Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved the purchase of the plant by the Renault-Nissan alliance The government has approved the sale of a controlling stake in AvtoVAZ to the Renault-Nissan alliance. Until now, the deal has been resisted first by the Russian and then by the French side. Now AvtoVAZ sales have returned to pre-crisis levels, and Troika Dialog, which owns 25%, wants to sell shares.

The former mayor of Tomsk was found guilty on seven out of nine counts On November 3, the jury found ex-mayor of Tomsk Alexander Makarov guilty on seven out of nine charges. Let us remind you that he is charged with a number of official crimes and drug possession. A criminal case was initiated against the former mayor back in December 2006. Alexander Makarov was found guilty by the jury on seven counts, of which he deserves leniency on two.

The Rostov OFAS Russia imposed administrative fines on Amida LLC, Children's Nutrition Yug LLC and Novocherkassky Dairy Plant OJSC for maintaining prices at an auction for the purchase of food products for the needs of orphanages, the department's press service reported. During an open auction for the purchase of food products by the Ministry of Health of the Rostov Region, these companies distributed among themselves lots for the supply of dairy products and baby food products.

Food with Elena Chekalova The cuisine of the Frenchman Pierre Gagnaire, the owner of three Michelin stars, as well as his books, confuse many, outrage some, and delight quite a few others. I once read reviews on Amazon about Ganier’s “Considerations on Culinary Artistry.” Some were simply indignant: they say they wasted money, there are no recipes with dosages, only pictures and some reflections.

The State Treasury said yesterday that, according to operational data, in January-October, UAH 162.65 billion was transferred to the general fund of the state budget, which is 34.5% more than in ten months of last year. Thus, UAH 18.83 billion was collected in October.

From December 1, Vladimir Fedorin will become the editor-in-chief of Forbes (Ukraine), reported the Ukrainian Media Holding, which is the publisher of this magazine in Ukraine. Previously, Mr. Fedorin served as deputy editor-in-chief of the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti, managing editor of the weekly SmartMoney, and first deputy editor-in-chief of Forbes in Russia. The first issue of the magazine should appear in February-March 2011.

Conjuncture 897 1 min. ... The number of applications for Mail.ru Group shares in the IPO has exceeded supply, and the price is close to the upper limit of the range, Bloomberg reported yesterday, citing sources close to the placement. Mail.ru Group plans to sell about 16% of shares in the form of GDRs on the LSE. The placement price corridor was set at $23.7-27.7 per security. Applications from investors are accepted until November 8.

Today, November 3, President Viktor Yanukovych, by decree, dismissed Alexander Medvedko from the post of prosecutor general. The five-year constitutional term of office of Prosecutor General Alexander Medvedko expired in early November 2010. Kommersant.ua

The State Council of Tatarstan yesterday adopted amendments to the budget law for 2010, according to which the deficit level was reduced from 9.2% to 7.2% of expenditures. The revenue side of the budget was increased by 6.2% - to 133.8 billion rubles, expenditures - by 3.9%, to 144.2 billion rubles, the budget deficit amounted to 10.4 billion rubles.

Greece has imposed a ban on all international mail, which will remain in effect for 48 hours. The police carefully check parcels and parcels sent from the country abroad by regular and courier mail. Let us remind you that the ban is associated with the sending of several parcels with bombs from Greece to the leaders of European countries. On November 3, a large-scale operation to search international mail takes place in Greece.

Today, November 3, it became known that the German retailer Metro has increased its annual profit forecast, reporting a sharp increase in the third quarter and a return to revenue growth in all branches. Metro expects this year's earnings before interest, taxes and other one-off deductions to be 2.3 billion euros, not 2.2 billion euros as previously forecast.

Volya may stop broadcasting the Discovery Channel The world-famous Discovery channel may disappear from the packages of the Ukrainian cable operator Volya. The operator intends to unilaterally terminate the contract with the channel if it does not stop cooperation with Volya’s competitor, the Triolan company.

OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNK) does not abandon the creation of an ethylene complex with a capacity of 1 million tons per year, said Albert Shigabutdinov, General Director of TAIF PSC (the parent company of the group), Chairman of the Board of Directors of NKNK. “We cannot refuse. The decision was made by the board of directors. The project is under implementation. The deadlines for the implementation of the program have been set,” said Mr. Shigabutdinov.

Industrial production increased in the Volgograd region The Volgograd region in January-September 2010 increased the volume of industrial production by 6.1% compared to the same period last year, the regional administration reported.

Ruslan Fedotenko's team did not let Chicago take first place, and Alexey Ponikarovsky's Kings led the championship NHL Yesterday, the Stanley Cup winner Chicago Blackhawks, having lost in an away match to the team of Ukrainian Ruslan Fedotenko - New York Rangers - 2:3, missed the opportunity to lead the Western Conference and the league table. The leader in the West and in the regular season is the Los Angeles Kings, for which another Ukrainian hockey player, Alexey Ponikarovsky, plays.