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The head of the Duma Committee on state building Pavel Krasheninnikov believes has legal grounds a proposal to raise up to 21 years (from the current 18 years) age sales of alcohol. He commented on the initiative of the Federation Council and the Ministry of health on raising the age of sale of alcohol.

The Russian national currency during today's trading on the Moscow exchange depreciates against the Euro and dollar, with the exchange rate last rose above 72 rubles.

The production of passenger cars in Russia decreased in January—April 2020 33.5% yoy to 353 thousand units, the Federal state statistics service.

With this idea the Ministry had intervened in the situation of the spread of coronavirus.

Investors in week 20 may have taken away from funds focused on Russian assets and bonds (including funds oriented not only on Russian), $210 million, follows from the data of Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR), which tracks the inflow and outflow of funds in investment funds and distribution of funds.

Deputies of Legislative Assembly of Petersburg has told, where will the money for the resettlement of communal apartments and the implementation of the program “Youth affordable housing”. As reported in the press service of the faction “Party of Growth”, it is necessary to reduce the number of inefficient budget items amounting to about 25 billion rubles.

Trading on the Russian stock market began on Friday, a significant decrease in the main indicators: 10:00 GMT ruble-denominated index Mosberg lost 0.93 percent to the previous close and was at around 2693,43 item, dollar-denominated RTS index fell by 0.88% to 1195,68 points, according to data from the Moscow exchange.

American stock indicators by the end of yesterday's trading showed a negative trend.

The economic crisis in Russia triggered by the pandemic coronavirus infection COVID-19, and the collapse of oil prices and devaluation of the ruble in February—March, may lead to fall of GDP at the end of this year from 4-6% to 10-15% depending on the duration of restrictive measures and the situation on the hydrocarbon market. Such forecast contains in research of the Boston Consulting Group.

Traditionally it is a celebration of the beginning of the agricultural season.