In April 2012 Retail sales in Spain decreased compared to March this year. by 7.3%, and compared to April 2011. - immediately by 11.3%, reports the National Institute of Statistics of Spain (NIS). At the same time, grocery sales fell by 6.7%, and non-food sales by 14.7%. Sales volumes in large retail chains decreased by 8.1%. All this was the most serious drop since data was recorded in 2003.

Experts believe that during the day the Russian market may again try to gain a foothold above the 1,300 point mark on the MICEX index. On Tuesday, May 29, trading on the Russian stock market opened with an upward gap. The external news background that formed in the morning can be described as moderately positive. The day before, trading in the United States was not held due to Memorial Day. On Tuesday morning, futures for US indices showed good growth.

The government of St. Petersburg has adopted a waste management program for 2012-2020. The government of St. Petersburg has adopted a waste management program for 2012-2020. According to the chairman of the improvement committee, Vladimir Abramenko, 59 billion 109.1 million rubles will be allocated for its implementation.

A group of demonstrators destroyed and set fire to the election headquarters of one of the Egyptian presidential candidates, Ahmed Shafik. A group of demonstrators destroyed and set fire to the election headquarters of one of the Egyptian presidential candidates, Ahmed Shafik. Arriving firefighters quickly put out the fire; there were no reports of casualties.

The Budget and Finance Committee of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg introduced a draft resolution on a gradual increase in the staffing level of the regional Chamber of Control and Accounts (CAC) of the region from 48 to 90 people. This was reported by the press service of the Legislative Assembly. Please note that October 1, 2011 The St. Petersburg law “On the Chamber of Control and Accounts” came into force, giving the KSP the status of a separate legal entity.

French President Francois Hollande, following the Australian government, announced his intention to expel the Syrian ambassador from the country. The French leader announced this during a press conference at the Elysee Palace on May 29.

The initial public offering (IPO) of the largest social network in the Russian Federation, VKontakte, has been postponed indefinitely after the placement of Facebook. The founder of the Russian social network Pavel Durov wrote about this on Twitter. Photo: RBC “The FB IPO destroyed the faith of many private investors in social networks, and the VK IPO has been postponed indefinitely,” wrote P. Durov. Previously, VKontakte has repeatedly announced its intention to enter an IPO.

A criminal case has been opened regarding the attack on the host of radio stations “Echo of Moscow” and “Mayak” Sergei Aslanyan, reports the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow. Photo: RBC Currently, the necessary operational and investigative measures are being carried out aimed at searching for and apprehending the criminal.

In St. Petersburg on May 28, Alexander Drozdenko became the new governor of the Leningrad region, replacing Valery Serdyukov in this position. Earlier it was reported that V. Serdyukov hoped to hold on to his post until the last, but then decided to resign, counting on the position of senator in the Federation Council.

A fire on May 28 in a shopping center in the Qatari capital Doha killed 19 foreigners, Reuters reports, citing representatives of the Qatari Interior Ministry. Among the dead are 13 children. At the time of the tragedy, they were in the playroom, where, according to unofficial data, the fire started.

Trading on the Forex market on Tuesday is proceeding with moderate optimism. Players are buying the euro in hopes of a rebound from the $1.25/euro mark. There are no new negative news coming from troubled European countries; the situation has stabilized. Photo: RBC The yield on Spanish ten-year bonds is going down and by 13:00 Moscow time reached 6.46% per annum. The profitability of “Italians” is also falling - it amounts to 5.7% per annum.

Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region at an extraordinary meeting approved the candidacy of Evgeny Kuyvashev for the post of governor of the region. Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region at an extraordinary meeting approved the candidacy of Evgeny Kuyvashev for the post of governor of the region. The meeting was broadcast live on the official website of the Legislative Assembly.

The Board of Directors of the Slantsy plant recommended the annual general meeting of shareholders to pay dividends for 2011. in the amount of 0.04 rubles. per one ordinary share and 0.09 rubles. per preferred share. This is reported in the company's materials. Note that in December 2011 CJSC Gazprom Mezhregiongaz St. Petersburg filed a claim for bankruptcy of OJSC Slantsy Plant due to the enterprise's large debt for natural gas.

An ice cannon filled with ice cream will be installed on Revolution Square in Moscow on June 1, reports the press service of the capital's Central Administrative District. The “ice gun” will be an exact copy of the cannon that was in service with the Russian army, the press service noted.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan called on the country to abandon nuclear energy, reports the Japanese news channel NHK. He made this statement before the parliamentary commission investigating the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011. Photo: AP A complete abandonment of nuclear energy would be the best option for Japan, N. Kan said.