May 26, 2015, 14:24 / Business Putin: Relations between business and government should be built on the “philosophy of a common cause” Vedomosti Relations between business and government should be based on the “philosophy of a common cause” and on an equal and interested dialogue, says Russian President Vladimir Putin.

May 25, 2015, 23:46 / Economics The Chinese government expects to attract $300 billion of private money to infrastructure And to stimulate domestic demand, it reduces import duties Philip Sterkin The Chinese government expects to attract more than $300 billion of private investment in infrastructure projects / AP China's State Development Commission has announced ambitious plans to attract private capital.

May 26, 2015, 20:42 / Business / News Forbes named Merkel the most powerful woman in the world for the fifth time in a row undefined Vedomosti German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again been recognized by Forbes magazine as the most powerful woman in the world. The politician took first place in the annual ranking for the fifth time in a row. This is reported on the publication's website .

The founder of the Dynasty Foundation, Dmitry Zimin, does not intend to challenge the decision of the Ministry of Justice to include the foundation in the register of foreign agents. This was reported by TASS, citing a statement by Zimin himself. He has no intention of "proving the right to spend my money," the businessman told the news agency. "Everything has already been said, I am going underground," he added, declining to comment further.

Anna Shavenkova, the daughter of the former chairperson of the Irkutsk Region Electoral Commission, who knocked down two women on the sidewalk five years ago, has been amnestied. According to Interfax, this decision was made by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Irkutsk. "Shavenkova was amnestied for the 70th anniversary of the Victory.

In April 2015, the number of resumes on the HeadHunter website decreased by 5% compared to March / E. Egorov / Vedomosti Since the beginning of the year, 115 St. Petersburg companies have announced mass layoffs of 11,500 employees, of which 8,781 have already been fired, said Yulia Gorokhova, director of the State Autonomous Institution "Employment Center of St. Petersburg". According to her, half of those fired have found jobs, and 40% of them are at the same companies.

A breakthrough has occurred in the regulation of the Russian telecommunications industry / D. Abramov / Vedomosti The past year was marked for the telecommunications industry by two long-awaited regulatory acts adopted by the government: these are the rules for the joint use of cellular base stations and the rules for non-discriminatory access to telecommunications infrastructure.

Coal is the most massive cargo for Russian Railways / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti Loading on the Russian Railways network has been declining for the third year in a row (see chart), which is why wagon rental rates (what railway operators earn on) are at a minimum. Russian Railways' forecasts for loading in 2015 are not optimistic: it will decrease by another 1.3% to 1.209 billion tons, according to the updated financial plan of Russian Railways for 2014-2016.

Since the beginning of 2015, Sberbank of Russia has issued loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) totaling about 115 billion rubles. (as of May 19). Of these, about 76.3 billion rubles. accounted for small businesses, the bank said in a statement cited by Interfax. In 2014, the volume of Sberbank loans to SMEs amounted to 732.5 billion rubles. Over the past year, the credit institution's client base grew by 134,000 people (about 14%) - to 1.1 million borrowers.

At the opening of the MIPT Technopark, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was shown a bracelet that allows one to get enough sleep in four hours. The device is worn on the palm, reads brain impulses and stimulates deep sleep. The Prime Minister asked that this device be sent to him, as well as to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and members of the Cabinet of Ministers. "We all need such a device.

A bill has been submitted to the State Duma that allows spouses to make a joint will and provides for the possibility of signing an inheritance agreement with any person, said Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the State Duma Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation. "In accordance with the bill, a joint will is possible for spouses, in which the conditions for the transfer of rights to their common property are jointly determined.

May 26, 2015, 10:13 / Economy / News Patrushev: capital outflow from the BRICS economies over 10 years amounted to at least $3.5 trillion undefined Vedomosti The West is using financial institutions to put pressure on the BRICS countries, said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. “The West is increasingly using international financial institutions as an instrument of influence.

1.9% This is how much the GDP of OECD countries grew in Q1 2015 in annual comparison (by 0.3% compared to Q4 2014), the OECD reported. Among the G7 countries, the highest growth rates in annual terms were again demonstrated by the United States (3%) and Great Britain (2.4%). In Italy, GDP did not change after 13 consecutive months of decline. The Japanese economy contracted by 1.4%. Compared to Q4, the GDP growth rate slowed down from 0.5%.

May 26, 2015, 09:45 / Economics Kazakhstan intends to implement almost 50 projects worth $30 billion with the participation of China Vedomosti Kazakhstan has formed a list of 48 projects worth $30 billion with the participation of Chinese capital, said Zamir Saginov, Advisor to the Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan. “The Ministry is working with the People’s Republic of China in terms of attracting investments.

May 26, 2015, 16:15 / Economics Business expects more clarity from the authorities on the economic development strategy Vedomosti Russian business needs to clearly understand the economic strategy of the country's leadership, said business ombudsman Boris Titov at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the Business Russia forum. “It is clear that this is a difficult economic year, but still we would like to see more guidelines from our government.