Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images Billionaire Potanin wrote a column for Forbes in which he explained why billions of dollars cannot be inherited. As follows from a Forbes study, the majority of adult children of Russian billionaires work in their father’s companies. From this fact, several conclusions that are not very pleasant for the country and society can be drawn at once. Firstly, social elevators do not work in the country.

Mikhail Prokhorov's ONEXIM group has confirmed the purchase of Renaissance Capital. The fact that the ONEXIM group and the Renaissance Group have agreed to sell shares in Renaissance Capital and Renaissance Credit is stated in press releases published on Wednesday on the websites of ONEXIM and Renaissance Capital .

A few days ago, the Acer C7 Chromebook and the updated Samsung Chromebook were introduced to the market. They belong to a class of devices running the Chrome OS operating system, which until now have not been particularly popular. But the fact that the price of such gadgets has now become half as low may change the market situation.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia submitted a representation to the Minister of Culture in connection with numerous violations of the norms for the safety of museum objects and the protection of cultural heritage objects, the department's press service reports .

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev commented on rumors about President Vladimir Putin's health problems. Two weeks ago, information appeared that after a flight with the Siberian Cranes, Putin’s back injury worsened, he canceled a number of foreign visits and may even be forced to undergo surgery. The head of state's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov , denied this , saying that Putin limped at the APEC summit due to a sports injury.

Property tax rates for individuals in Moscow will increase by 1.2-1.5 times from January 1, 2013. This follows from the text of the law approved on November 14, 2013 by the Moscow City Duma. The increase in rates will most affect owners of apartments with an inventory value of 1 million rubles or more. For them, a 50% increase in the rate is provided - up to 0.75%.

On Tuesday evening, the Rossiya 1 channel showed a new film by Arkady Mamontov, Corruption . The film tells about frauds in the Ministry of Defense and Oboronservis, controlled by the ministry, the scale of which is amazing.

The leader of the paramilitary wing of Hamas, Ahmed al-Jabari, was killed on Wednesday as a result of a special operation by the Israeli army. One of the leaders of the Palestinian movement was killed during an airstrike on the Gaza Strip. In Tel Aviv, the fact of the attack is recognized, BBC reports . The Israeli military had been hunting for al-Jabari for many years, including him on the list of most wanted terrorists.

Internet telephony service Skype has disabled its password recovery function after numerous user complaints about their accounts being hacked. Reports of hacking began to appear after a vulnerability was identified in the password recovery system of the popular service, which allowed anyone to hack any account, knowing only the victim’s email address. “We have received reports of a security vulnerability in Skype.

The Russian Gazprom and the German concern BASF have agreed to exchange assets. On Wednesday, BASF Chairman Kurt Bock and Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller signed a legally binding asset swap agreement. Through the exchange, BASF aims to further increase oil and gas production and exit the gas trading and storage business. Subject to receipt of all necessary approvals, the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2013, according to a press release published on the BASF website .

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The founder of the online accounting company “My Business” about the problems of growth and their solutions Now “My Business” can no longer be called a startup: we have more than 200 employees, sales partners in many regions of the Russian Federation, technical support and many other internal processes have been streamlined, and sales are easily forecast for the next six months in advance.

photo by RIA Novosti Postponing the unpopular reform to 2014 so far looks like a formal political gesture President Putin played the now familiar role of a “good” investigator. This happens: United Russia or the government is preparing an unpopular law on yet another ban on something. The President suggests “not to rush”, “think again” , and make amendments. After which, essentially, nothing changes. A controversial initiative gets a start. The same may happen with pension reform.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized as legal the refusal of airlines to board disabled people in wheelchairs if the aircraft is not equipped with the necessary conditions for this. Thus, the application of the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights “Public Control in Action” (PCPP) was rejected, the Interfax agency reported on Wednesday .

The capital of the state-owned Rosselkhozbank will be increased by 40 billion rubles by the end of the year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters. According to him, this decision was made on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Review of the world press: what consequences the rapid development of IKEA can have for the retailer, how the co-founder of Microsoft became a super-successful developer and why Facebook is changing managers with Zynga IKEA: principles versus business Swedish retailer IKEA is finding it increasingly difficult to balance between intense business growth and a unique corporate culture, writes journalist Richard Milne in a column for the Financial Times .