The Rigla chain (part of the Protek Group of Companies), one of the leading pharmaceutical retailers in Russia, announced the launch of a franchising program. Ten pharmacies in Moscow and the Moscow region are already operating under franchise agreements with Rigla. By the end of 2013, the company plans to increase the number of partners in the program several times. “In the future, the company plans to develop the franchise in all regions of the Russian Federation.

In Yekaterinburg, they are forced to dismantle fiber-optic lines by August 1 In Yekaterinburg, the municipal unitary enterprise “Tram and Trolleybus Management” demands that fiber-optic communication lines (FOCL) be removed by August 1.

Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov* : “Sakhalin is a region where there is everything: gas, oil, coal, fish, but people get nothing from this wealth. Everything goes away. The fish go to other countries, and the ships return to die: they are sunk there in the bay in Nevelsk. I think more than 50 ships have already sunk there. This means that all the products go away. This is a mess, of course” ( December 13, 2007 at a government meeting ).

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Kazan, Interfax reports. On Wednesday, the head of government will take part in the closing ceremony of the Universiade. On the last day of the Universiade, Mr. Medvedev will attend sports competitions, and will also be shown one of the Kazan metro stations.

Citizens will be able to change NPFs no more often than once every three years Citizens should have the right to change the non-state pension fund, where they keep their savings for old age, once every three years - the Ministry of Economy supported the corresponding proposal by the Ministry of Labor. The five years that the Ministry of Finance insisted on is too long, the Minister of Labor explained.

The regional government has reached an agreement with TGK-9 on the acquisition of two billing companies from the energy company - Perm Utility Union LLC (PKS) and Integrated Settlement Center-Prikamye OJSC (KRC-Prikamye). As Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Demchenko told Kommersant, a petition to approve the deal was sent to the FAS and the government. The deal is expected to be completed in two to three weeks.

The Russian economy is coming to a standstill. Experts from the Development Center of the National Research University Higher School of Economics came to this conclusion. Chief Economist, Deputy Director of the Development Center of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Valery Mironov and Director of the Analytical Department of the Nord-Capital Investment Group Vladimir Rozhankovsky answered questions from host Andrei Norkin.

89 1 min. ... The Ministry of Economic Development has published a draft program for the development of the domestic market for the period until 2016. In the next three years, it is planned to legislatively determine the terms of payments for the supply of food products, strengthen responsibility for violations of trade rules, and determine the principles of trading activities in the markets.

Net profit of one of the largest banking groups in the United States, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the second quarter of 2013 doubled - to $1.86 billion against a profit of $927 million received in the second quarter of 2012 (we are talking about the figure minus dividends on preferred shares). Goldman Sachs' total revenue in the past quarter increased by 30% to $8.61 billion from $6.63 billion a year earlier, according to Goldman Sachs' financial report released today.

The French Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest of Norwegian citizen, musician with neo-Nazi views, Christian Vikernes, on charges of preparing a terrorist attack. According to the French Foreign Ministry, he poses a potential danger to society. According to a ministry communiqué, the arrested musician was interested in the views of the notorious Norwegian murderer Anders Breivik. French law enforcement authorities suspect Christian Vikernes of preparing a major terrorist attack.

American advertising at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition design Previous photo Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Korotaev / buy photo Next photo 1 / 4 At the exhibition at the Pushkin Museum, the academic history of graphics and the commercial excitement of advertising gloss intersect Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Korotaev / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Korotaev / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Korotaev / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Korotaev / buy photo The Pushkin

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Washington is still insisting that Russia agree to hand over former CIA agent Edward Snowden to the United States. He added that the United States constantly raises this issue during contacts with Moscow, Interfax reports. Earlier, Mr. Snowden made an official request to the Russian authorities to provide him with temporary asylum. A decision on granting asylum will be made within three months.

Sentence A court in the Magadan region sentenced the former head of the department for physical education, tourism and youth affairs of the Omsukchansky district administration, Alexander Moseychuk, to 3.5 years of suspended imprisonment for fraud. “Moseichuk illegally received a housing subsidy in the amount of about 1.6 million rubles from the district administration, which he spent on purchasing an apartment with an area of ​​58.4 square meters.

Vice-Speaker of the State Duma, Deputy Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Sergei Zheleznyak refuted the publication that appeared the day before in the Vedomosti newspaper that blogs would allegedly be equated with mass media. Publicist Anton Khrekov believes that this initiative is good for something that United Russia apparently did not even suspect.

79 1 min. ... The National Commission, which carries out state regulation in the field of financial services markets, has published updated changes to the legislation regarding insurance of developer liability during investment and financing of residential construction projects. The regulator proposes to make insurance mandatory and carry it out at the expense of the developer.