The total average monthly turnover on the accounts of Forex companies in 2015 amounted to $330 billion, which is twice as much as the deposits of individuals in Sberbank Photo: Egor Aleev/TASS The total average monthly turnover of Forex companies' accounts amounted to $330 billion in 2015, according to the Interfax-CEA review.

Photo: Ilya Vydrevich/Interpress In January-February 2016, the total sales of alcoholic beverages from wholesale companies in St. Petersburg decreased by 27.2% compared to the same period in 2015. Such data was published by Petrostat. At the same time, sales dynamics vary significantly across different segments of the alcohol market. Vodka is growing The vodka segment suffered less than others, where sales volumes in January-February 2016 exceeded last year’s figures by 20.6%.

Belgian police have identified two suspected terrorists who carried out a double terrorist attack at Brussels airport yesterday. The suicide bombers turned out to be two brothers who were wanted The airport building in Brussels after the terrorist attack (Photo: AP) As told RTBF TV channel , the police found out that the terrorist attack at Brussels airport was carried out by Khalid and Brahim al-Bakrawi, who lived in the Belgian capital.

Employees of the FSB department for Crimea and Sevastopol discovered a channel for the import of counterfeit alcohol into the peninsula. reports this TASS with reference to a statement from the department. According to the department, alcohol was imported into the region from mainland Russia through the Kerch crossing.

German police on Tuesday arrested three people who may be involved in terrorist attacks in Belgium, reports Reuters . They were detained while driving a car with Belgian license plates near the border with Austria, even before the explosions in Brussels occurred. The suspects are from Kosovo. The reason for their detention was information received through intelligence services.

IAC experts have begun laying out the wreckage of the flydubai airline plane, which crashed on Saturday night.

The criminal case against the owner of Domodedovo, Dmitry Kamenshchik, was not discussed at the meeting of the working group on law enforcement in the field of entrepreneurship. This was announced by Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Dmitry Mironov. “No, these issues were not discussed,” he told reporters, answering the question whether the situation with Kamenshchik was discussed (quoted by Interfax).

The Moscow police have stepped up efforts to counter terrorism due to the terrorist attacks in Brussels. The head of the capital department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Anatoly Yakunin, told reporters about this, RIA Novosti reports . “In September 2015, after the start of the active phase of the fight against the terrorist group in Syria, the level of the terrorist threat in Moscow increased significantly.

Photo: AP Two of the alleged perpetrators of the terrorist attacks at Brussels airport each wore one glove, under which detonators could have been hidden, the Belgian publication HLN reports , citing a source in the Belgian Ministry of Defense. "This detonator - the mechanism by which you can detonate a bomb - is an electronic button that is connected by a wire to the explosive," he said.

Turkish Airlines will pay a fine for transporting a Turkish citizen to Russia without a visa. was informed about this RIA Novosti by the press service of the Border Department of the FSB of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory. According to the department, a Turkish citizen arrived in Russia on an Istanbul-Sochi flight. The passenger was not prosecuted because it was considered that he did not have the intent to illegally cross the Russian border.

All fundamental factors favor the strengthening of the ruble. And although oil prices introduce a significant amount of uncertainty, the average exchange rate forecast for this year is 65 rubles per dollar Recently, we have observed a progressive strengthening of the Russian currency. On March 16, the ruble exchange rate completely surpassed the mark of 70 rubles per dollar, strengthening by about 25% - when compared with the minimum values ​​of the second half of January.

Investigators have opened a criminal case into the collision of a Turkish cargo ship with a support of a bridge under construction across the Kerch Strait. this to RIA Novosti . A source in law enforcement agencies reported “The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the collision. In addition, the case on the legality of the vessel’s actions will be considered in an arbitration court,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Olga Golodets announced a very sharp drop in the incomes of Russians. She also pointed out the disproportion of average salaries in various industries in Russia and promised that the state would get involved in solving this problem Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Olga Golodets (Photo: "RIA Novosti") Speaking at Russian Business Week, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Olga Golodets pointed to a very sharp drop in citizens’ incomes.

Interpol wanted 27-year-old Khalid el-Bakraoui, who is suspected of a terrorist attack at the Maelbeek metro station in the center of Brussels. Information about this is posted on the official website of the international organization. Al-Bakrawi's card notes that he was born in 1989. He had citizenship of Belgium and the Bahamas, and spoke Arabic and French. According to the corresponding column, al-Bakrawi was suspected of terrorist activities.

Two explosive devices, including a bomb that failed to explode at Brussels airport, were found by police by a taxi driver who gave the suspected terrorists a lift. Belgian media reported this Police managed to find and defuse a bomb at Brussels airport, as well as in an apartment in the commune of Skarbeek, thanks to a local taxi driver, reports Derniere Heure .