08 April 2016, 11:42 / Economics Topilin: Entry into the new pension system will require 15 years of experience and 30 pension points undefined Vedomosti Speaking at the final annual board of the Ministry of Labor at the Government House on Friday, Minister Maxim Topilin complained that the regions do not understand the new pension system well and do not know the number of their pension points, on which the size of pensions will depend in ten years, a Vedomosti correspondent reports.

There are enough reserves for a second additional indexation of pensions in 2016, even taking into account VEB support with funds from the frozen portion of the pension. This was reported to journalists today by the social vice-premier of the government Olga Golodets. "No, for now we have enough funds, our reserves, for additional indexation," Golodets said. "We have good collection rates, we are now summing up the results for the first three months.

100 tons of humanitarian aid for residents of the country have been delivered to the Russian airbase in Syria, said Igor Konashenkov, official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry. "100 tons of humanitarian aid were delivered from Russia for subsequent delivery and distribution among the Syrians," he explained. According to him, over the past 24 hours alone, 3.7 tons of humanitarian aid and essential items were delivered to residents of the village of Deir el-Faris.

At the end of 2015, the Moscow authorities awarded 63 lots for servicing 211 routes using a new model of passenger transportation (see inset). Eight companies won: Autoline, Taxi Park No. 20, Gepart, Alfa Grant, transport company (TC) Riko, Gortaxi, Autocarz and Trans-way. All auction winners have experience in passenger transportation, says Moscow Vice-Mayor for Transport Maxim Liksutov, they account for more than 70% of the road transportation market performed by private businesses.

April 08, 2016, 00:04 / Economics The state itself will conduct the cadastral valuation The new version of the bill prohibits hiring independent appraisers Ekaterina Mereminskaya The Ministry of Economic Development insists on a state monopoly on cadastral valuation. It is even against attracting independent experts / E.

Developers are reducing the area of ​​elite housing in Moscow to maintain stable demand / Vedomosti Read also: Less housing is being built in Moscow Prices for elite housing in Moscow continue to fall. Experts are unanimous in their assessment of the dynamics of the decline in prices for elite apartments - over the year, apartments in elite new buildings in Moscow have become cheaper by approximately 10% in rubles and more than 20% in dollars.

April 08, 2016, 16:37 / Economy / News Ulyukaev proposed clarifying the budget for 2017 with an oil price of $45 per barrel undefined Vedomosti The Russian Ministry of Economic Development proposed to calculate a new basic macro forecast for 2016 and 2017, which will be used to calculate the budget, at oil prices of $40 and $45 per barrel, respectively, the head of the department, Alexey Ulyukaev, told reporters on Friday in Simferopol.

Rosneft sent new arguments to the Ministry of Energy for obtaining the right to export gas through a single export channel. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Energy Kirill Molodtsov, Interfax reports. “In development of the initiatives, there is a new position that is presented by Rosneft, including in relation to European markets,” he said, explaining that we are talking about an analysis of the argumentation.

Igor Sechin was included in the list of candidates for the board of directors of RusHydro (MOEX: HYDR), the hydrogenerating company announced on Friday. The president of Rosneft was nominated to the council not by the state, but by a subsidiary of RusHydro itself, Hydroinvest, which owns 3.55% of the shares of the state holding. Sechin is not currently on the RusHydro board.

State Duma deputies have once again proposed sharply toughening punishments for terrorists and their accomplices / Ruslan Shamukov / TASS The chairpersons of the State Duma Committee on Security Irina Yarovaya and the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Ozerov proposed imprisoning people for life for an act of international terrorism.

April 08, 2016, 09:28 / Business / News Uber will pay $10 million to resolve claims by California authorities undefined Vedomosti The American company Uber Technologies, the developer of the taxi ordering application, agreed to pay at least $10 million in order to settle claims from district attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The claims stem from Uber's claims that it conducts better checks on its drivers than traditional taxi services, the BBC reports.

April 08, 2016, 08:38 / Finance The Central Bank did not find a sanatorium for Fia Banka The Bank of Russia tried to save the Samara bank through the DIA, but eventually revoked its license Vedomosti In terms of assets, Fia-Bank was in 175th place in the Russian banking system as of March 1 / Fia-Bank The Bank of Russia today announced that it had revoked the license of the Samara-based Fia Bank for loss of capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called on Serbia to take Turkey's place in the Russian construction market. This was stated by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

Read also: The government gave land to the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy for housing construction The head of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Sergei Donskoy, is against the development of the lands of the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Interfax reports. Currently, these lands are occupied by gardens and experimental fields. "I would probably be taking up space in vain if I was for it," Donskoy said. The minister believes that Moscow needs to preserve green areas.

The Ministry of Energy may determine the timing of the privatization of Bashneft next week in consultation with a consulting bank, First Deputy Energy Minister Alexei Teksler told reporters. “The bank has been chosen, work has begun actively, we will meet next week, perhaps there will be clarity on the time,” Prime quotes his answer to the question about the timing of privatization.