Disputes about license revocations are taking on a traditional outcome The Moscow Arbitration Court yesterday refused to recognize as illegal the revocation of the license of UIK Bank, once controlled by the last State Duma deputy Alexei Bagaryakov. Thus, the court interrupted the recent trend of bankers winning in disputes with the regulator.

Sales of vehicles (new and used cars, commercial vehicles and buses) in Ukraine in January 2012 increased by 35% compared to January 2011 – to 15,379 thousand units. As the Ukravtoprom association reported, sales (initial registrations) of new vehicles in January increased by 26.1% to 13.295 thousand units. Primary registrations of passenger cars (new and used) last month increased by 24% - to 12,281 thousand, including 11,981 thousand new cars sold (25.1% more).

Context In Russia, about a third, that is, 32 thousand polling stations, are equipped to organize web broadcasts for the presidential elections. Deputy Minister of Communications Ilya Massukh announced this yesterday at a meeting of the public expert council to discuss issues of financing and implementation of the project to install web cameras.

Shareholders agreed on the parameters of the company's privatization ALROSA has agreed on the main parameters of the transaction for the sale of 14% of its shares, during which it expects to gain at least $1 billion. The largest shareholders - the Russian Federation and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - will each allocate 7% of the diamond company's shares for placement on the MICEX-RTS exchange, which If market conditions are favorable, it may take place this fall.

A single opposition candidate has become known The presidential race in Venezuela is gaining momentum. The day before, the country held its first-ever primaries, following which the 39-year-old governor of the state of Miranda, Henrique Capriles, was named the single opposition candidate. Experts do not rule out that changes await Venezuela in October.

The plant sells its stake in Kazankovskaya Following the Bakal Iron Ore Company, the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is getting rid of another raw materials asset. A stake in the Kazankovskaya coal company, which MMK owns on a parity basis with Evraz Group, is up for sale. Negotiations are ongoing with one of the foreign players. Analysts call the asset complex, but promising, and are surprised at MMK’s desire to exit the project.

1K 1 min. ... The start of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League between Russian Rubin and Greek Olympiacos, which is scheduled to take place today in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium, was postponed from 21.00 to 15.00 Moscow time (13.00 Kyiv time) due to cold weather. UEFA representatives will make the final decision on the meeting an hour before the start of the game. The air temperature in the Russian capital yesterday afternoon was -20°C.

A Tunisian court has dropped all charges against Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the former prime minister in the government of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, reports the Lebanese newspaper An-Nashra. According to Mabrouk Kurshid, the former prime minister's lawyer, he demanded the immediate release of his client, since there were no longer any reasons to keep him in custody. "The court of Tauraz (a city in Tunisia) acquitted Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, and we demanded his immediate release.

Teenagers who killed 27 people were caught in Balashikha As Kommersant has learned, the main investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) for the Moscow region is finishing its investigation into the case of a gang of youngsters who kept the Moscow region town of Balashikha at bay for several months.

Russian presidential candidate billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov offers Echo of Moscow assistance in providing a loan to buy out the radio station's shares from Gazprom-Media. The editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow, Alexey Venediktov, reported on February 14 that Gazprom-Media, which owns 66% of the radio station, demands the early resignation of its board of directors and the replacement of independent directors - Evgeny Yasin and Alexander Makovsky. According to Mr.

Flights of front-line Su-24 bombers have been suspended throughout Russia due to the disaster in the Kurgan region, a source in the Ministry of Defense told RIA Novosti on February 14. A Su-24 crashed on Monday during scheduled flights in the Kurgan region. The navigator and commander ejected. The plane crashed 90 km from the Shagol airfield in a wooded area; there were no casualties or damage on the ground. After landing, the crew commander independently contacted the airfield.

The corporation again failed to introduce its representatives to the board of directors of the enterprise NPK Uralvagonzavod, which controls 15% of the shares of OJSC Motovilikha Plants, again failed to initiate a meeting of the company’s shareholders in order to introduce its representatives to the board of directors. According to the official statement of Motovilikha Plants, Uralvagonzavod was never included in the register of their shareholders.

825 1 min. ... Formed on January 21, 1998. The holding owns shares of the founders of the NTV, NTV-Plus and TNT television channels. Also owns (including through subsidiaries) shares of the founding companies of the radio stations CITY-FM, Relax-FM, Echo of Moscow, First Popular Radio, and Children's Radio. The holding includes the publishing house "Seven Days", the newspaper "Tribuna" and the television guide magazine "Panorama TV".

Alexander Lapin is seeking to initiate a criminal case against the Torbovo peasant farm The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Voronezh Region, due to the lack of corpus delicti, refused to initiate a criminal case against the management of the peasant farm (peasant farm) "Torbovo" under the article "Fraud" of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the owner of the media holding Publishing House "Svobodnaya Pressa", a deputy of the regional Duma, Alexander Lapin.

Grammy Awards Presented Music Award The winner of the 54th Academy Awards was the English singer Adele. The death of Whitney Houston, which darkened the festive mood the day before, was reflected in the script of the ceremony. Commentary by BORIS BARABANOV and SERGEY KHODNEV. The 54th ceremony of presenting the most prestigious music awards was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.