Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Andrei Klepach said that by the end of 2013 - beginning of 2014, the price of Urals oil could drop to less than $100 per barrel. According to Klepach, the Ministry of Economic Development's forecast for 2014 indicates a price of $101 per barrel, but there is “a significant possibility that the price may be slightly lower.” “So far our official forecast is about $100 by the end of the year.

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Pushkov called former CIA employee Edward Snowden, who passed on secret information to the media about the activities of American intelligence services, an idealist who dreams of the triumph of democracy, “like in a Hollywood film.” “The idealist Snowden, apparently, was convinced that it would be like in a Hollywood film: he would expose, and democracy would triumph.

June 28, 2013 ForbesLife Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites Sea adventures of Lenta founder Oleg Zherebtsov What expenses and hardships is a businessman for whom the sea has become a real passion ready to endure? The most exciting moments of world-class sailing racing through the eyes of a participant Zherebtsov built the Orca boat especially for participation in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009.

Former deputy chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General James Cartwright, is suspected by the Justice Department of disclosing information about a secret cyber attack on Iranian nuclear facilities carried out by American intelligence agencies, NBC reported, citing sources .

Former Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko was elected chairman of the board of directors of Russian Grids OJSC on Friday, the reported . company's press service The current composition of the board of directors of 15 people was formed on Friday at the annual meeting of shareholders. Of the 15 council members, five retained their seats. The previous chairman of the board of directors of Rosseti was the former governor of the Kaliningrad region Georgy Boos.

The presidium of the United Russia faction in the lower house of the Russian parliament on Friday decided to submit for discussion to the State Duma council the candidacy of Andrei Makarov for appointment to the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber, the party's press service reported . Currently, Makarov heads the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes. By June 29, State Duma factions must decide on candidates for the post of head of the Accounts Chamber.

RusHydro shareholders at the annual meeting elected a new board of directors, from the previous one elected in April 2013, it included eight people, RIA Novosti reports .

Russia lags behind leading Western countries in some technologies for decades, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said at a scientific and practical conference in Moscow on Friday. “Today the gap in a number of critical basic technologies from leading Western countries is up to tens of years in some areas,” Rogozin said.

Former CIA employee Edward Snowden, accused by the American authorities of espionage, did not register for any flights and is still in the transit zone of Moscow Sheremetyevo airport, where he arrived on Sunday, June 23, Interfax reported with reference to airport services source. “There is no information that this passenger checked in for a flight and departed. He still remains in the transit zone,” the agency’s interlocutor said. Edward Snowden has been in Hong Kong since the end of May.

French prosecutors have charged businessman Bernard Tapie with fraud as part of a criminal group over his sale of Adidas in 1993, reported on Friday. French newspaper Le Figaro Tapie was arrested on June 24 on suspicion of “organized fraud” that led to the case with state bank Credit Lyonnais. The “Tapi case” is related to the sale of Adidas and has been going on for several years. Tapie sold the company in 1993 to a consortium of investors led by Credit Lyonnais.

More than 60 million rubles were stolen from the oil company Rosneft by employees of the company's subsidiary in Kabardino-Balkaria, according to the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the department, a number of managers and accounting employees of OJSC NK Rosneft-Kabardino-Balkarian Fuel Company stole the company’s funds, which were received as proceeds from the sale of fuels and lubricants in the republic from January to April 2013.

The British Treasury's expenses for the maintenance of Prince Charles of Wales and his wife, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla, fell over the past financial year from £2.1 million to £1.1 million, an official report shows . The sharp reduction in the budget for the maintenance of the Prince of Wales occurred largely due to the fact that the foreign countries that Charles visits began to pay for his flights. As a result, his trips cost the British treasury £664,000, up from £1.3 million last year.

Russia will restore the Orthodox St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice by 2015, spending almost $20 million on this, and transfer it to the Russian Orthodox Church for free use, as ordered by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The corresponding government order signed by Medvedev was published on the official legal information portal. “Accept the proposal of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation to carry out repairs and restoration of St.

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Italian financial police on Friday arrested three suspects in connection with fraudulent transactions at the Vatican Bank (Istituto per le Opere Religiose, IOR), including 61-year-old Bishop Nunzio Scarano of Salerno, reports . The Wall Street Journal Broker Giovanni Carenzio and representative of the Italian intelligence services Mario Zito were also arrested. They are suspected of illegally importing €20 million into Italy.