The issue of extending gas discounts for Ukraine is being considered by the Russian government. Earlier, the Ukrainian Naftogaz turned to Gazprom with a request to extend the winter package. According to Kommersant FM interlocutors, Naftogaz can count on a positive decision on this issue. Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin, Kommersant The government will soon make a decision on gas discounts for Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Russian Ministry of Energy, Alexander Novak.

Ural-Invest and AFK Sistema have agreed. Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s company will receive 46.5 billion rubles. for the loss of Bashneft shares. Sistema itself must transfer 5 billion rubles. to the Ural Foundation. However, Kommersant FM’s interlocutors are confident that the businessman managed to get out of this difficult situation with minimal losses. Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin, Kommersant / buy photo AFK Sistema and Ural-Invest entered into a settlement agreement in court.

Evgeny Khamin, head of the Khamin Group of Companies, regional Duma deputy 294 1 min. ... — How did the general economic crisis affect the construction industry? “The more we talk about the crisis, the more it takes root, not in the industry, but in the minds of those who talk about it. There's no need to panic. In 2008, the feeling of crisis was catastrophic, but we overcame it. We are certainly experiencing a crisis now, but there are also advantages to it.

The former head of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Alexander Reimer, has been charged with theft of 3 billion rubles. This was stated by the representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin. Funds were allocated for the purchase of electronic bracelets. However, the former head of the federal penitentiary service allegedly kidnapped them along with their accomplices.

Planned command and staff exercises to control aviation and air defense groups with practical action of troops started in the Eastern Military District (EMD) under the leadership of the commander of the district, Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, said yesterday the representative of the Eastern Military District, Colonel Alexander Gordeev.

Visitors to the chain will be served not only at the counter, but also at tables Waiters will appear in German restaurants of the McDonald's fast food chain: now visitors to the network will be served not only at the counter, but also at tables. This is one of the innovations the company is introducing to stem the decline in revenue.

The dollar exchange rate for “tomorrow” settlements at 10:00 Moscow time increased by 30 kopecks, to 57.91 rubles/$, the euro exchange rate - by 16.6 kopecks, to 62.45 rubles/€, follows from data from the Moscow Exchange . Analysts' opinions and forecasts on how the ruble will behave on March 31

Vladimir Savchuk, Deputy General Director of the Institute for Problems of Natural Monopolies, is perplexed why the production of railway equipment receives significantly less budget subsidies than other segments of transport engineering. The industrial crisis of 2014 intensified the government’s efforts to stimulate the growth of domestic industry and return to the course of implementing a full-fledged industrial policy.

Zavolzhsky Motor Plant OJSC (ZMZ, part of the Sollers concern) plans to transfer Euro-5 environmental class engines to Pavlovsky Bus OJSC in the second quarter of 2015 for testing. Currently, according to ZMZ, 4-cylinder gasoline engines of the Euro-5 eco-class, intended for the UAZ model range, are undergoing the next stage of testing at the test site.

Interview Nadezhda Yumasheva, head of the department for registration of management rights of Rosreestr for the Sverdlovsk region — How many transactions on registration of property rights have there been since the beginning of the year? — In January-February 2015, 49,199 thousand rights to residential real estate were registered, which is 18.5% more than the same period in 2014. At that time, 41.51 thousand were registered. Some of these transactions carried over from last year.

Spring Arbor Day, held in the Rostov region on the second Saturday of April, was moved in 2015 to the third Saturday of the month - April 18, Governor Vasily Golubev said during a working trip to the Botanical Garden of the Southern Federal University, reports the press service of the head of the region. “We agreed that we will hold Arbor Day one week later. At the same time, it is symbolic that it will coincide with Improvement Day.

The upcoming auction at Christie's in New York may set a new record. Pablo Picasso's painting "Algerian Women (Version O)", which has become the title work of the entire season, is planned to be sold for no less than $140 million. Kommersant FM art columnist Dmitry Butkevich talks about why the painting is worth that much money. Photo: Sergey Bobylev, Kommersant / buy photo On May 11, Christie's auction in New York may set a record for the sale of a work of art at public auction.

Canberra has restricted arms trade and investment in Crimea and Sevastopol Expanded sanctions against Russia have come into force in Australia. New restrictions will affect the financial sector, as well as the export and import of weapons and equipment used in oil exploration and production. In addition, the blacklists of individuals who are prohibited from entering the country have been expanded.

The Gazprom Neft Board of Directors has invited PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to remain the company’s auditor for 2015. “The Board of Directors proposed to approve CJSC PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit at the annual general meeting of shareholders as the company’s auditor for 2015,” the company said in a statement .

foreign economic activity In the second edition of the draft federal law “On the Free Port of Vladivostok”, the presentation of which took place at the end of last week at a series of meetings in the capital of Primorye, the list of municipalities that form the territory of the free port has been expanded - from seven to twelve.