The British Broadcasting Corporation BBC will cut 1,000 jobs. This was announced by the company's CEO Tony Hall. The jobs will have to be cut, since the corporation received 150 million pounds less than expected from the television levy, which finances its work in the UK. The BBC Russian Service notes that an increasing number of households refuse to pay this levy, citing the fact that they do not watch television; the increase in the number of refusers was unexpectedly large for the BBC.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed its recommendation to its fellow citizens who came to Egypt as tourists: they are advised to exercise caution, not to leave resort areas and avoid areas of increased terrorist and crime risk.

02 July 2015, 17:32 / Auto Fiat Chrysler surpasses Ford in U.S. retail vehicle sales for first time The company benefits from good demand from private customers for pickups and SUVs Gennady Anisimov Consumers are willing to buy light trucks amid relatively low gas prices and interest rates / John Bazemore / AP Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) surpassed Ford Motor in monthly retail sales in the US for the first time in June, Automotive News reports , citing data from CNBC and Bloomberg .

02 July 2015, 00:25 / Finance Regulators assess the scale of problems at Russian Credit The Deposit Insurance Agency checks the bank of Anatoly Motylev Tatyana Voronova Daria Borisyak Regulators want to assess the hole in Anatoly Motylev’s bank / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The Central Bank is considering the possibility of sanitizing the Russian Credit Bank of Anatoly Motylev, a person close to the supervisory block of the Central Bank told Vedomosti.

On Wednesday, the list of NGOs that received presidential grants became known: eight grant operators distributed the maximum amounts for patriotic projects / A. Gordeyev / Vedomosti On Wednesday, the list of NGOs that received presidential grants became known: eight grant operators distributed the maximum amounts for patriotic projects. The largest grant from the Women's Union was received by the Childhood Culture Foundation (RUB 7.2 million) for programs for mothers-entrepreneurs.

Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi to expand beyond Asia with Brazil / AP The device is priced at 499 Brazilian reals ($160) — about half the price of comparable models from Samsung and Motorola. “Brazil is the fourth-largest smartphone market in the world, and it will be our launchpad for Latin America,” former Google executive Hugo Barra, now Xiaomi’s head of international expansion, said at the launch in Sao Paulo.

Russians' approval of the army and desire to serve in it have reached a historical maximum / E. Razumny / Vedomosti 86% of Russians are confident that our army will be able to protect citizens in the event of a military threat, compared to 61% in 2000, VTsIOM found. The number of those who would like their closest relatives to serve in the army has also increased sharply (see chart).

In the spring of 2008 – on the eve of the economic crisis – Mikail Shishkhanov made one of the most expensive purchases of his life: he bought the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye project from Suleiman Kerimov for $5.3 billion. Sberbank issued a loan of $4.5 billion to $5 billion secured by land (430 hectares on Novorizhskoye Highway). The high price was ensured by Kerimov’s clever advertising: even Western media wrote about the “first city for millionaires”.

02 July 2015, 22:21 / Business The Ministry of Agriculture is ready to revise down the forecast for this year's grain harvest The reason is drought in the Center and Volga region Maria Kunle The drought mainly affected Saratov, Samara and Orenburg regions, Tatarstan and Bashkiria / D.

The government approved the draft articles of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Agreement. this TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. The project was prepared by the Ministry of Finance and agreed upon with interested federal executive authorities and the Bank of Russia. The Ministry of Finance is entrusted with signing these articles.

02 July 2015, 19:53 / Business Former CEO of Rosnanotech Leonid Melamed detained As a defendant in the case of embezzlement and embezzlement, Valery Kodachigov Oleg Salmanov Ex-head of Rosnanotech Leonid Melamed detained / A. Makhonin / Vedomosti The ex-general director of Rosnanotech (now Rusnano ) Leonid Melamed, who led the company in 2007-2008, was detained in a criminal case of misappropriation and embezzlement. The press service of Rusnano reported this.

Former head of the Rosnanotech company Leonid Melamed was detained in a criminal case of embezzlement and charged, a law enforcement source told Interfax on Thursday. “On Thursday morning, Leonid Melamed was detained in his apartment in Moscow and taken to the investigator, where he was charged with misappropriation and embezzlement,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

For 11 years, the monstrators, in agreement with the authorities, walked along Krasny Prospekt from Kalinin Square to Lenin Square with absurd slogans / Evgeny Kurskov / TASS In 2016, the monstration in Novosibirsk will follow its usual route – from Kalinin Square along Krasny Prospekt to Lenin Square, and then further to the Globus Theatre, Anna Tereshkova, head of the Department of Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Novosibirsk City Hall, told Vedomosti today.

E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti Due to the crisis, the developer Nikolskie Ryady is changing the concept for the reconstruction of the former Nikolsky Market on Sadovaya Street, 62, said CEO Nikolai Pavlov. In 2010, ZAO Nikolskie Ryady bought a historic building with an area of ​​28,400 sq. m at an auction with a starting price of 420 million rubles. The company decided to abandon the office part, leaving only a hotel and a shopping area. Offices are not in demand now, Pavlov explained.

The Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post has appointed Vyacheslav Bocharov as First Deputy General Director, the company said in a statement. Since July 1, Vyacheslav Bocharov has been responsible for the operational management of Russian Post and improving the efficiency of the branch network. He worked for 12 years at the largest Russian retailer Magnit, leaving it as the head of the convenience store format.