In the World Economic Forum (WEF) global competitiveness ranking, Russia rose from 53rd to 45th place among 144 countries (see table). But it was the decline in the competitiveness of other countries that helped, rather than the improvement of the situation in Russia: the score did not change. For example, the positions of Turkey, South Africa, India, Brazil and Mexico have worsened. Russia is still below China (28th place), Chile (35th), Kazakhstan (42nd) and Eastern European countries.

The European Union cannot survive without Ukraine, said the country's President Petro Poroshenko, speaking at Columbia University in New York. "It does not matter whether a European nation is ready to accept Ukraine or not. I insist that the European Union cannot survive without Ukraine. A democratic Ukraine must be in the EU. I am quite optimistic that my dream will come true," RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. Poroshenko also links his personal career to Ukraine's European future.

Gazprom plans to increase the share of Asia-Pacific countries in its total export volume to 19% by 2020. This was announced today by the company's Chairman of the Board of Directors, Viktor Zubkov, at the 10th Eurasian Forum "Kazenergy". "In general, we see great prospects in the development of gas supplies to the markets of the Asia-Pacific region. Thus, the share of Asia-Pacific countries in the global consumption of primary energy last year reached 46%.

Volkswagen has decided to recall about 1.2 million of its vehicles in the UK. This was reported by Volkswagen UK, which represents the interests of the concern in the UK. These are the cars that were sold on the British market and which are equipped with computer programs that provide false information about the composition of the exhaust gases. “The Volkswagen scandal has affected around 1.2 million diesel vehicles in the UK,” Volkswagen UK said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree removing Vyacheslav Gaizer from the post of governor of the Komi Republic due to loss of confidence. "At the same time, the president signed a decree on the appointment of an acting governor. Sergei Anatolyevich Gaplikov has been appointed as the acting governor.

September 30, 2015, 17:02 / Finance Igor Kim withdrew from the capital of Vostochny Bank, which was suffering losses Almost 75% of the bank's shares were collected by the investment fund Baring Vostok Tatyana Voronova Igor Kim left the capital of Vostochny Bank / S. Porter / Vedomosti The Baring Vostok fund increased its share in the capital of the Far Eastern bank Vostochny Express from 67 to 74.4%, the bank said in a statement .

September 30, 2015, 11:37 am / Business Gazprom proposes to supply the regions of the Far East with LNG and lower prices for it Vedomosti Gazprom .

September 30, 2015, 15:57 / Business / News Avakov proposed banning UTair from flying to Ukraine undefined Vedomosti On September 25, Kiev decided to ban flights to Ukraine by Aeroflot, Transaero and 23 other Russian airlines. Sanctions against them were introduced by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko by decree of September 15: transit, flights and transportation on the territory of Ukraine are limited or prohibited.

30 September 2015, 14:57 Supplies of sanctioned products to Russia have almost stopped Vedomosti Supplies of prohibited products to Russia from countries subject to the food embargo practically ceased after their destruction began. “Over the last three to four weeks, the import of sanctioned products has come to naught, only minimal volumes have been detected,” said Rosselkhoznadzor official representative Alexey Alekseenko.

“Rostelecom ” will act as a partner of the film company Enjoy Movies in the production of the mystical thriller “The Route is Built,” Andrei Golovanov, the operator’s director of content policy, told Vedomosti and confirmed the general producer of Enjoy Movies, Georgy Malkov. “For us this is an experiment,” notes Golovanov.

September 30, 2015, 14:26 / Economics The World Bank has worsened its forecast for capital outflow from Russia to $113 billion Vedomosti The World Bank estimates capital outflow from Russia at the end of 2015 at $113 billion, and expects a decrease to $82 billion in 2016, Birgit Hansl, World Bank chief economist for Russia, told reporters. In April, the World Bank predicted capital outflow from Russia in 2015 at $80 billion.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Britain welcomed Russia's plans to use force against the Islamic State group. "We have heard over the last few days about Russia's intentions to use force against IS. We welcome this development," he told a UN Security Council ministerial meeting. At the same time, the British minister warned that London is in favor of striking only terrorists, and not fighters fighting for the moderate Syrian opposition.

Russia has demanded that the United States stop military flights over Syria, FoxNews reported , citing a high-ranking source in the United States. According to him, a corresponding official request has been received through diplomatic channels. It is possible that this concerns the agreement on no-fly zones during the Russian Air Force's operations in the airspace over Syria. The United States has not yet changed its Air Force plans, the source said.

Deputy Minister of Communications Alexey Volin said at the Kinoexpo conference that in a month the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications will publish a list of advertisers who promote themselves through Russian-language pirate sites. He named several brands at once - Ford, Nissan, Volvo, Mazda, Toyota, Microsoft, Gillette: “We want to publicly name the companies that actually help pirates. Among them are many brands that boast of their reputation.

September 29, 2015, 11:47 pm / Business Alliance Oil will cut 10-15% of staff due to losses The company is cutting administrative and transportation costs to pay off debts Alina Fadeeva Alliance Oil hopes to get out of losses in the near future / S.