The Ministry of Economic Development has submitted to the government a revised plan to support the economy. this to TASS . Deputy head of the department Nikolai Podguzov reported “Yes, it’s included. There plus or minus [expenses], approximately the same as the government considered. Cosmetic changes, one or two points,” he said. Podguzov added that minor changes were made based on proposals from the Ministry of Energy.

Adviser to the Russian President on Economics Sergei Glazyev does not plan to take part in the upcoming elections to the State Duma. this He stated on the radio station “Moscow Speaks”. “I do not plan to participate in the State Duma elections. I am not a party member, what kind of cooperation can there be? I work for the president. I don’t have any individual orders with any parties, but public developments, the author of which I am, are a public good, and everyone can use them,” he said.

Russia has increased its exports of black caviar more than threefold. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. The department said that if in 2014 Russia supplied 1.65 tons to the international market, then for the period January-November 2015, exports amounted to 4.71 tons. At the same time, imports of black caviar decreased from 8.67 tons in 2014 to 3.5 tons in January-November 2015.

Three or four people were killed and up to 20 others were injured in a series of attacks in the city of Hesston, Kansas in the United States, the Associated Press reports , citing the district sheriff. The suspect, who turned out to be an Excel Industries employee, was killed. The sheriff did not give the exact number of dead and wounded. He only clarified that the police know about several places where crimes were committed, including the territory of the plant itself.

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that the FSB increase the level of protection of information and communication resources of government agencies. He stated this while speaking at the service board, TASS reports .

Income from collateralized property should be automatically included in the collateral, Sergei Barsukov, director of the financial policy department of the Ministry of Finance, sent this proposal to the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). about this with reference to a copy of the document. writes Vedomosti Corresponding amendments are proposed to be made to the Civil Code.

In connection with the protracted construction of two five-star Hyatt hotels in Vladivostok, a criminal case has been opened under Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence). Prosecutor of the Primorsky Territory Sergei Beschasny told reporters about this, Interfax reports . The case was filed back in December, but it had not previously been reported.

The Italian Senate has supported a bill allowing civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples, Reuters reports . 173 deputies voted for the initiative, 71 were against it. Now it will be sent for consideration to the lower house of parliament. At the same time, the most controversial clause was cut out of the document, allowing unmarried, including same-sex, couples to adopt children. In addition, the clause on the need to recite the oath of allegiance has been excluded.

The Central Bank revoked the license of Zerich Bank, one of whose shareholders with a share of almost 10% until recently was Anton Astakhov, the son of children's ombudsman Pavel Astakhov. The licenses of two more Moscow banks were also revoked Photo: "RIA Novosti" The Bank of Russia revoked the licenses of three banks - Moscow Milbank and Settlement House, as well as Oryol Zerich. This is reported on the regulator's website.

At the congress on February 29, Right Cause will not change its name, but will elect business ombudsman Boris Titov as leader, and businessmen close to him to the federal political council. Among them is Dmitry Potapenko, who became famous for criticizing the authorities.

The American company Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) will begin producing mobile phones in Finland. This was reported by the Yle portal with reference to the executive director of the company, Sila Chao. The main market for TRI products is China. According to the publication, it is planned to produce over 300 thousand smartphones this year. TRI phones will run on the Finnish Jolla operating system. Smartphones will be produced in the city of Salo, where the head office of TRI will move.

Russia missed the opportunity to rebuild the economy when oil was expensive. But there is little consolation: not only Russia has stepped on this rake Photo: AP Money fountain There are no direct estimates of how much expensive oil brought to the countries exporting it. An indirect indicator is the size of the sovereign funds created in almost all of these states, designed to become a safety net in the event of crises such as the current one.

Two more dead miners were found at the Severnaya mine. this to TASS . A source in the operational services of Vorkuta reported “The total number of deaths as a result of the accident is four,” the agency’s interlocutor explained. Later, official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin confirmed this information to Interfax. The accident occurred on the afternoon of February 25, after which work at Severnaya was suspended.

At the extraordinary FIFA congress in Zurich, the overwhelming majority of delegates approved the management reform plan.

The United States will transfer to Russia more than 20 particularly valuable historical documents that were stolen from Russian archives in the early 1990s.