Political strategist Andrei Bogdanov announced the sale of the political parties he created, including the People's Alliance party, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday, August 6, citing Bogdanov's statement. According to him, about a dozen organizations are up for sale. For prices starting from $250,000, you can buy the “Citizens’ Union”, “Civic Position” or “People’s Alliance”.

The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma that allows for the introduction of restrictive measures against foreign property in response to the unlawful seizure of Russian property abroad. The document is posted in the database of bills on the official website of the State Duma. The explanatory note to the bill notes that the document is aimed at regulating the jurisdictional immunity of foreign states in Russia.

A group of unknown persons armed with firearms and grenades attacked the representative office of the Russian airline UTair in Mali on Wednesday, August 5, the reported on Thursday. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs As a result of the attack, no Russians or local residents were injured, the department reported. The report notes that the “gangster action” that took place was aimed at intimidating foreigners working and living in Mali.

Gazprom has begun negotiations with the Chinese state-owned company CNPC on the price of gas supplies to China via the western route, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Russian company Alexander Medvedev. “Negotiations and consultations are underway,” Medvedev answered when asked when the state monopoly will begin negotiations with the Chinese state-owned company on the most important issue of the contract - the price of gas supplied via the western route.

The dollar rose to 64 rubles The euro exchange rate at trading on the Moscow Exchange on Thursday, August 6, broke through the 70 ruble mark for the first time since March 3, the website Finanz.ru reported . As of 13:05 Moscow time, the euro rose in price by 81 kopecks - to 70.01 rubles per €1. The dollar exchange rate at that time was trading at its highest since February 24, reaching 64.27 rubles per $1.

Archpriest Sergius Khalyuta decided to resign from the post of director of the Tauride Chersonesus nature reserve, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, July 6, with reference to the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. He clarified that the new director will have to ensure an effective transition period for the transfer of the museum to federal subordination, which will take several months.

photo by Vladimir Vasilchikov for Forbes What did the owner of Rantech, Evgeniy Tsatsura, rely on to win a place for himself in the flash drive market? Typing a code into a device slightly larger than a pack of chewing gum, Evgeniy Tsatsura explains: “There are situations when the absence of information is better than its presence. Imagine that you have lost a flash drive, and there is important information there.

Two former top managers of the large Brazilian construction company OAS received 16 years in prison in a high-profile case of corruption in the state oil corporation Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), Reuters reported on Thursday, August 6. The BBC Television and Radio Corporation notes that José Aldemário Pinheiro and Agenor Medeiros have become the latest company executives to be convicted in the scandalous case. Previously, other OAS officers received shorter sentences.

The Central Bank of Russia has canceled the licenses of two more non-state pension funds (NPFs), members of the group of ex-owner of Globex Bank Anatoly Motylev, the reported on Thursday. regulator’s press service The licenses of the NPF "Savings Fund Solnechny Beach" (formerly "Sberfond RESO") and NPF "Sberegatelny" were cancelled.

Getty Images Previously, the antimonopoly service called the conflict between taxi drivers and Uber, Gett and Yandex.Taxi far-fetched. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has begun checking the activities of online taxi call services Uber, Gett (formerly GetTaxi) and Yandex.Taxi in connection with received requests, said Deputy Head of the department for control of transport and communications Alexey Gorlinsky on Thursday, 6 August.

photo TASS/Valery Sharifulin In the absence of access to money and advanced technologies, it remains to fight for the moral improvement of workers Some readers of Forbes magazine believe that it is not good when a country lives mainly on the export of hydrocarbons, and a few first-stage products. That this is even a shame (although Russia is almost the best in the world in extracting and exporting hydrocarbons and all that).

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) approved the application of Zvezda LLC to purchase 50% of Novorossiysk Mazut Terminal LLC from the Swiss oil trader Gunvor, founded by billionaire Gennady Timchenko , follows from materials posted on the agency’s website. The FAS considered the petition of Zvezda LLC to acquire a 50% stake in the authorized capital of Novorossiysk Fuel Terminal LLC and decided to satisfy this petition, the document card says.

The Russian government has decided not to refuse to participate in the legal proceedings on the complaint of ex-YUKOS shareholders, who won the case in the Hague Arbitration in July 2014, the reports , citing the information received. Kommersant newspaper The former shareholders of YUKOS appealed to the District of Columbia court, demanding that the decision of the Hague court be recognized and enforced in the United States.

photo by RIA Novosti The aviation industry has not yet emerged from the 2008 crisis, the department points out. The Ministry of Economic Development proposed to stop targeted state support for debtor airlines, instead allowing them to leave the market, reported on Thursday, August 6, with reference to an analysis of development trends and prospects for civil aviation for 2015-2016. Kommersant The agency points out that the aviation industry has not yet emerged from the 2008 crisis.

The government has allowed the possibility of legalizing online sports poker, reported on Thursday, citing two government sources. Interfax According to one of the sources, during a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, it was decided to agree to recognize online poker as not a gambling game. Another interlocutor added that no final decisions were made at the meeting.