1. Khodorkovsky may return to Russia - Peskov 50 The ex-head of YUKOS is in Germany, where he met with his family and intends to give a press conference; according to the president’s press secretary, “he is absolutely free to return to Russia” 2. Russia and Belarus agreed on the volume of oil supplies for the first half of 2014. 1 Moscow and Minsk agreed on the volume of oil supplies to Belarus from Russia in the first half of the year at the level of 11, 5 million tons. 3.

E.Terakopian / EMPICS/ITAR-TASS Two years ago, thanks to the system for collecting employee ideas, the “We are responsible for quality” program was launched in all X5 Retail Group stores, within the framework of which the store administration is obliged to give the same product at its own expense to the buyer who finds an expired product on the shelf.

February 27, 2013, 15:38 / Business The Kremlin removed Voloshin from the list of candidates for the boards of directors of FSK and IDGC It was assumed that the former head of the presidential administration would coordinate the reform of the merger of companies into the Russian Networks holding Alexander Terentyev Maxim Tovkaylo Alexander Voloshin / A.

February 27, 2013, 04:27 / Finance Investors sue banks over LIBOR More than 30 customer lawsuits have been filed against banks suspected of manipulating LIBOR. Some consider themselves victims of over-inflating rates, others - from under-rates Jean Eaglesham Next week, 16 banks under investigation for LIBOR manipulation will ask a federal judge to dismiss many of the class-action lawsuits. The lawsuits were filed in the courts of California and New York.

February 27, 2013, 13:10 / Business The Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to attract a strategic partner to Russian Helicopters Ekaterina Sobol The Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering the possibility of attracting a strategic partner (along with an IPO) for the Russian Helicopters holding company, said Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

February 27, 2013, 18:11 / Business Gazprom and CNPC have been instructed to agree on gas prices by the end of the year China may be interested not only in pipeline gas, but also in liquefied gas from Russia: Chinese companies may enter the Yamal LNG project, implemented by Novatek and Total Elena Khodyakova A.Rudakov / Bloomberg On Wednesday, Gazprom shares were among the growth leaders on the Moscow Exchange.

M. Stulov / Vedomosti The Moscow City Hall has approved the opposition march "For the Rights of Muscovites" on March 2, said Alexey Mayorov, head of the city's regional security department. According to him, the route has been agreed upon from Strastnoy Boulevard to Academician Sakharov Avenue, where the rally will take place. The organizers of the march, which is positioned as an action for social rights, wanted to hold the procession from Sretensky Boulevard to Tverskaya Square.

February 27, 2013, 04:27 / Finance Corporate insurance leader Sogaz aims to be in the top 10 retail companies Over four years, Sogaz plans to increase collections by approximately 10% per year. The company will sacrifice market share for the sake of less dependence on large clients Alexey Rozhkov The leader of corporate insurance has set his sights on a place in the top 10 retail companies / V.

1. The largest Russian mobile game developer is moving to Lithuania 25 Vilnius-based Game Insight will be more comfortable communicating with the European headquarters of Apple, Google and Amazon, as well as hiring marketers and financiers; the day before, another software developer, Luxoft, announced a move from Russia and Ukraine

In Sochi, the 2013-2014 school year will begin a week earlier, on August 26. The only exception will be first grades, which will begin studying on September 2. This was announced by Olga Medvedeva, head of the city administration's education and science department. The vacation schedule for city schoolchildren for this year was changed in connection with the Olympics.

February 27, 2013, 17:06 / Auto Americans again recognized Japanese and German cars as the best Japanese brands took eight out of ten positions in the Top 10 brand rating of the American magazine Consumer Reports Gennady Anisimov A. Gubsky / Vedomosti The American consumer magazine Consumer Reports has published its annual ranking of the best new car models in the North American market - Top Picks 2013 - and the announcement of the Car Brand Report Cards 2013 ranking of car brands.

Migration service employees have identified 16 "rubber" apartments in Moscow last year, Olga Kirillova, head of the Moscow FMS department, told RIA Novosti in an interview. "As of the end of last year, 16 such apartments were identified in Moscow. We are talking about premises in which more than 15 people who are not close relatives (of the owners) are registered. A total of 657 people are registered in them," Kirillova said.

February 27, 2013, 04:23 / Finance Fed: better to turn on the printing press than wait for stagnation There is no alternative to large-scale repurchases of securities: using the printing press is better than stagnation, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is sure Ekaterina Kravchenko Unprecedented asset purchases by the Federal Reserve are supporting the economic recovery with little risk of accelerating inflation and asset bubbles, Bernanke told Congress.

February 27, 2013, 04:41 / Management On what conditions did the owners of NCSP conclude a truce? Transneft refused the demand to appoint its representative as the general director of the Novorossiysk port. The top manager of the monopoly will head its board of directors Milana Chelpanova The dispute between Transneft and Summa over the principles of management of NCSP did not last long / M.

The potential of the Russian economy is still in limbo / V. Ankov / RIA Novosti The World Bank (WB) has lowered its forecast for Russian economic growth in 2013 from 3.6 to 3.3% (the previous forecast was made in the fall).