UEFA increased compensation and prize payments Football business Head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini Photo: Leonhard Foeger, Reuters European clubs, having supported Michel Platini in the recent elections of the head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), obtained substantial monetary compensation from this organization. For the players' participation in the 2020 European Championship, they will receive more than €200 million from UEFA.

Rusagro can invest about 5 billion rubles in its modernization Vadim Moshkovich's Rusagro Group plans to invest more than 5 billion rubles. into the reconstruction of Znamensky Sugar Factory OJSC (Znamensky district, Tambov region), the company told Kommersant.

At the end of March, business activity in the manufacturing industries decreased The PMI business activity index for Russia's manufacturing industries fell to 48.1 points at the end of March, according to a report by HSBC Bank. The main reason for the deterioration of the situation of industrial enterprises was the reduction in production volumes and the decrease in the number of new orders.

According to Rosstat, weekly inflation from March 24 to March 30, 2015 in Russia accelerated to 0.3%. Inflation in annual terms as of March 30 amounted to 16.8%, while over the past four weeks it remained at 16.7%. Photo: Maxim Polyakov, Kommersant / buy photo The Central Bank of the Russian Federation predicts inflation of 12% at the end of 2015.

Zaur Dadaev, accused of murdering politician Boris Nemtsov, confessed against himself and other detainees, a representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) said in the Moscow City Court on Wednesday.

In the Gulf of Mexico, the Abkatun Alfa platform of the Mexican state-owned company Pemex caught fire as a result of an explosion, the company reported on Twitter . Eight rescue vessels are involved in extinguishing the fire, 300 people have been evacuated from the platform.

The National Welfare Fund has not yet allocated funds for their modernization The worsening economic situation in Russia and the devaluation of the ruble have called into question the conclusion of concession agreements as part of the consolidation of airfield property at Moscow airports. Vladimir Putin gave such an order back in July 2013, but the documents have not yet been signed due to uncertainty regarding state support measures for the operators of Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo.

The Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) of Iskander Makhmudov is completing the restructuring of its Voronezh assets. The company registered in the region Elansky Mining and Processing Plant LLC, the operator of the exploration and development project for the Elansky and Elkinskoye copper-nickel deposits in the Voronezh region.

Persons involved in a criminal case regarding the theft of 2.7 billion rubles. when purchasing electronic bracelets, including the main one, the former director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer, give detailed testimony, another refused to testify. The official representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, stated this on the air of “Russia 1”. In the interests of the investigation, he did not name their names. “Three give detailed testimony.

The Moscow City Court declared the arrest of three of the five defendants illegal Today, as Kommersant predicted (see issue dated March 26), the Moscow City Court declared the arrest of three of the five defendants in the criminal case for the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov illegal.

The Tyumen regional council of supporters of the United Russia party was headed by Dmitry Novitsky, vice-rector for educational work of Tyumen Oil and Gas University. He replaced the president of Zapsibkombank, Dmitry Goritsky, whose workload has increased “in the post of first deputy secretary of the regional branch of the party,” the press service of the Tyumen United Russia members reports. Kommersant-Online

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday left Anzor Gubashev, the fifth defendant in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, under arrest, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier on Wednesday, the Moscow City Court overturned the arrest decision against three defendants in the case - Khamzat Bakhaev, Shadid Gubashev, Tamerlan Eskerkhanov. They will be kept in custody until the investigator's petitions are reconsidered in the Basmanny Court.

The company will increase supplies through Kazakhstan Rosneft continues to look for opportunities to increase oil pumping to China in order to fulfill contracts in the face of limited infrastructure. The increase in supplies along the Skovorodino-Mohe branch of the ESPO, as well as through Kazakhstan, is being discussed. The company has to use non-obvious ways because it failed to oust its competitors from the crowded ESPO.

A deputy vacates his seat for business Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation OJSC Dmitry Ryabov, considered one of the largest businessmen in the region, decided to resign from his parliamentary powers in order to become more involved in business in the capital.

Iran and the Six reached agreement on all key aspects. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to him, the agreements will be announced in the coming hours or during the day. “Until the end of June, experts will finalize the details,” TASS quoted him as saying.