May 13, 2016, 19:21 / Economics UK prepares to allow fracking again Officials recommend approval for shale gas exploration in North Yorkshire Andrew Bounds The UK is preparing to allow fracking again / Stefan Wermuth / Reuters In the UK, the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas exploration may resume after a five-year hiatus.

The Russian Cabinet of Ministers named the best regions in terms of the efficiency of executive authorities in 2015. This was reported on the government website on Friday, May 13. "Based on the results of the efficiency assessment, 20 leading regions were identified," the press release says. They are Voronezh Oblast, the Chechen Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan, Lipetsk Oblast, St.

The publication of the Panama Papers has caused not only a political but also a practical reaction in the world, accelerating the process of deoffshorization. On Thursday, the day the anti-corruption summit began in London, Great Britain announced the creation of a public register of beneficial owners of offshore companies. In general, the G20 countries agreed to create such registers back in 2014, but Britain is opening it first.

May 13, 2016, 00:31 / Economics Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to hide assets In April 2018, Russian tax authorities will receive the first batch of data from abroad Elizaveta Bazanova In which country to hide - many Russian businessmen were looking for the answer to this question / Yuri Belinsky / TASS In which country to hide - many Russian businessmen were looking for the answer to this question when preparing to launch an international exchange of information, tax

Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Sergei Neverov (center) is confident in the honesty of the primaries / N. Galkin / TASS Regional officials continue to actively use administrative resources in preparation for the United Russia primary vote for State Duma candidates; another such case became known on Thursday.

The Presidium of the Moscow City Court has sent the case of the activist of the organization "Other Russia" Oleg Mironov for reconsideration. He was previously sentenced for spraying gas at a concert of Andrei Makarevich at the Moscow House of Music (MDM) in September 2014.

Searches due to the metro On May 12, officers of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region conducted a search at the Directorate of Transport Construction (subordinate to the Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure, KRTI), the press service of the department reported. The directorate did not comment on the reasons and results of the operational activities.

May 16, 2016, 03:44 / Economics / Video I don’t rule out that in a year or a year and a half we will lose to Ukraine too On the situation in the Russian economy Andrey Klepach , deputy chairman of VEB, former deputy minister of economic development Vedomosti

Professional golfers make most of their money not from winning tournaments, but from advertising contracts, participation in exhibitions and other events / Rick Scuteri / AP The top professional golfers can earn millions of dollars a year in prize money, but they earn even more from sponsors. Advertisers are not cutting their golf budgets despite the global economic woes and a slight decline in interest in the sport in developed markets.

May 13, 2016, 10:54 / Business / News The Arbitration Court introduced an observation procedure at the Ostrovnoy fish processing plant until October 26 undefined Vedomosti The Arbitration Court of the Sakhalin Region introduced a procedure for monitoring the financial condition of the Kuril fish processing plant Ostrovnoy until October 26. this reports Interfax with reference to the court’s website.

The price of ordinary shares of Bank Vozrozhdenie increased on the morning of Friday, May 13, by 46%. This is evidenced by trading data from the Moscow Exchange. At 11.15 Moscow time, the price for an ordinary share of Bank Vozrozhdenie was 779 rubles, which was 46% higher than the closing price of the previous trading day. For the bank's preferred paper they gave 176 rubles. “Prime” writes that the growth is happening on news of a secondary offering (SPO).

The total net outflow of funds from funds investing in Russian stocks for the week from May 5 to May 11, 2016 amounted to $137.1 million versus an inflow of $5.4 million the week before, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR). Passive funds investing in Russian stocks withdrew $143.1 million from the Russian stock market during the reporting week, while actively managed funds attracted $6 million, according to a review by Sberbank Investment Research.

May 13, 2016, 12:33 / Business / News Peskov called Rodchenkov’s statements about doping in Sochi 2014 “slander of a defector” undefined Vedomosti The Kremlin called the interview of the former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov about the alleged doping of Russian athletes at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 “defector slander.” “They (Rodchenkov’s words) look like absolutely unfounded statements, they are not based on any credible data, they are not supported by any

May 12, 2016, 11:34 pm / Finance Forex dealers and the Central Bank argue about tightening the Forex law The Central Bank wants to block the websites of violating companies and limit the work of dealers to qualified investors Marie Mesropyan The Central Bank continues its attack on Forex / A.

The page of the website "Krym.Realii" has been removed from the registry of prohibited information, Roskomnadzor press secretary Vadim Ampelonsky told Interfax. He explained that the administration of the resource removed the material that contained illegal information and to which the Prosecutor General's Office referred in its demand to block the site.