Despite the record drop in the Russian market in 2014, the leaders of the Moscow Exchange “Best Private Investor” competition were able to achieve returns of hundreds and thousands of percent. How they achieved success Photo: REUTERS 2015 Despite the record drop in the Russian market in 2014, the leaders of the Moscow Exchange “Best Private Investor” competition were able to achieve returns of hundreds and thousands of percent.

in Davos will take place At the end of January , the World Economic Forum , the main goal of which has always been to promote globalization. However, despite its apparent triumph in the 21st century, the world is in no hurry to get rid of borders. Moreover, rich countries often seek to completely isolate themselves from their problematic neighbors with the help of material walls.

The head of LUKOIL, Vagit Alekperov, expects that in a few years his son Yusuf will begin his career at the LUKOIL corporate center. Alekperov stated this during the Gaidar Forum, TASS reports . Vagit Alekperov “In 2-3 years, he will begin career growth within the company system,” said the head of LUKOIL. He added that the factors that will ensure the protection of his close heirs are the inviolability of business conditions and social responsibility.

The Central Bank of Russia is developing recommendations for banks on the terms of restructuring mortgage loans issued in foreign currency, Acting Director of the Banking Regulation Department of the Central Bank Alexander Zhdanov said at a meeting of a special working group in the State Duma, writes . Izvestia Zhdanov noted that the Bank of Russia is also thinking about the exchange rate at which the restructuring of foreign currency mortgages can take place.

The euro fell to its lowest level in 11 years against the dollar after the Swiss National Bank abandoned its cap on the franc against the euro. reports this Bloomberg . For the first time since 2003, the single European currency fell below $1.15/€. During trading, the rate reached $1,146. The Swiss franc fell by 0.7% to 98.27 centimes per euro. The dollar strengthened, in particular, after the University of Michigan published data on the consumer sentiment index.

Until the end of January, the State Duma and the Federation Council may lift the complete ban on advertising on cable channels that came into force this year. Deputies from the ONF introduced a bill that would allow cable broadcasters to distribute advertising showing only domestic products Photo: TASS Amendments to the laws “On the Media” and “On Advertising” were introduced on Friday by the co-chairman of the central headquarters of the ONF, Olga Timofeeva. To her.

During the fighting at the Ukrainian airport, 1 Ukrainian soldier was killed and 11 were injured, Advisor to the President of Ukraine Yuriy Biryukov said on Facebook . The resumption of hostilities in the area of ​​the Donetsk airport became known the day before, and today the militia reported that they managed to take control of the new airport terminal. This information was denied by the military leadership of Ukraine.

The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has decided to postpone the launch of the British communications satellite Inmarsat-5F2 from January 30 to February 1. Interfax was informed about this by Roscosmos. “At the request of the launch customer, the British telecom operator, the launch was postponed to February 1 for technical reasons related to the preparation of the British satellite,” the agency’s interlocutor clarified.

The S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has signed a contract for the supply of 60 engines to the United States for $1 billion, the corporation said in a statement. Energia President Vladimir Solntsev signed an agreement on the supply of engines produced by NPO Energomash (a subsidiary of Energia) with Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) CEO David Thompson. The contract value is approximate as the exact figure is a trade secret.

Standard & Poor's may announce a downgrade of Russia's sovereign rating this evening after the close of trading on the Moscow Exchange, analysts and economists at Sberbank Investment Research, Uralsib Capital and FG BCS believe Photo: Lori At the end of December 2014, S&P sent Russia's sovereign credit rating for review with a “negative” outlook.

Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik submitted to the city parliament a draft resolution on expressing no confidence in the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Mikhail Mokretsov. Photo: M. Mokretsov/gov.spb.ru and M. Reznik/maximreznik.ru The document was registered on January 14, 2015.

Over the past 24 hours in the Donbass, 6 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 18 people were injured, Andrei Lysenko, speaker of the anti-terrorist operation headquarters, said at a briefing, RBC-Ukraine reports . Today, Advisor to the President of Ukraine Yuriy Biryukov on his Facebook announced the resumption of the assault on the Donetsk airport, and also announced wounded soldiers of the Ukrainian army.

Rosselkhoznadzor published a fragment of correspondence with the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission. In the letter, the parties discuss product control mechanisms in the event of the lifting of the Russian embargo on the supply of a number of products from the European Union Photo: TASS published on the Rosselkhoznadzor website In a fragment of a letter .

One of the largest shareholders of SMP Bank, Arkady Rotenberg, left his post as head of the bank’s board of directors. He explained his move by his desire to focus on the business of the Stroygazmontazh company. Businessman Arkady Rotenberg (Photo: Getty Images) Artem Obolensky, who was included in the US sanctions lists of SMP Bank, was elected as the new head of the board of directors of SMP Bank, whose task will be the strategic management of the entire banking group of SMP Bank.

Starting this week, all operational offices of Svyaznoy Bank will switch to a five-day operating schedule. This is stated in a statement from the press service of the financial organization. Svyaznoy Bank branches will be open to customers from Monday to Friday according to the established schedule for each of them. On Saturdays, as before, the branches will not be open. “This is a cost optimization measure.