... Stream." This would amount to 30-32 billion cubic meters of gas by the end of 2024. Hungary and Turkey attempted to negotiate with the US for an exemption from sanctions for payments through Gazprombank. Both sides claimed they were in talks ... ... foreign currency in Russia as it will already be overseas. This could be more convenient, especially considering the deteriorating trade with China and other countries. Chinese companies are sometimes reluctant to receive payments from Russia, but they would ...

... expectations. If the population and businesses are confident in further price increases, they tend to spend money faster or negotiate higher wages. This, in turn, accelerates demand and creates additional pressure on prices. Most often, several factors ... ... inflation affects competitiveness: prices for export goods are rising faster than in other countries, negatively impacting the trade balance. Inflation undermines trust in the national currency: citizens and businesses look to convert their savings into ...

... strategy, and competitive environment. The company and its management provide necessary data (financial reports, plans, contracts) in the form of a confidential information memorandum. At this stage, the main risks and potential returns are identified. Negotiations and agreements. Interested investors discuss the terms of the round: the amount of investment, company valuation, rights of future shareholders, and other parameters. Term sheets and key documents outlining agreements between the parties ...

... experts warn of the risk of overheating. Concurrently, investors are actively funding other rapidly growing segments, leading to the emergence of new unicorns beyond AI. Recent examples of large deals from the last few days include: OpenAI (USA, AI) is negotiating a sale of some employee shares at a valuation of around $500 billion (current valuation ~$300 billion). Ramp (USA, fintech) has raised $500 million in investments (valuation has increased to ~$22.5 billion). These and other recent mega deals ...

... ambitious player—startup Safe Superintelligence (co-founded by Ilya Sutskover)—secured about $2 billion at a valuation of over $30 billion for developing “safe” AI systems. Moreover, industry reports indicate that company Anthropic is in final negotiations for a new round of funding between $3–5 billion, which could lift its valuation to an astronomical ~$170 billion. Such mega-deals are generating a new wave of unicorns and even “decacorns” (valuations exceeding $10 billion), particularly ...