The economist advised Russians to always have cash with them.
It is always better for Russians to have a certain amount of cash with them, since in many regions of the country communication outages are recorded, which causes problems in the operation of cash registers, banking and other applications. This advice was given by economist and financial analyst Alexander Razuvaev on Monday, July 7.
"In order to avoid problems with purchases using a QR code or a bank card, it is better to always have a small amount of cash with you. For example, the average expense in a grocery store is about 2 thousand rubles. Plus refueling the car. It is better to withdraw 4,900 rubles in advance, then there will definitely be small bills so that there will be no difficulties with the change," Razuvaev said in an interview with The Paragraph.
He added that when traveling by taxi, sometimes there are difficulties with non-cash payment. In this case, you should have cash with you.
Earlier in the day, the administration of the Leningrad Region announced that security measures would be tightened in the region due to the threat of drone strikes, RT reports.
A danger signal will be introduced in the region in case of a threat via SMS alerts. In addition, it is possible to lower the communication level from 4G to 2G in an area where drones can fly, according to the website. kp.ru .
In addition, it is planned to inspect vehicles in the region that enter courtyards and parking lots near government agencies, offices and government buildings. Life.Ru .
On July 5, customers of a number of operators in St. Petersburg began complaining about problems with communication and the Internet, NSN reports.
Then there were problems in the shops of the city and the region when paying for purchases by card or using QR codes. In this regard, retail outlets began to massively switch to cash-only operations.
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