McDonald's will open the first two fast food restaurants in Tomsk by the end of 2013. Today the company won a tender for the right to lease two plots of land, said Denis Molotkov, Deputy Mayor of Tomsk. One of the plots, with an area of ​​almost 3,000 sq. m, is located at 39b Mira Avenue, the second one is smaller, about 1,500 sq. m, at 123a Krasnoarmeyskaya Street.

VTB will sell its stake in Rosbank by the end of the year Deputy director of the analytical department of the Sovlink company Olga Belenkaya estimated 10% of Rosbank at $418 million, based on the volume of capitalization. News , 23.05.2013 The Central Bank opens a new front against bank abuses It is becoming increasingly difficult for banks to make money, says Sovlink analyst Olga Belenkaya: the cost of resources is rising, and the demand for corporate loans is weak.

Sechin noted that Rosneft is confident in the prospects of the gas business. "Gas consumption is inelastic, but gas is needed, and the market will exist, yes, it may be volatile, but it will exist," he said. Sechin added that Rosneft is actively engaged in the liberalization of LNG exports and intends to quickly occupy this niche.

May 23, 2013, 03:35 / Business Mordashov pays twice Tax officials demand that Alexey Mordashov pay almost 76 million rubles. tax on personal income for dividends received from Severstal and other structures Vitaly Petlevoy They came to Alexey Mordashov for taxes twice / A. Makhonin / Vedomosti The Algorithm company, one of the structures of the entrepreneur Mordashov (No.

Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne was forced to apologize for using the word "wop," The Wall Street Journal reports. At the beginning of the year, during a press conference at the Detroit Auto Show, Marchionne, answering a question about the relaunch of the Alfa Romeo brand in the United States, began to discuss the possibility of equipping Italian cars with American engines. "I will not put an American engine in this car," he declared in front of a room full of journalists.

MNP requires all operators to upgrade their networks, otherwise uncertainty is created in the service's operability, adds Megafon representative Yulia Dorokhina. In her opinion, the optimal time for MNP to be fully implemented with guaranteed quality is April 2014. At the end of 2012, President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the Law on Communications, introducing the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service from December 1, 2013.

The National Union of Liability Insurers (NULI) has prepared the first report on the market of compulsory insurance for carriers (Vedomosti has a copy). The government decided to make this type of insurance mandatory after the sinking of the motor ship Bulgaria. Since January 1, all passenger carriers, with the exception of taxis and the metro, must insure their liability to clients. Due to delays in agreeing on tariffs, policies began to be sold on March 14.

May 23, 2013, 11:35 / Finance Nikkei index fell 7% The most significant drop since the 2011 tsunami was triggered by data from China and news about Fed policy Sergei Smirnov T.Hanai / Reuters The Japanese stock index Nikkei Stock Average 225 fell by more than 7% during Thursday's trading after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's statement about the possible curtailment of stimulus programs and the release of data on a drop in activity in the Chinese manufacturing sector.

Kamaz may pay dividends for the first time in 20 years, the company reported. The board of directors of Russia's largest truck manufacturer recommended that shareholders approve dividends of 0.69 rubles per share at the annual meeting; the total amount of payments could be 488 million rubles, according to the report. This is 10% of KAMAZ's net profit under RAS, which amounted to 4.88 billion rubles in 2012. KAMAZ has not paid dividends since 1992.

The budget for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia could be reduced to 250 billion rubles, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov told journalists. "We have cut back on every parameter we could. The latest figures that Mutko (Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko) and Siluanov (Finance Minister Anton Siluanov) brought to my meeting were 250 billion rubles," he said (quotes from Prime). Shuvalov specified that this figure is within the parameters set by Dmitry Medvedev.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin / I.Sekretarev / AP Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to develop and approve a plan of activities for federal government bodies for the next five years within two weeks, by June 7, the Kremlin press service reported.

Rosneft President Igor Sechin has proposed naming one of Moscow's streets after former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Ekho Moskvy reports. As the Ekho Moskvy radio station was informed by the company's press service, a corresponding petition was sent to the capital's authorities. If the request is approved, the street will appear between Leningradsky Prospekt and Aircraft Designer Mikoyan Street. According to Russian law, streets can only be named after figures 10 years after their death.

May 23, 2013, 03:26 / Finance The Ministry of Finance draws up the “pre-crisis” budget The Ministry of Finance is drawing up a “pre-crisis” budget for 2014–2016: due to economic stagnation, revenues are declining and replenishment of the reserve fund is actually suspended Olga Kuvshinova Margarita Lyutova Only oil will help cope with expenses / A. Makhonin / Vedomosti According to the Ministry of Finance, in 2014–2015. the budget will be missing 1.6 trillion rubles. planned income.

UTair CEO Andrey Martirosov / M. Stulov / Vedomosti UTair CEO Andrey Martirosov promised to open a fourth Moscow airport – for budget airlines. Aeroexpress could be launched from Vnukovo to Yermoolino (Kaluga Region), so the journey there would take about an hour and a half.

May 23, 2013, 11:00 / Finance Caught in the middle-income trap, Russia may follow the path of Greece Fast-growing economies end up in a middle-income trap the moment GDP per capita reaches about $16,000, which is what happened in Russia this year Ivan Chakarov Russia's economy has been on shaky ground for the past few quarters, and Rosstat's announcement that year-on-year GDP growth was only 1.6% in the first quarter of 2013 (the weakest figure since the fourth quarter of 2009) only fueled fears