In the first quarter, the net profit under IFRS of the telecommunications holding Vimpelcom Ltd., which includes the Russian OJSC VimpelCom, was $184 million against $38 million a year earlier. The company's quarterly revenue was $3.5 billion, Prime reports . This is 30% less than it was in the first quarter of 2014. The company's EBITDA for the reporting quarter decreased by $33.1% to $1.4 billion. The EBITDA margin was 39.7% compared to 41.6% in the first quarter of 2014.

May 13, 2015, 15:27 / Economy / News Crimea asks the government to allocate another 3.5 billion rubles for the needs of local agricultural producers undefined Vedomosti The Council of Ministers of Crimea asks the federal government to allocate 3.5 billion rubles. "Rosagroleasing" for the needs of Crimean agricultural producers. The head of the republic, Sergei Aksenov, said that a corresponding letter was sent to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The Board of Trustees of the Cinema Fund has approved a list of 34 projects of cinematographic organizations that are not among the film companies that are leaders in domestic production and that will receive state funding. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the fund. This year, projects will be supported not only at the production stage, but also at the development stage. Seven projects will receive support at the development stage.

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has attacked Taliban positions in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, regional administration spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said. Intense clashes between ISIS and the Taliban were reported in the Kot and Achin districts. The Islamic State militants sought to capture Taliban-controlled settlements but encountered serious resistance. Both sides suffered casualties. The exact number of dead and wounded is unknown.

May 13, 2015, 12:35 / Business / News A generator for the Serovskaya State District Power Plant sank in the port of Rotterdam undefined Vedomosti The E4 group belongs to the offshore Eforg Asset Management and is managed by the Ru-COM group. The founder and beneficiary of the group is the Minister of Open Government Mikhail Abyzov. Currently, the Moscow Arbitration Court is considering several claims for the recovery of funds against the E4 group.

May 13, 2015, 12:14 / Economics German GDP dynamics are below forecasts; the French economy has emerged from stagnation Vedomosti The growth of the German economy in the first quarter of 2015 (0.3% compared to the previous quarter) was lower than expected (0.5%), according to data from the Federal Statistical Agency of Germany (Destatis). According to the results of the fourth quarter of 2014, the GDP of Germany, the largest economy in the eurozone, grew by 0.7%.

May 13, 2015, 21:03 / Finance A decision was made to create a sanatorium for insurers on the basis of the DIA - Ministry of Finance Vedomosti The Russian authorities have made a fundamental decision to create a sanatorium for insurance companies on the basis of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA); the corresponding bill is in the Cabinet of Ministers, Deputy Minister of Finance Alexey Moiseev told RIA Novosti. “Now the bill is in the government, the DIA is supposed to be the sanatorium there.

By his decree, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the rules for the formation and maintenance of a single register of inspections. As reported on May 13 by the government website, the decree is dated April 28.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu condemned Russia's actions in Crimea on the eve of the NATO summit in Antalya. "Despite the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 'wall' still remains in the minds. Neither Russia nor the European Union should force Ukraine to choose between them," the Anadolu agency quotes the official as saying. Turkey has previously spoken out sharply against Russia's position in the conflict with Ukraine.

May 13, 2015, 12:29 pm / Finance Delinquency on retail loans is growing at a record pace - NBKI Vedomosti The National Bureau of Credit History (NBKI) recorded a record increase in the share of overdue retail loans in the first quarter of 2015, the bureau said in a statement . “Over the year, overdue debt increased by almost a third, which is also a record figure,” the report says.

The dollar exchange rate on the morning of May 13 updated its minimum since the end of November and reached the level of 49.3 rubles. The previous local minimum was RUB 49.42. was reached on April 16, reports . Prime At 10.45 Moscow time, the dollar exchange rate for “tomorrow” calculations decreased by 0.46 rubles. by Tuesday's close, up to 49.50 rubles. At the same time, the euro exchange rate decreased by 0.35 rubles. up to 55.65 rub. World oil prices are rising on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on regional state control over the application of prices for medicines included in the list of vital and essential medicines. this with reference to the government press service.

May 13, 2015, 08:29 / Economics Brent rose to $67.24 per barrel Vedomosti On May 13, world oil prices continue to rise in anticipation of the publication of data on oil reserves in the United States and against the backdrop of a weakening dollar, reports Prime . At 7.05 Moscow time, June Brent futures rose in price by 0.57% to $67.24 per barrel. The price of June futures for WTI oil rose by 0.81% to $61.24 per barrel.

May 12, 2015, 10:38 pm / Business Railtransholding will revive the newly purchased carriage plant in Armavir does not plan to load it completely, but at least half Alexander Vorobyov AZTM capacity is up to 2500 cars per year / aztm.ru The property complex of the Armavir Heavy Engineering Plant (AZTM) was sold to Railtransholding, the plant will operate as a branch of the Novozybkovsky Machine-Building Plant (NMZ; part of Railtransholding), said AZTM General Director Oleg Luchkov.

The Bank of Russia proposes to extend the moratorium on negative revaluation of securities by banks until December 30, 2015. This proposal is contained in a draft regulatory directive published on Wednesday, May 13. The moratorium was introduced as an anti-crisis measure by order of December 18, 2014, then its validity period was supposed to be until July 1, 2015.