Banking Week: From Blonde to "Big Mac»

Whistles for six million rubles, the new Bank of «Volkswagen», cost of living - this and more in the economic survey for the week. Monday. British researchers from «The Motley Fool» revealed regularity: blondes brunettes earn more, but often spend a large portion of the budget on the little things: shoes, bags and candy. Coming in October, the census will cost an average of $ 5 for every Russian. While the U.S. census enumerators supply handheld computers, the Russian government decided to purchase waterproof flashlights to 45.75 million rubles. and 6 million rubles. - Whistles to call the "reinforcements" in dangerous situations. Tuesday. Announced subsistence level: for able-bodied citizens - 5.518 thousand rubles., For pensioners - 4.395 thousand rubles. and children - 5.312 thousand rubles. Became aware of the opening of the new credit facilities to Volkswagen Bank Rus. As soon as the paid share capital (800 million rubles.) Bank will receive a license. The basis of auto loans will be cars «Volkswagen». Environment. The head of the Pension Fund of Russia Anton Drozdov has declared that 17% of Russians earn less than 1000 rubles per month. This is reflected in the deficit of the organization and forcing Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin put forward the idea of ??increasing the retirement age. The credit bureaus have become many times more to process an application for the dossier on bank customers. Growth since the beginning of the year in the National Credit Bureau of stories "was 2,8 times, and in" Ekvifaks Credit Services "- 4,1. Banks to increase credit supply and are more loyal refers to the borrowers. «Visa» has begun testing a new credit card with a display and keyboard. The new product is likely to appeal to fans to make purchases over the Internet - credit card can generate security key. Thursday. Ministry of Finance intends to raise the excise tax on gasoline from 4,3 to 5,6 thousand rubles per ton, but for this region will offer to decide the fate of the vehicle tax, which can be undone. Friday. "The central bank has announced a number of banks operating in Russia - they turned out to be 980. Over the past year decreased slightly network of institutions. At the same time in our country, revealed the low density of lending institutions per capita: 1 in 23 thousand people in England and Sweden, a bank account for 4 thousand people in the U.S. for 2 thousand, and in Germany 1,5 thousand people. Published regular index "Big Mac". According to his performance, the Russian ruble is undervalued by 38%. Thus the rate should be 18.8 rubles per 1 U.S. dollar.