Some companies have begun to save on New Year's corporate events, told TASS on Monday. Vadim Prasov, vice-president of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of Russia, According to him, for the sake of saving, a number of companies are postponing New Year's corporate parties to December 10-15 or to dates closer to January 14. “It is also unclear whether officials will celebrate the New Year using budget funds this year.

Irina Telitsyna Author Dmitry Filonov Author Galina Zinchenko Author Petr Rudenko Author To whom and under what conditions do Alisher Usmanov, Roman Abramovich and Vladimir Yevtushenkov give money? Despite everything that is happening in the economy, Russian businessmen continue to invest in venture projects. Roman Abramovich, for example, invested in two dozen startups in 2014–2015.

The subsidiary of AFK Sistema of billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov , Krasnodar Agro, received approval from the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on its application to purchase an 85% stake in Kuban Gardens and a similar stake in Trudovoye OJSC, the writes . Vedomosti newspaper The newspaper's source confirmed the information that this is, in fact, one business. Trudovoye grows fruits, and Kuban Gardens sells them.

The arbitration chamber of the International Football Federation's independent ethics committee has opened cases against FIFA President Joseph Blatter and the head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini, the reported on Monday. federation's press service “The Arbitration Chamber carefully studied the reports of the investigative chamber and decided to initiate formal proceedings against the two officials,” the press release said.

The authorities will accelerate the construction of an energy bridge across the Kerch Strait due to the cessation of electricity supplies to the peninsula from Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Monday, November 23. Kozak said that by mid-December the “severity of the problem” of Crimea’s energy supply will be significantly reduced, Interfax reports .

PJSC Gazprom increased its direct stake in the capital of Gazprom Neft from 90% to 95.68%, Interfax reported on Monday, November 23, citing a message from the oil company. The increase in the share was due to the stake of the Dutch subsidiary of the Gazprom Finance BV concern, the agency notes. that Gazprom was thinking about purchasing Gazprom Neft shares The company announced at the end of October.

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American pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. is buying Allergan, which produces the cosmetic drug Botox, for $160 billion, the companies said in a press release. Under the terms of the agreement, Allergan shareholders will receive 11.3 Pfizer shares for each Allergan share they own. After the deal is closed, the companies will merge and the combined concern will be headed by Pfizer CEO Ian Reed. That Pfizer Inc.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Energy, Alexander Novak, allowed the introduction of retaliatory measures against Ukraine for the blackout of Crimea, the TASS agency reported on Monday . “I won’t answer this question for you now, I think that we will consider this issue in the near future,” Novak answered a question from journalists about the possibility of retaliatory measures against Ukraine.

Photo Action press / TASS Following Bezos, the billionaire decided to invest in traditional media The founder of the online retailer Alibaba, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma (No. 2 in the ranking of the richest people in China, net worth: $21.8 billion) is in negotiations to buy a stake in the publisher of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper, Bloomberg reported , citing two sources. . According to the publication's interlocutors, negotiations are at an advanced stage.

The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, at a conference call with the heads of Crimean municipalities on Monday, November 23, advised to prepare for the “worst case scenario” in the situation with the restoration of energy supply on the peninsula, Kryminform reports . Aksenov clarified that he fears that the emergency with electricity supply may drag on at least until December 22, when the first line of the energy bridge across the Kerch Strait will be laid.

Photo: Laurent Neyssensas/Flickr No movement of the soul remains without reproach: he mourned for the victims of Paris, and not for the Russians in Sinai, which means he was a Russophobe; you help stray dogs and not children, which means you are a misanthrope Russia is a unique country, able to find its own special way in everything.

The consequences of the accident are in the Forbes photo gallery. On November 20, in the Kherson region, unknown persons blew up power transmission poles through which Ukraine supplies electricity to Crimea and some Ukrainian regions. As a result of the incident, two of the four lines were out of order, and on the night of November 22, the remaining two towers were also de-energized. Due to the destruction of power lines, the Crimean peninsula was left without electricity.

Photo by Anatoly Strunin / TASS The fee will be up to 150 rubles per day The Ministry for Northern Caucasus Affairs has prepared a bill “On conducting an experiment to introduce fees for the use of resort infrastructure in the Stavropol Territory” and should publish it in the near future on the government portal, the Kommersant newspaper writes . The department plans to conduct an experiment in the Stavropol region in 2016-2021.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko instructed the government to suspend freight traffic with Crimea, reported on Monday, November 23. the press service of the Ukrainian head of state The message indicates that the ban will affect the sending of goods by road and rail in both directions. Poroshenko also proposed that the Cabinet of Ministers “immediately” assemble a working group to discuss the issue of cargo transportation and the cessation of trade with Crimea.