The final formation of the government - the approval of deputy prime ministers and ministers - will most likely take place only next week, that is, after the presidential elections in the Russian Federation, a high-ranking source in the cabinet of ministers told Kommersant. Kommersant's interlocutor, however, does not connect the formation of the government with the ongoing election process in the Kama region. According to him, it’s all a matter of internal coordination.

This serious Japanese company always goes its own way. No funny vehicles that were so popular at the Tokyo Motor Show, as if teleported to the stands either from the distant future or from manga comics. A practical sports station wagon is what the concept developed by the brand represents. The stylish and calm appearance remains this way until no one is about to get into the car.

Spartak, Lokomotiv-Kuban and Khimki reached the quarter finals of the European Cup All three Russian clubs that played in the top 16 of the European Cup made it to the quarterfinals of the second most important European basketball cup. Two of them - Spartak St. Petersburg and Lokomotiv-Kuban - advanced to the next round from first place in their groups, and Khimki from second. As a result, the Moscow region club will clash with Lokomotiv in the 1/4 finals, and Spartak with the Czech Nymburk.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Nikolai Prisyazhnyuk calls the situation with Russia’s restriction of supplies of Ukrainian cheeses difficult and declares Ukraine’s intention to appeal to the norms of the World Trade Organization (WTO). “The situation with cheeses is complicated, I’m perplexed. We are collecting milk processing plants, and we will make some kind of decision,” he said. “We will appeal to the WTO.

The film "August the Eighth" is being released premiere/cinema In the film "August the Eighth", a Russian blockbuster of Hollywood cut, with state-of-the-art special effects and an American screenwriter, the melodramatic plot unfolds against the backdrop of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict. Considering that the film was generously financed by the Russian authorities, many viewers will perceive it as propaganda.

The Commissioner for Human Rights is preparing to protect political rights Today the annual report on the state of human rights in Russia in 2011 will be published. Yesterday, Commissioner for Human Rights Vladimir Lukin presented this report to the president. It has not yet had time to take into account the December complaints about violations of political rights: they have not yet reached the Ombudsman.

Yuri Kolobov headed the Ministry of Finance The National Bank now has a powerful ally in the government. Yesterday, the head of state appointed First Deputy Head of the National Bank Yuri Kolobov as Minister of Finance. In his new position, he will have to ensure the refinancing of the state debt and prevent problems with social payments on the eve of the parliamentary elections, experts say.

The leaders of regional cells of the public organization “Russian Pensioners for Justice” wrote statements about leaving the party “A Just Russia” in connection with the intention to revive the party “Pensioners of Russia,” State Duma deputy and member of the SR, who formerly headed the party of pensioners, Igor Zotov, said on February 29. “Many members of our public organization wrote statements yesterday and left the A Just Russia party.

According to the Skolkovo Foundation's chief managing director, Steven Geiger, 2011 was the first "full year of practical work" for the foundation. During this time, more than 300 companies became residents of Skolkovo. And what is especially important, the foundation now has a partner of its university - foreign practice shows that without high-quality higher education there are no innovation centers. Now “creating an innovation ecosystem” is getting closer.

One of Russia's largest builders of mass housing, SU-155, with loans from Sberbank, plans to issue bonds worth 4 billion rubles. to convert debt, analysts suggest. The Federal Financial Markets Service registered on Tuesday four issues of SU-155 bonds of 1 billion rubles each. every. The company's press secretary, Ekaterina Petrova, responded to a Reuters request that the company would be ready to comment only on the issue of bonds.

Sergey Makarov, a former shareholder of the Berezniki Azot, in partnership with Rubicon-Aero Invest CJSC, completed his first development project - the first stage of the Shcherbakova housing complex in Yekaterinburg. As the entrepreneur told Kommersant, Mono-2 LLC (the general contractor of the project) at the end of 2011 commissioned the first stage of the Shcherbakova residential complex of 16 thousand square meters. m. of housing. “All apartments are sold out,” Mr. Makarov noted.

After the December elections, the Russian language was enriched with new words and concepts. "Kommersant FM" offers its view on the brightest and most significant of them in a special project "Explanatory Dictionary of Political Terms". Android Anchovies White ring Better Carousel God forbid Mink revolution Orangemen Puting Hamster shrugged his shoulders Author of the project: Kommersant FM presenter Ksenia Turkova Join News Radio on Facebook.

James Murdoch has stepped down as chairman of News International, the company owned by his father Rupert Murdoch. News Corporation reported that he would be replaced by Tom Mockridge, who previously served as the company's chief executive, AFP reported on February 29.

Ginza Project has acquired two new restaurant chains in the capital: Oki Doki and Pesto, says Daria Tsivina. In the first one you will be served Japanese and Russian cuisine, in the second - homemade Italian cuisine. For guests, the owners have also come up with a special service - a cardboard smiley, which just needs to be placed with the black side up to attract the attention of the staff.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued 529.5 billion euros to the region's 800 largest financial institutions at a rate of one percent per annum. The loans were issued to banks for three years. Thus, the ECB surpassed its own record set by the regulator in December 2011. Then the European Central Bank issued 489.2 billion euros to financial institutions. Amid news about loans from the ECB, European markets are showing growth.