popular figure can up?

How well known was Putin when Yeltsin picked him as his successor... which was possibly the only thing Yeltsin did right in my opinion.