December 31, 2019, 13:38 / Auto Japanese lawyers of Carlos Ghosn commented on his flight undefined Vedomosti Japanese lawyers for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn are extremely surprised by his flight to Lebanon, Junichiro Hironaka, head of Ghosn’s defense team, said at a press conference in Tokyo. According to him, none of the top manager’s Japanese lawyers were aware of his plans to leave the country. Earlier, three of Ghosn's foreign passports were confiscated from him, reports .

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Ukrainian leader on the upcoming New Year for the first time since 2014. In particular, Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky noted the importance of mutual "release of detained persons on December 29," according to a message from the Ukrainian leader's office on Facebook . The Kremlin confirmed this information.

December 31, 2019, 10:38 / Economy / Photo Photo. What laws and rules have come into effect since the new year? Help for MFO clients, new regions for the self-employed and simplified car registration Vedomosti Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti Expanding the experiment with the self-employed In January 2020, the experiment to introduce a tax regime for the self-employed will be extended to another 19 regions. Preferential tax rates for this category of taxpayers will appear in St.

December 31, 2019, 16:16 / Business VEB.RF received five SSJ100 aircraft for lease to Aeroflot undefined Vedomosti VEB .RF received from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft JSC the first five Superjet 100 aircraft for lease to Aeroflot, the company’s press release says. An agreement for 100 SSJ100 aircraft was previously signed by Aeroflot and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (part of Rostec). The delivery of the Superjet 100 was financed by VEB .RF after its approval by the supervisory board.

December 31, 2019, 09:42 / Economics The Russian service sector PMI index dropped to 53.1 points undefined Vedomosti index The Russian service sector PMI fell to 53.1 points in December from 55.6 points in November, according to data . IHS Markit In addition, the aggregate output index, which tracks activity in both Russia's manufacturing and service sectors, fell to 51.8 points in the reporting period. In November, this figure was 52.9 points.

December 31, 2019, 05:25 / Business Huawei increased annual sales by 18% despite US sanctions undefined Vedomosti annual sales Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's rose 18% in 2019 to 850 billion yuan (about $120 billion or £92.7 billion). This is stated in the New Year's message to the company's employees from Huawei executive director Eric Xu. This is less than the company itself expected, but comparable to revenue growth in 2018 – by 19.5%.

Shareholders of PJSC MTS approved the payment of special dividends in the amount of 13.25 rubles per share based on the results of the first nine months of the current year, according to the company's materials. The total amount of dividends will be RUB 26.48 billion. The register of shareholders entitled to special dividends will be closed on January 10.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called the signing of an agreement on the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine a compromise “that had to be found.” “Signing documents shows that even the most complex issues can be discussed and agreed upon,” he wrote on his page on the VKontakte social network. Medvedev recalled that work on the terms of the agreement took place both in a bilateral and trilateral format with the participation of the European Commission.

December 31, 2019, 04:38 / Business Former Nissan CEO escapes from house arrest undefined Vedomosti Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn left Japan, where he was under house arrest, and arrived in Lebanon, where his parents live, the Financial Times writes , citing a source close to the Ghosn family. The FT suggested that Ghosn was able to fly from Tokyo to Beirut by changing the terms of the bail under which he was released from prison under house arrest.

December 31, 2019, 15:23 / Economics The Central Bank calculated inflation at the end of 2019 undefined Vedomosti Annual inflation in Russia at the end of 2019 slowed to 3% (from 3.5% recorded in November), according to the Central Bank website. At the end of 2017, inflation was 2.5% against the backdrop of a record harvest; at the end of 2018, this figure was at 4.3%.

2 hours ago / Economy The Central Bank calculated inflation at the end of 2019 Vedomosti Annual inflation in Russia at the end of 2019 slowed to 3% (from 3.5% recorded in November), according to the Central Bank website. At the end of 2017, inflation was 2.5% against the backdrop of a record harvest; at the end of 2018, this figure was at 4.3%.

President Vladimir Putin said in his New Year's address that Russians are living in turbulent and contradictory times. According to the president, it is necessary to do everything possible to ensure that the country develops successfully. The first to see the New Year's address were residents of Kamchatka, where 2020 began at 15:00 Moscow time. The video can be viewed on the Rossiya 24 TV channel's YouTube channel.

Three unknown individuals attacked a traffic police post in the Ingush city of Magas, a regional Interior Ministry press service employee told Interfax. According to him, the incident occurred at about 17:30 Moscow time. The attackers were neutralized, three police officers were injured. The press service did not report any fatal police officers. The incident in Magas was previously reported with reference to sources from the Interfax and RIA Novosti agencies.

In Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, unknown individuals attacked a traffic police post on December 31, Interfax and RIA Novosti reported, citing sources. Both agencies have no official confirmation of the incident. According to Interfax, there were three attackers who opened fire on the traffic police post. The agency's source claims that two attackers were killed in the shootout, and another was wounded. A traffic police officer was also killed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko the supply of hydrocarbons to Belarus, the BelTA agency reports , citing a statement from Lukashenko's press service. The presidents instructed the governments of the two countries to conclude contracts for the supply of oil and gas in the coming days. If these contracts are not concluded by January 1, the governments must develop an interim version of the terms of supply, the article notes.