Politics The “Wake for Small Business” event was held in Moscow An action was held near the Moscow Department of Trade and Services in memory of the retail and catering facilities demolished on February 9 02/18/2016 "Farewell for small business" Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The symbolic event of farewell to small business took place on the 9th day after... Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti "Farewell to small business" took place in the format of a meeting of a State Duma deputy from France...

February 18, 2016, 14:27 / Business ATOR: Sales volumes of early booking tours exceed 2015 figures by 20–60% Vedomosti In 2016, sales of tour packages through early booking promotions exceed last year's figures by 20-60%, depending on the destination, reports the website of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

Searches are being carried out at the head office of the North-Western Regional Center of Raiffeisenbank on Moika Embankment, 36, and at the bank's office at Sadovaya Street, 10, on the afternoon of February 18. Employees cannot leave the premises, there is no access to the departments, SOBR soldiers are standing at the entrance, an eyewitness to the incident told Vedomosti. The searches at Raiffeisenbank offices in St.

Ukrainian special services, with the support of the West, are conducting anti-Russian activities through the distribution of drugs, said the first deputy head of the operational-investigative department of the Federal Drug Control Service, Sergei Mosalev. This was reported by Interfax.

February 18, 2016, 11:10 / Economics Russia's agreement with OPEC takes into account the January increase in oil production Vedomosti Russia's agreement with OPEC countries to freeze oil production at the January level does not exclude an increase in production in Russia in 2016 by 1.9%. This statement was made on Thursday, February 18, by the country’s Deputy Energy Minister Kirill Molodtsov, writes .

Law enforcement agencies have evacuated visitors from GUM; information about the bomb threat is being checked, TASS reports, citing a source. According to him, the police received a report that there was an explosive device in the GUM building at 3 Red Square. The source also reported that people were being evacuated from the Kuntsevo Plaza shopping center in western Moscow. "Employees and visitors to the shopping center are currently being evacuated due to the threat of an explosion," he said.

The European air travel regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has allowed airlines to plan flights over Crimea, writes . The Wall Street Journal According to EASA, the risks for airlines associated with the transition of Crimea to Russia have decreased: European air carriers can use two routes in the area of ​​​​responsibility of Simferopol airport, but Ukrainian air traffic controllers must conduct the flight.

Bank lending growth in China hit a record high in January, the FT writes, citing data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC). Chinese banks provided 2.5 trillion yuan in new loans in January ($385 billion), four times more than in December (597.8 billion yuan). Experts predicted an increase of 1.8 trillion yuan, Reuters reported. The priority of Chinese policy is to accelerate economic growth, and not to fight the debt bubble, the FT concludes.

Turkish military aircraft carried out bombing strikes on camps of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) located in northern Iraq on Wednesday evening, February 17, Reuters reported , citing its own sources in the Turkish security services. The airstrikes were carried out after a terrorist attack in Ankara, which killed at least 28 people.

Saudi Arabia increased oil exports by 4% last year to 7.39 million barrels per day. Such data is provided by the Joint Organization Data Initiative (JODI). In December, Saudi Arabia supplied 7.5 million barrels per day abroad, which is 0.2 million barrels less than in November. Oil production in December amounted to 10.1 million barrels per day. In November, this figure was 10.186 million barrels per day.

The Moscow region is the second largest subject of the Russian Federation by budget. But proximity to the country’s largest metropolis for the Moscow region is not only advantages, but also disadvantages: the cities closest to the Moscow Ring Road are overpopulated, 1.2 million residents of the region go to work in Moscow every day, exacerbating the transport collapse. The solution is to attract investment and create new jobs in the Moscow region, says Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov.

NAK Naftogaz of Ukraine has sent Russia an official notice of an investment dispute over the group's assets in Crimea. According to the company's website, Naftogaz has officially requested the Russian side to hold consultations and negotiations to resolve the disputes, as envisaged by the bilateral agreement on mutual protection of investments between Russia and Ukraine. If the dispute is not resolved through negotiations, Naftogaz will refer the matter to arbitration, the company warns.

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February 18, 2016, 08:27 / Finance / News Brent quotes rose above $35 per barrel undefined Vedomosti At 8.20 Moscow time on Thursday, April futures for Brent oil on the London ICE Futures exchange rose to $35.08 per barrel. The price of March futures for WTI oil at trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) by the same time was at $31.32 per barrel. Interfax notes that oil prices are rising on hopes that oil producing countries will agree to freeze production.