In the first half of 2014, investments in fixed capital in Kuzbass increased by 5.4% to 95.08 billion rubles compared to the first half of last year, Kemerovostat reported. This amount includes “an estimate for investments not observable by direct statistical methods.” In the first quarter, investments in fixed assets decreased by 27%, but in the second they increased sharply - by 36.9%.

In September, the Moscow City Hall plans to announce a tender for the supply of future generation rolling stock for the Moscow Metro. Uralvagonzavod intends to participate in it together with Bombardier Transportation, OJSC Metrovagonmash (a group of CJSC Transmashholding), OJSC Russian Machines in partnership with Siemens and the Sinara-Transport Machines holding, which has created a joint venture with the Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).

James Foley's family confirms his death in Iraq Relatives of American journalist James Foley confirmed the fact of his death at the hands of militants of the Islamic State group. Islamists are threatening to kill at least one more hostage, Time magazine reporter Steven Sotloff. Meanwhile, the United States continues to launch air strikes on militant positions.

The head of the Kizelovsky district administration, Alexander Gavrilov, did not appeal in court the refusal to register as a candidate for the election of the head of the district. As Kommersant was told by the Territorial Election Commission (TEC), the deadline for appealing the decision has passed, and they have not received any notification from the court about filing a lawsuit. Thus, the decision of the TEC to refuse registration of Mr. Gavrilov came into force.

Today, the Committee on Municipal Property and Land Relations of the Perm City Duma was supposed to consider the issue of gratuitously transferring into regional ownership the plot and building on Permskaya, 78. As explained by Olga Yudina, director of the Perm Regional History Museum, in 2012, the regional and city authorities agreed on an exchange buildings. It was assumed that the museum, in exchange for the premises it occupies at Sibirskaya, 15, would be given a facility at Permskaya, 78.

The Russian Snowboard Federation received state accreditation from the Russian Ministry of Sports following a commission meeting, according to the official website of the Russian Snowboard Federation. The FSR was established in Moscow on April 20, and the head coach of the Russian national team, Denis Tikhomirov, was appointed its president. Previously, there was only a single Federation of Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding of Russia, RIA Novosti reported on August 20.

The speaker of the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Andrei Lysenko, said during a briefing that the intelligence of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) did not confirm information about the existence of a military convoy that allegedly entered Lugansk. “All information about the existence of this column is being verified, but it all looks rather strange.

Foreign entrepreneurs, when making transactions with Russian businesses in Crimea, will be allowed to choose the legal law to resolve disputes. However, the new rules may not work in favor of domestic businessmen, experts warn. Photo: Viktor Korotaev, Kommersant / buy photo Foreign businesses will be able to choose their jurisdiction when investing in Crimea. This was stated by Tatyana Karavaeva, director of the department of legal regulation of the Ministry of Development of Crimea.

Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region Denis Pasler and Regional Minister of Sports Leonid Rapoport resigned from the board of directors of the Ural football club. According to Znak.com, corresponding changes have been made to the list of affiliates. The reshuffle on the team's board of directors was dictated by the federal anti-corruption law, according to which senior officials should not hold senior positions in companies.

Context Gazprom is trying to accuse Ukraine of unauthorized withdrawal of gas from the transit flow, said the head of the country’s Ministry of Energy, Yuriy Prodan. “We received a draft act on transit services for July of this year, in which the Russian side is trying to interpret the technical imbalance - which is 0.03% - as an over-contract gas selection,” he said. Mr.

Raiffeisenbank together with JSC GM-AVTOVAZ announce the launch of a program for co-financing car loans for Chevrolet NIVA. The offer is valid for new cars in the following configurations: L, LC, LE, GLS, GLC, purchased in the showrooms of official dealers. Now, thanks to the co-financing program and special prices for cars, clients will be able to get a car loan at a rate of 6.5%* per annum in rubles with a down payment of 30% for a period of 24 months.

In the Moscow region, robbers raided a construction site and stole metal floors for a pedestrian bridge. “On Tuesday, around one o’clock in the morning, several unknown persons entered the construction site located on the 45th km of the Simferopol highway bypass road in the Podolsk district of the Moscow region, after which they tied up the watchman,” the press center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs told the Interfax agency.

The market for mobile devices in the Far East is growing at a faster pace than the national market due to a low base, representatives of the Svyaznoy company noted today at a meeting with journalists in Khabarovsk. This trend, according to the retailer’s management, will be relevant for at least six months. At the same time, in relation to Western markets, the Russian market as a whole will grow at double-digit rates, and in the near future, such rates of development will generally continue.

The State Public Institution of the Samara Region "Regional Telecommunications Center" has announced tenders for the construction of roads, rainwater drainage and wastewater treatment plants in the Yuzhny microdistrict, according to the state auction website. The contractor will have to build roads, rainwater drainage and wastewater treatment plants in the Yuzhny microdistrict. The initial price of the auction is more than 446 million rubles.

Yesterday, the Department of Land and Property Relations of the Novosibirsk City Hall summed up the results of auctions for the sale of the right to conclude lease agreements for land plots for construction. At least two bidders showed interest in each of the three lots, so the price in some cases increased significantly. As Kommersant was told in the press center of the mayor's office, the largest plot (7.2 hectares) on the street.