July 20, 2012, 11:06 am / Business Congressmen upset Rosoboronexport's deal with the Pentagon A major contract for the supply of Russian helicopters to Afghanistan may fall through due to Russia's position on Syria Natalya Raibman M. Stulov / Vedomosti The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved amendments to the 2013 defense spending bill that would prohibit the Pentagon from entering into arms deals with Rosoboronexport.

July 20, 2012, 16:24 / Finance Deal of the week: British investment fund is involved in the consolidation of the US cable market British investment fund BC Partners and a Canadian pension fund are buying the seventh largest US cable operator Suddenlink Communications for $6.6 billion Natalya Lapotko Deal of the week: British investment fund is involved in the consolidation of the US cable market Buyer: BC Partners Limited, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board .

The past June – oh, how long ago it was! – turned out to be the warmest in the world history of meteorological measurements. How can one not cry, cursing anthropogenic greenhouse gases! How can one not hang one's head, thinking about descendants – either drowning in the nasty lukewarm sea, almost fresh from melted ice, or burned by the merciless sun! But we, Russia, will not cry, but rejoice at global warming.

Russia's chief psychiatrist, director of the Serbsky Institute Zurab Kekelidze, does not recommend that psychologists and volunteers stay in the flood zone in Kuban for more than five days. According to him, a long stay in the zone affected by the natural disaster can negatively affect their psychological state.

Currency Dollar From July 13 to July 19, the dollar exchange rate fell by 58 kopecks to RUB 32.08/$, or 1.8%. Euro Became cheaper by 41 kopecks – RUB 39.42. The ruble value of assets denominated in euros fell by 1%. Stock Thanks to the growth of oil prices over the last five trading sessions, the MICEX index has added 2.9%. Yesterday, trading closed at 1434.5 points. Three quarters of liquid shares closed trading in the green zone.

Megafon also uses phone subsidy schemes. For example, last summer the operator gave free internet access to buyers of some smartphones. And this spring Megafon began to give a discount on its services to subscribers who buy smartphones on credit. For example, if a person takes out a loan for two years, the discount can be up to 30%, says Megafon representative Yulia Dorokhina. MTS began subsidizing the purchase of smartphones at the end of April 2012.

“To protect clients from fraudsters, banks often block the cards of travelers abroad. How to avoid being left without funds on a trip, because banks don’t always agree to unblock a card by calling It is almost impossible to predict where, when and whose card will be blocked. Banks do not have uniform conditions and rules for blocking cards. “Each has its own security system, its own set of signs by which a card transaction is classified as suspicious and anti-fraud measures are taken.

Alexander Kotlyarov Moscow is trying to attract crowds of tourists from all over the world, and the Tourism Committee is implementing a large-scale plan aimed at making life easier for visiting foreigners (the authorities are ready to spend 135 billion rubles on this in the next five years).

Rosneft has acquired a 6% stake in OOO Itera Oil and Gas Company, the largest Russian oil company reported. The acquisition of the stake took place on July 4, 2012. In April, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia approved Rosneft's application to purchase 51% of OOO Itera Oil and Gas Company. Rosneft's press service explained at the time that the application was filed as part of a strategic cooperation agreement with Itera.

July 20, 2012, 01:24 / Opinions Vladimir Mau: How to modernize education Vladimir Mau , rector of RANEPA In Russia it is customary to be proud of the level of education. It’s really not bad, and by the standards of a moderately developed country that had just industrialized, it was even good. Based on the experience of the twentieth century.

Snapchat Contrary to the proverb about a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter (and in accordance with the procedure for coordinating temporary structures), Moscow has been throwing itself into “summer” architecture since the end of May. “Nobody invests in public spaces because it is unprofitable. And a summer pavilion is a great chance, a budget story,” says Igor Chirkin, the architect of the “School” pavilion that opened in Muzeon Park.

Russia's largest foreign NGO, Legal Initiative, which helped Russian citizens sue in the ECHR, appealed the ban on operating in Russia in the Moscow City Court, Kommersant writes . In February 2012, the Ministry of Justice excluded it from the state register for failing to submit a work plan for the year and financial statements on time. Then the Zamoskvoretsky Court upheld this decision.

Fotolia / PhotoXPress At the Bontempi restaurant, sgroppino is served for dessert – a prosecco-based sorbet from chef Valentino Bontempi. “This is how my mother and grandmother used to make it,” Valentino recalls. “I whisk lemon juice, low-fat milk, sugar and a couple of other secret ingredients, cool it, whisk it again and add alcohol at the end – it doesn’t have to be prosecco, though.

The Russian Foreign Ministry considers the congressional vote to ban the Pentagon from cooperating with Rosoboronexport to be revenge on Moscow for its position on Syria. This was stated by the official representative of the ministry, Alexander Lukashevich.

"Computershare" (part of the international Computershare group) received a license for brokerage and depository activities. Currently, in Russia, it is engaged in the registrar business (through "Computershare Registrar" and "Registrar Nikoil"), and also provides proxy voting and identification services for ultimate shareholders.