At a meeting on Friday, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation officially refused to register as candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation to one of the founders of the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, and the governor of the Irkutsk region, Dmitry Mezentsev. The CEC working group found an excessively high percentage of “defects” in the signature lists of both candidates for the top post.

Sberbank is ready to take advantage of the “window” on the market to privatize a 7.6% stake as soon as possible, if the opportunity arises. This statement was made on Friday by the President and Chairman of the Board of the Bank, German Gref, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to the head of the credit institution, cited by Interfax , the bank will need a week to technically prepare for the placement. Gref did not answer the question about the timing of the deal.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., which Motorola Inc. spun off into an independent structure in January 2011 and recorded a net loss of $80 million, or 27 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2011. This financial result is associated with expenses incurred by the company as part of the merger with Google Inc., reports Reuters . Motorola Mobility's net income for the same period in 2010 was the same $80 million.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images Seven questions to ask yourself As a coach, I help company leaders find their own solutions to the challenges they face, unlock their potential, and remove the limitations that prevent them from achieving success. But can I give some advice specifically to women just because I am also a woman? Then why not specifically brunettes and right-handers (I’m a brunette and right-hander)?

Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, at a business breakfast at the Davos Forum, spoke about numerous cases of pressure in Russia on business for supporting the opposition. “There was pressure on business for supporting serious opposition parties; there are many such examples. We must now get used to the fact that tolerance should arise in society, regardless of political views. And, among other things, the right of business to finance these political preferences and parties.

photo REUTERS 2012 Assange, who sees himself as a fighter against the global conspiracy of Western elites, has in common with the Russian political class a conspiratorial vision of the world After the news came out that the Russia Today TV channel would use the services of Julian Assange, a Reuters correspondent called me. She asked if I happen to know how much the Kremlin will pay the founder of the Wikileaks project for his program. Naturally, I have no idea about this.

Mikhail Prokhorov set himself the task of becoming “the main Anti-Putin” in the March presidential elections. The billionaire wrote about this on his microblog Twitter . On Friday, the former Right Cause leader travels to Novosibirsk as part of his election campaign. During the visit, he told reporters that he expected to receive up to 20% of the vote on March 4. “I think that a realistic figure here is from 15% to 20%,” Interfax quotes Prokhorov .

photo East News / AFP / ImageForum On tougher punishment for migrants and their accomplices, proposed by Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russian authorities should toughen penalties for violating immigration laws. In his opinion, violators should be barred from entering the country for 4-5 years, and criminal liability should be introduced for their employers and those who register them in their apartments.

This year promises increased demand for wines with reduced alcohol content Recently I came across an altered hippie saying: “When there is no money, wine helps more than money helps when there is no wine” (in the original it was, of course, about marijuana). The idea is controversial, but it is clear that in a crisis that does not expect to end, a glass of wine is still an affordable pleasure.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images Useful tips from an American investment boutique consultant I get a lot of requests for investment help from people whose interests don't align with what I do, or who simply don't meet our minimum requirements yet. I don't feel comfortable turning people down, especially loyal readers and those who really need help and can't find objective advice anywhere. With that in mind, I offer my 20 rules for smart investing.

photo REUTERS 2012 Conclusion of the meeting: the development of society is hampered by the backwardness and limitations of the political system “There is no television broadcast here, so we can improvise and talk openly about all the problems that we want to discuss,” this is how President and Chairman of the Board German Gref began the Sberbank business breakfast in Davos. At least fifty guests gathered for the morning (from 7:30 to 9:15) informal event at the Belvedere Hotel.

Fingertips for chicken wings, a spoon for mustachioed men, a shrimp peeler and other unusual inventions for meals Forbes has selected 15 unusual inventions that you might encounter at a dinner party, in someone else's kitchen, or at a picnic.

photo Itar-TASS The head of the Central Election Commission and heads of law enforcement agencies reported several figures. Deputies expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the security forces came without uniforms On Friday afternoon, Vladimir Churov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, spoke before the State Duma. He had to report on the elections held in December, to the scandalous results of which the deputies present in the hall owed their seats.

Dmitry Medvedev does not provide Vladimir Putin with adequate support in the prime minister’s struggle for the presidency. This opinion is shared by the head of the election headquarters of the head of government, Stanislav Govorukhin. “I have a feeling that he (Medvedev) is so... keeping quiet. And it seemed to me that it would be more worthy if he were actively involved in the campaign of the person whom he himself nominated as a presidential candidate.

The founder of the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, will challenge the Central Election Commission’s decision to remove him from the presidential elections. reported this on Friday RIA Novosti . “We are filing a lawsuit on this issue,” Yavlinsky said. In addition, the founder of Yabloko once again called his exclusion from presidential candidates a political decision. “I emphasize that, without any doubt, the decision taken is politically motivated.