December 19, 2016, 19:29 / Business / News Gazprom Neft has revealed a plan to reduce production undefined Vedomosti Gazprom Neft currently plans to reduce production in the first half of the year by 2.7% compared to the average daily production in October, company CEO Alexander Dyukov said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “We plan to reduce production by approximately 2.7% compared to the average daily production in October,” he said.

Three people were injured in a shooting near a Muslim center in Zurich, the BBC and CNN reported on Monday. Swiss police confirmed the casualties and announced a special operation in the area of ​​the Muslim center. Details of the operation have not been disclosed, but local media reports that the attacker managed to escape from the scene of the crime. Read also: How to defeat ISIS

US President-elect Donald Trump responded to calls for electors not to vote for him. “If my many supporters acted and threatened people like those who lost the election, they would be despised and called terrible names,” he tweeted on the eve of the vote. The 538 electors, usually nominated by parties, are voted on in caucuses in each US state and the District of Columbia, this year on December 19th.

December 19, 2016, 00:02 / Business Nielsen: Russian consumers consider expensive products premium And not high-quality, like all over the world Natalya Ishchenko Quality is secondary for Russian consumers: 57% classify as premium products those made from high-quality materials or ingredients / E. Razumny / Vedomosti In Russia, 68% of consumers said that they buy premium goods, in the world this is 85%, according to a new study by Nielsen.

December 19, 2016, 12:25 / Business / News The Investigative Committee suspects the management of Yashma of tax evasion of 7 billion rubles undefined Vedomosti The management of the Yashma group was suspected of tax evasion in the amount of more than 7 billion rubles, according to the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR).

December 19, 2016, 00:42 / Opinions Liberalism and electoral victory Where liberal principles and a populist program can converge Konstantin Sonin Economic efficiency and political expediency can come together here. Stop feeding the rich may, after all, be a liberal slogan Alexei Navalny has announced that he will run for the presidency in 2018. This is very good simply because, like in a supermarket or a car dealership, the consumer always benefits from increased competition.

Lukoil does not plan to reduce oil production in Iraq in 2016–2017 , said Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov. "No, not yet. So far we have not received such recommendations from the Iraqi government,” he said and clarified that we are talking about 2016–2017. Earlier, Lukoil Vice President Leonid Fedun reported that the company was consulting with Iraq on reducing oil production in the country.

December 19, 2016, 09:57 / Finance Kolomoisky commented on the nationalization of Privatbank – media undefined Vedomosti One of the two main shareholders of PJSC Privatbank, Igor Kolomoisky, called on the bank’s depositors not to worry about their money, UNN reports citing a businessman’s post on Facebook . “Customers, please do not panic, everything will be fine with your money. Only the owners were affected. And the investment climate in the country.

Vnesheconombank (VEB) intends to transfer part of its assets to the Industrial Assets Fund by the end of the year, said the head of the state corporation, Sergei Gorkov. According to him, we are talking about Ukrainian transactions, which amount to up to 20% of the loan portfolio. “We’ll try until the end of the year,” he said.

Stop accusing me of sympathizing with Russia. In general, I know little about this country; I have neither business nor investments there,” Donald Trump justified himself at the pre-election debate with Hillary Clinton.

Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov has died after an assassination attempt in Ankara, local media reported . RIA Novosti and Ekho Moskvy confirm Karlov's death, citing sources. The Russian Foreign Ministry neither confirms nor denies this information. The ministry only reports that Karlov has been taken to hospital.

Police and prosecutors have discovered the bodies of four more victims during raids on the homes of potential victims of mass poisoning with surrogate alcohol in Irkutsk, Stanislav Zubovsky, prosecutor of the city's Leninsky District, told Interfax. He noted that this brought the death toll to 25 people and warned that the figure could rise further. Mass poisoning with surrogate alcohol occurred in the Novo-Lenino microdistrict of Irkutsk.

December 19, 2016, 05:47 / Finance / News The Ukrainian government nationalized Privatbank undefined Vedomosti The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the proposal of the National Bank and the Financial Stability Council to transfer 100% of the shares of Privatbank into state ownership, according to the government website. The new owner of the shares will be the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. The transition period begins on December 19.

December 19, 2016, 15:39 / Business Mikhail Fridman's L1 will invest up to $3 billion in foreign retail Vedomosti LetterOne (L1, manages the assets of Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Group and partners) is creating a division, L1 Retail, to invest in the retail trade segment, reports Interfax . This structure is ready to invest up to $3 billion in retailers that have the potential to become leaders in their segments in their markets, LetterOne said in a statement.

The preliminary cause of the hard landing of the Il-18 aircraft in Tiksi, Bulunsky District, Yakutia was a strong crosswind with gusts, the regional government press service reported. The authorities note that, according to forecasts, the weather will only worsen over the next two to three days. The report also notes that a medical team with equipment from Yakutsk will transport 40 victims of the crash by plane to the village of Ust-Kuyga, and then by helicopter to Tiksi.