A. Taranin Collection of improvements As a result of such a management crusade, Beeline has improved a number of procedures and products, introduced new, more convenient and simple ones.

Gazprom Germania GmbH is carrying out a deal to acquire 50.1% of the insurance company Sovag, the Sogaz insurance company told Interfax-AFI. After completion of the transaction, OJSC Sogaz (25.1%) and Volga Investments (24.8%) will also remain Sovag shareholders. Before the deal, Sogaz owned 50.9% of the insurer, and Volga Investments - 49.1%. As Sogaz explained, the transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

The share of foreign currency deposits for the third quarter of 2014 increased to 19.8% from 18.9% under the influence of the weakening of the ruble; without taking into account the currency revaluation, a decrease in the volume of deposits in foreign currency was observed, notes the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA). The share of long-term deposits (over one year) in the third quarter increased from 63.4 to 64.3%. The share of term deposits less than one year remained almost unchanged - 18.4%.

AP The elections held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics on November 2 were won by their current leaders, Aleksandr Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky. The joint statement by the DPR and LPR leadership asserts that the elections were held in accordance with the Minsk agreements, "within the timeframe and in the manner agreed upon with representatives of the republics, Russia and Ukraine" (quoted by Interfax).

The total volume of the reserve fund as of November 1, 2014 amounted to 3.886 trillion rubles. ($89.55 billion), National Welfare Fund (NWF) - 3.547 trillion rubles. ($81.74 billion), the Russian Ministry of Finance said in a statement. The reserve fund as of October 1, 2014 amounted to 3.545 trillion rubles. ($90.00 billion), National Welfare Fund - 3.277 trillion rubles. ($83.2 billion).

Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts have changed their estimate of Ukraine's GDP decline for 2014 from -8.5% to -7%. As reported in the bank's review, the reason for revising the forecast was better-than-expected statistics for the third quarter of 2014: the GDP indicator fell by 5.1%, while the consensus forecast assumed a 9% decline.

Sales of cars under the recycling program since its launch in early September amounted to 80,500 units, according to a report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Summing up the interim results of the implementation of the vehicle fleet renewal program in September-October, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov expressed satisfaction with the sales rate, as well as confidence in the early achievement of planned indicators.

The share of foreign currency deposits in the third quarter of 2014 increased to 19.8% from 18.9% under the influence of the weakening of the ruble; excluding currency revaluation, there was a decrease in the volume of deposits in foreign currency, notes the Deposit Insurance Agency ( DIA). The share of long-term deposits ( over one year) in the third quarter increased from 63.4 to 64.3%. The share of time deposits less than one year old remained almost unchanged - 18.4%.

employees Deloitte have the right to take a long vacation six months after starting a job, and employees of the Internet trading company Birchbox receive the right to a three-week vacation only after three years of work at the company. “ By providing long vacations, the company recognizes that we all need a good rest at some point,” says Marla Kaplowitz, CEO of the North American division of media agency MEC, which introduced the long vacation program last year.

05 November 2014, 06:29 / Business Naftogaz transferred $1.45 billion to Gazprom Lyudmila Klymentyeva Naftogaz of Ukraine transferred to Gazprom the first tranche of the gas debt for supplies in November - December 2013 in the amount of $1.45 billion, the Ukrainian company reported . The second tranche of $1.65 billion should be transferred before the end of the year.

The management of VDNKh OJSC is preparing plots for sale on the market, several people close to the company told Vedomosti. The first plot that will be put up for auction is located on Selskokhozyaystvennaya Street, 35. In October, the Moscow Urban Planning and Land Commission approved the issuance of an urban planning plan for a land plot (GPZU) for it. A plot of 34 hectares is adjacent to VDNKh and is limited by the street. Olonetskaya, Decembrists, Agricultural and Birch alleys.

So far, doctors’ dissatisfaction is only professional, not political in nature / D. Abramov / Vedomosti A rally of doctors was held in Moscow, which attracted 6,600 people. Most of the protesters were doctors, they were supported by the opposition - the parties "Yabloko", "RPR-Parnas", the Progress Party, "Left Front" and others.

The official dollar-ruble exchange rate, set by the Central Bank on November 6, increased by 2.43 rubles. up to 44.39 rubles, euro - by 2.9 rubles. up to 55.62 rub. The cost of the bi-currency basket (0.55 dollars and 0.45 euros), calculated at official rates, amounted to 49.4501 rubles.

05 November 2014, 09:08 / Finance Brent fell to $82.47 per barrel undefined Vedomosti Oil prices fell during trading on Wednesday for the fifth session in a row. Trading is pending data on US oil inventories, which are likely to have increased for the fifth week as the supply of hydrocarbons continues to outstrip demand, Bloomberg reports. WTI holds at its lowest level in three years. Since the beginning of the year, WTI has fallen in price by 22%, Brent - by 26%.

The French government has approved the sale of the American General Electric of most of the energy assets of the French engineering concern Alstom for 12.4 billion euros ($15.6 billion). Reuters reports this. Economy Minister Emmanuel Marcon said that once the deal is fully completed, the government will intensify efforts to buy 20% of Alstom from Bouygues. Alstom CEO Patrick Krohn said, in turn, that the completion of the deal with GE is planned for the second quarter of 2015.