03 April 2015, 10:09 / Economics HSBC: Russian service sector PMI rose to 46.1 points in March Vedomosti The Russian services business activity index ( PMI ) increased to 46.1 points in March from 41.3 points in February, according to a study prepared by Markit for HSBC. The composite index of private sector output reached a three-month high of 46.8 points, up from 44.7 points in February.

The Global Voices website published a study by the famous Internet analyst Lawrence Alexander, who examined the connections and profiles of Twitter accounts that, in his opinion, spread a “pro-Kremlin” information agenda, or so-called “Kremlinbots.” The starting point of the study was a set of accounts that, a few hours after the murder of Boris Nemtsov on February 27, posted an identical phrase - that Nemtsov was killed by Ukrainians.

03 April 2015, 10:58 / Finance Net outflow from funds investing in Russian stocks amounted to $37.8 million Vedomosti The net outflow of funds from funds investing in Russian stocks from March 26 to April 1, 2015 continued and amounted to $37.8 million compared to $400,000 outflow a week earlier, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR).

The Bank of Russia lowered the official dollar exchange rate for the weekend and Monday by 23.68 kopecks. up to 56.75 rub. The official euro exchange rate was increased by 4.44 kopecks. up to 61.74 rub. The cost of the bi-currency basket ($0.55 and 0.45 euros), calculated at official rates, decreased by 11.03 kopecks. up to 58.9957 rub.

It may be time to pick another African (Asian? Latin American?) country to fit the metaphor attributed to Google founder Sergey Brin that “Russia is Nigeria in the snow.” The parallel existence of similar political regimes and economies was interrupted at one important point: Nigeria held democratic elections in which the opposition candidate outplayed the incumbent president. And the loser admitted defeat. Comparisons between Nigeria and Russia became popular in the mid-2000s.

April 03, 2015, 16:23 / Business / News Dvorkovich instructed to work on the issue of a separate export flow for high-sulfur oil undefined Vedomosti Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich instructed ministries and departments to work on the possibility of separating high-sulfur oil into a separate export stream within three months. TASS reports this with reference to a statement by the press secretary of Deputy Prime Minister Aliya Samigullina.

April 03, 2015, 10:06 / Auto / News Chrysler will pay $150 million in compensation for design errors in the Jeep Grand Cherokee undefined Vedomosti The US District Court in Decatur (Georgia) put an end to the high-profile case of errors in the design of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, obliging the automaker to pay $150 million to the parents of four-year-old Remington Walden who died in the accident, The Wall Street Journal reports . The accident occurred back in March 2012.

A selection of the most interesting publications in the publications co-founders of Vedomosti dated April 3, 2015. Politics After eight days of negotiations in Switzerland, Iran and the Six countries managed to reach a framework agreement on its nuclear program. It involves strict restrictions and control over Iran’s actions for a long period (up to 25 years in some cases) in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. However, some important technical details still need to be agreed upon.

02 April 2015, 23:57 / Finance Almost the entire capital of NPF Telecom-Soyuz is invested in low-liquidity shares This did not prevent the Central Bank from accepting it into the savings guarantee system Natalia Biyanova Boris Mints / D. Abramov / Vedomosti Private pension funds, from which the regulator requires greater transparency, have begun to allow rating agencies access to their internal information.

April 03, 2015, 22:11 / Business / News The government proposes to include the port of Vanino in a special economic zone in the Khabarovsk Territory undefined Vedomosti The Pacific port of Vanino can become part of a special economic zone (SEZ) in the Khabarovsk Territory, created on the basis of Sovetskaya Gavan. This was reported by Prime with reference to the draft relevant resolution of the Russian government.

"Neograd-Invest" has been building Zakamensky since 2008 / / Promin.ru At a meeting of the Arbitration Court of Novosibirsk Region on April 7, defrauded shareholders of the Zakamensky microdistrict will demand external management for the bankrupt developer Neograd-Invest.

Romania's richest man, billionaire Ioan Niculae, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for illegally financing the 2009 presidential campaign. According to TASS , this decision was made by the Bucharest Court of Appeal. It is not subject to appeal. Along with Niculae, former leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania Gheorghe Stancu was sentenced.

03 April 2015, 14:47 / Finance VTB predicts negative or zero profitability of the banking sector in 2015 Vedomosti VTB President Andrei Kostin predicts negative or zero profitability of the Russian banking sector in 2015. “This year, the banking sector will probably have either negative or zero profitability,” he said, speaking at the “Management of the Future” conference. According to him, the development of the banking sector in Russia is predictable and he does not expect any shocks.

03 April 2015, 18:37 / Business Top manager of the Azov-Don Shipping Company detained on suspicion of fraud Business Ombudsman of the Rostov Region surprised by the harsh actions of the investigation Evgeniy Rakul RUP is the largest stevedoring company of the Azov-Don Shipping Company group / Rostov Universal Port The general director of the Rostov Universal Port (RUP) was detained on suspicion of fraud of 505 million rubles, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal

April 03, 2015, 12:26 / Politics / Business GTO testing centers have been created in 40 municipalities of the Moscow region Vedomosti GTO testing centers have been established in 40 municipalities of the Moscow region, where anyone can come and try their hand at passing these sports standards. As reports Interfax , this was stated at a press conference by the Minister of Physical Education, Sports and Work with Youth of the Moscow Region, Roman Teryushkov.