The new interim agreement on the supply of Russian gas to Ukraine will be valid for more than one season, but until the decision of the Stockholm arbitration. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the European Commission Maros Sevcovic, Prime reports with reference to a message from the EU Delegation to Russia. It is expected that the new agreement will come into force in April 2015. “I also received assurances that gas transit flows to the EU will remain unchanged,” Sevcovic emphasized.

Boris Nemtsov helped the United States draw up a list of politicians and businessmen against whom sanctions should be imposed after the annexation of Crimea to Russia. The German publication FAS believes that this could be the reason for his murder Action in memory of Boris Nemtsov in St. Petersburg.

The UN Security Council condemned the unilateral steps of the rebels in Yemen, who are fighting against the government, and supported the country's president, RIA Novosti reports. The Security Council statement emphasizes that it confirms the legitimacy of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and calls on all parties and member states to refrain from any actions aimed at undermining the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the country.

Oleg Tinkov allowed the sale of Tinkoff Bank. He stated this in an interview with the magazine “Secret of the Firm” . Oleg Tinkov “Maybe tomorrow your Mamut [Alexander Mamut, CEO and co-owner of Rambler & Co., which includes Sekret Firmy] will decide not only to make the best media about business, but also to build the best online bank. And he will come to me. Because there's nowhere else to go. If he offers $2 billion, I’ll probably agree.

Photo: REUTERS Heavy weapons are being used again in Donbass. Kyiv and Donetsk and Lugansk accuse each other of shelling. Moscow also places responsibility on the Ukrainian security forces, but intends to continue searching for diplomatic solutions. Over the weekend, armed clashes in Donbass became more frequent. The warring sides blame each other for the use of heavy weapons, which should have been withdrawn to a safe distance by mid-March.

Even in today's situation, Russia has a number of hidden opportunities. And their use will not even require political reforms, which the ruling elite is so afraid of. Recently, my friend and colleague Sergei Aleksashenko published an article in RBC in which he listed Russia’s objective competitive weaknesses. I'll try to continue this conversation. Let me start with the fact that the problems that Sergei focused on are, by and large, not such problems.

The creator of the Singapore “economic miracle,” Lee Kuan Yew, believed that Vladimir Putin’s economic policy was “too liberal.” Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov spoke about this, TASS reports . Peskov clarified that Yu gave an assessment of the economic policy of Russian President Yu during one of his visits to Moscow. “He said that “from my point of view, Putin is behaving too liberally,” Peskov said.

The Unilever Corporation (trademarks Rexona, Lipton, Dove, Domestos, Calve, etc.) will increase prices for the entire range of products in Russia from April 1, the distributor reported Dove is one of the trademarks of Unilever Corporation (Photo: Getty Images) The distribution company BHL announced an upcoming increase in prices for the entire range of Unilever products in Russia.

The President appointed Lyubov Glebova as head of Rossotrudnichestvo, an agency designed to strengthen Russia’s influence in the near and far abroad.

Russian budget revenues excluding one-time factors have decreased by 12% since the beginning of 2015. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov announced this at a meeting of the State Duma Budget Committee, TASS reports . “Without taking into account one-time factors, such as income received from the use of extra-budgetary funds and others, if we remove one-time income receipts, the reduction in total income receipts today is 12%,” Siluanov said.

The first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1959-1990), Lee Kuan Yew, who died at the age of 92, will be remembered by his contemporaries not only for being the author of the Singapore economic miracle, but also for his succinct statements that express the character of the statesman and his political guidelines. RBC has collected 10 of his most striking quotes (read a detailed profile about the founder of Singapore here ).

Chinese China National Chemical Corp. agreed to purchase a stake in the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, one of the largest shareholders of which is now Rosneft. The company was valued at €7.1 billion Photo: Getty Images On Sunday, March 22, the Chinese state-owned China National Chemical Corp. During negotiations in Milan, it agreed to purchase a stake in the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, the largest shareholder of which is now Rosneft, The Wall Street Journal reports .

Reducing wages in state corporations is not within the competence of the presidential administration and is exclusively a corporate issue. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports . “As for the salaries of heads of state-owned companies and state-owned corporations, this can hardly be done by directive from the presidential administration,” he said, explaining that all companies pursue salary policies based on their corporate interests.

The Russian economy has been teetering on the brink of recession for a long time. Therefore, the state of the banking system is worse than in the crisis of 2008–2009, when banks were saved without excessive government intervention More and more bad debts of credit institutions published by the Bank of Russia The performance indicators at the beginning of March 2015 indicate growing risks in the banking system.

The head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Igor Bilous resigned. He announced this during a meeting of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, UNIAN reports . The government accepted the resignation and also dismissed two deputies from their posts - Vladimir Khomenko and Anatoly Makarenko, who oversaw the tax police and customs. This decision was made following the results of an internal investigation.