December 2020 | ISSUE No. 303| USRCC Business Newsletter |
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Shell Announces the Sale of a Minority Interest in QCLNG Common Facilities Infrastructure to Global Infrastructure Partners
Shell.com, December 21, 2020: The Common Facilities are currently 100% owned by Shell and include LNG storage tanks, jetties and operations infrastructure that service QCLNG’s LNG trains. Upon completion of the transaction, Shell will remain majority owner and operator of the Common Facilities. Read more...
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Rosneft Announces Climate Goals to 2035
Rosneft.com, December 21, 2020: Rosneft’s Board of Directors has reviewed the Company’s Carbon Management Plan for the period until 2035. Work on the program has been carried out over the past year. It takes into account the position of our key shareholders and will form the foundation for Rosneft’s environmental agenda in the context of low-carbon economy, including climate risks management and defining opportunities related to the future energy demand. Read more...
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Lukoil and Gazprom Sign Master Agreement on Development of Two Fields in the Nenets Region
Lukoil.com, December 21, 2020: President of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom Alexey Miller signed the Master Agreement on the Terms of the Development of Vaneyvisskoye and Layavozhskoye fields (located in the Nenets region, Russia) today. Governor of the Nenets Autonomous District Yuri Bezdudny also took part in the signing ceremony. Read more...
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Transneft Expects 2020 ESPO Oil Pumping to Rise 2.4% to 73 mln tns
1prime.biz, December 22, 2020: Oil transportation of Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft via the East Siberia–Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline will rise by 2.38% to 73.2 million tonnes in 2020, the company said in its corporate magazine on Tuesday. "Transportation of 73.2 million tonnes of oil via the ESPO is expected in 2020, including 42.8 million tonnes via the ESPO-2," the document read. Read more...
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Russia Needs to Change Economic Model in 3-4 Coming Years, Says First Deputy PM
Tass.com, December 23, 2020: Russia will need to update the economic model and find new growth drivers, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov says on Wednesday. "The task is to update the economic model over 3-4 years, overcome its structural drawbacks and form new internal growth drivers," Belousov said. Read more...
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Russia’s Retail Sales Weaken in November to -3.1%, Biggest Contraction in Six Months
Intellinews.com, December 20, 2020: The contraction in retail sales deepened in November as sales growth slipped from -1.4% year on year in October (revised from -2.4% y/y) to -3.1% y/y, its weakest reading since May, Rosstat reported on December 18. The drop in retail turnover comes as the economy slows since September after recovering fast in the summer after the lockdown restrictions were lifted. Read more...
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Russia Second in Bloomberg Rating of Economies Expected to Beat Expectations in 2021
Ved.gov.ru/eng, December 18, 2020: Bloomberg analysts have placed Russia second in its ranking of developing markets with the brightest outlook for the economy for the next year, the study of 17 emerging countries reveals. According to the report, based on 11 indicators of economic and financial performance, the Russian economy will be among the leaders next year, thanks to robust external accounts and a strong fiscal profile, in addition to an undervalued ruble. Read more...
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Rosneft's Plans for 2021-22 Stipulate 100% Replenishment of Reserve, Resource Base
Interfax.com, December 21, 2020: The board of directors of Rosneft has reviewed the preliminary results of the company's activities for 2020 and has approved its plans for financial and economic activity for 2021-2022, the Russian state oil company said in a statement. Rosneft said that it has ensured in 2020 the implementation of the key areas of its strategy, taking into account the current restrictions on the level of oil output, the effect of the consequences of the spread of the coronavirus, as well as the substantial change in the macroeconomic environment this year. Read more...
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◾ Houston-Tyumen Sister Cities
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Tyumen Took Second Place in the Rating of "IQ cities" of Russia
Tumen.mk.ru, December 23, 2020: Fruitful and effective cooperation between the government of the Tyumen region and the administration of the city of Tyumen allowed the regional capital to take 2nd place in the IQ of cities index. Among the estimated parameters for the digitalization of urban economy among cities with a population of up to 1 million inhabitants were smart housing and communal services, urban management, innovations for the urban environment, smart urban transport, intelligent systems of public and environmental security, tourism and services, intelligent systems of social services, economic condition and investment climate, infrastructure of communication networks. Read more...
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Tokayev Addresses CIS Heads of State, Calls for Greater Cooperation
Astanatimes.com, December 20, 2020: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev participated in the meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State Dec. 17 held via a videoconference, reported Akorda press service. The meeting explored aspects of cooperation within the CIS, prospects for its development, and efforts to counter the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
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Three Belarusian Companies Named 2019 CIS Quality Excellence Award Winners
Eng.belta.by, December 22, 2020: The CIS Quality Excellence awards to the heads of the winning companies were presented by Chairman of the Belarusian State Committee for Standardization Valentin Tataritsky in a ceremony in Minsk on 22 December, BelTA has learned. Read more...
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Azerbaijan, Russia’s Astrakhan Mull Cooperation
Azernews.az, December 23, 2020: Azerbaijan and Russia’s Astrakhan region have discussed ways of enhancing cooperation in agriculture, fishing, shipbuilding, construction, metallurgy, logistics and other areas, Azerbaijan’s Economy Ministry has reported. The discussion took place during a conference between Azerbaijani and Astrakhan businessmen organized by Azerbaijan-Russian Business Council and Astrakhan Ministry of Industry and Natural Resources. Read more...
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◾ US-Russia Related News in Russia
◾ Новости недели
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Компании РФ Рассчитывают Вернуться к Доковидному Уровню Доходности не Ранее Конца 2022 Года
Finmarket.ru, Декабрь 23, 2020: Российские компании не ожидают возвращения к допандемийному уровню доходности бизнеса ранее конца 2022 года. Такого мнения придерживаются 77% участников исследования, проведенного HSBC. Еще 12% респондентов считают, что к этому показателю они вернутся не ранее конца 2023 года. При этом 17% ожидают возращения к докризисному уровню рентабельности до конца этого года. Читать далее...
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Кремль Ожидает Отрицательную Динамику на Рынке Нефти «еще какое-то время»
Kommersant.ru, Декабрь 23, 2020: На рынке нефти произошло катастрофическое падение спроса и отрицательная динамика по ценам продолжится «еще какое-то время», сказал пресс-секретарь президента России Дмитрий Песков. Он считает, что российскому правительству вместе с другими странами удалось стабилизировать ситуацию. Читать далее...
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Налоговая Служба Расширила Перечень Зарубежных Активов, о Которых Необходимо Отчитываться
Vedomosti.ru, Декабрь 22, 2020: Налоговая служба дополнила требования валютного контроля обязанностью налогоплательщиков предоставлять информацию о движении финансовых активов. «C 1 января 2021 г. при предоставлении отчетов по зарубежным счетам в банках и иных организациях финансового рынка для резидентов устанавливаются требования об указании не только информации о движении денежных средств, но и сведений об иных финансовых активах». Читать далее...
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Органы Власти Поддержали Предложение МЭР Ввести "Золотые Визы" для Иностранных Инвесторов
Tass.ru, Декабрь 23, 2020: Федеральные органы власти поддержали предложение Минэкономразвития выдавать иностранцам вид на жительство в РФ в обмен на инвестиции (так называемые "золотые визы"), в ближайшее время будет запущена процедура внесения изменений в законодательство, заявил глава Минэкономразвития Максим Решетников. Читать далее...
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США Опубликовали Детали Торговых Ограничений Против 45 Структур из России
Rbc.ru, Декабрь 23, 2020: Бюро промышленности и безопасности (BIS) при Министерстве торговли США опубликовало правила, по которым с 23 декабря начнут применяться экспортные ограничения в отношении 45 российских организаций, признанных «конечными военными пользователями». Из документа, размещенного в официальном журнале правительства США, следует, что поставки определенных товаров и технологий производства США в адрес российских структур, включая «Ростех», несколько научно-исследовательских институтов Российской академии наук (РАН), «Росатома» и «Роскосмоса» и гражданских самолетостроителей, станут практически невозможны. Читать далее...
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