Photo by RIA Novosti We are talking about a waste of taxpayers' money and the fate of independent journalism, says Regina von Flemming, CEO of the Forbes publisher in Russia. The editors of Forbes magazine do not agree with the decision of the Savelovsky Court of Moscow on the claim of the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin and plans to challenge it in higher authorities. “I am disappointed by the court’s decision, as I have always had a strong belief in the fairness of the Russian judicial system.

At least 14 Ukrainian military personnel, according to preliminary data, were killed during shelling in the Shakhtersk area of ​​the Donetsk region, the Interfax-Ukraine agency reports , citing the press officer of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters, Alexey Dmitrashkovsky. “10 people have been positively identified, four more are unclear whether they are separatists or ours,” Dmitrashkovsky said.

The Russian Ministry of Finance proposed to ban transactions with money surrogates, including electronic currencies, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, August 1 .

Rosneft sent First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov a proposal not to extend the Ministry of Finance’s anti-offshore bill to foreign structures of Russian companies engaged in exploration, production, transport, processing and sale of hydrocarbons, the Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday, August 1, citing a source. . According to the publication's interlocutor, Rosneft fears that the new measures will worsen the conditions for investment in foreign projects.

Photo by RIA Novosti In the hands of private investors, the Yalta Film Studio was on the verge of ruin. Now the most famous Russian director will take on it With the annexation of Crimea to Russia, a new round of property redistribution began on the peninsula. It also affected the Yalta Film Studio. Over the hundred years of its history, the film studio has experienced both a golden age and decline - with bankruptcy, raider takeovers, and the sale of assets.

Senator from the Magadan region Vladimir Kulakov died in the waters of the city of Alushta in Crimea as a result of an accident, reported the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) on Friday, August 1. Based on this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Art.

Novatek and Norilsk Nickel have begun transferring their funds from US dollars to Hong Kong dollars, the Financial Times reports , citing sources. The publication's interlocutors did not specify details. , that Norilsk Nickel is transferring capital into Hong Kong dollars . Bloomberg also reported on Thursday, citing two sources "We get a lot of requests from clients for help converting to the Hong Kong dollar.

Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (TCS Bank) will change its name to Tinkoff Bank, announced on Friday, August 1, on his Twitter microblog the founder of the credit organization Oleg Tinkov . “From January 1, our bank will be called TINKOFF BANK, and our cycling team TINKOFF TEAM, it’s simpler and more concise,” the businessman wrote. Tinkov created TKS Bank in 2006 to provide remote customer service in the credit card market. Subsequently, TKS Bank began accepting deposits from the public.

General Director of the Energomash Research and Production Association Vladimir Solntsev was appointed interim acting general director of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia instead of Vitaly Lopota, who was offered the position of vice president of the United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC) for technological development, ITAR- reports. TASS with reference to the press service of ORKK.

Businessman Gennady Timchenko , who was included in the US sanctions list in March 2014, stopped using Visa and MasterCard cards and replaced them with a card from the Chinese payment system Union Pay and a wallet with cash, ITAR-TASS reported on Friday, August 1 . “You’ll have to carry a wallet with cash with you, as before,” Timchenko complained, adding that he also uses a card from the Chinese payment system Union Pay, which he issued immediately after sanctions were imposed against him.

Photos of Lori What are the consequences of American and European restrictions on raising capital for Sberbank, VTB, VEB and other giants of the Russian financial market? On July 31, sanctions finally covered all leading state-owned banks in Russia, which together control about half of the country's banking assets. The sectoral sanctions list of the European Union includes Sberbank, VTB, Rosselkhozbank, Gazprombank and Vnesheconombank.

Satellite images of the crash site of the Malaysian Boeing, distributed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on July 30, allegedly refuting the authenticity of Russian images about the presence of Ukrainian batteries of the BUK air defense system in the crash area, were distorted, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Friday. An analysis of the image was published on the department’s website.

The American ConocoPhillips put up for sale its 50% stake in the Polar Lights project, which it owned jointly with Rosneft, Reuters reported on Friday, citing a message from the company. “It doesn’t make sense for us to have a small asset in Russia,” said ConocoPhillips CFO Jeff Sheets. At the same time, he noted that the sanctions imposed by the United States against Rosneft “did not affect the preparation of the deal.” The agency was unable to obtain comments from Rosneft.

Photo by Max Novikov for Forbes The billionaire also stopped using Visa and MasterCard and got a Chinese Union Pay card Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko , who was included in the US sanctions list, said that he has temporarily refused to travel from Russia to Europe because he has information about the preparation of provocations against him by the American intelligence services. The businessman told ITAR-TASS on Friday.

Minister of Communications and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov registered as a popular blogger in connection with the entry into force of the relevant law, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Friday, August 1, citing Roskomnadzor representative Vadim Ampelonsky. According to a representative of the department, there are currently three entries in the register of bloggers.