December 19, 2012, 19:04 / Auto GAZ Group is going to sue the government of Tuva The proposal of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic to subsidize the replacement of route Gazelles in Kyzyl with Ford minibuses caused a negative reaction from the GAZ group Vladimir Shtanov D.

An independent commission has blamed the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other US citizens in Libya on the US State Department leadership. According to Reuters, an investigation into the September 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has found that it was a systemic failure to ensure security, rather than the failures of individual government officials. According to the BBC, the report contains 29 recommendations for the State Department leadership.

December 19, 2012, 19:35 / Politics Iraqi President to undergo treatment in Germany after stroke undefined Vedomosti Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Monday, will be sent to Germany for further treatment, Agence France-Presse reported on Wednesday. “The president’s condition is improving, and tomorrow he will be transferred to one of the hospitals in Germany,” one of the president’s doctors, Najim al-Din Karim, told the agency.

At a plenary session on Wednesday, the State Duma adopted in the first reading and as a whole a bill that imposes on the apparatus of the Public Chamber the responsibility for ensuring the activities of the presidential commissioner for the rights of entrepreneurs (business ombudsman).

Rosneft has reached an agreement with Exxon on the development of three Vostochno-Prinovozemelsky sites on the Kara Sea shelf. In addition, the companies will create a joint venture to develop hard-to-recover reserves in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The total costs of Rosneft and ExxonMobil projects in Russia may exceed $1 trillion. This was announced by the chairman of the board of directors of the Russian company, Alexander Nekipelov, at the energy forum "Innovations. Infrastructure.

The fight against corruption in Russia is making expected turns. The Oboronservis case, which began with arrests in the immediate circle of former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and public accusations against him, is increasingly turning into a routine, unnoticed story. Last week, the court eased the conditions of house arrest for former Defense Ministry Chief of Staff Yevgenia Vasilyeva, who is suspected of embezzling 6 billion rubles.

Rose Group (formerly RGI International), the owners of the Tsvetnoy shopping center, located on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow, have changed their minds about selling it. The company's board of directors made this decision, according to Rose Group materials. They have been trying to get rid of the shopping center since July 2011. As the company notes, Rose Group has received several offers for Tsvetnoy, but now intends to develop the shopping center independently.

Famous French actress Brigitte Bardot has expressed support for her colleague Gerard Depardieu, who has been attacked by French authorities for his decision to leave the country and renounce his citizenship due to high taxes, French media reported on Wednesday. "I support Gerard Depardieu, who is the victim of a completely unjustified persecution," Bardot said in a statement.

Ratings agency Fitch has warned of a growing risk of a downgrade of the US's top AAA rating if Washington fails to prevent a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts in early 2013. "Failure to avert the fiscal cliff... would exacerbate rather than reduce fiscal policy uncertainty and plunge the US into an avoidable recession," the agency said in its 2013 global outlook. "This could destroy the potential for medium-term growth and financial stability.

The installation of the GLONASS system on the cars of members of the Federation Council violates not only the law "On the status of a member of the Federation Council and a deputy of the State Duma", but also the Constitution of Russia, believes Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Regulations Oleg Panteleev.

The Investment Company Institute (ICI), which represents mutual funds, recently wrote a letter to the SEC complaining about U.S. stock exchanges that “facilitate strategies” for high-speed trading firms. This could lead to “market disruption and an advantage for market participants at the expense of long-term investors,” the letter said.

The State Duma has banned the adoption of Russian children by US citizens as part of the second reading of the "anti-Magnitsky law." The head of the relevant committee, Vladimir Pligin, is currently presenting tables of amendments recommended by the committee for adoption - some of them have been put to a separate vote, and each one is actually being discussed. Read also: State Duma approves bill in second reading in response to "Magnitsky Act"

E.Stetsko / Vedomosti At a meeting on Wednesday, State Duma deputies approved in the second reading the draft "anti-Magnitsky law" that provides for a ban on the adoption of Russian orphans.

Russia has received the right to host the Final Four of the Men's Volleyball Champions League - it will be held in Omsk on March 16-18. The application to host the competition was initiated by the All-Russian Volleyball Federation, the owner of the Novosibirsk VC Lokomotiv - Russian Railways - and the Siberian Federal District, Lokomotiv CEO Roman Stanislavov told Vedomosti.

There is no need to confuse and put simple fraud and corruption on the same level. The latter is a very sophisticated and theoretically unsolved crime. There are those who cross the fine line towards basic theft. Send all your advice to the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Investigative Committee. Any business has known this for a long time. Every businessman makes his own choice. Either work with thieves, or find a language with virtuoso corrupt officials.