Myanmar politician Aung San Suu Kyi led the faction of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, of which she is secretary general, at the opening of the lower house of parliament, the House of Representatives, in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday, February 1, the AFP news agency reported . "Suu Kyi has waited more than 25 years since [her party] won a majority of seats in parliament in 1990, an election that was overturned by [Myanmar's] military leadership.

01 February 2016, 19:35 / Business Global steel production could rise in 2016 - FT survey But the market will remain difficult due to low prices and weak demand in China Michael Pooler Steel companies are going through difficult times due to excess supply and weak demand for their products / D. Grishkin / Vedomosti Global steel production will increase by just 0.15% in 2016, according to a survey of 18 analysts conducted by the Financial Times.

February 01, 2016, 20:02 / Business / News Announcement of Vedomosti on February 2, 2016 undefined Vedomosti In tomorrow's issue of the newspaper and on the website www.vedomosti.ru you will be able to find out details about what Gazprom plans to increase gas supplies to Europe this year to a record; in a few years, artificial meat grown from animal cells may appear on the market; every two hundredth company in Russia uses a lie detector, but not because of its function to recognize the truth;

February 01, 2016, 12:40 / Finance / News MasterCard announced a change in the head of its representative office in Russia undefined Vedomosti The MasterCard payment system has officially announced a change in the head of the company's Russian office. In a press release, the company indicates that Ilya Ryaby is moving to a new position as a senior executive at the international level, Interfax reports .

By 8.25 am, March Brent crude futures were trading on the London ICE Futures exchange at $35.35 per barrel, which is 1.45% lower than the closing price of previous trading. The price of March futures for WTI dropped by the same time to $33.17 per barrel. In January, oil prices fell by 9%. Last Friday, oil prices rose on reports that Russia and OPEC members may begin negotiations on reducing oil production in order to stabilize prices on the market.

Internet company Yahoo will announce a restructuring on Tuesday, which will involve cutting 15% of its staff. In addition, the company intends to close some offices, The Wall Street Journal reports. The restructuring will be announced by the company's CEO Marissa Mayer after the publication of Yahoo's fourth-quarter 2015 earnings report. In 2012, Yahoo had its highest number of employees, about 14,000. The company now employs 10,700 people.

February 01, 2016, 16:03 / Business / News The number of permits for road transport with Turkey has been reduced by 4 times undefined Vedomosti The Russian Ministry of Transport, in connection with the decrease in cargo turnover between Russia and Turkey, proposed reducing the number of bilateral permits for road transport for each side by four times to 2000. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Transport.

Montenegro's accession to anti-Russian sanctions seriously harms bilateral relations, said State Duma Chairman Sergei Naryshkin. "We are deeply disappointed that Montenegro has joined the so-called anti-Russian sanctions, which are in fact illegal actions, and this is causing serious damage to our relations in almost all areas," Naryshkin noted while receiving a delegation from the Montenegrin "Democratic Bloc" in Moscow on Monday.

Sberbank has filed two lawsuits with the Moscow Arbitration Court to declare businessman Lenur Islyamov and his wife Elvira bankrupt, an informed source told the Moscow agency. According to him, the bank filed lawsuits against the Islyamovs for 1.1 billion rubles each on January 28. The existence of the lawsuit against Islyamov is confirmed by RAPSI, citing arbitration materials.

February 01, 2016, 11:33 / Finance / News Stock recommendations: prospects for oil and gas companies do not inspire Citi and Sberbank CIB undefined Vedomosti Citi revalued oil and gas companies: Goldman Sachs raised the target price of Aeroflot shares from 70 rubles. to 72.25 rubles, the “buy” recommendation has not changed.

Judging by the latest high-profile publications, a new negative image of Russia's leadership is taking hold in Western public opinion. The Russian system of power is seen as corrupt, connected to crime, and using criminal methods outside the country. At the same time, there is a growing demand for good old Kremlinology – attempts by experts to understand the balance of power and current changes in the elite based on rare public signals.

February 01, 2016, 15:04 / Economics / Blogs The concept of "normal" in the global economy may have ceased to exist The risks of a global recession are high, but new technologies could be the source of good news Willem Bouter , chief economist at Citigroup New Year's resolutions are a good tradition. At the beginning of each year, we certainly promise ourselves to change for the better: eat less, exercise more, worry less, save more.

subsidiary VTB's Kapablu Limited filed an application with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region to include in the register of creditors' claims of the Transaero airline, TASS reports. its own claim in the amount of 11.6 billion rubles “The arbitration court received an application from the company Capablue Limited to include a claim in the register of claims of the debtor’s creditors in the amount of 11,694,947,272.50 rubles,” the court’s ruling says.

The dollar exchange rate went up sharply after the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange on February 1, rising in the first minutes from 75.5 rubles. up to 76.3 rub. for a dollar. The euro exchange rate showed similar dynamics: the price of the European currency jumped by more than a ruble from 81.8 to 82.9 rubles. per euro. The slight weakening of the ruble against the dollar and euro is associated with a correction in world oil prices.

The economist's advice was not to buy, the assets were bought and, as it turned out, they caused the country (Rosneft's owners are all citizens of Russia) damage in the tens of billions of dollars Economic commentators are often reproached for the fact that, while criticizing the decisions being made, they do not give specific advice. However, the problem is rather that advice is not listened to.