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More than 31 thousand Covid-19 cases registered in Russia per day

... (652), Perm region (569), Sverdlovsk region (562) and Crimea (552). The best situation with covid is in the Magadan region (23), Chukotka (17) and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (14). It is worth noting that according to the Federal Service of the State Statistics, the figures for deaths from covid differ significantly - only over the past August 49,389 people have died. The fact is that the service also counts those who had a concomitant disease at the time of death. Thus, in 2021, 250 thousand people ...

The number of bankrupt borrowers doubled in Russia

... been declared bankrupt. At the same time, the number of such bankruptcies in the first nine months of 2021 turned out to be 80% more than in 2020. Compared to 2019, the number of bankruptcies increased by 188%, which means that it has almost doubled. Statistics show that in most cases (95.1%) the initiative for launching the bankruptcy proceedings of citizens belongs to them. People simply cannot pay off their debts and file applications in court. Situations when tax authorities initiate proceedings ...

Experts predict a decrease in the number of bankruptcies

State support provided to businesses by the governments of different countries during the pandemic has been reducing the number of bankruptcies for the second year in a row. This is the conclusion made by the experts of the Euler Hermes insurance company, predicting a decrease in the total number of bankruptcies in 2021. Experts call the continuing monetary policy pursued by the financial regulators in different countries as another factor influencing such dynamics. According to Kommersant, measures...

Drug sales through DarkNet are growing in Russia

The economic problems faced by businesses against the backdrop of the pandemic in fact have not affected the illegal market for the sale of psychotropic substances and drugs. Moreover, the market itself is becoming technological, and sales are carried out online through the DarkNet, the shadow part of cyberspace. At the same time, electronic platforms selling illegal drugs do not lag behind from the legal marketplaces like AliExpress or Wildberries in their equipment. In the context of a general...

Every 500th American has died of coronavirus in the United States

According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States has recorded 666,607 deaths from covid. Thus, almost every 500th inhabitant of the country has died of the virus and its consequences. Statistics are based on data as of September 16, 2021. In total, 332.7 million people live in the United States (as of April 2020) - since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 41.5 million people have fallen ill. It is reported that about a quarter ...

RUSSIA IS LOOSING INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS

Statistical data for 2021 indicate that the number of individual entrepreneurs in Russia is rapidly declining. Experts note that the number of persons registered as individual entrepreneurs decreased by 4% for a period of January-July. This is the first time since 2013, when the state had doubled social taxes. The most vulnerable industries turned out to be taxi drivers, owners of beauty salons and garages. Analysts announced a dangerous trend of business contraction back in 2020. However, in 2021...

THE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 HAVE CHANGED OVER A YEAR

Scientists from the UK conducted a study to find out how the symptoms of covid have changed since the beginning of the pandemic. For this purpose, medical histories and the results of mass PCR testing were studied. The findings were published on medRxiv . The main symptoms of coronavirus in April-December 2020 were sore throat, loss of taste and smell, fever and cough. It is noted that that the vaccination program had not been launched yet and the majority of patients were infected with the virus...

STUDY OF HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS: 15% OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES ARE CANDIDATES FOR BANKRUPTCY

The manufacturing sector of the Russian industry, which became the object of study conducted by specialists from the Center for Market Research (CMR) of the Higher School of Economics, has showed significant risks of bankruptcy of 15% of enterprises in the country. It turned out that out of 4 thousand companies in 82 regions of the Russian Federation, every seventh plant or factory turns out to be a ‘zombie’ enterprise. The information provided is broadly consistent with the data for the first five...

NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCY CASES BEGAN TO GROW IN RUSSIA

For the first time since 2017, an increase in the number of bankruptcies became the result of the first half of the year. Experts associate this both with the general economic situation and the consequences of the pandemic, and with the lifting of the moratorium, which nevertheless restrained the wave of bankruptcies. The number of creditors, who announced their intention to bankrupt their debtors, increased by 30% compared to the same period of the previous year. It is worth saying that since...

SALES OF CRACKERS COLLAPSED IN RUSSIAN MARKET

The companies producing crackers and biscuits have reported that sales of their products have literally collapsed due to the pandemic and the widespread obsession with healthy food. However, these are not the only products that Russians began to buy less often. According to RBC, the Rot Front company reported a collapse in the sales of crackers. The products of Karasiki, Eco Botanica and Bodrost brands began to be purchased by 42% less often. Magnit also noted that customers began to purchase crackers...

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