May 27, 2015, 12:32 / Business / News FIFA officials accused of accepting $150 million in bribes – US Department of Justice undefined Vedomosti The arrested officials of the International Football Federation (FIFA) are accused of extortion, as well as receiving bribes and kickbacks in an amount exceeding $150 million, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice.

May 27, 2015, 10:06 am / Politics The Investigative Committee named those responsible for the accident of Proton-M with three Glonass satellites undefined Vedomosti The Investigative Committee of Russia announced the completion of the investigation into the criminal cases of the emergency launch of Proton-M with three Glonass satellites, which crashed on July 2, 2013.

At least 25,000 sq. m can be built on the site of the factory / E. Egorov / Vedomosti GC "Pioneer" was founded in 2001, builds residential and commercial real estate in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The project portfolio exceeds 1 million sq. m. The Pioneer Group is acquiring the Orkla site at 21 Socialisticheskaya Street, where the N.K. Krupskaya Confectionery Factory previously operated. Three sources in the real estate market told Vedomosti about this.

May 27, 2015, 11:31 am / Finance The dollar rose above 51 rubles, the euro grew by 40 kopecks Vedomosti The dollar is trading above 51 rubles for the first time since the beginning of the month, according to data from the Moscow Exchange. As of 11:14, the dollar exchange rate reached 51.18 rubles. By the opening of the Moscow Exchange, the ruble was strengthening against the dollar. As of 10:19, the US currency exchange rate reached 50.81 rubles.

Roskomnadzor began an unscheduled inspection of the National Satellite Company (provides satellite television services under the Tricolor TV brand), having received dozens of complaints within a month that some public channels had disappeared from free access. Deputy head of the department Oleg Ivanov spoke about this. We are talking about the channels “TV Center”, “Channel Five”, “Russia 24”, “Russia 2”, OTR, he adds.

Several FIFA officials accused of corruption in the United States have been detained in Zurich. Swiss law enforcement officials told the BBC that they were detained during a pre-dawn raid on the five-star Baur au Lac hotel. The special operation was peaceful: plainclothes police officers simply took the keys to the rooms from the reception and went upstairs. The case involves more than a dozen sports officials, not all of whom work in Zurich, sources told the NY Times.

May 27, 2015, 19:02 / Finance The Central Bank proposed building vegetable storage facilities using pension money According to the regulator, this will reduce inflation expectations Yulia Orlova The Central Bank proposed building vegetable storage facilities with pension money / Alexey Malgavko / RIA Novosti The Bank of Russia proposes to allow the investment of funds from non-state pension funds (NPFs) and insurance companies in infrastructure companies involved in the storage and processing of

You have opened the full version on your mobile device. Do you want to switch to the mobile version ? Markets The dollar exchange rate exceeded 52 rubles for the first time since the beginning of May Cheaper oil, currency purchases by the Central Bank, as well as the end of the tax period are pushing the ruble down 05.27.15 Vedomosti Ilya Usov The American currency has updated its highs in more than three weeks, the euro has reached its highs since May 18 M.

JSC AK-invest, 100% of which, according to the SPARK-Interfax database, belongs to Surgutneftegaz, can buy out the additional issue of UTair. This follows from the airline’s documents, the agency notes. Earlier, a Vedomosti source close to one of the parties said that part of the additional issue of UTair could be bought by companies affiliated with NPF Surgutneftegaz.

Visitors to the café will be able to log in, for example, using a phone number / E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti The Government Commission on Communications, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, has approved the introduction of liability for violating the law requiring identification of users when connecting to the Internet. This follows from a government statement.

The international rating agency Moody's has revised its forecasts for changes in Russia's real GDP in 2015–2016. Agency analysts expect more positive development of the country's economy. They now forecast a GDP decline of approximately 3% in 2015 and stagnation in 2016. Previously, GDP was expected to fall by 5.5 and 3%, respectively.

The arrests of senior FIFA officials in Zurich are related to the choice of the venue for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and practically do not affect the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a source familiar with the situation told R-Sport. “Everything that happens in Zurich is connected, first of all, with the choice of the venue for the 2022 World Cup and how Qatar got a football holiday,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

May 27, 2015, 00:29 / Finance The court ordered VTB 24 to recalculate the foreign currency mortgage at the rate of 24 rubles/$ This is the first victory of mortgage borrowers over banks Anna Eremina Pavel Kantyshev The court decision opened up new prospects for VTB 24 / D. Abramov / Vedomosti The Pushkin City Court of the Moscow Region ordered VTB 24 to recalculate the mortgage of the foreign currency borrower at a rate not higher than 24 rubles/$, according to the court materials.

May 27, 2015, 20:15 / Economics US companies began to spend more on payments to shareholders than on capital investments There are concerns that the demands of activist investors could negatively impact economic growth Vipal Monga David Benoit Theo Francis American companies began to spend less on investments and research, and more on payments to shareholders / Fotolia / PhotoXPress America's largest companies, under pressure from activist investors buying large stakes in their shares to

BKS carried out a revaluation of companies producing mineral fertilizers: - resumed analysis of Uralkali GDRs with a forecast price of $16 and a “sell” recommendation; - lowered the recommendation for Phosagro GDR from “buy” to “hold”, the forecast price increased from $15.8 to $17. BCS increased the forecast price of shares of the Moscow Exchange from 85 rubles. up to 100 rubles, the “buy” recommendation has not changed.