On July 28, the Bank of Russia revoked the license of the Moscow CJSC Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Terra. According to reporting data, as of July 1, in terms of assets, Terra occupied 593rd place in the Russian banking system. The bank placed funds in low-quality assets and at the same time inadequately assessed the risks, explains the regulator’s press service.

July 28, 2016, 14:57 / Economics The fall in Russia's GDP stopped in June - Ministry of Economic Development Vedomosti The decline in Russia's GDP stopped in June - with the exception of seasonal factors, according to the monitoring of the Ministry of Economic Development based on the results of January-June 2016. “The rate of decline in GDP decreased from -0.8% in April, to -0.6% in May and -0. 5% in June.

Mikhail Zurabov has repeatedly personally asked President Vladimir Putin to remove him from his post as Russian Ambassador to Ukraine, especially after the change of power in 2014. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a source close to the former ambassador. He specified that Zurabov had repeatedly submitted resignation letters. "However, his removal from office would mean that Moscow would lose its ambassador to Kiev altogether.

Finnish construction company YIT reduced its revenue from housing sales in Russia by 23% in January-June 2016 compared to the first half of 2015, to 107.9 million euros, the company said in a statement. Read also: Why construction companies continue to go bankrupt in Russia The concern received an operating loss from housing sales in the Russian Federation in the amount of 5.8 million euros against an operating profit of 8.5 million euros in January-June 2015.

Sergei Toropov has become Russia's temporary chargé d'affaires in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department reports. The Foreign Ministry did not specify what position Toropov held before his current appointment. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin dismissed the Russian ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov. According to a RIA Novosti source, Zurabov "personally" asked for his resignation "repeatedly".

The former CEO of the Nakhodka Ship Repair Plant in Primorye is suspected of embezzling 23.5 million, Prime reports , citing the Main Military Prosecutor's Office.

Syrian government troops and militia units have taken control of the Banizeid district in Aleppo, a militia source told RIA Novosti. Before that, the district was held by terrorists. "Cleaning and demining are currently underway. Most of the militants have fled the district. Those who resisted have been killed, the rest have said they will lay down their arms. Light clashes are occurring on certain streets," the agency's source said.

July 28, 2016, 00:23 / Society Most of those who have heard about the Yarovaya law are in favor of its repeal When the law comes into effect, the number of dissatisfied people will increase sharply, says expert Elena Mukhametshina Less than 40% of Russians have heard of the Yarovaya Law / Kirill Kukhmar / TASS The majority of Russians (62%) know nothing about the Yarovaya package, but among those 38% who have heard at least something about it, 41% are in favor of its cancellation versus 33% who

Megafon's revenue from mobile communication services in the second quarter of 2016 decreased to 65.3 billion rubles, by 2.3% year-on-year, the operator reported. Revenue from data transmission increased by 6.3% to RUB 20.7 billion. At a teleconference with analysts and investors, Megafon's chief financial officer Gevork Vermishyan admitted that Megafon's mobile revenue was negatively affected by increased competition in the Moscow market.

July 28, 2016, 08:31 / Finance / News Brent is trading at $43.6 per barrel undefined Vedomosti By 8.27 Moscow time on July 28, September Brent futures were trading in London at $43.6 per barrel, and September WTI futures in New York were trading at $42.02 per barrel. In previous days, quotes fell, the market remains under the influence of negative expectations due to the increase in raw material reserves, notes Interfax .

Two weeks after the referendum on early presidential elections in Abkhazia was declared invalid, dismissals occurred in the presidential administration for socio-economic cooperation with the CIS countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia (supervised by presidential assistant Vladislav Surkov). As two Russian officials told Vedomosti, the deputy head of the department, Ivan Boltenkov, and his colleague with a lower position, Anton Pustovalov, lost their positions.

For a festival to be successful, the main thing is to find a unique festival model and an unusual repertoire niche. The location also matters: nature and weather have a positive effect on the perception of music if the music is successfully integrated into a beautiful landscape. An example of a rare successful coincidence of all these components is the chamber festival in Kuhmo, a cozy town of 9,000 inhabitants in northern Finland.

The Krasnodar Electoral Commission has refused to register State Duma deputy and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Sergei Obukhov in a single-mandate constituency / S.

An American Atlas V rocket has launched a satellite of the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) into orbit, NBC News reported on Thursday. The launch took place this morning from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida. Nothing is known about the satellite itself or its mission other than that it was launched in the interests of "national security," says the private aerospace company United Launch Alliance, which was contracted to launch the satellite into orbit.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to answer a question about whether she plans to run for the post again. "The time has not come yet," Deutsche Welle quotes her as saying. "I will announce that later." Merkel has come under increasing criticism for her immigration policy in recent months. On July 28, she interrupted her vacation to meet with reporters after a series of recent attacks by migrants, including former migrants.