Economy

• 21 April, 09:00 ‘COVID-19 is a shot against a global catastrophe’: what will happen after pandemic Among consequences of the coronavirus, futurologists name more intense centralised management, robotics, a sedentary lifestyle and psychological problems
• 17 April, 09:00 ‘The four-day week is the optimal option’: how industrial giants survive in self-isolation The coronavirus pandemic has seriously damaged the economy, but leading companies are looking for an opportunity not to lay off their employees to the last
• Investments 16 April, 09:00 Rustam Minnikhanov: ‘The republic will support the sectors with serious problems as much as possible’ Entrepreneurs of the republic discussed the most painful consequences of self-isolation at a meeting with the Tatarstan president and Russia’s business ombudsman

• Finance 21 April, 09:00 Central Bank of Russia ready to lower key rate New measures of the Central Bank of Russia to support businesses: regional banks will be involved in issuing salary loans, and loan repayment holidays will be extended to medium and large businesses
• 17 April, 09:00 A law or a set of regulations? SZPK coming into force The significantly simplified law 'On protection of capital investments' has become 'concise and compact', but it may not stimulate investment activity in the expected size and with the desired result
• Finance 13 April, 09:00 Central Bank to give banks 500bn to restructure loans of SMEs The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has enthusiastically “interrogated” the Central Bank on financial supporting measures for SMEs

• Investments 10 April, 09:00 How petrochemical industry support project can lead to bankruptcy of leading manufacturing companies While some companies are making money on exporting and selling liquefied petroleum gases on the Russian market, others are being on the verge of survival
• 09 April, 09:00 Coronavirus in Near East: no money and job in Lebanon, and bread queues in Syria Anhar Kochneva on how Beirut and Damascus residents are experiencing “self-isolation” at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
• 07 April, 09:00 Aleksey Maslov: “Coronavirus has stimulated the self-cleaning of world economy” The director of the Institute of the Far East of the Russian Academy of Sciences about the difference between Chinese and Western approaches to fighting epidemics. Part 2

• 09 April, 09:00 Dmitry Medvedev promises support to Russians until the end of the epidemic The leader of United Russia has called on party members to support doctors and small businesses
• Finance 07 April, 09:00 Central Bank of Russia: there to be no general extension to loans, but it's not recommended to charge fines and penalties The extension to loans during the non-working week has been cancelled, but the Central Bank of Russia has recommended the banks not to penalize borrowers for delinquency until the end of April
• 06 April, 09:00 ‘Tatarstan may reduce the length of holiday’ How Tatarstan reacted to the president’s address about non-working April