Indonesian airline Kartika Airlines, which previously signed a contract for the supply of 30 Sukhoi SuperJet-100 aircraft, has ceased operations. The $900 million deal was practically disrupted, the Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Tuesday . The contract with the Indonesian company did not pass the necessary approvals and its execution was postponed, the publication cites a statement by the President of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan, made through the press service.

The official number of unemployed in Russia in February 2013 increased by 3.36%, exceeding the mark of 1.1 million people, reports the press service of the Ministry of Labor . “From January 30 to February 27, 2013, the number of unemployed citizens registered with the employment service increased by 3.36% or 35,983 people, which is explained by the seasonal factor, and as of February 27, 2013 amounted to 1,105,645 people,” - the department said in a statement.

The health condition of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has seriously deteriorated. This was announced on national television on Monday evening by the country's Minister of Communications and Information, Ernesto Villegas. “There is a serious deterioration in the functioning of the respiratory system, which is associated with a weakened immune system as a result of treatment,” the minister stated in the Venezuelan newspaper El Universal .

The American industrial index Dow Jones Industrial Average in the first minutes of trading on Tuesday exceeded its all-time high, breaking the mark of 14,200 points for the first time. This is evidenced by exchange data. As of 20:00 Moscow time, the Dow Jones index rose by 0.96%, reaching 14,263.29 points. The index's previous record was set at the close of trading on October 9, 2007, when it rose to 14,164.53 points.

A search is being conducted at Kreditimpex Bank in a criminal case regarding the theft of 8 billion rubles in VAT. Official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin announced this on Tuesday. “The involvement of Kreditimpex Bank employees in the legalization of stolen funds by assisting in their withdrawal outside Russia has been established,” says a message published on the website of the Russian Investigative Committee.

People's Artist of Russia Valery Zolotukhin is in intensive care. From Wednesday, Vladimir Fleisher becomes director of the Taganka Theater “He is seriously ill and is in intensive care,” the actor’s wife told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. According to her, a final diagnosis has not yet been made. Since January 2013, Zolotukhin has been undergoing treatment at the Institute of Radiology on Kaluzhskaya. This institute specializes in early diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases.

On Tuesday afternoon, 45-year-old Adil Makhmudov was shot dead in a Moscow restaurant. agency The Interfax , citing a source in law enforcement agencies, reports that Makhmudov was a well-known problem solver in business circles. Previously, Adil Makhmudov worked in the representative office of the government of the Murmansk region under the government of the Russian Federation.

A representative of Hermitage Capital called the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ accusations against the fund “a performance staged under the leadership of President Putin.” This was stated in a press release issued on Tuesday. This “performance” was staged in order to suspend the adoption of sanctions against Russian officials who stole billions of rubles from the Russian budget and took the life of Sergei Magnitsky, who exposed them, the report emphasizes.

Photo by ITAR-TASS The microblogger just wanted to go skiing, but ended up running into politics again This Saturday I decided to leave the bloody regime alone, ignore the rallies “for and against children” and just go cross-country skiing. It just wasn’t that easy to ride, so next time I’ll most likely go to a rally. Not long ago I was passing through the Dolomites in northern Italy, in the South Tyrolean village of Anterselva (it also has the German name Antholz).

05 March 2013 Career and business Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites This day in business history: Europe's third richest man and a Steinway piano On March 5, the owner of the LVMH holding and one of the richest people in Europe, Bernard Arnault, was born, Steinway & Sons was founded, and the founder of Buick, David Buick, died On March 5, the owner of the LVMH holding and one of the richest people in Europe, Bernard Arnault, was born,

The damage to the Russian Federation from the actions of the head of the Hermitage Capital Management fund, William Browder, amounted to 3 billion rubles. This amount takes into account damage from 29 transactions made by Browder in Russia.

Russia has fully deployed the orbital constellation of the GLONASS navigation satellite system. 24 spacecraft are used for their intended purpose. “The GLONASS orbital constellation has been fully deployed,” Interfax quotes a message from the Roscosmos information and analytical center. This became known after the maintenance of the Glonass-M spacecraft No. 743 was successfully completed and the device began to be used for its intended purpose, taking a position at the eighth operating point.

Photo by Roman Shelomentsev for Forbes They are recovering their health abroad, but promise to return Akhmed and Magomed Bilalov left Russia, two businessmen who knew them told Forbes. It’s been more than two weeks since they left abroad and they don’t plan to return until the storm subsides, says one of them. Another acquaintance confirmed that the brothers left a couple of days after the obstruction organized by Vladimir Putin.

The director of the information center of the Kommersant Publishing House, Mikhail Lukin, is leaving his post. about this Lukin himself wrote on Tuesday on his Facebook page. “I understand that against the backdrop of recent events I look somehow banal. Nevertheless, you will laugh, I am leaving Kommersant,” Lukin said. He admitted that it was a difficult decision after 15 years of working in the publishing house.

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