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☆ Hundreds of thousands of people fled Russia after it invaded Ukraine — and now the countries that took them in are seeing a boost in their economies
  + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Scores of Russians fled their homeland following the outbreak of the Ukraine war. The growth of such countries surged in 2022 after the arrival of these Russians, per a new report. About six months later, there was another wave of departures after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilization for the Ukraine war on September 21. Armenia — once known as the Silicon Valley of the Soviet Union — saw its 2022 growth spike to 12.6%, per the World Bank. Meanwhile, Georgia's GDP jumped by 10.1% in 2022, per the World Bank, beating an 8.8% growth forecast.
Persons: —, Insider's Jason Lalljee, Vladimir Putin, Georgia —, Armenia —, Soviet Union —, Suren, Martin Galstyan, Oleg Itskhoki Organizations: Service, Reuters, Kremlin, Novaya Gazeta, World Bank, Bank, Armenian State University of Economics, Georgia's, University of California, Bloomberg Locations: Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union, IT, outpacing, Turkey, Kazakhstan
☆ A laid-off Meta worker says the company paid her to not work: They were 'hoarding us like Pokémon cards'
  + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
An ex-Meta worker said she was part of a group that didn't have work to do when hired. Britney Levy told Insider some people were frustrated and felt Meta was stalling their careers. In the video that has since garnered over 870,000 views, Levy said she felt Meta was hiring people so other companies couldn't have them. "They were just kind of like hoarding us like Pokémon cards," she said in the video. "People who were incredibly well qualified and had turned down amazing opportunities said they felt Meta was intentionally stalling their career.
☆ The White House deleted a tweet that credited Biden for an increase in Social Security payments after a Twitter feature gave it a fact-check label
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
In a tweet Wednesday, the White House credited President Biden with raising Social Security payments. The White House said it was missing context, but Biden has touted the Social Security increase before. "Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden's leadership," the since-deleted post from the official White House Twitter account said. In line with such adjustments, the Social Security Administration announced last month benefits would be increasing by 8.7%. But it wasn't the first time Biden has appeared to try and take credit for the boost to Social Security payments.
☆ Russians fleeing Putin's draft are pouring into nearby countries, sending hotel rates, rents, and airfares soaring
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Many are heading to neighboring countries where they can enter visa-free, like Kazakhstan and Georgia. The influx has jacked up hotel rates and rents in these places. The sudden surge in Russians entering these neighboring countries has jacked up hotel rates and home rents in Kazakhstan and Georgia. Many highly educated professionals have left Russia since the war with Ukraine broke out, Insider's Jason Lalljee reported in March. In some cases, tenants have faced eviction, as they have been unable to fork up additional rents, the publication reported.
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