Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Livanov dismissed from his post the rector of the State University of Management (SUM) Viktor Kozbanenko, suspected of receiving a bribe, RIA Novosti reported on Monday with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science. The duties of the head of the State Educational Institution are entrusted to the Vice-Rector for Business Education and Information Technologies Vladimir Godin.

photo by Max Novikov for Forbes The founder of Marshal Capital told Forbes about the deal with Arkady Rotenberg, the conflict with VTB, the Safe Internet League and relations with former and current leaders of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications On February 28, the structures of a long-time friend of Vladimir Putin, a participant in the ranking of the richest businessmen in Russia according to Forbes, Arkady Rotenberg , bought out a 10.7% stake in Rostelecom from the investment

The Ministry of Justice of Poland sent the Russian Prosecutor General's Office a request to comply with the conditions for the extradition of the key defendant in the case of underground casinos in the Moscow region, former prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko, extradited to Moscow on February 7, RIA Novosti reports citing the ministry's press service.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The failure of politicians in Washington to reach an agreement will lead to unprecedented cuts in funding for the Pentagon and State Department. The astronomical federal budget deficit is one of the main threats to the United States. The problem is beginning to threaten America's status as a superpower. Since President George W. Bush, and especially during the Obama years, the budget hole has grown year after year.

The head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, Irina Yarovaya, lives in an elite apartment in the center of Moscow, worth $3 million, which is not included in her income declaration. magazine reported this on Monday The New Times . The publication reports that at the end of February, an anonymous person who introduced himself as “a fan of A.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The Kremlin is choosing between loyalty, professionalism and the demands of industry lobbyists On June 24 this year, Sergei Ignatiev’s term as chairman of the Bank of Russia expires. Undoubtedly, one of the main political and economic intrigues today is who will replace him at the helm of the Central Bank in less than three months. candidates are named Various , and Vladimir Putin traditionally maintains intrigue .

American media mogul and head of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch was born on March 11, 1931. His family lived in Australia, so he started his business in this country. After his father's death, Murdoch took over a small, loss-making newspaper, The Adelaide News. The young businessman managed to make the publication profitable. He later began buying up other Australian newspapers, and in 1968 acquired London's News of the World.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on the information about the escape from captivity of Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva, captured by Syrian militants in October, told RIA Novosti on Monday. acting director of the information policy department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Yevgeniy Perebiynis “We are not commenting on this information yet,” he said. The Ukrainian Embassy in Damascus also refused to comment on the information about Kochneva’s release.

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not trust the reports of auditors and government representatives in state-owned companies and has instructed the government to collect incriminating evidence on the management of state-owned companies, the Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Monday . The publication reports, citing two federal officials, that large Russian state-owned companies and corporations submit information about their transactions to Rosfinmonitoring and the Federal Tax Service every month.

OJSC Novatek reduced its net profit under RAS in 2012 by 11.5% compared to the previous year - to 48.565 billion rubles, Prime reported on Monday. The company's revenue last year increased by 11.8% and amounted to 169.856 billion rubles. Cost of sales in 2012 amounted to 56.331 billion rubles (an increase of 17.4%). Gross profit increased by 9% - to 113.524 billion rubles. Commercial expenses increased by 21% - to 49.303 billion rubles.

Co-chairman of RPR-PARNAS Boris Nemtsov was again summoned for questioning by the Investigative Committee of Russia. This time, investigators are waiting for testimony from the oppositionist in the case of another oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhaev. “The Investigative Committee called and summoned for questioning in the case of Leonid Razvozzhaev, tomorrow, March 11, at 16:30,” Nemtsov wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.

Photo by Max Novikov for Forbes Equipment worth millions of dollars, road heating, and the citizens themselves are used for cleaning. “This didn’t happen under Luzhkov!” - Moscow motorists curse while stuck in traffic jams. This winter the Yandex counter. Traffic jams” has already shown the maximum 10 points several times, and residents of the capital blame the government of Sergei Sobyanin for everything.

Inflation in Russia, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development, will be 0.5-0.6% in March, and 7.2-7.3% for the annual period, according to the department’s monitoring published on Monday. "According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the consumer price index in March will be 0.5-0.6%, for the period since the beginning of the year - 2.1%, for the annual period - 7.2-7.3% (in March 2012.

Photo by RIA Novosti Petrocommerce Bank may change owner Nafta-Moscow, owned by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, is going to buy Petrokommerts Bank. A financier familiar with the progress of the negotiations told Forbes about this on condition of anonymity. Another financier who met with bank representatives the other day and a top manager at Petrokommerts know that the bank is negotiating the sale.

Anatoly Serdyukov’s lawyer denied the information that the ex-Minister of Defense was interrogated in new criminal cases. Also, Serdyukov’s defense does not know anything about the initiation of a case under the article “ fraud” related to the transfer of a plot of land near Anapa to the ex-minister’s son-in-law Valery Puzikov. “This is all untrue from beginning to end. There was nothing like that,” agency quotes a statement from lawyer Heinrich Padva the Interfax .