April 27, 2015, 16:47 / Business Mordashov will leave the post of CEO of Severstal He leaves operational management to become chairman of the board of directors of a metallurgical company Vitaly Petlevoy Alexey Mordashov is going to resign from the post of General Director of Severstal / A. Makhonin / Vedomosti Mordashov is one of the last owners of a metallurgical company who remained the general director and was personally involved in the operational management of his own business.

The death toll from the April 25 earthquake in Nepal has risen to 3,218, with at least 6,538 injured, Reuters reported, citing a local police spokesman. Earlier reports suggested 2,500 dead and more than 5,500 injured. According to the Himalayan Times newspaper, citing law enforcement agencies, the death toll from the earthquake could rise to 8,000, TASS reports. The destructive earthquake, the epicenter of which was located 80 km from the country's capital Kathmandu, had a magnitude of 7.9.

April 27, 2015, 20:09 / Finance The Ingosstrakh Group received a profit under IFRS in 2014 versus a loss in 2013 Vedomosti group The Ingosstrakh made a profit in 2014 in the amount of 3.188 billion rubles, this follows from the insurer’s reporting under IFRS. In 2013, the company recorded a loss of 724 million rubles. The collection of premiums of the insurance group decreased by 8% to 61.1 billion rubles, in 2013 it amounted to 66.4 billion rubles.

April 27, 2015, 13:46 / Politics Rada recommends introducing personal sanctions against Putin In addition to the Russian President, there are 24 people on the sanctions list, including Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers Alexei Nikolsky Natalya Raibman Rada Speaker Vladimir Groysman signed a resolution on personal sanctions on the “Savchenko list” / TASS Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Vladimir Groysman signed the recommendation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose

E.Razumny / Vedomosti The press service of the gas concern told Vedomosti that the Victoria Plaza business center on 2 Pobedy Square has been rented “to accommodate some structural divisions and companies of the Gazprom group,” without specifying the names of these structures. Gazprom has become the sole tenant of Victoria Plaza, a representative of Adamant confirmed.

Former deputy chairman of the Sakhalin Region government, who oversaw the fishing industry and the agro-industrial complex, Sergei Karepkin, and former minister of agriculture, trade and food of the region Nikolai Borisov were detained in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on suspicion of corruption crimes and sent under escort to Moscow, Interfax reports, citing a source in the region's law enforcement agencies. "Karepkin was detained last week and sent to Moscow on Friday.

The Clinton Foundation, the charity of Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, has acknowledged errors in filing tax forms, the organization's website says . There were no violations in its work related to donations from foreign governments and private companies, including the Canadian Uranium One, which is 100% owned by Rosatom.

April 27, 2015, 18:48 / Finance / News Rospotrebnadzor proposed making compulsory motor liability insurance a fiscal tax undefined Vedomosti Rospotrebnadzor, if problems persist in the MTPL market after the next tariff increase in April, proposes to give it the form of a fiscal fee. Oleg Prusakov, head of the consumer rights protection department of Rospotrebnadzor, reported this to TASS.

Volkswagen AG Supervisory Board Chairman Ferdinand Piëch has resigned from all positions, the company said in a statement. After two decades at the head of Europe's largest automaker - first as CEO, then as chairman of the supervisory board - the 78-year-old veteran is leaving the company after losing a power struggle, Bloomberg writes.

April 26, 2015, 23:32 / Finance Promsvyazbank promised to place at least 10% of shares on the market The most likely buyers are non-state pension funds, whose future has finally become clear Natalia Biyanova Yulia Orlova Promsvyazbank prepared for negotiations with investors / M. Stulov / Vedomosti Starting tomorrow, the Moscow Exchange, at the request of Promsvyazbank, will transfer its shares to the first - highest - level of listing, the bank said.

During the conversation between Russian and French Presidents Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande, the topic of the transfer of the Mistrals was touched upon, and the parties agreed on the position: "either the goods or the amount already paid," said Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Dissident Vladimir Bukovsky was summoned to appear at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on May 5. According to the BBC's Russian Service, the Crown Prosecution Service is preparing to bring charges against him for making and possessing indecent photographs of children. These are the results of an investigation conducted by Cambridge County Police, said Jenny Hopkins, the chief prosecutor for the East of England.

April 26, 2015, 22:18 / Economics Moscow will give benefits to building owners It will be received by owners of real estate, less than 20% of which is used for offices and trade Bela Lauw The tax will be reduced by 75% if less than 20% of the area is given over to offices, retail, catering and consumer services / E. Razumny / Vedomosti Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin sent to the City Duma draft amendments to the law on corporate property tax, which would provide benefits for some property owners.

April 26, 2015, 22:12 / Economics The Kremlin may oppose a tax experiment for oil workers Officials are afraid of risks to the budget Margarita Papchenkova Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will discuss tax reform / PhotoXPress The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Energy are preparing for a fight at a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at which a decision on tax reform in the oil industry should be made. Several officials told Vedomosti about this.

April 26, 2015, 22:30 / Business The price of Brent oil exceeded the threshold of $65 per barrel For oil workers in the United States, this is an opportunity to reactivate wells in shale fields, experts say Galina Starinskaya Brent oil cost more than $65 per barrel at the end of last week / Bloomberg Brent oil at the end of last week cost more than $65 per barrel. This is the highest level since December 2014.