On the instructions of Vladimir Putin, a humanitarian pause is being declared in Aleppo from 9:00 to 19:00 on November 4, said Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov. "In order to avoid senseless casualties, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, on the instructions of Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Vladimir Putin, has decided to introduce a humanitarian pause in Aleppo on November 4 from 9 a.m.

The Moscow City Property Department sealed the office of Amnesty International in Russia, which human rights activists had rented for 20 years. this on Facebook An employee of the organization, Ivan Kondratenko, reported . According to him, in the morning the employees discovered that the office had been sealed, the locks had been broken and new ones had been inserted, and it was also indicated that they needed to contact the Moscow City Property Department to remove things.

The Drama Theater Expert Council under the leadership of Alena Karas, which was to select nominees for the “drama” and “puppet” categories, began its work with a scandal: part of the professional community considered some of its members to be biased and accused the Ministry of Culture of ideological pressure on the award.

Former Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Mikhail Sukhov has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank . Earlier, the head of VTB, Andrei Kostin, invited Sukhov to the position of deputy chairman of the board. His responsibilities will include improving banking practices in connection with the gradual transition to Basel III, as well as tax policy problems and other financial issues. At the Central Bank, Sukhov oversaw banking supervision.

Recently, students whose responsibilities have expanded during the crisis are increasingly coming to Mirbis Business School. Managers do not have time for a full two-year MBA course - in a short time they need to gain special knowledge that can be immediately applied at work, says the school’s marketing director Fedor Fedorov. For them, Mirbis has developed a special short-term advanced training course based on MBA.

In September 2017, during the joint exercises with Belarus "Zapad-2017", the situation near the borders of the Union State, associated with the increased activity of NATO, will be taken into account. As reported by Interfax, this was stated by the Minister of Defense, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. NATO's actions near the borders of the Union State will be taken into account when developing the scenario of the maneuvers.

“Bank plus developer” programs were in demand a couple of years ago, but are now losing popularity. When advertising them, developers indicated rates for “special” mortgages at 8–9% per annum in rubles. But, as a rule, a reduced rate was offered only for the first year, or maximum the first two years of using a loan, then it rose sharply, often above the market average.

The Accounts Chamber once again criticized the government for its implementation of the anti-crisis plan. In August, the chamber indicated that certain measures did not significantly affect the economy, some of them were prepared untimely, and others were not needed at all (see sidebar). The government has not learned any lessons.

November 02, 2016, 09:15 / Business / News Coal mine explosion in China kills 33 people undefined Vedomosti In China, all 33 miners who were trapped in the Jinshangou coal mine during an explosion on October 31 were found dead. As the BBC reports , citing the People's Daily newspaper, all the bodies have been recovered from the rubble, and all the dead have been identified. Search and rescue operations continued around the clock.

Based on the results of ten months of this year, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia transferred 3.499 trillion rubles to the budget, which is 13.3% less than for the same period in 2015 (4.036 trillion rubles), reports the department’s press service. In October 2016, transfers to the federal budget decreased by 4.9% compared to the figure for the corresponding month of 2015 and amounted to 378.5 billion rubles.

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Monday issued an oral ruling in Palantir's favor, saying the Army violated a 1994 law that requires government agencies to conduct market research to identify acceptable commercial options for purchasing needed products before undertaking any projects. Lawsuits against the government are often filed by unsuccessful bidders, but in the case of Palantir, the reason for the lawsuit was the actual inability to participate in the tender.

November 02, 2016, 13:38 / Business / News Aeroflot changed its schedule on Thursday due to expected snowfall undefined Vedomosti Due to an unfavorable weather forecast, Aeroflot . canceled four return flights at Sheremetyevo Airport on November 3 and announced delays for another 38. Flights SU1210/1211 from Moscow to Samara and back, SU2006/2007 - to Warsaw, SU1276/1277 - are cancelled to Kazan and SU1158/1159 - to Rostov.

Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky insists on the correctness of assessing historical events and figures from the point of view of their compliance with Russia's national interests, despite criticism of his dissertation. "The main complaint [about the dissertation] is that the author, that is, me, puts at the forefront of the assessment of this or that historical event or figure the correspondence of his activity ultimately to the national interests of Russia during this period.

Roust Corporation reported this on the night of October 31 to November 1. The company agreed “with a significant majority” of the holders of the company’s two Eurobond issues on additional capitalization and debt restructuring. The company will receive more than $500 million to pay off its debts. Roust Corporation will issue an additional share issue, which existing shareholders will pay for with money and assets, follows from the message. Proportions not specified.

01 November 2016, 23:30 / Economics The government wants to increase the tariff for Platon twice Cargo carriers are against even a gradual increase Ekaterina Mereminskaya Margarita Papchenkova Carriers against tariff increases and protests / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti Read also: Chemezov wants to get a public procurement system The toll for trucks heavier than 12 tons on federal highways may be increased from 1.53 to 2.6 rubles/km in February and 3.06 rubles/km in June.