November 18, 2014, 19:19 / Business FIFA asked to open a criminal case in connection with the elections of the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups The basis for contacting the Swiss Prosecutor General's Office is “possible misconduct by individuals,” FIFA said in a statement.

Over the first nine months of 2014, the volume of deposits attracted from individuals in St. Petersburg banks and branches grew by 6.7%, and by 13.7% in January-September 2013. Foreign currency deposits increased by 14.7% over the first nine months of 2013, and by 23% this year. Ruble deposits grew by 13.4% last year and by 2.4% this year. The market contracted the most this year in the first quarter, by 18.7%, but by the middle of the year it leveled off and grew by 4.8% in the third quarter.

Russian sailors from the crew of the Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok have once again boarded the ship, which is awaiting transfer to the Russian Navy, a military-diplomatic source told Interfax-AVN on Tuesday. According to him, several French journalists witnessed this, drawn to the scene by reports that Russian sailors from the ship's crew were not allowed on board the ship on November 17. This was reported earlier on Tuesday by the Ouest-France publication, citing sources.

US embassies and consulates around the world are experiencing technical problems that could lead to delays in issuing visas, according to the website of the US Embassy in Moscow. Technical difficulties may also lead to delays in receiving and sending information; US citizens may also experience similar problems, the embassy reports.

Ekho Moskvy editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov has appealed in court against a warning issued to the radio station and its website by Roskomnadzor. "The court has accepted my protest against Roskomnadzor's warning for consideration," Venediktov said on Tuesday. He specified that the lawsuit was filed in Moscow's Tagansky District Court.

Dmitry Peskov "There were probably trips longer in time, in terms of number of days, but this was one of the longest in terms of geography." The press secretary of the Russian president reported that over the past nine days, Vladimir Putin spent 40 hours in the air and flew 33,800 km - "85% of the length of the equator." (TASS) Vladimir Medinsky "We are thinking about creating institutions that would monitor interethnic and interfaith relations." According to the Russian Minister of Culture,

November 18, 2014, 02:51 / Finance Tightening banks' credit policies is pushing poor Russians into microfinance organizations Tightening the credit policy of banks is pushing the least wealthy Russians to microfinance organizations (MFOs): over nine months, their portfolio grew by 21%, and the number of clients by 53% Daria Borisyak MFO clients agree to high interest rates / A.

November 18, 2014, 22:42 / Business Venediktov plans to submit a proposal for the buyout of Echo of Moscow by minority shareholders undefined Vedomosti The editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Alexey Venediktov, plans to send to Gazprom-Media (which owns approximately 66.6% of Ekho Moskvy) a proposal for minority shareholders to consolidate a controlling stake in Ekho Moskvy by the end of 2014, Venediktov said at a team meeting radio station with the Chairman of the Board of Gazprom

Russia is ready to ban the supply of plant products from Albania and Macedonia. "Most likely, we will introduce a ban on the supply of plant products due to violations in the certification system," Sergei Dankvert, head of Rosselkhoznadzor, told Interfax. According to him, cases of falsification of certificates, as well as import of products with unfilled documents, have been identified.

Five years ago, on November 16, Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for the Hermitage Capital fund who was accused of tax evasion, died in the Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center (officially from illness). The Magnitsky case quickly outgrew the criminal and procedural framework and became an important element of today's Russia, reflecting the legal consciousness and pathos of self-affirmation of the domestic establishment.

The issue of possible steps to prevent a further decline in oil prices, including joint ones with other countries, will be discussed in the government, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. The minister noted that he does not consider it possible to speak in more detail on this topic yet. "I do not want to say anything ahead of time, because this is a very delicate matter, this influence on markets. You understand that every word here needs to be weighed before speaking.

An undeclared object launched into low Earth orbit by Russia could be a "satellite killer", the Financial Times (FT) has reported. According to the FT, amateur astronomers have observed “extremely unusual” behaviour in orbit around object 2014-28E, tracking number Norad 39765, in recent weeks.

The PhosAgro Board of Directors recommended paying interim dividends for the nine months in the amount of 20 rubles per share (6.67 rubles per GDR), the company said in a statement. The total amount of payments could amount to 2.59 billion rubles.

November 18, 2014, 15:23 / Auto New Mercedes-Maybach and Porsche 911 will be presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show On Tuesday, a car show opens in California, which, together with a similar event taking place almost simultaneously in Guangzhou, China, closes the calendar automobile year Gennady Anisimov Jonathan Alcorn / Bloomberg BMW is showing for the first time in public the top-end versions of the large crossovers X5 M and X6 M, modified by the sports division M GmbH.

Elmira Makhmutova will become the CEO of the STS channel from January 1, the CTC Media holding reported. She currently holds the position of Deputy CEO of CTC Media for strategic marketing. The changes at CTC Media are related to the departure at the end of the year of Vyacheslav Murugov, the holding's general producer and the current CEO of the CTC channel.