Russia's GDP may show growth as early as the third quarter of 2016, according to Vnesheconombank's macroeconomic forecast for 2016-2020. “We expect that the economy may grow as early as the third quarter of 2016. The main factor in the recovery will most likely be agriculture, where a record level of grain harvest is expected.

and Alliance SGs have intensified negotiations on the sale of their compulsory medical insurance insurers By the end of the year, large transactions are possible on the market - Uralsib , say three insurance top managers familiar with their proposals. Alliance has been collecting applications for Rosno-MS for three months now - it is the second player on the market in terms of the number of insured (more than 17 million, operates in 23 regions with a capital of 600 million rubles).

Gazprom's production this year may drop to a new anti-record - 417.2 billion cubic meters. m. The concern gave this forecast in its RAS report for the second quarter. In 2015, Gazprom produced 418.5 billion cubic meters. m - and this was the lowest figure in history. In general, gas production in Russia, according to the company’s forecast, in 2016 will amount to 632 billion cubic meters. m. Gazprom's share will be 66%.

According to him, the report on Bashneft has not yet been discussed in the government.

August 15, 2016, 12:04 pm / Finance DIA will pay 19.7 million rubles for ideas to improve the efficiency of bank resolution Vedomosti The Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) is ready to pay 19.7 million rubles. for consultations on how to improve the bank resolution mechanism with the participation of the DIA. Interfax reports this with reference to the state corporation’s competition documents.

The Ukrainian National Police do not confirm information about the alleged pursuit and attempts to detain two persons suspected of murdering journalist Pavel Sheremet. "This information about the persecution is not confirmed," Nikolai Gulevich, deputy director of the communications department of the national police, told the Interfax-Ukraine agency, commenting on the reports that appeared in the media on Monday.

Of the 19 candidates nominated by Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia for the State Duma elections, 18 received registration. All candidates - except Maria Baronova - were on the list of the Parnassus party. Baronova was registered on Saturday as a self-nominated candidate in the Central District of Moscow. Only the Tambov election commission refused to register Vladimir Zhilkin as a candidate, since the regional branch of A Just Russia reported that he was a member of their party.

August 15, 2016, 05:49 / Business Gazprom's partners in Nord Stream 2 refused to participate in the joint venture due to business risks Vedomosti The refusal of potential participants in the project to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline - Gazprom , Engie, OMV, Shell, Uniper and Wintershall - to create a joint venture (JV) is associated with the position of the Polish antitrust regulator - the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), writes "Kommersant".

15 August 2016, 16:37 / Finance PwC sued for $5.5 billion Auditor accused of failing to detect collusion that led to the collapse of mortgage company TBW Ben McLannahan PwC audited the parent company of the bank Colonial BancGroup from 2002 to 2008 and issued a conclusion that there were no violations / Lucas Jackson / Reuters A $5.5 billion lawsuit has been filed against PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in a Miami court.

On a sultry Sunday evening in July, we, numerous Parisians, crowded into a cinema with one goal in mind: to immerse ourselves in the cold beauty of Lake Baikal. The audience included very young faces, middle-aged people, groups of friends, couples in love, and entire families.

State Duma candidates from PARNAS in Krasnodar Krai have applied to the Ukrainian consulate for a transit visa to be able to enter Crimea for campaigning. This was reported to Interfax by the press service of the regional branch of the party. The visas were requested by Alexey Korolev, Alexander Safronov and Marina Kapytsa.

15 August 2016, 13:39 / Economics Oil export duty will decrease by $10.1 to $80 per ton from September 1 Vedomosti The export duty on oil in Russia from September 1, 2016 will be $80 per 1 ton, according to materials on the website of the Russian Ministry of Finance. Currently it is $90.1 per 1 ton. Thus, from September 1, the duty will decrease by $10.1 per 1 ton.

Anna Kekusheva's apartment building on Ostozhenka Street was purchased at auction by RPA Estate LLC. This was reported by the Moscow agency with reference to the press service of the city department for competition policy. The bidding lasted more than seven hours. Four bidders participated in it. The initial price of the building at 19 Ostozhenka, building 1, was 291.5 million rubles. The building has three floors, its total area is 1,500 sq. m.

August 15, 2016, 00:29 / Auto Used car market growth slowed in July expects Autostat At the end of the year, it will increase by 7–10%, Polina Gritsenko Used cars have slowed down / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The spring recovery in the used car market has subsided: at the end of July, it increased by 1.6% year-on-year to 458,000 units, the analytical agency Autostat reported. While from February to June the growth was double-digit, and the peak occurred in May (see chart).

14 August 2016, 23:34 / Economics Tax reform in the oil industry faces bureaucracy The order to prepare a bill is delayed, and without an order, departments cannot work Margarita Papchenkova Alexandra Prokopenko There is no reform without an order / E. Razumny / Vedomosti Work on a tax reform bill important for the oil industry has stalled.