Agriculture Rice producers hope to convince the government that the current increase in prices for this type of cereal will not repeat the situation with the increase in the cost of buckwheat in 2009, when the retail price increased from 30-40 rubles. up to 80-100 rub. for 1 kg. A week ago, in its weekly monitoring, the Ministry of Economy recorded an increase in prices for short-grain rice from 17-17.5 rubles. up to 23-24 rub. for 1 kg in wholesale.

The “Sports Training Center of the Perm Region” has been created in the Kama region. One of the center’s sites will be the Sukharev sports complex built by LUKOIL, which has been transferred to regional ownership since January 1. Training sessions in figure skating, judo, sambo, athletics, field hockey, boxing, and weightlifting will be organized here. These are the sports in which the largest number of gold medals have already been won.

Vladislav Minar, member of the Board of Directors of Generali PPF in Russia The international tourism market is actively developing, which helps stabilize the economies of a number of countries during a protracted recession. According to various experts, the international tourism business already creates about 250 million jobs in the world, and this figure is growing every year.

Vyacheslav Belov decided to become a business ombudsman The governor of the Perm region, Viktor Basargin, intends to appoint the former head of the Perm department of the Federal Tax Service, Vyacheslav Belov, as commissioner for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs. His candidacy has already been agreed upon with the federal authorities. Mr.

Businessman accused of fraud believes he was deceived Yesterday in the Gagarinsky Court of Moscow, hearings began on the merits of the criminal case of the famous businessman Viktor Baturin, brother-in-law of the former mayor of the capital Yuri Luzhkov. He is accused of two counts of preparing for fraud with promissory notes of the Inteko company and one count of already committed fraud with real estate. Yesterday in court, Mr.

An operation to search for crew members of the crashed crab catcher-processor “Chance-101” continues in the Sea of ​​Japan. The number of rescued sailors remains the same - 15, another 15 are listed as missing. The investigation has already established that 11 crew members, Indonesian citizens, ended up on board the ship outside the 12-mile zone of the Russian Federation.

The share price index at trading on the PFTS stock exchange increased by 4.01 points, or 1.23%, to 330.38 points. Since the beginning of 2013, the PFTS index has increased by 1.69 points, or 0.51% from 328.69 points. Based on materials from the Ukrainian News Agency

The introduction of new rules for donors is fraught with a shortage of blood in medical institutions. It is expected that only rare types of blood and components can be donated for a fee. Fulfilling the new conditions is still causing difficulties, experts say, and they blame the authorities: the latter paid little attention to promoting free donation. Russian hospitals are facing a blood shortage. Experts told Kommersant FM about this. The reason may be the new law on donation.

A search is underway in the office of Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh in the regional administration building, as reported on January 29 on the website of the regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. This information is confirmed by a Gazeta.Ru source close to the leadership of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR).

Microsoft releases Office 2013, the most radical overhaul of the global office market leader in its history. Collaboration, the ability to take your office with you to any computer or tablet, storing documents in the cloud and the transition to subscription sales are the key innovations of the announced product. Office 2013 is in some ways the antipode of Windows 8, for which it was being prepared for release.

Networks "36.6" and A5 may merge The largest deal is being prepared on the Russian pharmacy market. As Kommersant learned, the shareholders of the 36.6 and A5 networks, which are among the top five, are agreeing to merge the business. To do this, “36.6” can conduct an additional issue in the amount of up to $300 million, which will pay for the purchase of A5. The new company will control 25% of the Moscow market.

The court found Penza ex-operatives not guilty of bullying The Leninsky District Court of Penza fully acquitted four former police officers who were accused of exceeding their official powers with the use of violence and special means against three people. One of the victims intends to appeal the verdict. The Leninsky District Court of Penza issued an acquittal against the ex-law enforcement officers accused under paragraphs “a” and “b” of Part 3 of Art.

Ekaterina Tudegesheva again became world champion in snowboarding Sochi 2014 At the Snowboard World Championships in Stoneham, Canada, the Russian team yesterday won gold thanks to Ekaterina Tudegesheva, who won the parallel slalom competition. Her victory confirmed that this sports genre could become one of Russia’s main trump cards at the Sochi Olympics. The Canadian success of Ekaterina Tudegesheva cannot really be called a bolt from the blue, although there was certainly some surprise in it.

Don authorities are starting to buy land for the airport complex The authorities of the Rostov region are launching a procedure for the purchase of land plots reserved for the construction of the Yuzhny airport complex. The first 12 plots should be purchased in 2013–2014. The land is in shared ownership; the region plans to acquire it at market value, which has yet to be determined by an independent appraiser, who will be selected based on the results of a competition before February 20.

Recognized monetarist Professor Stanley Fischer intends to leave his post as head of the Central Bank of Israel early after eight years of leadership. The reason for the resignation was not given, but experts are not inclined to speculate on the political aspects of the resignation - many recognize Mr. Fischer’s activity at the head of the Central Bank as impeccable.