Unique ALROSA stone is not allowed at Sotheby's ALROSA's plans to sell premium diamonds through the Sotheby's auction house are in jeopardy. As Kommersant learned, Gokhran froze the very first transaction planned by ALROSA for implementation through Sotheby's. The diamond, weighing 47.48 carats, was classified by Gokhran experts as unique, the export of which from Russia is prohibited by law.

Several American states are in favor of returning to the gold standard. Arizona, Kansas and South Carolina are preparing to pass bills that would make gold and silver coins the same legal tender as the dollar. According to experts, in this way the states express distrust in the policies of the US Federal Reserve. With details - Kommersant FM correspondent in the USA Natalya Suvorova.

The flow of foreign tourists to Primorye last year increased by 12 thousand people compared to the same previous period, the acting governor said at a press conference in Vladivostok. Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Tourism Development of the region Vladimir Shchur. “And this is not only in the generally accepted Asian directions: China, Korea, Japan. There has also clearly been progress with European tourists,” said Mr. Shchur.

The Federal Fund for Assistance to the Development of Housing Construction (RHD Fund) has announced another auction for the sale of the right to lease a land plot for the production of building materials in the Iskitimsky district of the Novosibirsk region. The area of ​​the plot is 7.5 hectares, the initial rental price is 1 sq. m. m is 21.12 rubles. (VAT included). Thus, the total starting price of the lot is 1.584 million rubles. The auction is scheduled for May 15.

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Monitoring / foreign trade Data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS) on the state of commodity imports from non-CIS countries (about 90% of all commodity imports into the Russian Federation) record a stop in the growth of its value: in March 2013 it slowed down to the limits of statistical error - 0.2% in annual terms, after growing by 14.5% in January and 7.5% in February 2013.

The funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will take place on April 17, The Sun newspaper reports. According to the publication, the ceremony with military honors will take place on the grounds of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The funeral of Margaret Thatcher will not have state status, although it will be held with the same ceremonies as during the burial of Princess Diana and other royals, the British government noted in an earlier statement, RIA Novosti reports.

The State Duma supported the idea of ​​President Vladimir Putin to appoint Elvira Nabiullina as head of the Central Bank (Central Bank). Thus, Mrs. Nabiullina becomes the 13th woman among the 190 chairmen of the Central Bank of the World. Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin, Kommersant / Buy photos 360 deputies voted for Elvira Nabiullina, 20 opposed, 1 abstained. Mrs.

The first deputy head of the presidential administration gave a lecture to teachers Yesterday, at a scientific conference organized for Russian teachers of social sciences by the Foundation for the Development of Civil Society (FORGO), First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration (AP) Vyacheslav Volodin spoke. According to Kommersant's information, the Kremlin curator of domestic policy gave a lecture on the main trends and directions of development of the modern political system.

2K 3 min. ... The communists demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dmitry Livanov. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education, member of the Communist Party faction Oleg Smolin commented on the situation to presenter Maxim Mitchenkov. Photo: Sergey Kiselev, Kommersant / buy photo On Tuesday, a statement signed by party leader Gennady Zyuganov appeared on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

Spain has invested 30 million euros in projects for the development of alternative energy in Ukraine, the implementation of which should begin during the current year, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources reports. According to the Minister of Ecology Oleg Proskuryakov, the funds have already arrived in Ukraine.

The spring flood on the Carpathian rivers has ended, said the director of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center Mykola Kulbida. “On the Carpathian rivers, the flood has ended, and the water level is now decreasing... The snow remains only in the highlands, it will melt there for a long time and slowly,” said Mr. Kulbida. According to him, it will be possible to talk about the restoration of floods if the rains return. Based on materials from RBC-Ukraine

On April 9, the Moscow City Court questioned Alexander Evtukhov, an eyewitness to the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov, behind closed doors, RAPSI reported, citing a statement from the defendant’s lawyer Murad Musaev. Alexander Evtukhov is one of the key witnesses in the case - he saw the killer shoot and then escaped. During the first consideration of the case, the witness went to the hearing from Novosibirsk, but stopped communicating.

The State Duma has begun considering the law on fans The State Duma adopted the so-called law on fans in the first reading. In particular, it provides for tougher sanctions for violating the rules of conduct at sporting events. The bill provides for the introduction of various penalties for troublemakers, ranging from a fine to administrative arrest and a ban on attending official sporting events. Sanctions are also provided for competition organizers.

Based on the results of inspections in 2012, the Ministry of Justice sent about 9 thousand applications to the courts to liquidate or terminate the activities of NPOs, according to a report posted on the ministry’s website on April 9. In addition, over 45 thousand warnings were issued and the activities of 21 organizations were suspended. The ministry also reports the initiation of 5.61 thousand cases of administrative proceedings.