VTB's net profit at the end of 2011 amounted to a record 90.5 billion rubles, an increase of 65.1% compared to 2010, the bank said in a statement . “VTB Group achieved strong results, earning record net profit, despite the difficult situation in the global financial markets. We have successfully consolidated our corporate investment banking business, which now includes a leading investment bank and a dynamically growing transaction business.

photo by RIA Novosti Shareholders, dividends, payments to top and ordinary employees, $300 million accumulated over 5 years, buyback of shares from the General Atlantic fund and other interesting details of the business of a Forbes rating participant Russian IT companies are not particularly transparent. Often, among financial indicators, they only disclose sales volume, and even that in reality may differ from what is stated.

The VTB Supervisory Board recommended paying dividends for 2011 in the amount of 9.205 billion rubles, which corresponds to 38% of net profit under RAS, RIA Novosti reports . A decision on this issue will be made at the annual meeting of shareholders, which will take place on June 8. The register will close on April 26. For 2010, VTB paid dividends of 6.067 billion rubles (14% of net profit according to RAS).

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation proposes to impose a luxury tax on the property of individuals with a total cadastral value of over 300 million rubles The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation proposes to impose a luxury tax at a rate of 1% on the property of individuals, the total cadastral value of which exceeds 300 million rubles, said Sergei Razgulin, Deputy Director of the Department of Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian

Investment company A1, part of Alfa Group, submitted an application to Vnesheconombank to receive financing for the acquisition of Domodedovo Airport. This information was confirmed by VEB Deputy Chairman Mikhail Poluboyarinov. “An application from A1 for a loan has been received, the financial model and cash flows are now being reviewed, a preliminary examination is underway, which will take one to two weeks, then a comprehensive one.

The government subcommittee on customs, tariff and non-tariff regulation, protective measures in foreign trade, under the leadership of First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, supported the introduction of a 10% duty on the import of computers to Russia. Laptops will not be subject to the duty, Interfax reports , citing a message from the Cabinet of Ministers. As specified, this decision was made in connection with the development of its own assembly production in Russia.

photo Legion-media.ru Laima Tikuishenė, a doctor from Lithuania, offered the Swiss a new useful service Laima Tikuishene came to Geneva under a contract with a pharmaceutical company, with which she collaborated as a doctor back in Lithuania. And four years ago I decided to dramatically change my life and, together with my husband, organized the catering service LaimaDinner . It turned out that no one had done anything like this in Switzerland.

April 25, 2012 Career and business Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites Vladimir Ashurkov about the false choice between business and politics Video 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

On Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will answer questions live from journalists from five Russian TV channels for an hour and a half. This information was confirmed to RIA Novosti by the press secretary of the head of state, Natalya Timakova. This time, the discussion with Medvedev, who is leaving the top post in a few weeks, will involve not only representatives of three federal television channels - First, NTV and Rossiya, but also journalists from REN TV and Dozhd.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has denied the words of lawyer Marat Faizulin that the proceedings in the case of smuggling a large batch of mobile phones by the Euroset company have been resumed. The press service of the Investigative Committee notes in a statement that the information is not true, since the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on smuggling has been decriminalized.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images Three scenarios for the development of events, the most likely of which encourages short-term investments in Russia Russia is a long-time net exporter of private capital. In 1994–2011, with the exception of 2006 and 2007, the export of capital exceeded its import. The volume of export of private funds only increased. After the crisis, $80-100 billion a year became commonplace.

Forbes photo gallery: automakers brought the latest compact SUV concepts to the Chinese capital On April 23, the Beijing International Auto Show began its work for the twelfth time. For now, only journalists and automotive industry specialists can evaluate the new products presented in the Chinese capital, but on April 27, the exhibition will open its doors to the general public.

The government has developed a bill on the development of Siberia and the Far East. Forbes publishes a photo essay about what the previous “development” led to, when the USSR gave Yakutia industry Maxim Avdeev traveled through the most inaccessible areas of Yakutia, for the development of which the Soviet government recruited thousands of specialists.

The authorities will annually allocate about 100 billion rubles for the construction of the Moscow metro until 2020. This data was provided on Wednesday by the capital’s deputy mayor for urban planning policy and construction, Marat Khusnullin. “This year we are spending about 73 billion rubles on construction. But taking into account the replacement of cars, about 100 billion rubles will be spent every year,” RIA Novosti quotes the official .

photo by RIA Novosti The main problem of the new cabinet of ministers is whether Sechin and Shuvalov will work there The process of transferring power insignia from Vladimir Putin to Dmitry Medvedev has already begun. “United Russia” has already been given into the hands of Medvedev - a beautiful gesture, but it is still unclear what it really means. A more complex process is also going on in parallel.