Ukraine plans to conclude contracts for the supply of gas in the amount of up to 7 billion cubic meters in 2013 via reverse through Hungary and Slovakia. This statement was made on Tuesday by the deputy head of Naftogaz, Vadim Chuprun, at the annual Adam Smith conference in Kyiv. “This year it is planned to conclude separate contracts for the supply of natural gas in the amount of up to 7 billion cubic meters per year through the territory of Hungary and Slovakia,” RIA Novosti quotes Chuprun .

The World Bank lowered its forecast for Russian GDP growth in 2013 to 3.3% from 3.6%, which it predicted in October last year. Such data is contained in the World Bank's report on Russia, published on Tuesday. The World Bank recalls that in 2011 the Russian economy grew by 4.3%, and in 2012 its growth rate decreased to 3.4%. As follows from the report, in 2013 the World Bank expects a further slowdown in Russian GDP growth to 3.3%, with a subsequent acceleration of growth to 3.6% in 2014.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia is going to purchase 3 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 armored vehicles for 23.5 million rubles and 5 five UAZ-3163 Patriot armored vehicles for 15.5 million rubles. Notices of the auction were published on the government procurement portal on Tuesday. The order was placed on behalf of the Federal Agency for the Supply of Arms, Military, Special Equipment and Materials (Rosoboronpostavka).

The Moscow Arbitration Court revoked the license for private security activities of the private security agency Pantan Security Agency , which belongs to the family of oppositionist and former State Duma deputy Gennady Gudkov. This was done at the request of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow, reports the RAPSI agency , citing a statement from the court.

Photo by RIA Novosti The authorities do not understand or do not want to understand the degree of influence of interethnic relations on the economy The manner of young Chechens or Dagestanis to clearly separate their republic from the rest of the country in their speech (“I went to Russia”) is no longer a secret. Modern Chechnya or, say, Dagestan, is just as far in its way of life from the central Russian regions as, for example, Finland or Pakistan.

Photo by Diomedia/Zuma Press The creators of Popchips completely copied the Vitaminwater “success story” strategy, relying on celebrities and promoting the product in youth communities “We set out to create something completely new by using the science of one product to produce another,” says Keith Belling, CEO and co-creator of Popchips. Belling is referring to events in 2005, when he bought a rice cake factory in Los Angeles and converted it to produce new potato chips.

In the Krasnodar Territory, a span of a railway bridge collapsed on the Sochi-Dagomys stretch. The bridge is under repair. As a result of the collapse, one bulldozer driver, born in 1971, was injured. He was taken to the hospital, reports the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory. The press service of the North Caucasus Railway reported that the span collapsed after it was caught by a bulldozer.

Photo by Dmitry Ternovoy for Forbes What made God Nisanov the richest rentier in Russia The names of billionaire God Nisanov and his partner Zarakh Iliev were unknown to the general public for a long time. The co-owners of the Cherkizovsky market, the Moscow shopping complex in Lyublino and several smaller objects avoided cameras, did not fly on golden planes and did not hold noisy parties with Yuri Luzhkov and pop stars.

Photo by ITAR-TASS Another campaign to write the “correct” history is doomed to failure It would be nice to become the author of a single history textbook - there will be a lot of honor, but, most importantly, the fees will please you.

The government intends to expand the powers of its representatives in the governing bodies of the Central Bank, but at the same time promises not to infringe on the independence of the regulator in matters of monetary policy. Deputy Minister of Finance Alexey Moiseev stated this to the Prime agency on Tuesday, February 26. In January 2013, it was decided to create a single financial mega-regulator by integrating the Federal Service for Financial Markets (FSFM) into the Bank of Russia.

Photo by Max Novikov for Forbes Investigative actions took place in the Moscow office of Rusal Employees of the Investigative Committee of Russia conducted searches on Tuesday in the Moscow office of UC Rusal on Taganka (Nikoloyamskaya Street). As stated by the company itself and representatives of the Investigative Committee, they were related to tax claims against the subsidiary company RusAl Foil LLC and its management.

February 26, 2013 Career and business Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites This day in business history: the collapse of Britain's most reliable bank and Levi Strauss jeans On February 26, the most reliable bank in Britain, Baring's, was declared bankrupt, and the founder of Levi Strauss & Co. was born.

Evgeniy Trifonov Author At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​Chinese manufacturers made serious bids, Asus crossed a tablet with a phone, and GM promised the Internet to every motorist Mobile World Congress is taking place in Barcelona, ​​an event that sets the tone for the mobile market for months to come. Forbes has selected the most interesting devices shown on the Spanish forum. Asus Fonepad - a giant phone or a small tablet?

In Egypt, near the city of Luxor, a hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists fell. 19 people died, including citizens of France and Great Britain. It is still unknown whether there are Russians among the dead. According to the Associated Press, a fire occurred on board the balloon, then an explosion, and the entire structure, along with the people, collapsed into the cane fields. Eight dead have already been taken from the scene. Luxor is located 510 km south of Cairo.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has begun an inspection of North Caucasus Resorts OJSC. Rosfinnadzor also takes part in the inspection. A source in the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation told the Interfax agency about this on Tuesday. According to him, employees of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, together with Rosfinnadzor, are checking the implementation of laws at the North Caucasus Resorts OJSC.