Politics Former Press Minister Mikhail Lesin, whose body was found in a Washington hotel room last year, died after suffering blunt force trauma to the head, medical experts have found. But they still have not established the cause of death read on WSJ.com read on FT.com Donald Trump called on Republican Party leaders to support his candidacy in presidential debates focused on trade, climate change and foreign policy.

March 11, 2016, 13:37 / Business / News WADA: 60 positive doping tests for mildronate have already been identified undefined Vedomosti The official representative of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Ben Nichols, told The New York Times that the organization received 60 positive doping tests for mildronate (meldonium), which was included in the prohibited list on January 1, 2016.

March 11, 2016, 00:14 / Economics To combat deflation, the ECB took extraordinary measures He will begin to buy corporate debts and reset the rate Elizaveta Bazanova ECB President Mario Draghi / Michael Probst / AP The European Central Bank (ECB) has exceeded all expectations, there is shock and delight in the market, Mizuho Bank analyst Neil Jones comments on the regulator’s decision.

March 11, 2016, 08:33 / Finance The Central Bank is rushing banks to switch to NPS - Kommersant Vedomosti By March 15, banks must report to the Central Bank on the timing of completing preparations for cooperation with the Mir payment system, writes Kommersant. This is stated in a letter signed by the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank, Georgy Luntovsky, sent at the end of February to all banks recognized as significant in the payment services market, a total of 51 addressees.

March 11, 2016, 18:20 / Auto Bo Andersson wrote a letter of resignation from the post of president of AvtoVAZ He found a job outside of Russia in a large private company not related to Renault-Nissan Vladimir Shtanov Bo Andersson wrote a letter of resignation from the post of president of AvtoVAZ / M.

The Bin group of Mikail Shishkhanov and the Gutseriev family, who also own Binbank (15th place among Russian banks according to Interfax-CEA), are also the owner of one of the largest land banks in Russia. This group is the beneficiary of the Rosagro group, an official from one of the regions where Rosagro has a large land bank, a former federal official, two consultants and a former Rosagro contractor told Vedomosti.

The Kremlin has not received any information about the results of the investigation into Mikhail Lesin's death through official channels. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of President Putin, at a briefing on March 11. "We expect that detailed official information will be provided to us," he said.

A criminal case has been opened against Kukushkin and his alleged accomplice Aleksey Bogdanov. Kukushkin is suspected of committing a crime under Part 5 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code (accepting a bribe on a large scale), Bogdanov - under Part 3 of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code (mediation in bribery on a large scale).

The Russian Foreign Ministry has officially confirmed the veracity of the information about the causes of death in the United States of the former Minister of the Press, former adviser to the President of Russia Mikhail Lesin, and is asking Washington to provide information on the case. This follows from a statement by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered preparations for new nuclear tests, Reuters reported , citing KCNA. "Dear comrade Kim Jong-un said that work to enhance nuclear attack power should be continued, and set combat tasks to continue nuclear explosion tests to demonstrate the destructive power of our new nuclear warheads, as well as other tests that will enhance our nuclear strike capabilities," he said during a meeting with nuclear experts.

On March 11, normal traffic was restored along the entire Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line of the Moscow metro. This was reported by the company's press service. "All stations on the line are operating as usual: there are no restrictions on entering the metro or exiting the city for passengers. Passengers board trains at the Yasenevo and Novoyasenevskaya stations in both directions," the press release says .

Raiffeisenbank lowered the forecast price of Megafon's GDR from $14.3 to $12.7, the “hold” recommendation has not changed. Raiffeisenbank lowered the forecast price of E.ON Russia shares from 3.26 rubles. up to 3 rubles, the “buy” recommendation has not changed. VTB Capital lowered the target price of UC Rusal shares from 3.45 to 3 Hong Kong dollars, the “hold” recommendation has not changed.

In organizing the public inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the London court "was cynically used in the interests of some special services, as well as some political establishment," says Viktor Ivanov, director of the Federal Drug Control Service. This is not the first time he has commented on the investigation.

Renaming of the Vimpelcom Ltd. holding will not affect the local brands of its subsidiaries / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti Two people close to the holding told Vedomosti that Vimpelcom Ltd. intends to change its name. Both say that this should happen by the end of this year or the beginning of next year. According to the first source, the decision had been brewing for a long time: the company wanted to move away from its association with the Russian VimpelCom.

March 11, 2016, 14:13 / Business / News The Ministry of Transport spoke about the risks of losing state control at Aeroflot undefined Vedomosti Last year's story with the shutdown of Transaero highlights the risks of losing state control in the company, says Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov.