Business
Russian beer giant taking Carlsberg to court – Kommersant
The former Russian subsidiary of Danish brewer Carlsberg has filed a lawsuit to protect licensing rights for certain brands, media reports
Largest foreign companies operating in Russia revealed
Forbes has published latest list of the biggest Western firms that continue to operate in Russia amid sanctions
Russian industrial production falls for fourth straight month
Russia’s industry has slumped on the back of a range of negative factors, official statistics are showing
Russia’s national debt reaches 16.7% of GDP
Russia’s state debt increased by 9.8% in the first six month of the year as the government needed money to support the economy, data shows
Chinese payment service aiming to enter Russian market – RBK
Payment service Helipay is looking to simplify cross-border transactions for Russian and Chinese businesses, RBK reports
Italy’s working population set to dramatically shrink – data
Italy’s demographic crisis is deepening, as the proportion of working-age people decreases
Most royal of UK boroughs declares it’s nearly broke
Britain’s Windsor and Maidenhead council risks becoming latest local authority to go bust as debt exceeds £200 million ($240 million)
Egypt ramping up Russian grain imports – Bloomberg
Egypt is in talks to buy 1 million tons of Russian wheat through a government-to-government deal, Bloomberg has reported
Russia can’t keep up with inflow of Chinese imports – Bloomberg
About 150,000 excess shipping containers from China are reportedly stacked up in Russian depots, reflecting the huge surge in trade
EU launches world’s first carbon border tax
The first phase of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) kicked in on October 1
Oil prices score major third-quarter rise
Global prices for crude oil have ended almost 30% higher for the third quarter as supplies tighten
London office vacancies hit 30-year high
Empty workspace is growing in the UK capital as many people continue to work from home
German energy giant admits it's probably still buying Russian gas
The chief of German energy giant Uniper Michael Lewis says Russian LNG may easily be sold in Germany as its origin is impossible to identify
South American country boasts world’s fastest-growing economy
Resource-rich Guyana has been projected to grow at an “extremely fast” pace in the coming years, CNBC reports
Russia boosts cross-border settlements in yuan
The share of the yuan in Russia’s foreign trade excluding China has surged to 25%, official data shows
‘External pressure’ strengthening Russian economy – Putin
Western sanctions meant to cripple the Russian economy have become a powerful incentive for developing industries, Vladimir Putin says