Alexey Mordashov asked the government of state support after Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg Alexey Mordashov (on the right) in 2009 received state support from Putin Prime Minister, and now asks it to Prime Minister Medvedev. Photo: government.ru 2018 is becoming more and more reminiscent of 2008-not only by the word “ Margin Call ”, but also by the premiere of the prime minister of billionaires with requests for state support.

While May holidays have celebrated in Russia, the Facebook has been held in San Jose for developers-F8, where the company traditionally announces new items. This time, the show was held against the background of the scandal with Cambridge Analytica and departure from his post by Jan Kum, the head and co -founder of WhatsApp (belongs to Facebook). The main news and statements The reaction to scandals around Facebook.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of ten product groups that will be subject to mandatory labeling in Russia from 2019. The operator of the system will be the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies, owned by the structures of Alisher Usmanov, Rostec and venture investor Alexander Galitsky.

Businessmen under sanctions are beginning to flood the government with requests for help. In addition to Viktor Vekselberg and Oleg Deripaska, Alexey Mordashov turned to the state for help, The Bell found out. Alexey Mordashov’s Power Machines, which came under US sanctions in January, began having liquidity problems, two federal officials told The Bell.

Alexei Kudrin after the inauguration of Vladimir Putin may take a high post in the Presidential Administration, The Financial Times reported, citing anonymous government officials. If this happens, then in the Presidential Administration Kudrin will be engaged not only in the strategy of economic development, but also in establishing contacts with the West.

Sberbank has reduced interest rates on unsecured consumer loans by 1-8 percentage points, depending on the amount of the loan, the bank said in a press release. Details The maximum decrease is by 8 p.p. - happened for consumer loans from 1 million rubles: now this rate is fixed for all categories of customers and amounts to 11.9%. The reduction in the rate for loans in the amount of 300 thousand to 1 million amounted to 1-4 percentage points - 11.9-15.9%.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the crash of a Russian Su-30SM fighter jet in Syria, reports . Interfax Details The plane crash occurred on Thursday at about 09:45 Moscow time over the Mediterranean Sea. The plane was gaining altitude after taking off from the Russian Khmeimim airbase. Both pilots were killed, according to the agency. According to preliminary information, the cause of the crash could be a bird getting into the engine.

While Oleg Deripaska is fighting to lift sanctions from UC Rusal, Viktor Vekselberg was the first of the billionaires to develop and propose to the government a detailed plan for state support for his companies, Kommersant reported. The list is striking in its breadth - from state guarantees on loans in the amount of up to $ 5.5 billion to a ban on the import of Evian and Perrier, which compete with Renova's Baikal Holding. What does Vekselberg ask for?

Victor Vekselberg invited the government to save him from sanctions, creating a state in the state for Renova Photo: kremlin.ru While Oleg Deripaska is fighting for lifting sanctions with UC Rusal, Victor Vekselberg was the first of the billionaires and offered the government a detailed plan for the state support of his companies.

Telegram raised so much money in private ICO rounds that it decided to postpone its public offering, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing a person familiar with the company's plans. Another source of the publication says that part of the refusal of the deal may be due to the policies of regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which have become significantly stricter since Telegram began planning the sale of its tokens.