The first foreign currency repo auction for a period of 12 months will take place on November 17, according to the auction schedule on the Bank of Russia website. The Central Bank reported on Wednesday that the expected limit at the auction will be up to $10 billion.

06 November 2014, 02:25 / Finance On November 5, gold fell to $1,137.1 per ounce Gold is rapidly falling in price - investors are leaving safe havens, hoping for growth in the US economy. By the end of the year, analysts expect $1000-1050 per ounce Tatyana Bochkareva Kiyoshi Ota /Bloomberg Yesterday, the price of a troy ounce dropped to $1,137.1 - a four-year minimum.

06 November 2014, 02:27 / Finance O1 Group of Boris Mints will buy the Blagosostoyanie OPS fund from Russian Railways Boris Mints' O1 Group will buy the Blagosostoyanie OPS fund from Russian Railways. This is the second largest pension savings NPF in Russia Daniil Zhelobanov Boris Mints / Sergey Porter / Vedomosti Corrected version.

Qiwi possibility of buying one of the largest players in the money transfer market - Unistream , which operates an instant payment system, is exploring the . As writes 1 Kommersant , citing informed sources, there is a possibility that negotiations began in the summer. There is no agreement yet: the “ expectations of current and future shareholders” regarding the transaction amount did not coincide. OJSC Unistream was spun off from Uniastrum Bank in 2006.

Canada is "deeply concerned" by reports of Russian troops moving toward the Ukrainian border, Foreign Minister John Baird said in a statement. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke about the movement of Russian troops toward the Ukrainian border and their presence in the country's eastern regions the day before.

06 November 2014, 13:08 / Business The USA and Europe will check Qualcomm after China Pavel Kantyshev American electronic chip developer Qualcomm will participate in three anti-competitive conduct proceedings simultaneously, the Financial Times reports. Along with inspections in China, which have been ongoing since last year in the wake of distrust in foreign companies, the company’s business in the United States and Europe will be audited.

It must be admitted that we were all overpaid 2-3 times, and the main reason for this is the abnormally high prices for energy resources. You can talk as much as you like about getting off the oil needle, but without a radical reduction in wages, these are all projects like Skolkovo . In the 1990s, Russia was the leader in offshore programming. In the 2000s, it lost ground, giving way to India, Argentina, etc. Why? In Russia, wages have risen sharply and become uncompetitive.

$115 million earned American singer Beyonce, becoming the highest-paid female musician. This follows from data from Forbes magazine, taking into account the singer's earnings for the year ending in June 2014. Beyonce's successful world tour allowed her to move from 4th place last year to 1st place this year. During the reporting period, Beyonce gave 95 concerts, earning an average of $2.4 million in each city.

Former Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo will head the Alitalia airline, AFP reports, citing Italian media. This decision was made last night at the board of directors of Italy's national carrier. Etihad Airways, which agreed in August to buy 49% of Alitalia to save it from bankruptcy, also appointed its CEO James Hogan as vice-president of the Italian airline. Luca di Montezemolo left Ferrari less than a month ago due to a conflict with Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne.

Burkina Faso's political leaders have agreed that the transition period will end in a year with new presidential elections, the BBC reports . Religious and tribal leaders also took part in the talks, AFP reports. No agreement has yet been reached on who will head the transitional government. Protests began in Burkina Faso in late October over the intention of President Blaise Compaore, who had ruled for 27 years, to run for another five-year term.

Tenants in Russia who fail to pay for housing and utilities for six months may be evicted from their apartments even if part of the debt is repaid. A bill to tighten payment discipline was submitted to the State Duma by deputies of the Kostroma Regional Duma, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta. According to the current legislation, the tenant and his household members can be evicted from the apartment by court order if they do not pay their bills for more than six months.

06 November 2014, 13:14 / Business Vagit Alekperov proposed freezing tariffs for Russian Railways and Transneft undefined Vedomosti Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov appealed to Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Arkady Dvorkovich with a request to support the Russian oil and gas sector by freezing the tariffs of natural monopolies in the context of economic sanctions, Interfax writes, citing a source familiar with the contents of the letter.

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06 November 2014, 09:55 / Finance Qiwi is negotiating the purchase of Unistream - Kommersant Natalya Raibman Qiwi , which operates an instant payment system, is exploring the possibility of buying one of the largest players in the money transfer market - Unistream. As writes Kommersant , citing informed sources, there is a possibility that negotiations began in the summer.

Adidas Group CEO Herbert Hainer / S. Porter / Vedomosti 1979 Director of Sales and Marketing for Procter & Gamble Germany 1987 came to Adidas as equipment sales director, since 1993 - sales director of the company in Germany 1995 Managing Director of the German Division (Sales and Logistics) 1996 Senior Vice President Europe, Africa and Middle East 2001 Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Adidas Adidas Group manufacturer and seller of sporting goods.