Finance Minister Anton Siluanov , speaking at the Gaidar Forum, promised the fight against cash. According to him, the shadow sector is up to 30% of GDP, the share of cash payments in monetary circulation is 25% (in developed countries - 7-10%, in developing - 15%). “If all the large purchases, all salary calculations would be made in non-cash form, transparently, then we could increase the volume of taxes,” Siluanov said and added that this can be imputed through the regulatory field.

The beginning of 2012 was not set for the Serbian special services. For two weeks, almost all senior Serbs in the world were announced three times by the target of terrorists: Serbia President Boris Tadich, President of the Republic of Serbian (as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Milorad Dodik , the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irini, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Dachich and others, as they say, officials.

The implementation of routine cases can be more productive if you imagine that this is just a game, the expert of Money Watch Dave Logan is sure . “Come up with a way to improve indicators in routine work. For example, imagine that you do not respond to 555 working letters accumulated in the mail overnight, and play a person responsible for letters. This saves from the feeling that you are turning into a zombie. The more fun, the easier to work. ”

Today, the International Economic Forum “Russia and the World: 2012 - 2020” continues its work at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. Famous Western and Russian economists and politicians are performing. The report from the first day of the forum can be read here . 15:51 Ex-Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin spoke interestingly. Given that he is now almost an opposition politician, his words are a political program.

The press secretary of the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Peskov on Thursday, January 19, denied the rumors spreading to the market about the possible resignation of Alexei Miller from the post of chairman of the Board of Gazprom. “This is nothing more than speculation,” he said to Interfax-AGI. On New Year's Eve, large personnel permutations have already occurred in the gas monopoly, in particular, Alexander Ananenkov left the post of deputy chairman of the board.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia is concerned about the possibility of placing elements of the US missile defense system near its borders, including in Georgia. “And what, we will have to aim our shock systems on Georgian territory? Can you imagine what horror? " He said. Meanwhile, the director of the Center for Military Forecasting, Colonel Anatoly Tsyganokov, is confident that the danger of about Russia is an obvious prime minister.

The situation around the possible sale of Domodedovo airport at first glance looks quite transparent. There is an authoritative international bank - the organizer of the transaction . The price guidelines from both the seller and the possible buyer are announced. The circle of interested parties was determined , applications for the purchase are accepted, materials in the media on this subject, of course, are regularly appeared with links to sources close to negotiations.

When the pricing discrimination of the second kind is taught in the course of microeconomics, we often use an example of tariffs for mobile communications. In order not to miss potential consumers, mobile companies offer each category of consumers their tariffs. Those who say a lot are suitable for a large monthly fee, but with a low permanent rate. Those who say little - a tariff with a minimum monthly fee, albeit with a high cost of a minute of conversation.

Photo: ITAR-TASS The government was concerned about the modernization of the metallurgical sector. According to Kommersant , at the end of 2011, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin instructed the relevant departments to think about “replacing outdated and worn out equipment, the introduction of new technologies aimed at reducing environmental impacts and increasing the competitiveness of Russian production products”.

Today on the Russia-1 television channel in the debate in the program “A fight with Vladimir Solovyov” , Gennady Zyuganov seemed a little convincing to the viewers more convincing Mikhail Prokhorov: candidate for president From the Communist Party With a small margin, he defeated the businessman (135,474 votes against 130 093 by Prokhorov). - I declare war in a lie, irresponsible populism and empty impossible obligations.

Over the incomplete two years of reigning, the government of Viktor Orban brought Hungary to an unprecedented from the collapse of the social camp of the political and economic crisis. Without exaggeration. Otherwise, on January 18, Orban would not have to go to the European Parliament to make excuses for the fact that the new Constitution of the country and laws on the court and the Central Bank do not comply with the EU norms.

-The British intelligence services really used the Spy Stone in Russia , the former official of the administration of Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted . According to Jonathan Powell, Russia knew about the stone for a long time, but “adhered” it for political needs. The scandal with an intelligence devices, disguised as a stone, erupted in 2006. Soon after, the law was adopted in the Russian Federation that tightened the financing of non-profit organizations from abroad.

Boris Berezovsky’s lawyer Lawrence Rabinovich completed his final performance in the Hall of the High Court of London. He is trying to prove that his client once possessed the shares of Rusal and Sibneft , which Subsequently allegedly acquired Roman Abramovich at an allegedly low price.

“The Nakhodkinsky base of active marine fishing” (NBAMR), still known only to the narrow circle of investors who worked with shares of the third echelon, became famous throughout the country. The company officially announced that Larisa Belobrova, the wife of the Governor of the Primorsky Territory Sergei Darkin, owns 75% of Dalinvestruprop, who in turn owns 81% of the NBAMR ordinary shares.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recorded a decrease in oil demand in industrialized countries. According to the IEA, in the last quarter of last year, the demand for oil in Europe and America fell by 300,000 barrels per day. In 2012, the reduction in demand will continue, it will be observed in the first and second quarters, in the third quarter a slight increase will be observed, but by the end of 2012, demand will begin to fall again.