Net public debt of Russia again exceeded liquid reserves, reaching as at 1 July of 1.55 trillion rubles, according to RBC with reference to the statistical data of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance.
Net debt implies that the government assets do not cover the amount owed.
Sberbank is testing one of its offices a system for detecting people in places of their mass congestion or large multi-storey buildings using the technology of augmented reality (AR), plans to start its commercial operation in 2021, RIA Novosti press-service of the Bank.
The Bank, according to Rospatent, has developed a technical solution, which allows with high accuracy to find people in places of a mass congestion of people, or large high-rise buildings, which they shouldn't be. After detection, the system offers the quickest route to the location of the "intruder". The system uses the tools of augmented reality and 3D modeling, the program can be used in the special AR glasses with an integrated camera.
In a number of Russian regions from the third Aug is limited to the cash replenishment of transport maps. New rules introduced due to changes in regulation e-wallets. You can recharge the card will be in the Bank or electronically via the Internet.
As explained by RIA Novosti, the Chairman of the Association of market participants of electronic money and remittances (de) Victor Dostov, entering into force a ban on the replenishment of non-personalized wallets in cash applies to all types of non-personal tools, regardless of their destination. Gets banned and the cash funding of a significant number of transportation cards, students cards and other tools.
Residents of several Russian regions from August 3 will no longer be able to replenish cash transport card due to changes in regulation e-wallets. You can recharge the card will be in the Bank or electronically via the Internet.
"The ban on the replenishment of non-personalized wallets in cash, which shall enter into force on 3 August, applies to all types of non-personal tools, regardless of their destination. Thus, the limitation will apply and the cash funding of a significant number of transportation cards, students cards and other tools," - said RIA Novosti Chairman of the Association of market participants of electronic money and remittances (de) Victor Dostov.
Sberbank has completed investigation against accused of sexual harassment of employees, found no reason to dismiss one of them, reported RIA Novosti in the press service of the Bank.
In mid-July in social networks, there have been several reports of people experiencing harassment. In some cases, reference was made to the employees of Sberbank. The Bank has announced that it has suspended two employees of the group at the time of inspection made of the charges. Later, one of them is an employee of a subsidiary of the savings Bank Ruslan Gafarov, Twitter announced the dismissal from the group.
Sberbank confirms inspection offices in Moscow after reports of "mining", the offices are working normally, customer service does not stop, told RIA Novosti press-service of the Bank.
Earlier, the representative of the emergency services of the capital told the news Agency that Moscow has begun check of all offices of the savings Bank after the message from the unknown about what was allegedly planted the bombs.
Russian pensioners in Abkhazia will cease from August to receive pension in ATMs, the press service of the Ministry of social welfare and demographic policy of the Republic.
"The Ministry of social Affairs and demographic policy of the Republic of Abkhazia informs pensioners receive Russian pensions and supplements to pensions, as well as receiving pensions of Abkhazia and supplements to pensions that from August 2020, the servicing of Bank cards of pensioners ATMs of credit institutions of Abkhazia will be stopped", - stated in the message.
Many owners take out their Pets to the cottage in the summer, as a result, in this season the animals are ill 73% more often than at other times of the year, estimated a subsidiary company of Sberbank "Sberbank Insurance" and veterinary services "cat and Dog" by comparing case statistics for March and June of this year.
As reported by RIA Novosti in the press service of the insurer, 60% of owners of cats and dogs in the summer, go along with them to the country. There Pets feel more relaxed, but also increases the risk that they face, for example, by trauma or tick bites.
The Russian government will sign an agreement of intent with the state Corporation Rosatom and rostec, aimed at import substitution of software for the Russian industry, the decree, signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, published on the official portal of legal information.
According to the decree, the new agreement is aimed at developing high-tech region "New production technologies" import substitution and industrial software. The agreement provides for "the reduction of the existing critical level of dependence of Russian organizations from supplies of foreign industrial software."
Perm company "Promobot" (Promobot) in 2020, the supply in Bolivia and Mexico 80 terminals with contactless temperature measuring body, said the Russian export centre (REC).
"To measure the temperature in Bolivia and Mexico will be the device of the Russian company "Promobot". Their terminals are already set to USA, UAE, Germany and Greece. In the framework of agreements signed with partners of the company, in 2020 to Bolivia will go 20 stations "Promobot thermal control", and in Mexico - 60", - stated in the message.
The state Duma adopted the law amending the Budget code, in particular, allow the government of the Russian Federation in 2020 to increase Federal spending by 1.8 trillion rubles without amendment.
These funds can be directed at preventing the deterioration of the economic situation, prevention and elimination of consequences of the spread of coronavirus, and for other purposes determined by the Cabinet. The government this year already has the authority to exceed budget expenses income from savings and other income in excess of the plan.
An employee of a subsidiary of the savings Bank Ruslan Gafarov Twitter announced the dismissal after allegations of sexual harassment and rape.
Earlier, representatives of the Bank announced that it has suspended two employees at the time of inspection.
Most Russian banks already offer the Russians to get a mortgage with a minimum down payment of 10% of the cost of housing, but on more liberal terms to make the loan, they are not yet ready, the survey showed the largest credit institutions, conducted by RIA Novosti.
Sberbank on Wednesday reported a decrease in the minimum down payment on mortgages for the purchase and construction of housing to 10% from 15% for payroll clients and up to 30% from 50% for customers who arrange a mortgage without proof of income and employment.
Sberbank and FSUE "Soyuzmultfilm" created a joint venture through the entry of the Bank into a subsidiary of the film Studio "Soyuzmultfilm" at the first stage, the Bank invests more than 1 billion rubles, said in a joint statement of the parties.
Sberbank in August, reported RIA Novosti, together with the "Soyuzmultfilm" will develop a platform for the production of media content.
Expenditures of Russians in wine shops during the week from 6 to 12 July for the first time since the start of the pandemic coronavirus decreased by 2.2% compared to last year, according to a study of the savings Bank.
"Spending at liquor stores for the first time the pandemic came to minus 2.2% compared to the previous year", - said in the study.
Clients of Sberbank will be able to purchase goods on credit, having it over the payment terminal when paying by card at the checkout of shops, you do not need to produce any documents, the Bank said.
"Service "Buy with the savings Bank" has expanded its capabilities and now offers clients a lending offline purchase from retail stores. Clients of Sberbank can apply for a loan to purchase a product directly on the store checkout. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes", - stated in the message.
Employers in Russia value most in young employees responsibility, in the interview are more likely to pay attention to the performance tests, experience and high school, and less on evaluation during the study, a research of the Autonomous non-commercial organization "Russia - country of opportunities".
According to research employers when applying for a job often pay attention to the completion of a test task (56,9%), existing experience (44.1 per cent), the University (38.2 per cent) and success in professional competitions and contests (36.3 percent). Evaluation during the studies is among the least important factors (by 18.6%).
Russian robot Promobot the resident company of the SKOLKOVO Foundation, "Promobot" was a tour of the Tula Museum of weapons, he talks about the exhibits and answering visitors ' questions, told RIA Novosti press-service of the company.
It is reported that the robot, who was named the Wealthy, recognize faces and speech, moves independently, avoiding obstacles, and needs no supervision by the person. It can also continue the exposition, supplementing the information about the exhibits with images and videos, which are broadcast on his screen.
The first Russian humanoid robot Promobot the resident company of the SKOLKOVO Foundation, "Promobot" became a member of the multifunctional center of Perm "My documents", it accepts the documents and enters the data into the information system, told RIA Novosti press-service of the company.
The robot can replicate human emotions: moving eyes, eyebrows, lips and other "muscles", to chat and answer questions. Overall, it can play more than 600 variants of micromite person. The appearance of the robot created by the neural network: based on the analysis of the appearance of several thousands of Russian women was created by the generalized image - a girl with brown hair and brown eyes. Experts Promobot also used their technology to create artificial skin.
Sberbank launches a new system of payment services SberPay, which allows you to pay for purchases online and in retail stores, for use should the mobile application of the Bank, the report said the largest Russian Bank.
"SberPay allows you to pay online on sites and app and offline in retail outlets equipped with POS-terminals of Sberbank, accepting contactless payment. It's enough to have a mobile application "Sberbank Online", - said in the message.
Some Russian banks are planning to lower mortgage rates, while a number of players had already improved the conditions for such lending and further decisions in this area will depend on the market situation, the survey of credit institutions conducted by RIA Novosti.
On Tuesday the savings Bank has lowered rates on mortgages by 0.5 percentage points. According to the Deputy Chairman of the management Board, Bank Vozrozhdenie Natalia Shabuninoj, the credit institution is considering the possibility of reducing in the near future interest rates on mortgage loans on both the primary and the secondary housing. Bank "Zenit" will soon reduce the rate "classic military" mortgage, said Deputy Chairman of the management Board of the Bank Dmitry Yurin.
The appetite of Russians to foreign exchange increases as the easing of quarantine measures, showed a survey of credit institutions conducted by RIA Novosti: a number of large banks noted a significant increase in an average bill for such operations due to cancellation of the regime of self-isolation. Still grow he can with the opening of borders and starting of international flights, however, banks warn that there are big surprises should not wait.
Sberbank, however, significant fluctuations in the average check is not fixed. "In June this year, the average amount of a single exchange transaction corresponds to the average amount of similar operations in the period of self-isolation and exceeds a similar indicator of last year by 60%", - reported in the largest Russian Bank.
Russian banks in the near future do not plan to renegotiate the terms of foreign currency deposits for the population, the survey of credit institutions conducted by RIA Novosti.
In Russia there is a ban on negative Deposit rates. In the past year, large banks lowered rates of deposits in Euro to a symbolic 0.01% per annum or abandons them. Some players have even introduced a fee for maintenance of accounts in Euro for major clients-individuals.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Sberbank of Russia would participate in the financing of large investment projects in the country, according to the state Agency BelTA.
Gref is on a working visit in Belarus. As expected, on Friday evening Lukashenko and Gref will take part in the opening ceremony of the multimedia light and music fountain, which was a gift to Minsk from Sberbank in the independence Day of the Republic. The idea of the gift originated a year ago when the head of Sberbank has paid a working visit to Belarus and met with the Belarusian leader.
Investigators in Rostov-on-don have detained the robber, who, threatening with a grenade, stole from the Bank 1.5 million and 27 thousand dollars, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of internal Affairs of Irina Volk.
Earlier on Wednesday, a source in law enforcement bodies reported to RIA Novosti that the robbery happened in a branch of Sberbank in the Voroshilov district of the city. Later in the press service of the South-Western Sberbank of Russia JSC, the Agency confirmed this information.
Contactless payments using the technology of face recognition definitely possible with small amounts, for example, at the gas station or in the subway, said Deputy Chairman of the Russian security Council, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fund "SKOLKOVO" Dmitry Medvedev.
On Thursday, he held a video meeting with the leaders of the startups of SKOLKOVO. The founder of visionlabs, which is engaged in creating products in the field of face recognition and objects spoke about a new solution that allows you to make purchases and conduct transactions in a contactless manner, by means of identifying the person.
The volume of expenses of citizens for goods and services in June could not recover to the levels of last year, a decrease of 8.5%, the study said savings Bank.
On the overall results June, in their opinion, could be affected by the increased reduction of expenses in weekly terms: if in the week from 15 to 21 expenses decreased by only 0.5% compared with the preceding week, June 22-28, the decline was 1.7%.
American Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, interested in the participation in the capital of the Russian Internet shop Ozon, the CEOs held a meeting, told reporters the main owner of AFK "System" (owns about 43% of Ozon) Vladimir Yevtushenkov.
Earlier in the AFC said they are considering the possibility of attracting investors in Ozon and did not rule out an IPO of the retailer. In October 2019 Yevtushenkov said that the IPO Internet retailer can pass on the London and Moscow stock exchanges in case of readiness of the company.
Central Bank of the Russian Federation on the background of the easing of restrictions coronavirus decided not to renew its recommendation on the admission of banks cards with the expired period of validity of the credit organization will cease to serve from 1 July. However, the survey showed RIA Novosti, not all banks are going to dramatically finish accepting expired "plastic": they believe that customers need to allow additional time to exchange an outdated card to a new one.
ROSBANK plans to extend the validity of cards of their customers for another month after the end of the basic term. Promsvyazbank in July, will continue to serve cards, the validity of which expired in March, April and may (of the order of 80 thousand cards). Transactions via these cards can be made until August 1.
Yandex and Sberbank plan in the third quarter to close the deal, involving the termination of cooperation on the "Yandex.Market" and "Yandex.Money", says the company.
As part of the deal, Yandex will buy the 45% share of Sberbank in the "Yandex.Market" over 42 billion, consolidating 100% of the company, and selling Bank share in "Yandex.Money" in the amount of 25% plus 1 ruble for pre-2.4 billion rubles (Bank now owns 75% minus 1 ruble "Yandex.Money").
Total savings income from the sale of "Yandex" its share in "Yandex.The market" will be about 20 billion rubles, the final size will be determined at the close of the transaction, the Bank said.
Sberbank and "Yandex" cease cooperation in joint enterprises. Under the deal, the company will redeem, the savings Bank share in "Yandex.Market" for 42 billion rubles, and the Bank will redeem "Yandex" share in "Yandex.Money" for 2.4 billion rubles.
The Russians, using remote medical consultations often turn to therapists, pediatricians and psychologists, told RIA Novosti press-service of the savings Bank, which reviewed the work of its medical service SmartDrive.
The top five popular physicians, albeit with a large margin, also included neurologists and dermatologists (3% of cases). And the small number of cases (1%) were from endocrinologists.
Hackers have been increasingly used to attack company's IOT devices, these attacks on itself, fixed and savings Bank, said the Chairman of the Board of Bank Stanislav Kuznetsov.
"Cyber criminals are increasingly using the so-called IOT devices and make an attack on various companies and organizations using these devices," he said during a press conference.
The most common vulnerabilities in mobile applications is insecure storage of data, it is found in 67% of the projects, the report said Sberbank and its subsidiary, Bi.Zone.
"Mobile apps: the most common vulnerability is insecure data storage - 67% of the projects. Problems with unprotected data transfer is found in 49% of the projects", - follows from the document.
The attackers, using artificial intelligence, created a new generation of Bank Trojans, which is quite difficult to recognize, said the Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Stanislav Kuznetsov.
"Banking Trojans have become more sophisticated, they have become a new generation of banking Trojans that to recognize a rather difficult" - he said at a press conference.
The demand for the Russian investment coins on the background of the coronavirus and increased volatility in global financial markets rebounded significantly, RIA Novosti was told in the country's largest banks.
Such coins can be very interesting asset, especially for the novice investor: investments do not require special knowledge, and the value follows the quotations of the metal from which they are made.
Russian banks Jun 14 prohibited from charging a fee for interregional money transfers within the same credit institution, the relevant law came into force on Sunday.
In mid-December last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law abolishing the so-called Bank of roaming, that is the Commission for interregional money transfers between accounts of citizens in one Bank. According to the document, the size of the fee when transferring funds from account to account between individuals within the same Bank can not be attributed to the opening of Bank accounts in different separate (internal structural) branches of the Bank.
The Bank had to write off one-off payments for the children to repay debts only when bailiffs were sent to the Bank the decision about withdrawal from the client's account, and the enrollment was not marked as a social payment, or if the client has instructed the repayment of debt from the account that received the payment, said the credit institution.
Clients of Sberbank in Twitter on the eve complained about the cancellation of the Bank in respect of the debt of child support paid in connection with the pandemic coronavirus. The Bank told RIA Novosti that Sberbank write-off lump sum payments to children on account of repayment of debts are not a system, it is checked.
Sberbank examines the complaint for the cancellation of the lump-sum payment for children to repay debts. About told RIA Novosti in the press service of the financial institution.
Informed clients of the savings Bank complained in social networks that the Bank account debt write off child allowances, which are paid because of the pandemic coronavirus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will hold a meeting on development of telecommunications, meeting with Governor of Leningrad region and international telephone conversation, said the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.
"It will be a video conference, a representative group of participants. Virtually the entire leadership of the government headed Mishustin, the administration headed Vaino, representatives of the industry", - told reporters Sands.
The largest Russian banks do not hurry to return employees to the offices and plan to continue to work remotely, you should from a survey of the largest credit institutions.
The mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin announced on Monday that from June 9 in the capital canceled withdrawal and permit regime imposed over the coronavirus.
Russian banks on the background of the easing of the restrictive measures imposed because of the pandemic coronavirus, have begun to reduce rates on mortgages, the survey of credit institutions RIA Novosti.
Alfa-Bank decreased by 0.4 percentage points rate for a mortgage loan to buy housing on the secondary market and for mortgage refinancing. "The easing of quarantine measures has led many Russians to think about how to properly manage your expenses. Mortgage refinancing will help to save on monthly payments: reduce the amount of the overpayment or to reduce the term of the loan," - said the head of mortgage crediting Department of the Bank Artem Ivanov.
Sberbank before the end of the week will complete the transition to the new system of transfers with a subscription, reported RIA Novosti the Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Svetlana Kirsanova.
The Bank since April gradually began to replace the traditional Commission on remittances between physical persons subscription: for that Sberbank has set for the customers monthly limit on the amount of free transfers to 50 thousand rubles. To transfer funds in excess of the limit, the customer must subscribe or pay a fee of 1%.
New business loan program at 2% to support employment starts in Russia, loans can take as small company to large business affected by the coronavirus industries, as well as a number of socially-oriented NGOs. Banks expect to issue up to 250 billion rubles of such loans.
Starting from 1 June secretitos at 2% to support employment in companies affected by the pandemic industries, announced Russian President Vladimir Putin. The repayment period is April 1, 2021. If during the term of the loan program the company will maintain employment at the level of 90% or more of its current staffing levels, after the expiration of the term of the loan the loan and interest thereon are fully charged, these costs would be borne by the state.