Dmitry Medvedev, judging by his own admissions, was not sure that he would remain in the top post and ever return to the Kremlin. When leaving, he wanted to leave something for citizens to remember for a long time. So that his rather short reign by Russian standards would be remembered for something bright, done with taste, but without any pretensions to correcting the political system, which he did not create.

Mail.ru earned 1.8 billion rubles from advertising / S. Porter / Vedomosti Yandex's advertising revenue in the first quarter grew by 36% compared to the same period last year to 7.8 billion rubles, while Mail.ru Group's advertising revenue grew by 19.3% to 1.8 billion rubles, the companies reported yesterday.

Dollar 31,32 The dollar exchange rate fell by 40 kopecks over the week to 31.32 rubles. As a result, dollar-denominated savings fell by 1.3%. Euro 40.85 The euro has become cheaper by 53 kopecks. Today, 1 euro costs 40.85 rubles. The ruble value of euro assets has decreased by 1.3%. Since the beginning of the year, the dollar has already risen in price against the ruble by 3%, and the euro – by only 1.5%. Stocks and bonds Russian stocks are finally on the rise.

The director of the Tatarstan branch of the Volga branch of Megafon, 31-year-old Maxim Necheukhin, has left the company, a representative of the operator told Vedomosti and Necheukhin himself confirmed. The manager has not managed the branch since April 15, the operator's press service said in a response to Vedomosti. The decision to leave Megafon was made for personal reasons, Necheukhin explained, but he did not explain what exactly.

The Victory Parade on May 9 may cost the capital's housing and utilities services up to 70 million rubles, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Utilities and Improvement Pyotr Biryukov said on air at Ekho Moskvy. He explained that during preparations for the parade, "watering equipment, vacuum cleaners, and manual cleaning workers are working." This is paid for mainly within the framework of current funding.

Traffic congestion costs the world's largest cities billions of dollars every year. The situation threatens to get worse, as by 2050 the global population is expected to be 70% urban, up from 50% now. Read more at Vedomosti.ru How to make an electric car from clay and thread A Friday correspondent studied the production of BMW electric cars plant The BMW in Leipzig is easily recognizable from afar by its four wind power plants, which are nicknamed “ mills” in Germany.

The noble goal of the organizers was to present the present day of world ballet on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre. There were noticeably fewer people wishing to see it than visitors to the festival gala concerts held in the Oktyabrsky Hall: Petersburg remains under the blockade of the classics, and even the true believer Nacho Duato is seen by many there as a dangerous avant-garde destroyer.

Amazon.com Inc.'s revenue growth slowed in the first quarter of 2013, but profitability improved as shipping costs fell. "The message is North America is better than expected, but international is weaker. The question is: Is that a reflection of macro trends in Europe or is it something else?" said Tom Forte, an analyst at Telsey Advisory Group. Amazon's revenue rose 22% to $16.07 billion, driven by growth in digital content, cloud-based Internet services and regular merchandise.

Margaret Thatcher's funeral cost taxpayers £3.6 million ($5.6 million), the Prime Minister's Office has announced. Of that, £1.1 million went toward security, £2 million went toward extra pay for the police officers who were on duty at the funeral, and the actual ceremonial expenses cost about £500,000. Thatcher's family paid for flowers and funeral directors, but these amounts have not been made public.

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank analysts have upgraded their recommendation on Severstal GDRs from “hold” to “buy,” but have lowered their target price from $12.8 to $10.8 per GDR. Steel consumption growth will continue, but will slow from 17% (on average) over the past 10 years to 1–3%, and China has reached its peak in terms of consumption intensity, they note.

April 26, 2013, 11:20 / Business The Accounts Chamber revealed ineffective spending of 14 billion rubles at Aeroflot. Most of the ineffective waste is violations related to the acquisition and sale of services and goods and “ineffective decisions” of the airline’s board of directors, found out joint venture Anastasia Agamalova M. Stulov / Vedomosti The Accounts Chamber, which carried out audits of Aeroflot for 2010-2011.

April 26, 2013, 15:09 / Business JV: Rusnano ignored risk assessments when investing in polysilicon undefined Vedomosti The Accounts Chamber has identified signs of ineffective use of funds and signs of laundering during the implementation of the Rusnano OJSC project for the production of polysilicon at the Nitol plant. This was reported by auditor Sergei Agaptsov, who announced the results of the company’s audit.

About 20% of Russian Internet users have fallen victim to cybercriminals more than twice and lost money while making bank transactions and shopping online, Kaspersky Lab reports. Its report says that the global average is 14%. The company obtained this data by surveying members of the Kaspersky Lab community on the social network Facebook from 33 countries and regions. The survey showed that 8% of Russians experience identity theft or credit card fraud once or twice a year.

Verizon Wireless American mobile operator. At the end of March 2013, it served 98.9 million subscribers (1st place in the market). Shareholders – Verizon Communications (55%), Vodafone (45%). pFinancial indicators (US GAAP, 2012): Revenue – $75.9 billion, operating profit – $21.8 billion.

In the next six to twelve months, commodity prices may grow by 4-5%, according to Credit Suisse Group AG analyst Tobias Merath. This is reported by Bloomberg. The analyst lowered his forecast for copper prices for the next three months from $7,800 per ton to $7,300 per ton, and for gold - from $1,600 per troy ounce to $1,300 per ounce. According to Merath's forecast, Brent crude oil will cost an average of $105 per barrel in the next quarter, instead of $110 as previously expected.