The decline in Russia's GDP in January - April 2016 amounted to 1.1% in annual terms, as reported in the monitoring of the Ministry of Economic Development. “According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the decline in GDP in April compared to April 2015 was 0.7%; according to the results of four months, GDP decreased by 1.1% compared to the corresponding period last year,” the report says.

The Litres portal was created in 2005 / A. Astakhova / Vedomosti The Litres company, which operates the online bookstore of the same name, increased its revenue by 79.3% last year, exceeding 1 billion rubles for the first time in the company's history, said Litres CEO Sergei Anuryev. In 2016, the company predicts that revenue could grow to 3 billion rubles. Last year, the company achieved operating profit, Anuryev said.

Megafon to Reduce Investments in Network Construction, but Increase Payouts to Shareholders / D. Abramov / Vedomosti MegaFon shareholders may receive dividends this summer for 2015 and for the first quarter of 2016. Yesterday, the board of directors recommended paying 8.06 rubles per share for the first quarter of 2016 – a total of 4.99 billion rubles, the operator said in a statement. The issue was included in the agenda of the shareholders’ meeting on June 30, 2016.

May 30, 2016, 23:52 / Business Cigarette packs may become standardized proposes to include such a clause in the anti-tobacco concept The Ministry of Health Polina Gritsenko All cigarettes look the same / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The Ministry of Health wants to include it in the concept of combating smoking for 2016–2020. the idea of ​​selling cigarettes in universal, impersonal packaging, the RIA Novosti agency reported, citing Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova.

May 30, 2016, 10:54 pm / Business The French government also tried to introduce its "Plato" But it refused due to mass protests Gennady Anisimov In France, control arches on the roads remain expensive monuments to a failed experiment / PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP On good and fast roads in France, among other road infrastructure, it is easy to notice massive metal arches with equipment installed on them.

May 31, 2016, 11:23 / Economics Gref: Russia’s lag behind new management models is not yet critical Vedomosti Russia's lag behind rapidly changing management models - both in the corporate and public sectors - is not yet critical, but if the gap continues to grow, it will become dangerous, says Sberbank President German Gref.

The crisis and Western sanctions and, as a result, the decrease in capital inflow, changes in financing conditions, restrictions and bans on equipment supplies have had a significant impact on many sectors of the Russian economy. The fuel and energy complex suffers doubly: on the one hand, slumping oil prices, on the other hand, sanctions that have directly affected many market players.

May 31, 2016, 19:25 / Economics Brussels stands up for the sharing economy The EU wants to reduce the pressure of national regulators on services such as Uber and Airbnb Duncan Robinson British authorities view Uber favorably, and in France one of its services is considered illegal / Sergio Perez / Reuters The European Commission (EC) is going to urge EU countries not to prohibit or restrict the activities of companies developing the concept of joint consumption of goods and services.

Gazprom . will announce a new export auction for Europe in June, deputy chairman of the company's board Alexander Medvedev told reporters According to him, the volumes and directions of gas sales at the auction will also be announced. Medvedev did not rule out that Poland could gain access to such auctions in the future.

Police intend to interrogate the editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy website, Vitaly Ruvinsky, in connection with the criminal case against oppositionist Alexei Navalny, the radio station's editor-in-chief, Alexei Venediktov, reported. “The police department came to Ekho in connection with the criminal case against Navalny – they want to question the site’s editor-in-chief about the posting of his blog,” Venediktov wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

May 31, 2016, 11:12 / Finance / News Gref: It is more expedient to privatize Sberbank in small packages undefined Vedomosti Chairman of the Board of Sberbank German Gref believes that it is more expedient to carry out the privatization of the credit institution gradually, offering small blocks of shares for sale. He stated this in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “We will support privatization if a decision is ever made to sell part of Sberbank...

The Russian Foreign Minister explained the appearance of the statement about “morons” at a press conference with representatives of the delegation from Saudi Arabia. “I didn’t lose my temper… Sorry, but I’m not the only one who finds himself in a situation where the microphone isn’t turned off,” Lavrov said live on kp.ru. Last August, Lavrov and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Adel al-Jubeir held talks.

Warsaw will not renew the long-term contract with Gazprom for the supply of 10.2 billion cubic meters. m of gas per year, Reuters reports with reference to the representative of the Polish government on the development of strategic energy infrastructure, Piotr Naimski. “We will strive for a situation where long-term contracts become a thing of the past.

May 31, 2016, 12:44 / Economics Raising the Fed rate will not lead to serious risks for the financial stability of Russia - Yudaeva Vedomosti All possible options for raising the rate of the US Federal Reserve System (FRS) will not lead to serious risks for the financial stability of Russia, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Ksenia Yudaeva said at a briefing.

The question of whether mobile phones are safe for health has been debated for years / Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters Male rats exposed to low-frequency radiation, the same type of radio waves used by cell phone users, were more susceptible to brain and heart cancer than non-irradiated animals, according to preliminary results from a study conducted by the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP). The tumors were found in rats exposed to radiation levels that are both within the U.S.