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WHO calls travel relatively safe during a pandemic
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 The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that the health risks of travelers are now "relatively low." However, complete safety cannot be guaranteed. COVID-19 testing and quarantine measures help reduce travel risk. |
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Banks issued half of credit cards in the second quarter of 2020
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 In Russia, 1.4 million new credit cards were issued in the second quarter of 2020, which is 50.5% less compared to the same period in 2019 (2.83 million units). Such data are provided by the National Bureau of Credit Histories (NBCH). Against the backdrop of quarantine measures and the economic consequences of the pandemic, banks began to tighten their credit policies more and more. |
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Russia is the first in the world to register a vaccine against coronavirus COVID-19
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 At the opening of a meeting with members of the government, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration of the world's first vaccine against coronavirus infection in Russia. The Sputnik V vaccine has already shown high efficacy and safety in clinical trials. All volunteers had high titers of antibodies to COVID-19, and none of them had serious complications of immunization. |
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Cyprus agrees to raise taxes for wealthy Russians
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 The tax from January 1, 2021 will increase by 15% for dividends and income transferred from Russia. The decision was made by Cyprus after discussing a proposal from Russia to amend the Agreement on the Elimination of Double Taxation (DTT). |
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Cash demand in Russia returns to pre-crisis levels
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 In July 2020, fewer banknotes entered circulation than in the pre-crisis February. From the statistics of the Central Bank that 179 billion rubles were put into circulation. in the form of cash banknotes. This is much less than in previous months, which saw the peak of volatility in financial markets and the pandemic in Russia. |
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Gold traded above $ 2000 for the first time in history
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 At the auction of the New York Stock Exchange Comex on August 4, 2020, the price of contracts for the supply of gold reached $ 2,000.25 per troy ounce (31.1 grams). In the morning, gold was trading at $ 1970, and then the price began to rise sharply. |
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US GDP in Q2 2020 collapses by 32.9% for the first time
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 According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, U.S. GDP in the second quarter of 2020 contracted 32.9% year-over-year. The contraction of the world's largest economy was recorded for the first time in the history of statistical quarterly observation, which has been conducted since 1947. |
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Poland fined Gazprom over Nord Stream 2
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 The Polish antimonopoly authority UOKiK fined Gazprom $ 57 million for ignoring an order to provide information on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The imposition of the fine is related to the creation of a consortium to finance the construction of a gas pipeline without the consent of the Polish Office for Competition and Consumer Protection. |
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GDP of the world's countries 2019 |
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List of the IMF in billion. $.
1 USA - 21482
2 China - 14172
3 Japan - 5220
4 Germany - 4117
5 India - 2957
6 France - 2844
7 Great Britain - 2809
8 Italy - 2112
9 Brazil - 1929
10 Canada - 1820
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The state debt of the countries of the world 2017 |
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Public debt of 2017 countries as a percentage of GDP
1 Japan - 250,91
2 Lebanon - 147,62
3 Italy - 131,71
4 Eritrea - 127,5
5 Portugal - 127,33
6 Cape Verde- 122,25
7 Bhutan - 122,12
8 Jamaica - 116,07
9 USA - 107,48
10 Barbados - 106,58
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Gold and currency reserves of the countries of the world 2017 |
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International reserves, billion USD
1 China - 3080,7
2 Japan - 1260,0
3 Switzerland - 773,1
4 European Union - 745,9
5 Saudi Arabia - 492,9
6 Taiwan - 444,4
7 Russia - 419,9
8 Hong Kong - 413,3
9 India - 393,6
10 Republic of Korea - 383,8
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The Russian government will additionally send 11.8 billion rubles to support large families who pay off mortgage loans. This was stated by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a government meeting.
Susanne Jona, chairman of the German doctors' association Marburger Bund, warned that the second wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus has begun in Germany. The second wave of growth in coronavirus infections is weaker than in March-April.
