The bank will increase lending through the card business Russian Standard Bank expects to achieve 15 percent growth in its loan portfolio next year through card loans. The planned change in the structure of the bank's portfolio provides for an increase in their share to 80%, while simultaneously minimizing the share of loans in retail chains.

Banks The brokerage division of the French banking group Credit Agricole - Credit Agricole Cheuvreux plans to expand its presence in the Russian market next year by hiring 25 specialists in the sales department and the analytics department, Bloomberg reported. “We quickly realized that without Russia we lose most of the commissions and do not serve our clients to the maximum,” Chairman and CEO of Cheuvreux Francois Simon said in an interview with the agency.

Data from the Hydrometeorological Center did not indicate warming Against the backdrop of the failure of the Copenhagen discussions, discussions continue on the manipulation of data on “global warming”, which both the Kyoto agreements and the alternatives discussed at COP-15 are intended to prevent.

The regional prosecutor's office is trying to close some of the city's entertainment venues The regional prosecutor's office sent materials to the district courts about the suspension of the work of a number of cafes, restaurants and nightclubs in Voronezh due to non-compliance with fire safety rules.

Film Projects Jameson Film Experience says Ekaterina Istomina Jameson's 2010 schedule of cinematic events is as follows. February 18-28, Dublin - Jameson Empire Film Festival, the company's flagship event. March 4, Los Angeles - Oscar Pre-Party, Independent Spirits Awards is a grand party preceding the “celebrations” on the occasion of the next Academy Awards. And finally, March 28, London - the Jameson Empire Awards ceremony and the "Film in 60 Seconds!" competition.

Markets do not leave the “red zone” For the second day in a row, the Ukrainian stock market demonstrates the opposite dynamics to global markets. Despite the growth on the eve of the broad market index S&P 500 (+0.7%) and Dow Jones (+0.28%), just 10 minutes after the start of trading, the Ukrainian Exchange index fell by 4 basis points. During the main part of the day, the indicator fluctuated between 1513-1516 points.

The city of Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod region, was one of the five cities in the Volga Federal District with the most difficult economic situation. Such data were presented yesterday at the council of the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District. This list also includes Tolyatti (Samara region), Yugo-Kama and Nytva (Perm region), Kama Polyany (Tatarstan).

On December 16, the Basmanny Court of Moscow suspended the work of three more clubs in the capital due to violations of fire safety rules. The Tema club (M.A.D.M. LLC) is closed for 60 days, Zapasnik (Two Thousand LLC) and Caruso (Caruso and Company LLC) are closed for 90 days, RIA reports "News". Thus, in 2 days, the capital’s courts closed 9 entertainment establishments in Moscow.

Today, December 16, Russian economist and politician Yegor Gaidar died in the Moscow region at the age of 54. The cause of death could have been a detached blood clot. According to Gaidar's relatives and friends, he has been seriously ill for the last three years. Many colleagues and friends of the economist express their condolences. The head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin, associates Gaidar’s death with a stroke he suffered in Ireland.

About politicians and officials, about power and opposition. 2K 8 min. ... Ilya [10.12 09:33] Dear Nikita Yurievich! Surely you are aware of the difficult situation associated with KCCHK. Konstantinov (Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Plant) and its emissions into the environment. Please tell me what was done to resolve this situation? Is the financial condition of this enterprise, which is historically and actually a city-forming enterprise, monitored to prevent insolvency (bankruptcy)?

The accident on the heating main, as a result of which 11 residential buildings and three kindergartens in the south-east of Moscow were left without heat, was completely eliminated by 5 am on December 16. Heat supply has been restored in all buildings. Let us remind you that the accident occurred at approximately 14:30 Moscow time on December 15 in the basement of residential building No. 6, building.

Today, December 16, trading in the dollar on the interbank foreign exchange market opened and as of 10.32 am is in the range of 7.9745-7.9870 UAH/$. According to the InterBusinessConsulting company, trading in the euro opened in the range of 11.5940-11.6155 UAH/euro, trading in the ruble - 0.2639-0.2644 UAH/ruble. Today, the NBU is holding a targeted foreign exchange auction for individuals in the dollar. RBC-Ukraine

They tried to block the first auction for the sale of electricity in court The auction for the sale of electricity, which was supposed to be held for the first time, did not take place yesterday. The structures of entrepreneur Vasily Danyliv, who are monopoly suppliers on the market, obtained a court ban on holding auctions. But this decision has already been challenged by one of the generating companies, DTEK Vostokenergo, so trading could open today.

The GreenNN Corporation has gone beyond Russia The GreenNN corporation of Kursk businessman Nikolai Greshilov has begun construction of the first Line hypermarket in Belarus in the city of Gomel. The company's plans to build four retail facilities in the neighboring country first became known in 2007, but then they were frozen. According to market participants, Belarus is experiencing a shortage of modern trading formats, but there are political and administrative risks there.

Petr Kolbin may become the new co-owner of Yamal LNG As Kommersant has learned, Gazprombank has agreed to sell a blocking stake in Yamal LNG OJSC, which is developing one of the largest Yuzhno-Tambey gas condensate fields in Russia. The buyer will be Gennady Timchenko's long-time partner, co-owner of the Surgutex trader Petr Kolbin.