Why Avtomir became the largest car dealer and how it lost its leadership Photo: Maria Ionova-Gribina for RBC At the beginning of 2014, the central office of the Avtomir group was located deep in the Ochakovo industrial zone, in a two-story building of a former dormitory built in the mid-20th century. Recently, the company's management moved to a modern business center, but also on the outskirts of Moscow.

The State Duma Rules Committee agreed to submit to the lower chamber a request from the Prosecutor General's Office to transfer the criminal case of Communist Party deputy Vladimir Bessonov to court. This was reported by communist deputy Yuri Sinelshchikov, who was present at the meeting of the rules committee, reports an RBC correspondent.

Sberbank is seeking the return of 4 billion rubles from VIM-Avia. a debt that he stopped servicing since the middle of last year. The company itself claims that it is negotiating with the bank. Yesterday, VTB Bank filed a bankruptcy claim against a top-15 carrier that owed it about $3 million.

Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina/RBC History shows that the world is inclined to put up with geopolitical conflicts like the Crimean one. And the outbreak of tension around the peninsula is only a manifestation of the desire of Russia and Ukraine to take advantageous positions before pacification. Crimea again turned out to be a bargaining chip in relations with Ukraine.

Co-owner of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov (Photo: Getty Images) LUKOIL will file a lawsuit to protect the honor and dignity of the company after Ukrainian law enforcement agencies accused the company of money laundering and illegal activities. This was stated by co-owner of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov, reports Vedomosti . “We will go to court to protect the honor and dignity of the company, because this statement was made publicly - today it is being commented on all over the world.

Officials in France have announced new measures aimed at strengthening secular values ​​in French schools after terrorist attacks in and around Paris exposed deep cultural divisions between children from strong immigrant communities and other classes across the country, reports .

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday nominated the leader of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Saenuridan party, Lee Wan-goo, to the post of prime minister, Reuters reports . Li Wang Gu, 64, began public service as an official at the Ministry of Finance in the 1970s. He also worked in the police and was the police commissioner of one of the provinces. Lee subsequently served as governor and was a member of parliament for three terms.

US Secretary of State John Kerry did not mention Russia in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, an RBC correspondent reports from the forum. Kerry's speech on Friday evening focused on the international fight against terrorism and the US role in it. “When we [the United States] believed we needed something, we found the funds for it,” he said.

The dollar exchange rate set by the Central Bank fell by more than 2 rubles. Next week, after the start of the tax period, the ruble exchange rate may strengthen further Photo: Getty Images The official euro exchange rate, established by the Bank of Russia since January 24, 2014, is 71.9067 rubles, which is 3.86 rubles. below the previous value. The euro has not been this cheap since January 1, 2014. At the same time, the official dollar exchange rate dropped by 2.007 rubles.

From February 1, 2015, NTV-Plus is increasing a number of tariffs. This is stated in a message published on the company's website. The price increase will affect the tariffs "Light West", "Cinema West", "VIP-Cinema West", "Supersport West", "Educational West", "Children's West", "Entertainment West", "Musical West", "Transport West" and "Night West".

Georgian Interior Minister Alexander Chikaidze appealed to the Prime Minister with a request for resignation, the minister said in a statement. As the reason for his resignation, Chikaidze cited accusations against him of covering up the murderers of oppositionist Yuri Vazagashvili. The minister stressed that these accusations are untrue, but he is leaving the post of minister due to a sense of moral responsibility.

The British oil and gas company BP, which is the second largest shareholder of Rosneft OJSC after the Russian Federation, does not plan to sell shares of the Russian company. This was stated by the head of BP Robert Dudley, RIA Novosti reports . “We remain fundamentally committed to our Russian investments and work with Rosneft. We have been working there for a very long time,” he said, noting that his company always adheres to the requirements of the sanctions.

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevich warned that due to the worsening situation in the Donbass, which threatens the implementation of peace agreements, the European Union may consider new sanctions against Russia.

What and how much did Russian citizens buy in the 21st century? To understand what the consumer boom of the 2000s consisted of and who made money from it, RBC magazine decided to disassemble this phenomenon in parts. We collected information on how many mobile phones, cars, jewelry and other most popular goods were bought in Russia every year - this data is shown in graphs.

Moscow restaurateurs are having a hard time surviving in the new reality: imported products and rent have become more expensive, and Russians have begun to save primarily on catering. If in November there were 2,824 restaurants in the capital, then in January there were only 2,778, the 2GIS company calculated.