Details of the case of the murder of police officers near Moscow have become known As Kommersant has learned, the former commander of a Lugansk militia platoon, Mikhail Konstantinov (Bear), who was put on the international wanted list for the murder of two traffic police officers in the Moscow Region, may be hiding not only in the LPR, but also in Abkhazia, for whose independence he also fought.

Sberbank does not stop lending to companies and the population, despite the constant change in the situation in the financial markets and the sharp increase in the key rate of the Central Bank, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the credit institution. “Despite the increased volatility in financial markets and the emergency increase in the key rate of the Central Bank, Sberbank continues to lend to clients - both individuals and legal entities,” the press release says.

Official opening of the first stage of the Europe shopping center with an area of ​​50 thousand square meters. m on Moskovskaya Square in Kursk is scheduled for December 19, the press service of Promresurs Group of Companies LLC reported. Let us remind you that the center will house about 200 retail operators, as well as an eight-screen cinema. Completion of the second phase of construction is scheduled for the first quarter of 2016.

The price of Brent oil fell on the morning of December 16 to $60.70 per barrel, WTI - to $55.62, according to data from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) at 08:20 Moscow time.

What did the Russian media write about most in the past year? From an economic point of view, it is difficult to talk about 2014 as a whole. The first months of the year are absent from our ranking of economic events, as if the first quarter never happened. The May St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (7th line in the ranking) seemed to have happened not in the spring, but a long time ago. The closer we get to the end of the year, the more events there are.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted the need to create a new effective model for the development of the Far East. “Our task is to create a new model for the development of the Far East so that it brings results,” TASS quotes Mr. Medvedev as saying.

An annual contract for the maintenance of lighting networks in Ufa, based on the results of an auction by the city department of utilities and improvement, will be received by the municipal enterprise Ufagorsvet, according to a message on the government procurement portal. The contract value is 159.52 million rubles. "Ufagorsvet" was the only participant in the auction held by the mayor's office on December 12.

The Kremlin does not comment on the increase in the Central Bank's key rate to 17%. Presenter Maxim Mitchenkov discussed the regulator’s measures with Nikita Krichevsky, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Chairman of the Expert Council of Support of Russia. Photo: Alexander Miridonov, Kommersant / buy photo — How do you think the Central Bank’s decision will affect the country’s economy and exchange rates? — The Central Bank’s decision will not affect the Russian economy or exchange rates in any way.

Nikkei 225 17099.4 (-272.18) RTS 718.32 (-80.86) FTSE 100 6182.72 (-117.91) DAX 30 9334.01 (-260.72) DJIA* 17163.37 (-117.46) NASDAQ Composite* 4602.327 (-51.269) *At 20:04. According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 228 dated December 16, 2014, page 9

A foreign investor will invest in tile production in Dzerzhinsk A joint venture between the British company Lins Wallpaper and the Russian VOG-Invest - Unikeramix LLC - plans to invest 5 billion rubles. in the construction of a factory for the production of ceramic tiles and ceramic granite in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region. The capacity of eight lines, which are planned to be launched in five years, will be 22 million square meters. m of tiles per year.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said in an interview with NTV that he was ready to go to Donbass as a volunteer. “I intend to ask the president to, so to speak, release me from this position in order to go to the Donbass to protect the interests of precisely those citizens who are fighting there today, so that it is precisely people like these shaitans to catch and destroy, because They have no honor or conscience,” said Mr. Kadyrov.

A total of 953,886 cars were sold in the region Sales of new passenger cars in the EU rose 1.4% in November to 953,886, ACEA said. Thus, the European car market grew for the 15th month in a row, despite lower demand in France and Germany. Photo: Tobias Schwarz, Reuters Sales of new passenger cars in the European Union in November 2014 showed a slight increase of 1.4% compared to the same period last year, despite weakening demand in the key markets of France and Germany.

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to increase the key rate to 17% per annum from December 16, 2014, TASS reports. “This decision is due to the need to limit devaluation and inflation risks that have significantly increased recently,” the Central Bank said in a statement.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said that in the near future departmental clinics could be transferred to the compulsory health insurance (CHI) system to reduce ineffective costs. “We have ineffective expenses, we are discussing the topics of departmental recreation centers, clinics, etc.

Today at a meeting of the Perm City Duma, the issue of agreeing to provide a municipal guarantee to the municipal unitary enterprise "Permgorelectrotrans" (PGET) was considered. A guarantee is required to obtain a targeted loan for three years in the amount of 250 million rubles, as well as another 62 million rubles. – interest on the loan. An application from PGET for a guarantee has already been received by the Perm administration.