VedomostiOnline Media OutletLost independenceMaterialsInfoFound 109 materialsBy relevanceOldest firstNewest firstBy relevanceVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Tyumen court orders BP to provide TNK-BP minority shareholders with data on Rosneft dealThe Arbitration Court of the Tyumen Region ordered TNK-BP Holding, TNK-BP Management and BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. to provide the representative of the minority shareholders of TNK-BP Holding with the requested documents on possible damage from the deal between Rosneft and BP within two weeks, according to a statement from the Liniya Prava law firm, which represents the interests of the minority shareholders.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Microsoft Offers Money for Capturing Russian-Speaking Spammer Network CreatorsPhotoXpress Microsoft is ready to pay $250,000 for any useful information about the creators of the Rustock network – the maximum possible reward under American law. This was written in the corporate blog by Richard Boskovich, a senior lawyer for the Microsoft cybercrime department. The attackers infected many computers with viruses and united them into a single network – a botnet called Rustock, with the help of which they centrally sent out spam.PhotoXpressOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Yurchenko demands replacement of the board of directors of RostelecomJuly 20, 2011, 18:28 / Business Yurchenko demands replacement of the board of directors of Rostelecom The former general director of Svyazinvest believes that now many decisions in the company are made non-publicly Igor Tsukanov S.Porter The Association of Investors and Shareholders of Rostelecom, whose chairman is the former CEO of Svyazinvest, and now one of the largest minority shareholders of Rostelecom, Evgeny Yurchenko, demanded the convening of an extraordinary meeting of RostelecomИгорь ЦукановOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Can the Yuan Become a Competitor to the Dollar?In recent years, a new active player has appeared on the international financial arena – the Chinese yuan. And now it is already trying to replace the dollar in export-import operations and even influence global pricing. Economists and financiers are actively debating whether the yuan will become the new dollar.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Minimum price for alcohol reduced by 2.4 timesThe Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (Rosalkogolregulirovanie) approved the minimum price for ethyl alcohol from August 1 at a level of up to 28 rubles per liter, which is 2.4 times less than the current price; the order of July 1 was published on Wednesday on the agency's website. From January 1 of this year, the price was set at 68 rubles per liter.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Employers prefer employed professionals to unemployed onesM. Stulov Which candidate would you prefer, all other things being equal? (Superjob.ru) More than half of Russian employers (52%) do not pay attention to whether a job seeker has a current job, say experts from the Superjob.ru research center, who surveyed 1,000 HR specialists from all regions of Russia from June 21 to July 7. According to respondents, it is much more important to have the appropriate qualifications, specialized education, and necessary experience.М СтуловOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Rostov traffic cop loses 10 kg in a week to pass re-certificationOne of the employees of the Rostov Region Main Directorate of Internal Affairs lost 10 kilograms in a week in order to pass recertification, the head of the regional department, Alexei Lapin, said at a press conference on Wednesday. At the end of June, the media reported, citing the head of the State Duma Committee on Security, Vladimir Vasiliev, that the "fat and pot-bellied" may not pass the recertification.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011VEDOMOSTIThe wrecked Meter is at the center of the plot: in the second episode of the car cartoon, old cars take revenge. The competition is just a background for the main intrigue, which unexpectedly takes us into the space of a spy thriller The futuristic “Target” by Alexander Zeldovich, based on the script by Vladimir Sorokin, is structured on the principle of a paradoxical utopia (like, for example, “Elementary Particles” by Michel Houellebecq).Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Formula 1 boss Ecclestone suspected of briberyGerman prosecutors have named Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone as a suspect in a corruption scandal surrounding the sale of the Grand Prix rights in 2006, the Telegraph reports. Prosecutors have gathered evidence that Ecclestone paid $44 million to Gerhard Gribkowski, a former risk manager at German state bank BayernLB, during the sale of a stake in Formula One to CVC Capital Partners in 2006.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011It's too early to write off second-generation networksThe Russian GSM mobile communications market still has growth potential, according to Credit Suisse analysts. Revenues from second-generation (2G) services in Russia will continue to grow in the next two to three years, as evidenced by the growth of Tele2's subscriber base, which has been connecting more than 0.2 million new subscribers monthly in recent months, according to a Credit Suisse report.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Dmitry Kamenshchik: “I don’t know whether they’ll put me in jail or not”A. Makhonin / Vedomosti After a four-year break, the chairman of the board of directors of Domodedovo airport, Dmitry Kamenshchik, held a press conference. Almost 100 journalists came to it, and the conversation lasted three hours. "I don't like any mention in the press at all," Kamenshchik admitted. "I don't like public events. I don't like anything connected with fame, in any form.А МахонинOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Yandex and Megafon Accuse Each Other of SMS Leak StoryYesterday, Megafon presented preliminary findings of an internal investigation: how information about its subscribers' SMS messages appeared on the Internet. The day before, links to Yandex search results were distributed on social networks, which contained the texts of thousands of SMS messages sent from the Megafon website. The results appeared when the name of the Megafon website was entered into the search bar to send SMS messages. By mid-day, the results had stopped appearing.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Land through the courtThe lawsuit against the government of St. Petersburg "on recognition of inaction as illegal" was filed by the company "Concord Management and Consulting" of Evgeny Prigozhin in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region on July 7, the hearing is scheduled for September 14. Information about the lawsuit is available on the court's website. Smolny is delaying the allocation of a 3.9-hectare plot next to the 300th Anniversary of St.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Where do candidates for key business positions come from?At OBI, the personnel reserve is only formed in those departments where a sufficient number of new vacancies open up, said Guzel Garayeva, HR Director of the Russian office of the company. Currently, there are two such departments – sales and procurement. Vacancies in them appear because the company opens new shopping centers. According to the company's tradition, at least two upper levels (store directors and their deputies) are filled with employees included in the personnel reserve.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jul 20, 2011Greek taxi drivers announce indefinite strike at the height of tourist seasonGreek taxi drivers intend to extend indefinitely the strike they started on Monday against the liberalization of the profession, the taxi owners' union announced on Wednesday. "The authorities have exceeded all the limits of our patience," the union's head, Timios Liberopoulos, said on the air of the private television channel Mega.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionPrevious123...8NextShow more