The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has lowered the forecast for GDP growth in 2010 from 4% to 3.8%, said deputy head of the department Andrei Klepach, citing an updated forecast of the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation for 2010-2013, submitted by the ministry to the government.

Lending Club offers loans where banks don't go Venture capitalist Craig Jones is waiting for the IPO market to finally get going so he can cash out on his illiquid assets. In the meantime, we have to make money on liquid ones. He gave away $1.2 million, or 20% of his investment portfolio, to loans to his compatriots. Someone is starting a business, someone is expanding an existing one, someone is looking for a new home.

OJSC Atomredmetzoloto made an offer to purchase 100% of the shares of Australian Mantra Resources Ltd. for $1.15 billion. As noted in the Mantra press release , the Russian uranium state holding offered 8 Australian dollars for 1 share of the company. This is 21.2% more than the weighted average price of Mantra securities based on trading results in Australia over the past 30 days.

Will lower division football clubs survive the transition to the “autumn-spring” system? They wanted to call this league the NFL. But that's what the NFL is called in the world of sports, the American Football League. The league is the richest and most powerful. And the new league unites Russian football clubs from the first division. All together, I think they cost less than one NFL team, and all their games were hardly watched by as many people as one Superbowl final.

The Bushehr nuclear power plant will soon be connected to the network, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said in Istanbul on Wednesday. “These days we are completing the physical launch procedure of the first nuclear power plant in the Persian Gulf - the Bushehr NPP. The station's technological systems are now preparing to reach a minimum controlled power level.

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine, leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, is under recognizance not to leave. this to RIA Novosti . Press Secretary of the Prosecutor General's Office of the country Yuri Boychenko reported He recalled that a criminal case has been opened against Tymoshenko under Part 3 of Art. 365 (excess of power and official powers) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Sberbank of Russia in January-November 2010 received a net profit under RAS in the amount of 152.491 billion rubles, the credit institution said in a statement . This is 8.3 times more than the same period last year (18.456 billion rubles). It was previously reported that at the end of 10 months of 2010, the bank's net profit amounted to 126.2 billion rubles. Thus, in November the figure increased by 26.25 billion rubles.

X5 Retail Group on Wednesday closed the deal to purchase the Kopeyka chain, according to a company press release. The transaction amount is 51.5 billion rubles and takes into account Kopeyka’s net debt of 16.5 billion. X5 hopes that the acquisition of the chain will allow the company to strengthen its position as a leader in the discounter segment.

Turkey admits the possibility of involving the Russian Federation in the construction of its second nuclear power plant in the port of Sinop on the Black Sea coast, First Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the country Metin Kilci said on Wednesday. “We are at the initial stage of work on the second station,” Interfax quotes him as saying .

The tax subcommittee of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes at a meeting on Wednesday approved amendments defining the conditions that medical and educational institutions must meet when applying a zero rate on income tax. reports this Interfax . The changes were made in preparation for the second reading of the bill, which provides for the possibility of reducing the amortization period for intangible assets.

Inflation in the Russian Federation for the week from December 7 to 13 amounted to 0.2%, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said in a statement. The rate of price growth of 0.2% has been maintained for the sixth week in a row, RIA Novosti recalls . Since the beginning of the year, inflation has gained 8.1%, since the beginning of December – 0.4%.

In the city of Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Region, which has been mentioned in the media in recent weeks in connection with the collective appeal of local entrepreneurs to Vladimir Putin, three alleged members of an organized criminal group, including its leader, were detained. this to RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

The net profit of Tatneft for 9 months of 2010 according to US GAAP amounted to 30.37 billion rubles, which is 35% lower than the same period last year, the company’s report says. Analysts surveyed by Interfax predicted the figure at 28 billion rubles. In the first half of the year, Tatneft's net profit amounted to 15.86 billion rubles. Thus, for the third quarter the figure amounted to 14.51 billion rubles compared to 17.465 billion a year earlier.

December 15, 2010 news Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites What happened at the Khamovnichesky court on the morning of December 15th. Video Statement by lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant, demonstration of Khodorkovsky supporters and polite policemen Forbes newsletter The most important things about finance, investment, business and technology Copy link Share Add to favorites Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Mode for the visually impaired

In 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation allocated 11.6 billion rubles to the state program for the recycling of passenger cars, issuing about 390,000 certificates. This was announced on Wednesday by the head of the department of automotive industry and agricultural engineering of the department, Alexey Rakhmanov.