Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin believes that the Russian Far East can be renamed, since the name of this region does not suit him, RIA Novosti reported on Friday . Rogozina said that he does not understand the combination “Far East” and noted that for him it is a paradox when a resident of Vladivostok says that he lives in the Far East. “How distant is it for him? It is ours, our native east.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has officially notified Alexei Navalny that the investigation into the Yves Rocher case has been completed. This became known from a message that the politician published on Friday on his Twitter. “Well, I was officially notified that the investigation into the Yves Rocher case has been completed. Since February, watch the series “Navalny brothers in the dock,” Navalny wrote on his microblog.

The Kushchevsky District Court on Friday again found Nadezhda Tsapok guilty of fraud on an especially large scale as part of an organized criminal group and sentenced her to three years in a general regime colony with a fine of 500,000 rubles, Interfax reports with a link to her lawyer Sergei Medvedev. The defendant was found guilty of all charges.

Former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is not an employee of the central office of the Rostec state corporation and is not responsible for any decisions regarding its activities, the said state corporation’s press service on Friday. At the same time, Rostec officially confirmed that Serdyukov has been appointed to the post of general director of the Federal Research Testing Center for Mechanical Engineering (FIITs M).

The Millhouse company, controlled by billionaire Roman Abramovich (No. 13 in the ranking of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia according to Forbes , fortune - $10.2 billion), has closed a deal to acquire the class A business center "White Gardens" in the center of Moscow, according to the investment bank's website " VTB Capital, which was one of the former co-owners of the office center. The transaction amount was not disclosed in the message.

The board of directors of RN Holding recommended that shareholders at a meeting on Thursday accept a voluntary offer from Rosneft OJSC for shares in the holding. This became known from a message published on Friday on the company’s website. The offer was sent on November 6 for 1.918 billion ordinary shares and 450,000 preferred shares of RN Holding (formerly TNK-BP Holding - TBH). The acquisition price is 67 rubles per ordinary share and 55 rubles per preferred share.

A passenger on a light aircraft fell into the ocean while flying over the Florida coast, ABC News reports . The incident was reported on Thursday afternoon local time when the plane was flying at an altitude of about 600 meters. According to the TV channel, the pilot transmitted the international Mayday distress signal to Miami ground services three times. “I have a door ajar and a passenger has fallen out. I am six miles (nine km) from Tamiami Airport,” the pilot reported.

The head of Sberbank, German Gref, proposes to oblige state-owned companies to hold annual meetings of shareholders in Sochi, the Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday, November 15, citing two federal officials involved in preparations for the 2014 Olympics. Gref’s initiative was a response to order Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s to support investors in Olympic construction by finding uses for the constructed infrastructure after the Games, one of the publication’s interlocutors said.

photo by Max Novikov for Forbes Parliamentarians propose to actually ban remote issuance of credit cards - the entire business model of TKS Bank is under threat Global depositary receipts (GDR) of Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (TCS Bank) fell by 26.86% in trading on the London Stock Exchange on Friday morning , to $11.41 per security. In October, TKS raised about $1.09 billion during its IPO.

The Bank of Russia's Financial Markets Service (FMS) has revoked the licenses for insurance and reinsurance of the open insurance joint-stock company "Russia", owned by Viktor Pinchuk (No. 2 in the ranking of the 100 richest businessmen in Ukraine according to Ukrainian Forbes , fortune - $3.8 billion), it is reported on the service website.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow on Friday, November 15, arrested the mayor of Astrakhan, Mikhail Stolyarov, who was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of receiving a bribe in the amount of 10 million rubles, RAPSI reports . Earlier in court, a representative of the investigation stated the need to arrest Stolyarov due to his wide connections and significant financial resources, which could allow him to escape from justice or put pressure on witnesses.

Photo by RIA Novosti What does the center do within the structure of Rostec, headed by Anatoly Serdyukov, and what does Boris Berezovsky have to do with it? Former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov headed the Federal Research Testing Center for Mechanical Engineering (FIITs M), lawyers for the former head of the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. The Rostec State Corporation, which includes FIITs M, confirmed Serdyukov’s appointment.

Forbes Media LLC, led by former US presidential candidate Steve Forbes, is considering selling the US-published magazine of the same name and the Forbes.com website, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing several informed sources. Potential buyers have shown interest. The publishing house is currently negotiating with Deutsche Bank AG to organize a deal. A letter about this has already been sent to company employees, the message says.

Photo by Reuters The biggest concerns for policymakers and businessmen next year should be income gaps, unemployment and continued tensions in the Middle East and North Africa. On Friday, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published a report on the main global trends for the next year, based on a survey of 1,592 Forum experts from 112 countries. Warning of upcoming challenges should help leaders formulate effective responses.

The meeting of Russian diplomats scheduled for Friday with the general director of Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgertner, who is under house arrest, was postponed until next week, Interfax reports with reference to the head of the consular service of the Russian Embassy in Minsk, Igor Karyagin.