March 15, 2017, 23:29 / Business Exclusively by subscription FESCO repays bonds ahead of schedule to owners of small blocks of shares The company's securities are currently in circulation for 7 billion rubles Anna Zibrova Ilya Usov The parent company of FESCO is Fesco / PJSC Far Eastern Shipping Company On Tuesday, the Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO, parent company Fesco) announced that it had repaid the second series of securities worth RUB 188,000 ahead of schedule.

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said there had been no official reports of Russian hackers' involvement in the Yahoo attacks. "We have not heard any accusations of this kind. In this case, I am not talking about mass media reports. They cannot be taken as accusations," Peskov said. According to him, Moscow learned about the accusations against Russian citizens from the media.

Yesterday, the Israeli company Check Point, specializing in information security, reported in its blog about the vulnerabilities it had discovered in the web versions of the Telegram and WhatsApp instant messengers. A hacker could send a malicious code to a messenger user, disguising it as a harmless file, such as a picture or video.

March 16, 2017, 16:52 / Business RDIF and partners are interested in a minority stake in GEFCO Vedomosti The Russian Direct Investment Fund and its partners - sovereign funds of a number of countries are exploring the possibility of acquiring a minority stake in the French logistics operator GEFCO, owned by Russian Railways OJSC. “We are interested in this, but we are still just studying it all.

According to colleagues, Pavel Krasheninnikov's committee (pictured) is taking on too much / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti A conflict between two committees arose at the State Duma Council on Tuesday, one of the participants in the meeting told Vedomosti.

More and more students and business schools are choosing MBA programs that are taught online, either fully or partially / Viktor Hanacek / Picjumbo-com New technologies have already significantly changed the way people live and work, but business education has not yet undergone a fundamental transformation.

March 16, 2017, 10:58 / Economy / News Inflation in Russia in mid-March fell below the expectations of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Central Bank - to 4.4% undefined Vedomosti Inflation in Russia continues to decline and by March 13 amounted to 4.4% in annual terms, which is below the expectations of both the Ministry of Economic Development and the Central Bank, said Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin, speaking at the RSPP congress on Thursday in Moscow.

March 16, 2017, 16:54 / Business / Finance The Central Bank disclosed insider trading in Sistema shares Vedomosti The Bank of Russia reported that it had uncovered insider trading in Sistema shares in July 2014. “These transactions were carried out several hours before the official disclosure of insider information by the company, which caused a decrease in the stock price of Sistema on the stock exchange by more than 7%,” the Central Bank writes. The Central Bank named the insiders: A. N.

The dynamics of key economic indicators in Russia have become predictable, said Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin. “As I have said, we have made significant progress in shaping macroeconomic policy designs that will ensure the long-term sustainability of macroeconomic dynamics.

Politics The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to significantly reduce funding for the State Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and some other budget expenditures in fiscal 2018. Due to this, it wants to increase defense spending. But Congress will have to oppose this read on WSJ.com read on FT.com A Hawaii court has blocked a new version of Trump's immigration order.

March 16, 2017, 13:14 / Business Peskov: Putin did not discuss the T Plus case with Vekselberg Vedomosti Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renova, Viktor Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the T Plus case , in which Vekselberg’s partner Evgeniy Olkhovik and T Plus CEO Boris Vainzikher were arrested, with the Vekselberg, at a meeting on March 14. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov spoke about this today.

March 16, 2017, 14:39 / Economy / News The number of dollar millionaires in Russia grew by 10% in 2016 – RANEPA undefined Vedomosti The number of dollar millionaires in Russia in 2016 increased to 132,000 people - by 10% compared to 2015. At the same time, in Europe their number decreased by 4%. Such data are provided in the monitoring of the socio-economic situation and well-being of the population by the Institute of Social Analysis and Forecasting (INSAP) of RANEPA.

The PSN Group is starting to implement the multifunctional quarter “Pravda” in the center of Moscow, the company said in a statement. The quarter will be built in the center of Moscow on the territory of the former printing plant of the newspaper "Pravda". Apartments and office real estate, as well as social infrastructure, will be built on the territory of 9 hectares. The total area of ​​the site will be 196,000 sq. m. Of this, 96,000 sq. m. will be allocated for office space, and 92,500 sq. m.

The RTS index on Thursday evening exceeded 1,100 points due to the sharp strengthening of the ruble. This is evidenced by trading data from the Moscow Exchange. By 17:49 Moscow time, the index rose by 3.5% to 1100.03 points, the MICEX index rose by 1.1% to 214.51 points. Earlier it was reported that the dollar exchange rate fell to 57.63 rubles. (minimum since February 21). The ruble is strengthening as a result of the market reaction to the expected 25 basis point increase in the Fed rate.

The ruble strengthened sharply after yesterday's Fed rate hike. By 13.30 Moscow time, the dollar had dropped by 43 kopecks. up to 57.97 rubles, euros - by 50 kopecks. up to 62.10 rub. That is, in fact, rates returned to the levels of the first week of March, according to exchange data. The Fed raised rates by 25 bps. p.