May 25, 2016, 11:49 pm / Business A consortium led by Chevron will invest up to $37 billion in oil production in Kazakhstan This is one of the first major investments in the industry after the fall in oil prices Galina Starinskaya Alexey Nevelsky Tengizchevroil LLP was created by agreement between the government of Kazakhstan and Chevron in 1993 to develop the Tengiz field / Anatoly Ustinenko / AP A consortium led by the American Chevron intends to invest up to $37 billion to increase oil

May 26, 2016, 09:11 / Finance Brent quotes rose above $50 per barrel Market demand is growing, supply disruptions continue Natalya Raibman Brent quotes rose above $50 per barrel / Asim Hafeez / Bloomberg On the night of May 26, the price of July Brent oil futures exceeded $50 per barrel for the first time since November 4, 2015, Reuters notes . During trading on Wednesday, a barrel of Brent rose in price by $1.13, or 2.3%.

May 26, 2016, 15:57 / Business Aeroexpress will buy half as many trains from Stadler Rail Group as it had planned The total value of the contract was 183.9 million euros Anna Zibrova Double-decker trains will run from Moscow to Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports / Denis Grishkin / RIA Novosti The total value of the contract was 183.9 million euros. Aeroexpress has already paid 67.2 million euros from its own funds. The rest of the contract will be repaid using borrowed funds.

Before his visit to Greece, President Vladimir Putin reminded the Greeks in an article for the newspaper Kathimerini of the two countries' centuries-old friendship, mutual sympathy and cooperation in the energy sector, and noted the problems in Russia's relations with the European Union.

The Feodosia City Court sentenced the acting head of the Koktebel administration, Sergei Padyukov, to eight years in a maximum security penal colony and a fine of 16.4 million rubles. As TASS reports , citing the press service of the Crimean prosecutor's office, the official was found guilty of accepting a bribe. Padyukov was appointed acting mayor after his predecessor, Rostislav Storozhik, was found hanged in August 2015.

In September 2001, singer and artist Laurie Anderson left New York (she couldn't bear to stay) for California. She spent hours walking along the ocean coast with her terrier dog Lolabelle. Hawks soared in the sky. One day a hawk flew too close to the dog. “And I saw two new thoughts in Lolabelle’s eyes,” Laurie says. “1) this creature wanted to kill me, 2) it came down from the sky.” “I remember the faces of my New York neighbors,” Anderson continues.

May 26, 2016, 00:53 / Economics The IMF and the eurozone agreed on the fate of Greece The agreement will allow the country's debt to be restructured, but not earlier than 2018 Alexey Nevelsky The IMF and the eurozone agreed on Greece's debts / Yorgos Karahalis / AP Negotiations in Brussels lasted about 11 hours, writes The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The main problem of the judiciary is the dependence of judges, according to a study conducted by the Civil Initiatives Committee of former Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin, the Pepeliaev Group law firm, and the Institute for Law Enforcement Problems. More than 80% of respondents believe so, RBC writes , citing the document. The study is based on a survey of 255 experts, including participants in the VI St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

To understand a caricature, you have to read about it / S. Porter / Vedomosti In the title "Aces, Queens, Jacks. Court and Theatre in Caricatures by I. A. Vsevolozhsky from the Collection of V. P. Pogozhev" the first sentence was composed by the museum to attract the public, while the second directly reflects the content of the exhibition, but cannot lure anyone with two little-known names.

Not a single application was submitted for the reconstruction of the Sinop embankment between the Obvodny Canal and Khersonsky Proezd, including the construction of a tunnel, according to documents on the government procurement website. The maximum contract value is 1.1 billion rubles. The previous competition for this facility did not take place: the companies that submitted applications - Geoizol LLC and Volgomost PJSC - were unable to confirm experience in similar work.

Xiaomi smartphones are currently only available to Russians through online stores / E. Vasilyeva / for Vedomosti Megafon , which owns 50% of Euroset shares, intends to sell Xiaomi smartphones in its retail network of 2,100 stores across Russia, said its representative Yulia Dorokhina. VimpelCom (which owns the other half of Euroset) is considering the possibility of starting sales of Xiaomi smartphones in June, said its representative.

May 26, 2016, 00:50 / Economics Tax officers received instructions on how to look for one-day documents Main signs - suspicious place of registration Elizaveta Bazanova Tax officials will check the data of both registered and new companies / D. Abramov / Vedomosti The order of the Federal Tax Service with the criteria by which tax authorities will check whether a company is real or fictitious has been published on pravo.gov.ru. It contains about 10 indicators.

May 26, 2016, 00:52 / Economics Putin was advised how to return the economy to growth At the presidium of the Economic Council, he listened to everyone, but did not make any decisions Margarita Papchenkova Alexandra Prokopenko Economists and officials argued in front of the president / A. Druzhinin / RIA Novosti It is necessary to reduce military, social, and unproductive expenses, says Vladimir Nazarov, director of the Research Financial Institute under the Ministry of Finance.

A terrorist group, whose alleged members were arrested in Flanders, Belgium, on Wednesday, was planning attacks in Antwerp, including at the city's train station, RTL television reported. On Wednesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office announced the arrest of four people in three municipalities who have been charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist group. They are suspected of recruiting fighters to be sent to Syria and Libya.

Thanks to installment sales, Utkonos wants to increase the average bill / S. Porter / Vedomosti The Utkonos chain announced that it is starting to sell food on credit. The installment plan for a month is provided by Revo Technologies for a basket worth from 2,500 to 25,000 rubles. In the absence of a down payment, the loan rate can reach 122% per annum, but Utkonos promises a discount to buyers taking out a loan so that the final amount does not exceed the retail price of the goods.