The famous bag, which became iconic for Hermes, was created especially for Jane Birkin in the 80s of the last century / Wen-Cheng-Liu British actress, singer and model Jane Birkin has asked the fashion house Hermes to change the name of the Birkin Croco line of crocodile-skin handbags named after her. With this gesture, the actress is speaking out against the cruel treatment of crocodiles. The day before, PETA conducted an investigation into crocodile farms from Texas to Zimbabwe.

Advertising Returns to TV / E. Razumny / Vedomosti Large advertisers have begun to advertise more actively on Russian federal TV channels, according to a report by the advertising agency Havas Media. The largest companies in the consumer sector increased their placements by 30-100% in the first 24 days of July compared to the average level in previous months of this year. Havas Media assessed TV advertising placed in July by the five largest advertisers based on open data from TNS.

In a move that was kind to international investors, MSCI, the index provider, decided in June not to include Chinese A-shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Within days, these yuan-denominated stocks, traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, had peaked. After that, the bubble that had brought millions of local clerks, salespeople, and businessmen (more than 14 million brokerage accounts were opened in May) began to deflate rapidly.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the Nizhny Novgorod regional socio-ecological public organization "Green World" to the register of non-profit organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent, the ministry's website reported on Wednesday.

The Afghan leadership has announced that the leader of the Taliban movement, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has died. According to the BBC, sources in the government and intelligence services say that he died two or three years ago. The Taliban have not yet commented on this information, but are planning to issue a special statement soon.

The founder of the Federation Foundation, producer of the Zemlyane group Vladimir Kiselev responded to the authors of the appeal to the president with a request not to allow the sale of the Russian Media Group (RMG) to Gosconcert. “Why should the same people be heard on the radio? I have had a bad, not the most stellar career. The time has come, I gave way to the young… Do they want to leave the rotation in a hearse? And the second point: 53 radio stations. Spin wherever you want.

Russians may face criminal liability for cooperation with NED / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The American National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has officially become the first undesirable organization in Russia. On Wednesday, July 29, the Ministry of Justice included NED in the list of foreign and international non-governmental organizations whose activities are considered undesirable in the country.

July 29, 2015, 00:02 / Economics New fines for public procurement customers proposed by the government The government customer should be fined for violating procurement planning, although the amount does not exceed 30,000 rubles Elizaveta Bazanova Ekaterina Mereminskaya Poorly planned government procurement - pay 20,000 rubles. / K.

July 28, 2015, 10:59 pm / Lifestyle / Interviews and profiles Mikhail Makeev: Nikolai Nekrasov’s handwritten notebook published for the first time MSU professor Mikhail Makeev explained why we need this Maya Kucherskaya MSU Professor Mikhail Makeev / E.

July 29, 2015, 12:45 / Economics / Opinions / Macroeconomics and budget In the second half of the year, some economic recovery is possible compared to the second quarter The economic picture is mixed, but there are some improvements Evgeny Gavrilenkov , chief economist, managing director of Sberbank CIB The dynamics of economic indicators in Russia look ambiguous: you can’t call it excellent, but you can’t say that the economy is on the verge of collapse.

Tenants are moving from Biek Tau to other, cheaper warehouses / biek-tau.ru The Arbitration Court of Tatarstan set the starting price of the sale in the bankruptcy proceedings of the Biek Tau logopark based on the application of Andrey Korsakov, the bankruptcy trustee of ZAO Biek Tau Logopark, the court ruling says. The price and the procedure for the sale have been agreed upon with the creditors' meeting, the court ruling says. The main creditor of the logopark is VEB .

July 29, 2015, 15:28 / Finance A perfect storm is approaching EM currency markets A whole group of factors - from problems in China to falling prices for raw materials and rising interest rates in the United States - provoked a drop in exchange rates to multi-year lows Mikhail Overchenko Emerging markets in general and their currencies have become alienating to many international investors / Mark Schiefelbein / AP Risks to emerging market currencies have risen sharply recently, pushing some to

July 29, 2015, 12:21 / Economy / News Kommersant reports the threat of failure of a multi-billion dollar deal between Russia and Iran undefined Vedomosti The multibillion-dollar deal between Russia and Iran under the “oil in exchange for goods” scheme is in jeopardy, writes Kommersant . The publication recalls that last fall a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries on a set of business projects worth $70 billion.

July 29, 2015, 17:18 / Business / Video Gazprom's dreams do not come true Mikhail Serov, deputy editor of the Industry and Energy Resources department of Vedomosti , tells

July 29, 2015, 00:20 / Finance Which regional banks will receive capital from OFZs There are 10 such banks in total, each will receive 7.5% of the capital Marie Mesropyan Tatyana Voronova Central Bank Chairman Elvira Nabiullina (right) and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov scraped together money for the provincials / A.