Russia lost almost $ 8 billion in potential revenue during the first year after a decline in the dollar’s share of international reserves, Bloomberg claims. While the Central Bank invested in cheaper euro and yuan, the American currency went up in price.

The Ministry of Economic Development has prepared the maximum tax increase for small business.

Cyprus, Luxembourg and Singapore topped the ranking of the best countries for Russian business, compiled by UFG Wealth Management and Confideri family office.

The top 3 of the ranking of Russian companies with the best reputation according to the Reputation Institute includes Domodedovo, Yandex and Sheremetyevo. In general, the reputation of Russian companies is worse than that of foreign companies working in Russia, follows from the study.

This is evidenced by the rating of the research company StartupBlink, which covered more than a thousand cities and one hundred countries.

Moscow's constructors and exporters of coal and grain are among the five fastest growing companies in the Forbes rating.

The growth rate of the Russian economy in 2018 reached a record for six years, 2.3%, despite the tightening of international sanctions and pressure on financial markets.

This is evidenced by the Forbes Real Time rating data. It tracks the change in capital of the richest people on the planet and is updated in real time.

Forbes compiled an annual ranking of the best Russian and foreign banks for millionaires. For the first time in the history of this rating, Sberbank did not take the first place.

The Ministry of Economic Development has supplemented a plan to transform the business climate in Russia.

Organic agriculture, also known as biological or ecological agriculture, is a global trend that is practiced in 180 countries of the world, including Russia. The main task of organic agriculture is to be as natural as possible, ethical in relation to nature.

The search of financing is one of the key issues in business. Bank requirements are becoming tougher, the rates are growing, refusals are received all the more often. Against the backdrop of all these processes, the business is constantly looking for alternative sources of financing. There exist the following types of p2p financing.

The researchers note that the reason for the investment activity slowdown was a lack of resources: the net financial result of Russian companies in January-May 2019 increased by 36.5%, and the annual growth rate of funds on rouble deposits reached a local maximum and exceeded 30% against the background of high rates of enterprises.

New US sanctions will not affect Russia's creditworthiness, S&P analysts say. At the same time, they do not exclude the risk of introducing more stringent restrictions by Washington.

The Ministry of Finance is looking for new ways to return to Russia the money that Russian business leaves abroad. The Office proposes to change the rules for applying tax benefits and update the criteria for recognition of a person as a tax resident of Russia.

This year, Alrosa may sell the Phantom of the Rose diamond for a close to a record price of $ 60-65 million, Bloomberg writes. The company itself indicates that it will become the most expensive diamond ever mined and cut in Russia.

New measures have been introduced to support franchising in small and medium-sized businesses in Moscow.

Amid the desire to reduce dependence on the dollar, the share of settlements with major foreign trade partners in euros is growing significantly.

For the first time in eight years, Russia can enter the list of four countries with the largest foreign exchange reserves, Bloomberg predicts. This may become a “lever of pressure” on OPEC countries.

The international rating agency Fitch upgraded Russia's long-term foreign currency credit rating BBB- to BBB with a stable outlook due to the “reliable and consistent” policy.