The budget deficit of the Russian Federation in 2010, according to updated data, amounted to 4.1% of GDP instead of 3.9% of GDP announced earlier. Such data was presented on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexei Kudrin, speaking at a meeting of the board of the Federal Treasury. “We have now clarified (the budget deficit for 2010), it is 4.1%,” Interfax quotes the head of the Ministry of Finance .

The Russian stock market on Thursday morning rose above the psychological mark of 2000 points on the RTS index (the maximum since July 24, 2008) amid improving external stock conditions. The growth leaders were the shares of Novatek on the news of the purchase of a stake in the company by the French group Total, Interfax reports .

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about the inadmissibility of cutting the State Department budget due to Washington's loss in the information war to other world powers, in particular, the Russian Federation and China. According to The Washington Post , the head of the foreign policy department made a loud statement at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Basic principles that an investor should follow when choosing partners to manage their capital Making a fortune is not easy. Saving is much more difficult. If it were otherwise, the world would be dominated by investors living on rent. Who would then work to create rental income? The market has powerful tools to combat successful wealth management. The most serious thing is inflation.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin held a meeting on Thursday at the metro administration dedicated to the problems of the capital's subway. Moreover, the mayor arrived at the event using the metro: he traveled through two stations, from Turgenevskaya to Prospekt Mira, along with other passengers, RIA Novosti reports . One of the initiatives announced by Sobyanin at the meeting concerned the development of a service about traffic jams in the metro.

Sergei Polonsky announced that he was leaving business. Why shouldn't this be surprising? I met Sergei Polonsky on a sunny summer day in 2005. A tall businessman in his early thirties sat in a chair on the artificial turf roof of his office and—a journalist’s dream—answered questions clearly and enthusiastically.

Deducting part of social contributions from workers may encourage people to go into the shadows The Ministry of Health and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the media write , are actively discussing the possibility of deducting part of social contributions not from employers (through a 34% contribution from the first 463,000 rubles of salaries), but from employees. This should reduce the tax burden on business, on the one hand.

The Board of Directors of Mirax Group Corporation decided to close the Mirax brand. Chairman of the board of directors of the developer Sergei Polonsky announced this at a press conference on Thursday. According to him, “all the group’s obligations to complete the construction of facilities and pay off debts will be fulfilled.” The entrepreneur recalled that 10 years ago the company began operating in Moscow. “During this time, we managed to build about 2.5 million square meters.

Evil is not in Putin’s palaces, but in hundreds of billions of rubles, which are beautifully burning before our eyes in the Olympic flame The so-called Putin Palace in Gelendzhik is dust, trifle and vanity of vanities against the backdrop of what is happening and will happen with the Olympic venues and their financing.

Former mayor of the capital Yuri Luzhkov intends to sue the Internet portal Life News in connection with information published by the resource that the ex-mayor allegedly demanded $750 million from Bank of Moscow President Andrei Borodin for the sale of a minority stake in a credit institution. “This is a wild lie and slander. The publication does not meet the standards of journalistic ethics, since there is not a word of truth in it, ” Interfax quotes Luzhkov .

Financial Corporation (FC) Otkritie acquired 7.92% of the shares of the RTS exchange, according to the exchange materials. However, it is not disclosed who acted as the seller of the shares. On Tuesday morning, the investment bank KIT Finance announced that it had sold its 9.99% stake in the RTS. As a source in the financial market told Interfax , Otkritie acquired shares of the RTS in favor of the MICEX from KIT Finance.

OJSC Severstal completed the fourth quarter with a net loss of $352 million, EBITDA of $899 million, the company said. Revenue during the reporting period increased by 7.5% – to $3.726 billion.

More than 50 members of the public made an appeal in defense of the Russian judicial system, which, in their opinion, is being discredited against the backdrop of the second case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev.

Anastasia Novikova Author Robes that Sherlock Holmes, Rocky Balboa, Elvis Presley and other notable people would gladly wear Today, the robe is perceived as mainly home clothing, which is not customary to appear in public places. It is also commonly believed that a robe is more likely to be clothing for athletes, lazy people, elderly playboys and pensioners than a comfortable everyday item in which, after getting out of the shower, it will be pleasant to spend a cool evening.

“Our elephant gun is overloaded and our trigger finger is itching (with impatience),” wrote Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett in his annual letter to investors. What he means is that there are a lot of investment opportunities right now. “We are looking for targets for new major acquisitions,” Buffett writes. Apparently, the “Oracle of Omaha” is confident in the future growth of the American economy. “Nowadays people often talk about “huge uncertainty.” Don't let yourself be intimidated.