Bank loans and ratings

Following the meeting of the Board of Directors, the Bank of Russia raised its key rate for the fourth time in a row, this time by one percentage point at once - to 6.5% per annum.

Analysts have promised that Russian wines will rise in price. According to RBC, by next year, wholesale prices may jump by 15-20 percent. This conclusion was made by the experts of the NKR rating agency.

Analysts believe that in general, the total number of bankruptcy procedures of individuals will grow by 65-70% over the current year.

The share of young people in the total amount of overdue debts of Russians transferred to collectors jumped 2 times over the year to 20% in the first quarter of 2021, according to the National Association of Professional Collection Agencies.

Russia ranked 11th among European countries most attractive for foreign direct investment, according to a study by EY, which will be presented on June 3 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021).

The World Bank has improved its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2021 and 2022 for the third time - now international economists expect the Russian economy to grow by 3.2% every year.

Elon Musk continues to influence the quotes of currencies and stocks through Twitter: this time, he instantly reduced the bitcoin rate by more than 3.4 thousand dollars, or 10%.

Most of the mortgage loans in March were taken by residents of Moscow, the Moscow region and St. Petersburg, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Forbes Ukraine in March has already published a rating of the richest people in Ukraine. Since then, the top three richest people have not changed.

The daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Jennifer commented on the parents' divorce.

Forbes has published an annual ranking of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia. Moreover, 13 of them took positions in this list for the first time.

German business sentiment Index rises to highest since 1991.

In Russia, since the beginning of the year, the cost of gasoline has grown more than in the entire 2020.

Among Russian citizens, there are more than a hundred dollar billionaires, experts of the American magazine Forbes have estimated.

The World Bank has revised the forecast for the growth of the Russian economy in 2021 and 2022 for the better.