Heineken and tea brands Lipton, Saito and Brooke Bond will leave Russia. In addition, DHL to withdraw from domestic Russia transportation services
Brewing concern Heineken suspended its activities in Russia at the end of March. At the same time, it was announced that all seven Russian Heineken factories would continue to work until they are sold. This was reported by Vedomosti.ru.
Ekaterra company, which owns Lipton, Saito and Brooke Bond tea brands, has decided to suspend its activities in Russia, Kommersant.ru writes.
Logistics giant DHL will withdraw from all domestic transportation services within Russia from Sept. 1, the company said on Friday, blaming technical issues with IT systems and infrastructure, operational difficulties and legal constraints. This was written about by Reuters.com.
Sanctions harm the Russian economy, though Moscow claims otherwise
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February 2022, the European Union imposed six packages of sanctions against Russia and agreed on a seventh one. As a result of nearly 1 000 global companies leaving the country, Russia has lost businesses that account for almost 40 percent of its GDP, according to a Yale study.
The Russian state budget has run into a deficit for the first time, and the Kremlinʼs finances are "in a much more difficult situation than is commonly believed".
Meanwhile, according to the authors, the Russian financial markets ― taking into account the prospects for the future ― demonstrate the worst performance in the world, which limits the ability to attract new investment to revive the economy. This was written about by dw.com.
The united cinema chain Cinema Park and Formula Kino announced the cancellation of the "film product" campaign
As part of the action, viewers were offered a free pre-session service with viewing "foreign video materials” ― actually popular foreign premieres. All tickets purchased under the promotion were returned to customers, there is no damage to the copyright holder. The companyʼs management is awaiting proposals from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation to create a working group to implement a joint plan to support the film industry.
Employees of the AvtoVAZ plant in Izhevsk were offered five salaries for voluntary dismissal
Due to the crisis in the supply of components for Lada Vesta and the suspension of the production of these cars, AvtoVAZ offered employees, in case of voluntary dismissal, a payment of 5 to 7 salaries and assistance in further employment. It is clarified that seven average salaries will be paid to employees of pre-retirement age upon early retirement. At the end of July, the union of the Izhevsk plant in an open appeal to Putin complained that the employees had been idle for more than five months and asked "not to allow the destruction of the best car plant in Russia“”. It was reported by interfax.ru
In the Ivanovo boarding school, the recruitment of children to raise them as "soldiers of Christ" was announced
The boarding school at the Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery recruits children for the new academic year in order to educate them as “warriors of Christ”, sacrificial to the fatherland. Parents are assured that at school their sons will become "real young men, defenders of the earthly and Heavenly Fatherland." Also, children will learn to fight "both on the spiritual battlefield and on the earthly field." It was reported by theinsider.today.
Russia has been gripped by a massive post-traumatic syndrome: prices for painkillers and tranquilizers have skyrocketed in pharmacies
Demand for antidepressants in Russia increased by 66%. The number of people experiencing bouts of anxiety and depression has risen to 43%.
In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior the concert “Hit parade of the USSR” was announced
In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, a concert “Hit Parade of the USSR” will be held, but when you try to buy tickets, either it is reported that they are all sold, or it is proposed to leave a special application for their purchase. The concert itself is scheduled for September 16 in the hall of church cathedrals of the temple. According to the announcement, Soviet songs by Edita Piekha, Muslim Magomaev, Iosif Kobzon and others will be performed by participants in the “TenorA of the 21st Century” and “Vegas” projects, which include soloists from Moscow opera houses. The announcement of the event also states that "before, ice cream was delicious", "people were somehow kinder, more sympathetic", and that "there is no easier and faster way to go back to the longed-for past”. The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is one of the main Orthodox churches in Russia.
This was reported by RadioSvoboda.ru.