Less than six months after the start of criminal prosecution, Sergei Petrov decided to put his business for sale Sergey Petrov, 2009 Photo: ITAR-TASS/ Vladimir Astapkovich The founder of Rolf, Sergei Petrov, who in the summer of 2019 had a criminal case, put up his Russian business for sale and began to accept official applications from buyers.

The Cyprus company Delance Ltd, through which the family of businessman Sergei Petrov, who is wanted in Russia, controls the largest car dealer in Russia, Rolf, is studying the possibility of selling 100% of the business, Forbes writes . Details. In a conversation with The Bell, Sergei Petrov said that the sale of Rolf had nothing to do with his criminal case, but noted that the business climate in Russia has worsened and become more unpredictable.

In the initial public offering of the state-owned company Saudi Aramco, there will be little from the "people's IPO": the Saudi authorities want some of the shares to be bought out by the country's middle class, writes WSJ . Sources of the publication say that some Saudis are ready to sell property for this.

, a social network Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has launched WT:Social that will compete with Facebook and Twitter. about this Wales himself told the Financial Times . It is planned that it will not have advertising and clickbait, and it will be based on the Wikipedia business model, that is, user donations. Details. “People are tired of all this junk.

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), investigating the circumstances of the crash of the downed Buk air defense system over the Donbass in 2014, concluded that Russia's influence on the authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was more significant than expected. In a new appeal to witnesses of the disaster, in particular, the name of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is mentioned.

Alfa-Bank, who is famous for the reputation of a ruthless lender, is pursued by the former minister Mikhail Abyzov, not only in Russia, but also abroad. As it became known to The Bell, the bank managed to achieve a judicial arrest of several companies related to Abyzov in Singapore. Among the arrest of assets - real estate, cryptocurrencies and the requirements of Abyzov himself for billionaire Viktor Vekselberg. Photo: City News Agency Moscow/Sergey Vedyashkin What's happened?

The Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) of Alexei Navalny began an unscheduled inspection of the Ministry of Justice - this time at the request of the foundation itself. FBK director Ivan Zhdanov announced the check on his Twitter. https://twitter.com/IoannZH/status/1194902138482237440 After the department entered FBK into the register of foreign agents in early October (we wrote about this in detail here), FBK filed an application to remove the organization from the list.

Turkish Anex Tour acquired from the bankrupt tour operator Thomas Cook its Russian asset - the oldest Russian tour operator, the company Intourist, Forbes writes , citing a statement from the owner of the company, Neshet Kochkar. The deal is valued at $10-11 million. Two key areas of Intourist's business are inbound tourism and Turkey, where the tour operator has a developed pool of host partners, Forbes notes.

Motorola made another attempt to revive the legendary RAZR “cot”, and it may be successful-in any case, if you believe the first reviews. The RAZR folding smartphone presented today will appear on the US market in January and will cost $ 1499 - just like the new iPhone 11 Pro.

The American marketplace of dietary supplements iHerb is opening a Russian office, writes Kommersant . This will allow iHerb to avoid the claims of the Russian regulator due to the remote sale of dietary supplements and the blocking of applications on Google Play and the App Store, experts say. Details. Interviewed consultants in the real estate market told the publication that the marketplace rented an office in the WeWork coworking space in Moscow's Belaya Ploshchad business center.

The State Duma is not going to adopt a bill that creates a "currency corridor" and restricts the movement of capital, assured the head of the committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov. Quote. “No currency band. We believe that a floating exchange rate is now the best way to manage and regulate the financial market, and it allows, among other things, to dampen problems if suddenly there are any serious fluctuations in world markets,” the deputy said.

The State Duma Committee on Education and Science supported the bill on the unlimited extension of the powers of the rectors of Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University, reported . TASS The new bill removes the need for the resignation of the 80-year-old rector of Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy, whose term expires in December 2019. Now the president, when the rectors of Moscow State University and St.

The new long-term forecast of the International Energy Agency (IEA) assumes a slight increase in oil demand by 2040, even in the base scenario, Vedomosti writes . In a sustainable development scenario, oil demand will almost halve by 2050.

After the Central Bank lowered the key rate, 17 out of 20 banks reduced the mortgage rate by 0.2–0.6%, Vedomosti writes . Among those who have softened lending conditions are Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Rosselkhozbank (RSHB), Alfa Bank. Experts predict that in 2020 the weighted average rate may fall below 9%. Read also: Banks have massively reduced mortgage rates Details At Gazprombank, the reduction affected all mortgage programs.

The Supreme Court may make a precedent decision on the responsibility of heirs on the debts of a businessman The heirs of businessmen should also think twice before taking inheritance, but the reasons for fear can become even more, “Vedomosti” write .