structure Leonid Mikhelson's , Levit LLC, bought at auction 50% of the historical power plant GES-2, located in the center of Moscow on Bolotnaya Square, Interfax reported on Thursday, October 9 . about this on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Energy Forum. Denis Fedorov, General Director of Gazprom Energoholding LLC, told the agency He added that over the next two months, Levit could buy out the remaining share, exercising its pre-emptive right.

reports on Thursday, October 9 Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said that the government may consider measures of state support for Russian airlines in October, Interfax . He added that one of the options for state support is the provision of state guarantees for loans. He also noted that none of the airlines, including UTair, has yet turned to the government for support.

Forbes continues to collect applications for participation in the fifth startup competition “School of a Young Billionaire.” This time - a presentation of a mobile application for exchanging information about free parking spaces Project name: ParkApp The essence of the project: a mobile application for drivers to exchange information about available parking spaces Project leader: Evgeniy Liberman city Moscow The rules for participating in the competition and submitting applications can be found

Employees of the Central Excise Customs, during an inspection in the pavilions of the TSUM shopping center from September 26 to October 2, seized a batch of exclusive wristwatches and jewelry totaling more than 574 million rubles, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) reported on Thursday, October 9.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia proposed allowing telecom operators to set special tariffs for access to online video, instant messengers and other Internet services that require improved quality and high communication channel capacity, the Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Thursday, citing the deputy head of the department. control of transport and communications FAS Elena Zaeva.

Forbes continues to collect applications for participation in the fifth startup competition “School of a Young Billionaire.” This time - a project for an automated system for issuing microloans Project name: "Mikoin" The essence of the project: creation of an automated system for issuing microloans Project leader: Evgeniy Kudrin City: Kemerovo The rules for participating in the competition and submitting applications can be found here

The cost of construction of the South Stream gas pipeline, through which Gazprom expects to supply gas to Europe along the bottom of the Black Sea, has increased by 47% compared to initial estimates - to €23.5 billion, Interfax reports , citing the first deputy head financial and economic department of the company Alexander Ivannikov. According to Ivannikov, the cost of constructing the offshore section of South Stream has risen to €14 billion, and the onshore sections in Europe to €9.5 billion.

Russia is not asking anyone to lift the sanctions imposed against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday. “We are not asking anyone to eliminate sanctions, and even more so, we are not asking anyone to introduce new ones,” TASS quotes Ushakov .

Forbes continues to collect applications for participation in the fifth startup competition “School of a Young Billionaire.” This time - the development of a means of protecting clothes and shoes from liquid contaminants Project name : Hydrop The essence of the project: development and production of a product for protecting clothes and shoes from liquid contaminants Project leader: Marina Ross city Moscow The rules for participating in the competition and submitting applications can be found

photo by Max Novikov for Forbes To overcome dependence on imports, you need to produce either everything, but for yourself, or not everything, but for everyone Overcoming dependence on imports in industry has become one of the priority topics for the Russian government.

photo Steeve Luncker/ Agency YU/ East News The best thing the center can do for the Siberian and Far Eastern regions is to redistribute part of the income they generate in their favor A gigantic territory, most of which is not particularly suitable for life, and a smaller part of which is poisoned by environmentally barbaric industries. This is Siberia, which accounts for about 20% of Russia's population, about 70% of exports and more than half of federal budget revenues.

The founder of the bankrupt Mezhprombank and former senator Sergei Pugachev, arrested in absentia in Russia, in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times , said that the Russian economy has been transformed into a feudal system, and businessmen own their assets only nominally, in reality being “serfs” of the country’s President Vladimir Putin. “Today there is no private property in Russia. There are only serfs who belong to Putin,” Pugachev said.

The Moscow Arbitration Court on Thursday refused to involve the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) in the process of the Prosecutor General's Office's claim against AFK Sistema and its subsidiary Sistema-Invest as a third party, Interfax reports . Thus, within the framework of the arbitration process, the Investigative Committee will not be able to recover from Sistema dividends from Bashneft in the amount of 190 billion rubles.

The head of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, Yuriy Prodan, said that the Stockholm Arbitration Court asked Gazprom to present its proposals for an interim solution to the gas conflict with Ukraine, TASS reports on Thursday, October 9 . “As far as I know, the Stockholm court has already asked Gazprom to submit its proposals for an interim solution,” Prodan said, adding that the court’s decision could be made within a month.

The official car of Tomsk Region Governor Sergei Zhvachkin was involved in an accident on Thursday in Tomsk, Interfax reports . Zhvachkin's Mercedes collided with a Toyota car on Lenin Avenue in heavy icy conditions. As a result, the body of the official vehicle was damaged. No harm done. Zhvachkin moved into his deputy’s car.