The Icelandic government proposes to deprive commercial banks of the ability to lend to the economy, completely transferring this function to the central bank Photo: F. Sigurjonsson/visir.no Proposals for a fundamental overhaul of the financial system, which many experts call "revolutionary", are contained in the report " A better monetary system for Iceland ".

Travel by Russians abroad during the May holidays (from April 30 to May 11) in 2015 will be reduced by 25%. However, three months ago, tour operators predicted a drop in tourist flow by half, writes Kommersant . Russians choose countries with inexpensive air travel, for example, Israel or the Czech Republic.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine filed a lawsuit to recognize the illegal privatization of the times of Viktor Yanukovych, when a number of the country's large energy companies were transferred to the oligarchs Owner of Dneproenergo Rinat Akhmetov (Photo: TASS) A trial is beginning in Ukraine regarding privatization auctions conducted during the reign of Viktor Yanukovych, as a result of which the country's key energy companies came under the control of large businessmen.

US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Washington trusts US Ambassador to the Czech Republic Andrew Shapiro, who has come under fire for his remarks about the Czech President's trip to Moscow for May 9 celebrations. In March, US Ambassador to the Czech Republic Andrew Shapiro said that the presence of the Czech president at the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow would lead to discrediting the West's position on Ukraine.

Acting head of Sakhalin Oleg Kozhemyako said that following the crash of the trawler “Far East” in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, changes will be made to the maritime regulations in terms of increasing the responsibility of officials and strengthening control over the condition of crews and overloads. “We will strengthen control over the condition of crews and overloads.

The Moscow Meshchansky Court upheld Roskomnadzor’s claim against the Lurkomorye resource and ordered it to remove the image of singer Valery Syutkin, the decision was published on the court’s website. The court decision will come into force in 30 days, during which time the site must remove illegal information, Roskomnadzor press secretary Vadim Ampelonsky told reporters, Interfax reports.

The Russian Security Council has begun working on a new edition of the information security doctrine, Interfax reports citing the Security Council press service.

Photo: Oleg Yakovlev/RBC Neither the federal minister as the owner, nor orders from state-owned companies guarantee a comfortable existence for business in Russia. RBC found out how the E4 Group, the largest contractor in the energy sector, found itself on the verge of bankruptcy. After leaving RAO UES of Russia in 2005, where Mikhail Abyzov was Anatoly Chubais’s deputy, he assembled a company from disparate assets that could build turnkey power plants.

Firefighters cannot yet cope with the fire at the Orel nuclear submarine in Severodvinsk. A decision was made to fill the dock where the burning submarine is located with water. Governor Igor Orlov called this a radical but inevitable decision Fire on the Orel nuclear submarine in Severodvinsk (Photo: TASS) The nuclear submarine Orel, which is burning at the Zvezdochka plant in Severodvinsk, will be sunk in the dock to finally put out the fire.

The trading network selling inexpensive cosmetics and household chemicals "Ol! Good" will soon be closed. In recent years, the chain has been reducing the number of stores and accumulating debt. Photo: Lori As the Vedomosti newspaper reports , citing one of its suppliers and an employee of one of the chain’s stores, after the New Year, Ol!Good had serious problems with payments to suppliers.

Derek Smith, the founder of the Top Gear car show, has died in the UK at the age of 88. His death was reported to The Guardian by his son Graham. “He was a man of strong character and a good sense of humor, but at the same time understood that he had to tell interesting stories in an engaging way,” the obituary said. Smith came up with the title for the show and served as its executive producer. The first episodes of Top Gear aired on British television back in 1977.

The volume of violations during the use of state budget funds in 2014 amounted to 1 trillion rubles. Such conclusions were voiced by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, speaking at the expanded board of Rosfinnadzor Finance Minister Anton Siluanov (Photo: RBC) Rosfinnadzor estimated the violations identified during the audit of the use of budget funds at 1 trillion rubles.

Aeroflot has canceled two flights to Paris and back due to a strike by aviation industry personnel in France, the airline reported on Twitter. On April 8, flight SU2454/55 Sheremetyevo - Paris - Sheremetyevo, as well as flight SU2458/59 Sheremetyevo - Paris - Sheremetyevo, will be cancelled. Passengers will be sent to their destination on other aircraft.

Every third consumer loan was issued to citizens illegally, a study by the All-Russian Popular Front (ONF) organization showed. Photo: TASS Every third is illegal Lenders are most often private individuals, and often microfinance companies excluded from the Central Bank register. According to ONF estimates, the total volume of the microcredit market for individuals by the end of 2014 was about 50 billion rubles.

Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina/RBC More and more clients of Russian banks cannot pay their loans. Every third borrower will have problems servicing debts by the end of the year. The reasons are job loss and reduction in income, according to data from collectors. Forgetfulness has nothing to do with it The population is increasingly faced with the inability to repay previously taken out loans on time and in full.