Sanoma got acquainted with the refusal of the government commission on foreign investments of the Russian Federation to sell the Finnish-owned 50% of Fashion Press LLC (publisher of Cosmo, Esquire, etc. magazines in Russia) to the American Hearst Communications Inc., Sanoma said in a statement. In January, an application to purchase this asset was submitted by Russian businessman Viktor Shkulev and Hearst Communications, which equally own Hearst Shkulev Media (Elle, Maxim, etc.).

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the impact of US sanctions against Gazprom's Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field cannot be considered significant for the Russian economy. Let us remind you that the US authorities have clarified the sanctions list against Russia and added Gazprom’s Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk to it. “Of course, we cannot say that sanctions have no effect.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to reduce the rates of export customs duties on goods exported from Russia outside the Customs Union states, the government website reports. It is noted that the resolution was prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development in accordance with Russia’s international obligations in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

In Kuban, in the waters of the Azov Sea, in the area of ​​the future construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait, divers discovered a barge with shells from the Great Patriotic War. TASS was told about this by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory. “The barge is located at a depth of about three meters, 70 m from the shore.

Kommersant newspaper 08/07/2015, 00:20 Nikkei 225 20664.44 (+50.38) RTS 820.43 (-23.47) FTSE 100 6747.09 (-5.32) DAX 30* 11585.1 (-51.2) DJIA* 17372.64 (-167.83) NASDAQ Composite* 5042.794 (-97.151) *At 19:35 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 141 dated 08/07/2015, page 7

The verdict against the owner of the Blue Sea holding was appealed by the injured party OJSC Rosselkhozbank is appealing the verdict of the former founder of the Blue Sea Fishing Holding LLC, Yuri Isaev, who, together with two top managers of the Sochi Fish Processing Plant OJSC, was found guilty of illegally obtaining loans from the Russian Agricultural Bank for more than 1 billion rubles.

The minimum wage in 2016 may increase by 12% The minimum wage could rise by 12% next year. The information was published by the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts. Thus, the figure will reach 6 thousand 675 rubles. An increase in the minimum wage by 12% in 2016 is a normal balance, but a more significant increase will have a negative impact on business, noted Anton Danilov-Danilyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC Silan, Co-Chairman of the Business Russia organization.

The ruble weakens in anticipation of conversions The euro exchange rate at exchange trading for the first time in the last five months again exceeded the level of 70 rubles, the dollar exchange rate yesterday updated its six-month maximum, exceeding 64.60 rubles/$.

As of the beginning of August, the accounts receivable of the FSUE “GUSS Dalspetsstroy” are an order of magnitude higher than the accounts payable, the head of the enterprise, Yuri Volkodav, said today. “The debt for Dalspetsstroy is colossal, in my “cheat sheet” it says 8.5 billion, in my head we are owed about 15 billion, and at the same time we are frantically looking for money to pay wages.

As of today, August 7, customs colonel Vladimir Avramenko has been appointed head of the Crimean customs, the Crimea Media agency reports. The order about this was signed by the head of the Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov. Since April 2015, Mr. Avramenko has been acting as head of the Crimean division of the Federal Customs Service, the press service of the Crimean customs reported. Mr. Avramenko began serving in the customs authorities of the Russian Federation in September 1996.

The Russian Embassy in Ankara has clarified the information on the list of Russian tourists killed and injured in the accident in southwestern Turkey: 3 people were killed, 23 were injured, 2 of them are in intensive care in serious condition, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the interim press -Attaché of the Russian Embassy in Ankara Alexander Leshukov. Dead: Natalya Bespalova (b. 1982); Julia Gogoladze (b. 1996); Natalya Markova (b. 1973).

The situation in the south-east of Ukraine is heating up The situation in Donbass has worsened. As stated by the speaker of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Andrei Lysenko, the militias are using rocket artillery against the Ukrainian military. According to him, fire was opened in the village of Lugansk and the city of Shchastya. Journalist of the Donetsk Ridge newspaper Igor Sychev told the details to Kommersant FM host Alexey Korneev.

An explosion was heard near Kabul airport, Reuters reports. According to a statement by military representatives, the target of the explosion could have been the area adjacent to coalition bases and government buildings in Afghanistan. Following the explosion, eyewitnesses reported the sound of machine gun fire.

The Central Election Commission considered it legitimate to refuse registration to candidates from the PARNAS party The democratic coalition will not participate in the parliamentary elections of the Novosibirsk region. This is what the Central Election Commission decided, upholding the decision of the Novosibirsk Regional Election Commission, which refused to register candidates from the PARNAS party.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the US Geological Survey reports. According to seismologists, the epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km north of the city of Cabaret, the source of the tremors lay at a depth of 10 km. There were no reports of casualties or damage.