MOSCOW, June 18 - RIA Novosti. The euro fell against the dollar on Monday amid waning optimism that positive election results in Greece will help resolve debt problems in the eurozone, trading data shows. As of 18.15 Moscow time , the euro fell in price against the dollar to 1.2594 dollars per euro from 1.2640 dollars per euro the day before. The dollar exchange rate against the Japanese currency rose to 78.91 yen per dollar versus 78.71 yen per dollar at the end of previous trading.

June 18, 2012, 02:13 / Finance Only 434 people decided to invest in VTB shares again after the buyback You cannot step into the same river twice, decided the majority of VTB minority shareholders who presented papers for buyback. But 434 people still purchased shares at almost half the price that VTB bought from them. They invested 65 million rubles, while VTB spent 11.4 billion rubles on the buyout.

M. Stulov / Vedomosti The reduction of the ruble rate on currency swap transactions (a transaction on lending secured by currency, consisting of two parts - the sale of currency and subsequent redemption at an agreed rate, taking into account the rate for the use of funds) will expand the ability of banks to attract ruble liquidity from the Central Bank. This should help limit the volatility of money market rates, the regulator reported.

June 18, 2012, 01:41 / Business Medvedev's government will help agriculture with a dozen bills Agricultural business will receive tax benefits, subsidies and preferences when obtaining land and selling products. Such measures to protect the village from Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organization were agreed upon by Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Kazmin Natalya Kostenko Elena Vinogradova D.

Every year, after an international university ranking issued by some authoritative organization is published, there is a small stir. The main question is: has our country been offended by placing its leading universities in low places in this ranking? Sometimes, some substantive considerations slip through the discussion: low places in the ranking, as a rule, indicate some obvious problems. However, in general, all talk about international university rankings can simply be ignored.

Innovations in the open field 16 photos The Russian “Silicon Valley” that they want to build in Skolkovo, near Moscow, is an almost undeveloped wasteland with an area of ​​almost 400 hectares. Perhaps someday a garden city, drawn by French architects, will actually appear here, because the state is ready to invest 85 billion rubles in this. With “Parcon” on violators 5 photos Using the “Parcon” device, the traffic police sends “letters of happiness” to careless car owners.

Rosneft expects to double its oil reserves at the Vankor field, said company president Igor Sechin: “According to our estimates, the reserves will amount to 1.1 billion tons of oil.” Since Rosneft took up Vankor in 2003, its reserves have quadrupled – from 125 million to 482 million tons of oil. The 1.1 billion tons mentioned include not only Vankor itself, but also nearby areas, the company representative noted.

M. Stulov Statistics Number of residential buildings – 213. Apartment area – 660,400 sq. m. Housing stock on the balance sheet of the DEZ – 1,052,900 sq. m. Green space area – 499,200 sq. m. Number of parking spaces in garages – 4,120. Source: website of the Yuzhnoportovy district administration. But modern houses are being built on the sites of the enterprises being withdrawn.

The Russian Fuel Union (RTS) is asking the Duma and the government to lift the ban on alcohol sales in gas station stores. According to RTS head Yevgeny Arkusha, at least beer should be returned to these stores.

The European car market has been showing negative dynamics for the eighth month in a row, Avtostat reports, citing data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). According to the results of May, passenger car sales in the Old World, including Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, fell by 8.4% to 1 million 150 434 cars.

Putin in Los Cabos 9 photos Vladimir Putin takes part in the world's largest economic forum, the G20, in Los Cabos, Mexico. Read more at Vedomosti.ru Microsoft Surface 9 photo The president of the software giant Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, presented in Los Angeles the first fully functional computer in the history of the corporation - the Surface tablet, designed to compete in the market with Apple's iPad device.

Exhibition of etchings by Rembrandt 7 photos As is known, the Pushkin Museum owes its treasures to famous Russian nobles and industrialists who became famous for their passion for collecting. The series of exhibitions “Portraits of Collectors”, launched by the museum, shows to what extent it is obliged. Including the Mosolov family. Endeavor's last journey 13 photos The Endeavor shuttle has been delivered to the California Science Center, where it will become one of the exhibits.

Shamil Vakhit has left the post of Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia - the government's order to this effect was posted on Monday in the bank of federal regulatory and administrative acts. The document was signed on June 13, Vakhit was dismissed from the post at his own request. Vakhit was born on February 4, 1954 in the village of Zirgan, Meleuzovsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan. In 1981 he graduated from the Bashkir Agricultural Institute. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences.

The net profit of Tatneft, one of the ten largest Russian oil companies, according to US GAAP in January - March 2012 increased by 14.6% compared to the same period last year - to 28.061 billion rubles, according to the company's materials. At the end of January - March 2011, the company's net profit amounted to 24.476 billion rubles.

Rosneft shareholders meeting 4 photos The annual meeting of Rosneft shareholders, headed by Igor Sechin, in 2012 turned out to be even brighter and more interesting than usual. 25% of net profit for dividends, exemplary privatization, Navalny as Hermitage lawyer, umbrellas for shareholders and more. Read more at Vedomosti.ru Dress code 6 photos At a meeting on Wednesday, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St.