Demand for long-term consumer loans is growing fastest / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti Demand for lending in the second quarter of 2015 began to recover in response to banks lowering rates, according to a report by the Central Bank, which the regulator prepares based on the results of a quarterly survey of 58 major players.

September 01, 2015, 18:52 / Finance / News Putin discussed ruble exchange rate fluctuations with an 11-year-old schoolboy undefined Vedomosti Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with one of the students of the Sirius educational center the situation of volatility of the national currency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the situation in the domestic economy and the investment attractiveness of the Far East in his speech on September 4 at the Eastern Economic Forum ( EEF ) in Vladivostok. This was reported to journalists by the head of state's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

01 September 2015, 18:33 / Economics Devaluation does not help developing countries increase exports Currency wars are not delivering the expected benefits and are disrupting global trade, Financial Times study finds Steve Johnson Andrew Whiffin Since June 2014, the exchange rates of Russia, Colombia, Brazil (pictured with graffiti in Rio de Janeiro), Turkey, Mexico and Chile have decreased by 20-50% / Pilar Olivares / Reuters The depreciation of the currencies of developing countries harms

Satellite images confirm the complete destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra by militants of the terrorist group Islamic State, the BBC reports. There had been previous speculation that the 2,000-year-old architectural monument was intact, but these assumptions have not been confirmed. "Unfortunately, the images we received do show that the main building of the temple has been destroyed," said Einar Bjorgo, a representative of the UNOSAT research program.

The icon "The Savior of Smolensk with Feasts and Selected Saints" was painted in the 17th century and was uncovered in 2000 / S. Porter / Vedomosti The Tretyakov Gallery has had the opportunity to display newly restored icons thanks to the upcoming opening of an exhibition of Simon Ushakov, the main hero of late Russian icon painting.

Several explosions were heard at an aluminum smelter operated by Shinkou Alumer Inc in Kitakyushu, Japan, on September 1, Inquirer.net reported , citing NHK. Footage broadcast by the television company showed thick white smoke rising from the blazing plant. A plant employee told the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper that the explosions were likely caused by molten aluminum coming into contact with water due to a malfunction in the system. There are no reports of casualties.

01 September 2015, 04:43 / Finance Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange opened lower Vedomosti The key Nikkei index, which reflects fluctuations in share prices of 225 leading companies in the country, fell by 1.28% to 18,647.86 points in the first 15 minutes of operations, TASS reports. The broader TOPIX index, which reflects the share prices of all companies in the elite first section of the exchange, decreased by 1.16% to 1,519.27 points.

September 01, 2015, 16:59 / Business / Photo Aeroflot vs. Transaero: comparison of giants What is the difference between the largest Russian state and private air carriers Vedomosti

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the liquidation of the Analytical Center under the government of the country. TASS reported this on Tuesday, September 1, with reference to a document published on the official legal information portal. The order states: “To liquidate the federal state budgetary institution “Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation”.” Along with it, the state institution “Federal Fund for Production Innovation” is being liquidated.

The Russian confectionery factory "Red October" filed a lawsuit against the Estonian confectionery production "Kalev", reports rus.err.ee with reference to Postimees. The plaintiff demands that the use of the trademark “Bear Clubfoot Bear” be declared invalid, since he himself sells products under the same name on the Russian market. "Red October" is seeking to cancel the registration in the Russian-language register of the trademark Mesikäpp ("Bear Clubfoot").

US sanctions against Russian parliamentarians are illegal, they grossly violate "the norms of international law, the principles of democracy and freedom of speech," said Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko in a video address to the 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), TASS reports .

01 September 2015, 11:09 / Economics Kazakhstan and China signed agreements worth $23 billion Vedomosti As part of the state visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to China, agreements on projects totaling $23 billion were signed, the press service of the head of state reported.

A fire has broken out again in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone. This was reported by TASS, citing a statement from the duty officer of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES). However, the duty officer was unable to name the exact location of the fire. "The fire broke out in the exclusion zone," the source told the news agency. "We don't have any operational information yet, but the situation is under control," he stressed.

Officials don't have enough money for the three-year plan / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti In a crisis, a three-year budget can really be useless, says Suslina. Nazarov disagrees: a three-year budget limits the government's ability to increase spending. It is wrong to abandon a three-year budget, says Natalia Orlova from Alfa Bank : they switched to three-year plans precisely to prevent a crisis in the future.