Alexander Kostyuk will be appointed deputy general director of STS Media , two employees of the holding told Vedomosti. A representative of STS Media and Kostyuk himself did not comment on this. Kostyuk worked for a long time at the research company TNS, then was deputy CEO of the largest seller on the market, Vi. In 2014, Russian television holdings entrusted him with organizing a tender for a single TV audience meter in Russia.

Wednesday and Thursday, the two best trading days for U.S. stock indexes this year, allowed them to recoup much of the losses during the two worst days - Friday and Monday - and return to positive territory for the year to date. The UK blue chip index FTSE 100 rose above its closing level last Thursday as the UK voted to leave the European Union. European stocks recovered more than half of their losses, as did the price of oil.

June 30, 2016, 21:41 / Business Alcohol importers may receive excise stamps in the next two weeks The alcohol market will not suffer from this, said Ministry of Finance representative Ekaterina Burlakova Alcohol importers may receive excise stamps in the next two weeks / M. Stulov / Vedomosti FSUE Goznak will be able to supply excise stamps for imported alcohol in the next two weeks, a representative of the Ministry of Finance told Vedomosti.

Sergei Shoigu “I order that a plan for eliminating deficiencies be approved as soon as possible <...> and that a repeat inspection of the Baltic Fleet be conducted at the end of the year.” The Defense Minister has suspended the Baltic Fleet commander Viktor Kravchuk from his duties for “shortcomings in organizing combat training.” (Interfax-AVN) Sergey Naryshkin "There is, of course, no honesty or reason in such statements, but only lies and poorly executed propaganda." The State Duma Chairman

The situation in the world is still far from stable “and is becoming less and less predictable,” President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives in foreign countries. He noted that competition in the world for influence and resources is intensifying.

June 30, 2016, 12:42 / Business / News Transaero's shares jumped after the announcement of the company's revival undefined Vedomosti Quotes of Transaero shares at the beginning of trading on the Moscow Exchange soared by 36% to 6.73 rubles. per security - the maximum since March 17 - and by 12.00 Moscow time remained at the level of 6 rubles, significantly higher than the close (4.95 rubles).

An acute shortage of excise stamps may cause a stop in the import of alcohol to Russia in the near future, writes Kommersant, citing a federal official and market participants. Currently, the issuance of old-style stamps is being completed. At the warehouse of the Central Excise Customs, their stocks are being depleted, and for some nomenclature items they have completely run out. New stamps are not issued.

June 30, 2016, 23:01 / Economy / News Crimea will receive 2.8 billion rubles in 2016 for the development of crop and livestock production undefined Vedomosti In 2016, Crimea will allocate 2.8 billion rubles from the budget for the implementation of economically significant regional programs in crop and livestock production, Interfax reports with reference to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

Auction house Sotheby's has not found a buyer for the world's largest diamond, the Lesedi la Rona. The tennis ball-sized diamond, weighing 1,109 carats, was found in November 2015 at the Karowe mine in Botswana, owned by the small Canadian Lucara Diamond Corp. When Lucara Diamond acquired a majority stake in the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana in 2009, almost no one took notice. But seven years later, Lucara has become a leading player in the market for huge gemstones.

“Russia 1” is launching a television project, the participants of which will have the chance to become an assistant to the acting head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, TASS reports. “Within the framework of the “Team” project, any of the participants, regardless of gender, age and social status, will have the opportunity not only to work alongside Kadyrov, but also to become the person who will promote the most interesting ideas for this region of Russia,” the TV channel specifies.

The international rating agency S&P has revised downwards the long-term rating of the European Union in foreign currency. In particular, the rating has been downgraded from AA+ to AA due to the results of the British referendum on Brexit. This is stated in the agency's press release. Similar rating actions were taken on certain EU debt issues. The short-term rating was affirmed at A-1+. The outlook on the EU rating was changed from negative to stable.

June 29, 2016, 11:33 pm / Business Gazprom will buy 3.6% of its shares from VEB for 130 billion rubles The concern will not redeem shares, which will allow it to increase the number of management representatives on the board of directors Alena Makhneva Gazprom intends to buy back its shares from VEB by the end of July. The package is priced at a premium to the market / M. Stulov / Vedomosti Gazprom .

“The relatively prosperous state of the banking system does not mean that the recovery process is complete. The problems accumulated by banks turned out to be larger than we expected,” Central Bank Chairman Elvira Nabiullina said at the International Financial Congress. This, according to her, primarily applies to significant volumes of loans issued to companies associated with bank owners. “Not all of these companies are successful, and the projects remain projects for several years.

The American brewing company Boston Beers has filed an application to register Brexit as a trademark, reports The Wall Street Journal . This word refers to Britain's exit from the European Union, and this is what the company wants to call the cider. Boston Beers submitted its application on June 24, the day after the referendum in the UK. As the publication notes, some American clothing and nutritional supplement manufacturers also want to make Brexit a trademark.

Vice Admiral Alexander Nosatov has been appointed acting commander of the Baltic Fleet. This was reported to RIA Novosti on Thursday by a high-ranking source in the Russian military department. Previously, Nosatov headed the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet and recently became the head of the Naval Academy. Earlier on Thursday, Fontanka.ru wrote that the Baltic Fleet is temporarily commanded by Vice-Admiral Sergei Eliseev, the former deputy commander of the fleet.