Net loss of the UK's largest bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. (RBS) in the first half of 2012. grew by 39.6% to 1.990 billion pounds (2.53 billion euros) against a net loss of 1.425 billion pounds in the first half of 2011, the bank said. Photo: RBC The total income of the RBS group for January-June this year amounted to 13.569 billion pounds (17.24 billion euros), which is 14.6% lower than the same period in 2011. - 15.895 billion pounds.

President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko August 3, 2012 appointed Alexander Boyechko as the new chairman of the State Border Committee (SBC). President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko August 3, 2012 appointed Alexander Boyechko as the new chairman of the State Border Committee (SBC). “Violations of the state border should not go unpunished.

Japanese airline Japan Airlines (JAL) will relist its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after bankruptcy and restructuring. As noted in a message from the Tokyo Exchange, the listing procedure for JAL shares is scheduled for September 19, 2012. Photo: RBC JAL's board of directors today approved preliminary parameters for a secondary offering of shares owned by the quasi-public Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. (ETIC).

Net profit of the Italian group Enel in the first half of 2012. decreased by 28.6% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 1.821 billion euros, the company’s press service reported. Photo: RBC At the same time, revenue increased by 6% to 40.692 billion euros, EBITDA decreased by 7.2% to 8.282 billion euros, and the group’s net income from ordinary activities decreased by 28.9% to 1.64 billion euros.

The Moscow Office of Rospotrebnadzor has limited the number of places suitable for swimming. It is temporarily prohibited to enter the water in five recreation areas at once, the official statement of the department says. Photo: RBC We are talking about the recreation areas "Troparevo", "Big Garden Pond", "Levoberezhny Beach", "Beach Club". In all these places, excess microbiological indicators were found in the water.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law regulating the procedure and conditions for the disposal of vehicles of categories M and N, which include cars, trucks, and buses. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law regulating the procedure and conditions for the disposal of vehicles of categories M and N, which include cars, trucks, and buses.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he condemns the punk prayer service performed by members of the Pussy Riot group in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, but considers a lenient sentence against feminists acceptable. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he condemns the punk prayer service performed by members of the Pussy Riot group in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, but considers a lenient sentence against feminists acceptable.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains its inflation forecast in Russia for 2012 and 2013. at the level of 6.5%, despite fears of its growth, Odd Per Brekk, the IMF resident representative in Russia, said at a press conference in Moscow. Photo: RBC “We currently forecast inflation at 6.5% for this and next year, that is, above the Bank of Russia’s target indicators,” he said. Let us remind you that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation sets an inflation target for 2012.

The names of Russians - champions and prize-winners of the XXX Summer Olympic Games will appear on special coins that will be issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The names of Russians - champions and prize-winners of the XXX Summer Olympic Games will appear on special coins that will be issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters before leaving London.

When preparing the budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation for 2013-2015. disagreements arose between the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of Russia and the Ministry of Finance, a source in the social department told RBC. Photo: ITAR-TASS Social departments do not agree with the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to reduce the level of indexation of pensions in 2013-2015.

At least 24 people were killed on August 2 in Iraq as a result of a series of terrorist attacks. In total, on this day, unknown criminals carried out 4 attacks, ending in the killing of police, military and civilians. According to EFE, a car bomb in Baghdad's Al-Husseiniya neighborhood killed five people and injured 14 others. A number of buildings in this part of the city suffered serious damage. On the same day, an unknown armed group attacked a police station in the village of Abu Ghraib.

The trading session on the Russian MICEX foreign exchange market on August 3 opened with a fall in the exchange rate of the Russian national currency against the dollar and an increase against the euro. Photo: RBC The weighted average dollar exchange rate for tomorrow calculations as of 10:15 Moscow time was 32.57 rubles/dollar, which is 13.11 kopecks higher. higher than the closing level of the previous trading day.

The Russian government will develop instruments of state support for innovative and export-oriented small and medium-sized businesses. This was announced today in St. Petersburg by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Vladimir Simonenko at a press conference following the ministerial meeting on small and medium-sized enterprises of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries. V.

The price of WTI oil fell by 3.3% compared to the beginning of this week, which provided attractive conditions for opening long positions. Photo: RBC Oil futures prices are rising on Friday, August 3. As reported on Quote.rbc.ru , on Thursday, August 2, oil prices fell, reflecting market participants' disappointment with the results of the ECB and Fed meetings. Negative US macro statistics exerted additional pressure on quotes.

If the positive background on the American market continues on Friday, the primary targets for the MICEX index rebound rise to 1414-1415 points. Photo: ITAR-TASS On Friday, August 3, Russian indices are strengthening quite confidently, largely under the influence of rising oil prices. Analysts believe that if the positive background on the American market continues on Friday, the primary targets for the MICEX index rebound will rise to 1414-1415 points.