The surest way to become No. 1 in a promising market is to come up with a concept for it and have it approved by officials Sitting on the veranda of a country house, an accountant presses a button on his laptop, and his company’s report ends up in the tax office. No queues or picky inspectors - quickly and conveniently... Tax returns are submitted via the Internet in 23 countries, including Russia.

How is Dutch disease treated? Economic stability, oddly enough Rosstat's reports on the state of the Russian economy are full of optimism. In annual terms, GDP increased by 8% in the first quarter, and the industrial production index increased by almost 8.5%. It must be said that 8% is a very high growth rate for such a large country as Russia with its current standard of living.

The Cold War is long over. Why does the rhetoric of international relations today again resemble old times? Sixty years ago, in July 1947, New York's Foreign Affairs magazine published a remarkable article entitled "The Origins of Soviet Behavior." The author, hiding under the pseudonym “X,” coined the term “containment,” which became a key concept in the forty-year US Cold War against the USSR. Let's reveal the cards right away. Mr.

Council Housing prices in Moscow are gradually going down (according to irn.ru, since March the cost of a square meter has decreased in dollar terms by 2.4%). After more than doubling in 2005-2006, a correction is not unusual. This trend is more pronounced in the secondary market in the economy-class housing segment, and slightly weaker in the segment of expensive, high-quality housing. What should someone who bought real estate for investment purposes do in this situation?

Unlike fashionable perfumes, classic scents evoke memories and emotions. Throughout the 20th century, perfumery steadily lost its exclusivity, based on the use of expensive natural ingredients. Most natural components have been replaced with synthetic ones. This made perfumes cheaper and made them widely available. But today the idea of ​​“green living” is gaining popularity. Her followers eat organic food, wear clothes made from natural fabrics, and use furniture made from natural materials.

Science fiction legend Ray Bradbury wrote 58 books, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and All Hallows' Eve. One asteroid was even named after him. His eleventh novel, Farewell Summer, the sequel to Dandelion Wine, was published last fall, and there is another release this summer. The writer gave an interview to our correspondent from his home in Los Angeles. Is it true that you have never driven a car? Until the age of 38, my income did not even allow me to buy a car.

How to get a cheap loan in the West for personal projects in Russia Entrepreneur Alexander Mamut (No. 67 in Forbes' Golden Hundred) finances some of his projects in Russia with borrowed funds. As Mamut’s representative admits, in this case it is more profitable to take loans from European banks: while Russian banks lend money at 9–10% per annum, UBS and Societe Generale lend to Mamut at a rate of 5.5% in euros.

BlackBerry communicators are popular all over the world. Why aren't they sold in Russia? Elena R., an analyst at a large investment bank, always carries two electronic devices with her: a mobile phone and a BlackBerry communicator, which provides instant access to corporate email. BlackBerry is on 24 hours a day. “I will lose my job if I don’t respond to clients’ letters on average one and a half minutes after receiving a request,” says Elena.

There are several ways to ensure a comfortable life in retirement. Which to choose? Any person sooner or later thinks about how to maintain or improve their standard of living in old age, after they stop working or, say, sell a business. There are plenty of ways to accumulate. The general rule that applies to each of them is: the sooner you think about a retirement plan, the better. In general, advisors recommend investing at least 10% of your annual income.

Relationships with your living space should be as easy as flirting at a disco The thought that it costs to own an apartment is shattered by the thought of how much it costs. The advertisement encourages me to buy an apartment, threatening that it won’t be cheaper. I am ready to agree with this, but now the purchase will put me, and my children, and my children’s children in a debt hole. Here you start thinking, why have an apartment? How's the investment?

About subordinates, the Gillette company and Boris Yeltsin March 1922 Mister No “There are two types of people who contradict their boss. The first is a goofy guy who is too shallow to see the point in anyone's sentences but his own. The second is a guy with ideas, he is not afraid to express them and he is big enough to recognize the superiority of someone else's plan. When a boss can't come up with an idea, it's bad for him.

John Errol doesn't just collect locks - he knows how to pick them The second floor of 20 West 44th Street resembles the rocky island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay—if it were moved to midtown Manhattan and filled with bookshelves instead of prison buildings. This building houses the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, which allows everyone to use most of its library. Except for the collection stored on the dark landing on the left side.

It would be more logical to require all Russian banks to comply with Sharia law Is it ethical to advertise loans at, say, 19%, but in fact issue them at 75% per annum? If you formulate the question this way, almost everyone will answer: unethical. This is what the Central Bank thinks: from July 1, all banks will be required to announce the effective rate on their loans.

Robinson Helicopters From the window of my house, the helipad on the roof of the GRU building is clearly visible. One day, the president’s helicopter landed on it - a sight that greatly pleased my two-year-old daughter... However, if you look from a bird’s eye view, such platforms can be seen on the roofs of even non-governmental institutions, for example, on the skyscrapers of the Moscow City.

The latest generation of super computers are much faster than the human brain. Try to guess who is smarter? Networks are winning. Especially electronic ones. There has never been anything like this in world history. Telegraph, telephone, cellular communications, radio broadcasting, cable television, Internet. All these networks contribute to the democratization of the global political economy, bringing us prosperity and freedom.