An annual inflation in Russia in July first dropped below the target and amounted to 3.9%. This is evidenced by the data of Rosstat. The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation predicted a slowdown in annual inflation only to 4.3%, and the Ministry of Economic Development expected inflation at 4–4.2%. According to Rosstat, inflation in Russia in July amounted to 0.1%. At the same time, the consensus prognosis of economists in July, prepared by Interfax, was 0.4%.

Gerhard Schroeder. Photo: Imago / TASS As it became known to RBC, the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was nominated for the board of directors of Rosneft. The re -election of the Council is scheduled for an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on September 29.

The net debt of Rosneft by the end of the first half of the year amounted to 2.2 trillion rubles. This is stated in the company's report. “According to the results of the first half of 2017, the company retains a comfortable debt level and a significant supply of affordable liquidity,” the report says. According to the results of the first quarter of 2017, Rosneft's debt amounted to 1.96 trillion rubles.

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Forbes called the author of the books about Harry Potter Joan Rowling the highest -paid writer in the world. According to the publication, for the year she earned $ 95 million. Rowling managed this mainly due to the income from the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the performance of the same name. The writer also brought a significant income to the film “Fantastic creatures and where they live.” The general state of Rowling is estimated by Forbes at $ 650 million.

The jury in Brooklyn found the millionaire Martin Shkreli guilty of fraud with securities. It is reported by The Washington Post. In the case, eight episodes, according to three of them, they found a found guilty, five at five. Fraud is associated with unsuccessful investments. The Federal Prosecutor's Office found out that the millionaire in 2011 was removing the money of the Elea Capital, MSMB Capital and MSMB Healthcare investment funds.

Special adviser to Russia Robert Müller will convene a large jury in Washington as part of an investigation about Russian interference in the presidential election. It is reported by Reuters with reference to a source familiar with the investigation. According to the agency, one of the topics of the jury, which began work several weeks ago, will be the details of the meeting of the son of then presidential candidate Donald Trump with Russian lawyer Natalya Veselnitskaya.

The American marijuana manufacturer bought a city in the American state of California to create a tourist industry in this area, writes Bloomberg. The city is located an hour from Las Vegas, 20 people live there. The city was bought for $ 5 million, for a year and a half it is planned to invest another $ 2.5 million in it. The purchase includes 120 acres of land (4.8 thousand acres), a store, a hotel, a school and mineral baths.

Donald Trump and Donald Tusk before the meeting of EU leaders - the USA in Brussels. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The new package of sanctions against Russia, adopted by the American Congress and signed this week by President Trump, caused a live discussion on both sides of the Atlantic. The European Commission responded about new restrictions with emphasized disapproval, calling the United States to consistency and coordination in such actions.

History is repeated as a farce. In 1999, having learned about the beginning of the bombing of Yugoslavia, Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, flying in the USA, ordered his plane to deploy his plane over the Atlantic, causing a commotion in world capitals.

The Rain TV channel will temporarily lead Alexander Perepelov. This was written on Facebook by the executive producer of Rain Svetlana Gulyaeva. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1568652589854193&Set=A.471400769579386.1261.10000128402147&TYPE=3 Perepelova previously worked as deputy chief editor of the television channel. As Natalya Sindeeva, CEO of Rain, told Vedomosti, Perepelova came to the TV channel about six years ago for the position of guest editor.

The Ministry of Emergencies managed to establish a connection with all the miners who were in the Mir mine during an accident, except 17 people. It is reported by Interfax . At the same time, the company "Alrosa" says that the connection has not yet been established with 16 workers. According to Interfax, rescuers managed to contact 134 miners, 40 people brought out of the mine.

The Sotsgosproekt Foundation, which is led by a classmate Dmitry Medvedev Ilya Eliseev, filed a lawsuit against the policy of Alexei Navalny and the Corruption Fund (FBK) to protect honor and dignity. This was reported by RAPSI. The lawsuit was filed in the Lublin court of Moscow.

The founder of Uber Travis Kalanik hired a CEO consultant, Teneo, to improve its image. It is reported by Recode with reference to sources. Kalanik talked with several firms before stopping at Teneo, the interlocutors of the publication said. As noted, the founder of Uber will pay for the company's services independently, and the managing director of TENEO will be advised. The interlocutors noted that Kalanik also had to hire several lawyers at his own expense.

The number of Russians positively related to US President Donald Trump was reduced from 27% to 18%, found out RBC from the VTsIOM survey. According to a survey conducted on July 30–31, 28% of Russians relate to the US President “rather negatively”, 43% - neutral and 18% - “rather positively”. 27% of the respondents on July 9-10 expressed sympathy of Trump, a negative estimate was given 22%.