Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the process of switching to ruble payments for Russian gas export deliveries will take time and won’t begin immediately this week, despite the March 31 deadline set by presidential order. “This process is more drawn out in time for technical reasons,” he told reporters, adding …
Read More »The Russians are switching to cheap bread
Russians are cutting back on food, many can’t afford vegetables, meat, and anxiety in connection with the coronavirus forced again to enter the family crisis “budget rule”, which often featured a ban on your favorite delicacies. Experts believe that social support needs to be strengthened, as falling revenues and increased …
Read More »Maduro will not save the economy of Venezuela switching to the dollar
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls the greenback a “safety valve” for his country and says that the dollars can help his government to overcome the crisis caused by the U.S. sanctions. What would it mean, explained in the material DW. Dollarization is a change of the legislative framework in …
Read More »Ukrainians are switching to diesel cars
The lion’s share of diesel cars are the crossover segment. For the first six months of this year on the Ukrainian market sold about 14 thousand new diesel vehicles. This figure increased by 43% compared to first half of 2016. The lion’s share of diesel cars accounted for SUVs (crossovers). …
Read More »Ukrainians are switching EN masse to Facebook
To date, Facebook 8.3 million Ukrainian users.The Ukrainian audience of Facebook over the past two weeks have grown almost on a quarter – by 1.5 million users. Thus, as of today, Facebook 8.3 million Ukrainian users. According to the methodology of American social network users are people who at least …
Read More »European drivers are switching to alternative fuels
In the first quarter, car sales, electric vehicles and hybrids increased by 37.6% to 213 thousand cars. According to the European automobile manufacturers ‘ Association (ACEA), in the first quarter of 2017, there has been “significant growth” in the EU registrations of new cars with alternative fuels — electric and …
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