JSC Russian Railways has narrowed the benchmark rate for the 1st coupon of bonds of the 41st series in the amount of 15 billion rubles. to 9.4-9.5% per annum from 9.4-9.6% per annum. This was reported to Interfax by a source in the banking market. This benchmark corresponds to a yield on a 3-year put option of 9.62-9.73% per annum. The book has been re-signed. The collection of applications takes place on December 7 from 11.00 Moscow time to 15.00 Moscow time.

The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan is conducting a special operation in Aktobe, including in the area of ​​the oil refinery. As reported by Tengrinewws.kz, this was reported by the Ministry of Information and Communications of Kazakhstan. It also confirmed that detentions are taking place simultaneously in different areas of the city. The KNB will provide additional information when the special operation is completed.

The Syrian army has taken control of the historic center of Aleppo, Reuters reports, citing the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian government army and allied forces launched an offensive on the old city on the night of Tuesday, December 6. Previously, militants held this part of the city for four years. The AP news agency reports, citing the Syrian army, that government forces and their allies are now in control of almost three-quarters of Eastern Aleppo.

Politics US Secretary of State John Kerry intends to continue talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the situation in Syria in Germany on Wednesday. But Lavrov warned that the rebels must leave Aleppo or be destroyed read on WSJ.com read on FT.com ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who may become US Secretary of State, has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders.

Construction of an electric depot is the last state contract of Transstroy in St. Petersburg / Evgeny Egorov / Vedomosti The St. Petersburg administration sent a notice to Transstroy Corporation JSC about the termination of the contract for the construction of the Yuzhnoye electric depot, according to documents on the state procurement website.

Bloomberg experts named the foreign policy of the new US President Donald Trump and the elections in Europe as the main threats to global stability in 2017. 146 economists, analysts and strategists took part in the agency’s annual survey. Uncertainty over Trump's future policies was named as the biggest threat to global security by 38% of respondents. “Russia and China interpreted Trump’s victory as an opportunity to more aggressively defend their regional interests.

Over two and a half years of operation of the contract system, state procurements have not become transparent, the National Procurement Transparency Rating 2016 showed (Vedomosti reviewed it). From July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, government orders increased by 20%, and the number of competitive procurements increased by only 1%. On average, less than three participants come to the auction. In a third of trades the price does not decrease (see chart).

Several structures, including OJSC First Freight Company (PGK, part of Vladimir Lisin’s UCL group), are showing interest in a controlling stake in PJSC Transcontainer, but Russian Railways can part with the asset only for a significant amount, said Russian Railways President Oleg Belozerov. “We have applications from a number of companies, including Freight One. There are not very many official ones, but interest in the purchase [is expressed verbally],” Belozerov said.

December 07, 2016, 12:53 / Auto Liksutov: the paid parking zone will constantly expand Vedomosti The targeted expansion of the paid parking zone in Moscow will continue constantly, Deputy Mayor of the capital Maxim Liksutov said on the radio station “Moscow Speaks”. “I talk about this all the time: the targeted expansion of paid parking in Moscow will continue. These are not some areas, these are some sections of the road network, one, two, three, five places, a piece of a street, or so on.

December 07, 2016, 14:54 / Business / News Gazprom's exports have moved away from November highs undefined Vedomosti Russian gas exports to non-CIS countries are declining in December after a series of record daily volumes in November, according to calculations by the Gas Information Agency (AGI) based on materials from European gas transport operators. In absolute terms, the current level of gas exports may decrease to approximately 560 million cubic meters.

The existing mechanism for insuring the liability of developers does not guarantee the protection of equity holders / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti In order to facilitate the process of control over developers who are unable to complete projects, the compensation fund will be vested with the functions of an arbitration manager in accordance with amendments to the bankruptcy law.

December 07, 2016, 03:36 / Economics / Opinions / Rules The Antimonopoly Service proposes to waive part of the tariffs If competition in the market is sufficiently developed, regulation is not necessary Anatoly Golomolzin , deputy head of the FAS The increased efficiency of tariff regulation was facilitated by the combination of the FAS functions of monitoring the activities of natural monopolies: non-discriminatory access to their services and their procurement.

Recently, more than 20 new sites for housing construction in Moscow have been transferred to the state enterprise (KP) "Civil Construction Administration" (UCA), Deputy Mayor of the capital for urban development policy and construction Marat Khusnullin told journalists, Interfax reports. According to Khusnullin, construction on these sites will be carried out using budget funds. He noted that 500,000-600,000 square meters of housing are built annually at the city’s expense.

Weekly inflation in Russia (November 29 - December 5) remains at 0.1%. Since the beginning of the year, inflation has gained 5.1%, according to the Rosstat report . In annual terms, inflation as of December 5 dropped to 5.7%. Over the past week, butter prices increased by 0.8%, chicken eggs by 0.7%, pork, sausages, sausages, milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, cheese and tea – by 0.2-0.5%. Granulated sugar fell in price by 0.7%, buckwheat and millet – by 0.3%.

The United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in a joint statement condemned the use of force in Syria's Aleppo, which is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe, and are ready to consider additional measures against supporters of the Syrian government - both individuals and entities "acting in the interests of or on behalf of the Syrian regime." The heads of state believe that Russia is allegedly “blocking [the work] of the UN Security Council,” which, they claim, is