05 February 2017, 22:45 / Finance Payment system "Mir" changes tariffs for banks She suggested that they issue cards on which they could earn more Anna Eremina NSPK is making new products for banks to justify such a large-scale issue of cards / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti The Russian payment system Mir will update tariffs from February 16, several bankers who received a letter from Mir told Vedomosti.

After checking, Vienna police released 20 of the 22 Chechens who were detained in the Austrian capital on the evening of February 3, APA reported, citing the prosecutor's office. Two of the detainees remain in police custody. Earlier, Vienna police reported the detention of 22 Chechens in one of the city's districts, from whom weapons were confiscated. They are suspected of participating in a terrorist organization.

"Platon" waited for doubling / M. Stulov / Vedomosti The tariff for trucks heavier than 12 tons to travel on federal highways will be doubled, according to a decree published on the government website. From April 15, the fee will increase from 1.53 rubles per 1 km to 3.06 rubles. The Ministry of Transport initially proposed raising the tariff twice: on February 1 – to 2.61 rubles, and on June 1 – to 3.06 rubles.

The main difference of the new competition is its “package” approach / John Phillips / PA Photos / TASS Read also: Results of the literary year: no increase in writers, publishers, critics A new literary prize for young authors has been announced in Moscow. Authors aged 15 to 35 can apply for the prize. The best writers and poets will be named on Pushkin's birthday, June 6.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow did everything fairly in introducing retaliatory sanctions against the European Union. "We imposed sanctions as a countermeasure because of one very simple thing. European sanctions limit the ability of our banks to receive loans to finance agriculture, which would mean that EU agricultural producers in the Russian market would benefit from unfair competition conditions," Lavrov explained in an interview with the Austrian magazine Profil.

management MTS considers it possible to increase prices in the mobile communications market, according to a review by VTB Capital analyst Ivan Kim following a meeting with the operator’s management. We are talking, in particular, about tariff plans with unlimited mobile Internet. MTS plans to raise prices for these tariffs or completely abandon them in 2017, Kim reports, citing operator executives.

Historical topics are now coming to the fore in ideological discussions provoked by ideological initiative in power.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will dismiss Perm Krai Governor Viktor Basargin on Monday, February 6, the Dozhd TV channel reported, citing informed sources. The governor's office did not confirm the information, and Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov did not answer Dozhd's question. Basargin has held the post of governor of the region since 2012; his first term in office expires this year.

The creator of the popular Snapchat app wants to raise $3 billion in an IPO / E. Razumny / Vedomosti Snap Inc., the creator of the Snapchat app, has published an IPO prospectus on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In it, Snap disclosed the financial indicators of the service, the size of the audience, the projected valuation during the placement. The document says that Snap wants to raise $3 billion on the stock exchange.

Russian snowboarder Alena Zavarzina won the World Cup stage in parallel giant slalom, which is taking place in Bansko, Bulgaria.

La La Land Director Wins Directors Guild of America Award for Best Picture American Damien Chazelle, who directed the musical La La Land, won the Directors Guild of America Award in the most prestigious category – for achievements in cinema. The award was announced in Los Angeles (California), where the 69th ceremony ended. Traditionally, the winner of the previous season, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant), presented the award to the new laureate.

Brioni CEO Gianluca Flore will leave the company on February 28, the company said in an official statement. Flore was appointed to this position in 2014, having previously served as CEO of Bottega Veneta for Asia and the Pacific. Both brands are owned by the Kering group. It has not yet been announced who will take Flore's place at Brioni. Flore's departure may be connected to an unsuccessful attempt to change Brioni's image in 2016.

With the growth of rent for the church, as a monopolist in the market, it is extremely important to erect barriers to entry into this market - to persecute heretics, establish Sunday schools, try to merge with the state In 1989, the Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization published an article , “An Economic Model of the Medieval Church,” which later became a classic.

World of Tanks took over the Super Bowl / E. Razumny / Vedomosti Advertisement for the game World of Tanks is to be aired during the final match for the championship of the National Football League (professional American football league in the United States; NFL), known as the Super Bowl, Juuso Myllyrinn, global director of marketing and PR for the game developer Wargaming, told Vedomosti. Information This is also contained on the website of the American industry publication Ad Age.

The 69th Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony has ended in Beverly Hills. The main award was given to the director of the musical melodrama "La La Land" Damien Chazelle. This was reported on the official website of the film awards . Chazelle, 32, became the youngest winner of the award. Other nominees included Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Denis Villeneuve (Arrival), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and Garth Davis (Lion).