Gazprom has pumped 69 billion cubic meters into its underground gas storage facilities (UGS) in Russia, 4% more than was accumulated in 2012, the company reported. Taking into account the UGS in Belarus, the reserve reaches almost 70 billion cubic meters. "This figure will be the highest in the history of the domestic gas industry," the report says.

The Leningrad Region Administration and the Ministry of Transport are discussing the possibility of expanding the A-181 "Scandinavia" highway to European standards and making it a toll road. This was reported by the region's governor, Alexander Drozdenko. A fundamental decision on this issue will be made in 2014. The governor believes that the best option would be for the highway to become four-lane.

The FSIN leadership promised the Presidential Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin that in exchange for Nadezhda Tolokonnikova ending her hunger strike, she would be treated and transferred to another colony from Mordovia's IK-14. The human rights activist was told this by "the most responsible representative of the FSIN leadership at that time," Lukin himself told Interfax.

P.Kujundzic / Reuters The measure proposed by the deputies is clearly excessive, says Dmitry Petrov, Megafon's head of relations with the legislative and executive authorities, especially since the Civil Code clearly defines communication services as paid.

E.Lukatsky / AP Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said yesterday that he is ready to sign a law that will allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to be released. If parliament approves a law allowing prisoners to receive treatment abroad, he will sign it, Yanukovych promised. According to him, the Rada has already drafted a corresponding bill. It is not in the database of bills.

The goalkeeper of the Russian national hockey team, Yemen Arlamov, accused of domestic violence, has been released on bail and is awaiting a court decision. He could face a sentence of two to six years. “Edomosti” reminds where and when Arlamov played On November 4, nationalists held several street actions at once. In Moscow, the traditional “Ussian march” takes place in Lublin.

Novolipetsk Steel OJSC (NLMK) reduced its net profit under RAS by 16.7% for the first nine months of 2013, to RUB 17.5 billion from RUB 21 billion for the same period a year earlier, the company said in a statement. NLMK's revenue also decreased, by 6.2% to RUB 171.5 billion. Gross profit decreased by 23.7% to RUB 23.6 billion, and sales profit decreased by half to RUB 5.1 billion. In physical terms, production increased.

Being the owner of a startup is a bit like being the parent of a newborn baby. An interesting publication in Vedomosti. Seven Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Being the owner of a startup is a bit like being the parent of a newborn child. I advise you to read: http://www.vedomosti.ru/career/news/17657431/pravila-vyzhivaniya-startapa We are grateful to everyone who quotes our texts on blogs and forums.

RSHB goes against the market. Sberbank and other major retail banks have been reducing rates on household deposits since the end of September, but RSHB, on the contrary, has raised them. Since October 14, rates on long-term most massive deposits ( from 3,000 rubles) have increased by 0.25-0.6% per annum, depending on the placement period. The maximum yield in the bank now is 10.55% per annum with a deposit for four years. RSHB pays 8.25% for the population's money donated for the year.

Chris Bocsi / Bloomberg Google's net income under US GAAP in the third quarter grew by 36% to $2.97 billion, which exceeded market expectations, or from $6.53 per share in the same period of 2012 to $8.75 per share. On this information, the company's quotes jumped by 8%. If at the close of trading on Nasdaq the price of Google shares was $889.21, then after the announcement of the quarterly report they rose in price in electronic trading to a record level of $959.65 per share, Reuters reports.

UC Rusal felt the first effect of closing inefficient capacities / A.Rudakov / Bloomberg UC Rusal has already felt the first effect. The average cost of production at the holding's plants has decreased by $40/t. It turns out that now the cost of 1 ton of aluminum is 2.1% less than in the second quarter: $1871/t.

Interpress / PhotoXPress NCC has acquired a 3.8-hectare plot at 16 Aptekarsky Prospekt, the company's press service reports. It does not disclose the seller or the amount of the transaction. A plot in this location with prepared urban development documentation could cost 1.1-1.3 billion rubles, an ARIN representative estimated.

Banks that have admitted to issuing loans to Yakuza members intend to cooperate with the police, especially since gangsters quickly stop servicing loans An interesting publication in Vedomosti. Japanese mafiosi may suffer from the credit crisis Banks that have admitted to issuing loans to yakuza members intend to cooperate with the police, especially since gangsters quickly stop servicing loans.

The founder and director of the Rozhana center, Zhanna Tsaregradskaya, who was on the federal wanted list, has been detained in Moscow. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

October 18, 2013, 00:00 Benefits tied to elections The government is ready to mitigate the consequences of the property tax: beneficiaries may be exempt from it until 2020. However, the implementation of the tax itself is being delayed; it is unlikely to start working before 2015. Sergei Titov Until the elections, pensioners will retain property tax benefits / P.