Vnesheconombank decided to create a client service to raise funds from companies taking loans to the state corporation. The newspaper "Kommersant" writes about this in the issue of April 20 with reference to unnamed sources. According to the publication, the new unit should make sure that VEB customers not only occupy funds from him, but also place money in it. The corporation expects that in the first few months of the client service, 100 billion rubles will be attracted.

The territorial election commission of the Odintsovo district of the Moscow Region canceled the elections of the Council of Deputies of Barvihi on April 24. It is reported by Interfax . Earlier on April 20, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation proposed to transfer the elections in the city near Moscow. The head of the Mosoblizbirkom, Irek Vildanov, explained that the elections will be held again within six months.

The “Independent Oil and Gas Company” (NNK), founded by the former President of Rosneft, Eduard Khudainatov, is interested in acquiring a package of Bashneft shares. It is reported by Interfax with reference to unnamed sources. According to the agency, Khudainatov wrote the corresponding letter to the Government of the Russian Federation.

What is not enough for our economy for growth? Cheap money? Infrastructure development? Investment in education? Market protection or greater openness? Public discourse revived against the backdrop of the crisis and approaching elections. In support of each idea, convincing theoretical arguments and experience of other countries are given. There is another approach - Growth Diagnostic , proposed by economist Denis Rodrick about ten years ago.

In February 2016, Russia increased the import of palm oil by 59% compared to the same month of last year - up to 99.8 thousand tons. This is evidenced by the data of Rosstat, published on April 20. In January, the import of palm oil decreased in annual terms by 22% to 50.6 thousand tons. In general, over the first two months of this year, the import of palm oil increased by 17.7% to 150 thousand tons.

Speaker of the Council of Council Valentina Matvienko said that now the possibility of exchange of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko is being discussed for Russians who were in prison in Ukraine, Interfax reports. “Now there is a discussion of the legal formula for such a possible exchange, I do not exclude it. In order for this to happen, political will is needed on both sides, on our part there is such a political will.

Leo Gershenzon - about why in Russia there are fewer news for aggregation The head of Yandex.NOVISTY Tatyana Isaeva at a press conference in the Kommersant Publishing House. Gennady Gulyaev / Kommersant Yesterday, the State Duma in the first reading adopted a law on news aggregators, which, in fact, equates them to the media.

Russia enters into the era of change - the elites and a significant part of the company and a significant part of the company were ripe for them, at the April conference of the Higher School of Economics April 20 Alexei Kudrin, a former Minister of Finance of Russia and the future head of the Council of Strategic Development.

Ex-Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin agreed to take the post of head of the Council of the Center for Strategic Development. It is reported by Interfax . “They made me an offer, and I have already agreed, now the approval procedures are underway,” he said. He said that the president of the council will be another person whose name will be published "in the near future." Kudrin also said that, in his opinion, the government needs to switch to a three -year budget.

The Gaaga District Court canceled the arbitration decision on the payment of $ 50 billion to former shareholders, since Russia did not ratify the agreement to the European Energy Charter. This is stated in the published court decision . “The court concluded that in order to attract the Russian Federation to the proceedings on such disputes, the presence of a corresponding legal norm, which would be ratified by the Russian parliament,” the document says.

The Central Electoral Commission suggested that Odintsovo Tick transfer the elections in Barvikha on a single voting day. The corresponding decision was unanimously supported by all 14 members of the Central Election Commission, reports the law "Law". “The adoption of this resolution is a signal for everyone. We will not tolerate any pressure, from any side, ”said the Chairman of the CEC Ella Pamfilova.

Rosselkhoznadzor announced the introduction of temporary restrictions on the supply of eggplant from Turkey. According to the press release of the department, the ban on the import of vegetables will begin to operate on April 25. As explained in Rosselkhoznadzor, it was decided to apply the restrictions “in connection with the ongoing receipt from Turkey of commodity baids, infected with quarantine organisms for Russia”.

Gazprom shares at the auction of the Moscow Exchange on April 20 increased by more than 3% and reached 161.3 rubles. As a result, the value of the papers of the concern has been at the maximum since the beginning of February 2015, when Gazprom shares were traded above 162 rubles. For comparison, by 11:05 Moscow time, the MMEVB index added 0.6% to 1940 points, and the RTS index rose only 0.3% to 929 points.

The builder of the Cosmodrome Vostochny Anton Tyurishev, who in 2015 during a direct line complained to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the delays in the eastern, was released from administrative arrest. The builder wrote about this on his page in Odnoklassniki. “I was freed! Thank you so much for your support! " - writes Tyurishev. Anton Tyurishev was arrested in Primorye on April 13. It was reported that the reason was the use of obscene vocabulary in a public place.

During a fire in Bashkiria, one family of five people died, including three children. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the senior assistant to the head of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Svetlana Abramova. “The owner of the house was killed, his roommate and three children were 8-year-old twins (boy and girl) and a 6-year-old boy,” Abramova specified.