An international motor show has opened in Geneva. The annual Geneva International Motor Show is the most high-profile event in the European auto industry, opening the next fashion season in the world of motors on the continent. The exhibition will feature 900 production and future cars, and will host several dozen world and European premieres. BMW has unveiled the production version of the X4 crossover, which will premiere in April at the New York Auto Show.

Oil companies have not yet been able to explain the benefits of lifting restrictions on oil exports, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told lobbyists at the CERAWeek conference: "They have not been able to clearly and convincingly prove it." The main supporters of export liberalization (permission for deliveries is now required) are the largest oil and gas companies, such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips.

New people may appear on the board of directors of Rosneft - the chairman of the board of Gazprombank Andrey Akimov and the president of Transmashholding Andrey Bokarev. They were nominated by Rosneftegaz (it owns 69.5% of Rosneft shares) together with the Federal Property Management Agency. The company representative did not say why they were proposed. There are nine seats on the board, three of which are occupied by independent directors.

LLC "Donskoy Kamen" (Rostov region) Owners (Unified State Register of Legal Entities data): Dmitry and Vladimir Korotkov (40% each), Alexander Kireevnin (20%). Revenue - 654 million rubles; net profit - 33 million rubles. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has extended the review of Donskoy Kamen's application for the acquisition of 75% minus 2 shares of First Non-Metallic Company OJSC by two months, the service's website reports.

BMW has unveiled the production version of the X4 crossover, which will premiere in April at the New York Auto Show. The car will be the fourth model of the new series, after the coupe, convertible and liftback Gran Coupe, presented this week at the Geneva Motor Show. Crimea has changed the referendum question: now Ukrainian citizens will have to answer whether they want to become Russians. Deputies postponed the plebiscite from March 30 to March 16.

March 07, 2014, 13:54 / Business The President of CSKA explained why football is weak in Russia Maria Solovichenko Alexey Rozhkov The main problems of Russian football are the presence of budget clubs and the limit on foreign players. The president and main owner of the CSKA football club, Evgeniy Giner, announced this at a meeting with students of the RMA business school, where a Vedomosti correspondent was also present.

Vincent Mundy / Bloomberg Potential sanctions against Russia in the oil and gas sector cannot be implemented quickly and are unlikely to have any political effect now, during the acute phase of the Ukrainian crisis. But the worsening of relations between Russia and Ukraine could accelerate the long-standing restructuring of the energy market in the US and Europe. Europe depends on Russian gas by about 30% and on oil by 27%.

1. Maxim Trudolyubov: “The Party of Honest” has come to power in Russia 127 If what Putin is doing now is not a bluff, then this will have huge consequences for the entire system of power in Russia and its interaction with the world

At the Pushkin Museum named after. Pushkin will show French engravings from the Rococo era Before us is a scene from the everyday life of representatives of high society in the 18th century. The engraving Farewell shows a lady in luxurious attire on the threshold of a theater box; her gaze is turned to her secret admirer, who kisses her hand, while her husband, who has already entered the box, holds the other.

March 07, 2014, 17:04 / Business The structure of Tele2 Russia will borrow 5 billion rubles from VTB for a year undefined Vedomosti VTB Bank, which owns 50% of the mobile operator Tele2 Russia, will provide a loan of 5 billion rubles to the company’s financial subsidiary, LLC Financial Company T2 Rus.

Natalia Palacios about the photo epidemic At the next table in the restaurant, someone asked the waiter to serve the dishes again - to take a photo. It happens that during dinner, visitors stand on a chair in search of the best point for shooting. Food has become a fetish - everyone considers it their duty to take a photo and share it. The number of food photographs on Instagram and Facebook exceeds all reasonable standards.

BMW has unveiled the production version of the X4 crossover, which will premiere in April at the New York Auto Show. The car will be the fourth model of the new series, after the coupe, convertible and liftback Gran Coupe, presented this week at the Geneva Motor Show. Crimea has changed the referendum question: now Ukrainian citizens will have to answer whether they want to become Russians. Deputies postponed the plebiscite from March 30 to March 16.

07 March 2014, 00:00 Government in search of growth The Ministry of Economic Development has prepared new measures to stimulate economic growth. The department hasn’t come up with a new one, officials say Maxim Tovkaylo Margarita Lyutova Kiyoshi Ota /Bloomberg The Ministry of Economic Development has submitted to the government another program of measures to stimulate economic growth, a government official said and was confirmed by a high-ranking official in the financial and economic bloc.

Being one of the most expensive smartphones, the iPhone became the first in revenue only in 2013 / Bloomberg In 2013, the iPhone took first place in Moscow in terms of sales revenue for the first time, pushing Samsung smartphones into second place. This follows from a report by Euroset. The iPhone accounted for 32% of smartphone sales revenue in Moscow, compared to 27% in 2012. , and Samsung's share fell from 35 to 31%.

Former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was amnestied at the beginning of the year, but this was deliberately not disclosed by agreement between the investigation and the defense of the accused, said Serdyukov's lawyer Genrikh Padva during a meeting of the Moscow Club of Advocates. "Indeed, the case of my client Anatoly Serdyukov was closed some time ago by amnesty.