President of Vneshprombank Larisa Markus admitted guilt in the case of theft of more than 114 billion rubles. from the bank and asked to consider her case in a special manner, Interfax reports with reference to the statement of the press secretary of the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow Olga Myshelova. Read on vedomosti.ru A special procedure involves admitting guilt, giving evidence and taking measures to compensate for damages in the case.

April 18, 2017, 08:42 / Business Rogozin will head the board of directors of Glonass - Kommersant Vedomosti Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will head the board of directors of Glonass , Kommersant writes , citing sources in the company and the government apparatus. The official heads the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC), which oversees the development of the system on behalf of the president.

Mail.ru Group has sent a request to the Russian division of Google to include the Mail.ru search engine in the list of search engines available to users of Android devices. This was reported in a press release from Mail.ru.

The Cyprus company Strafor Commercial Ltd., associated with Svyaznoy, has filed a bankruptcy claim against the founder and former owner of the retailer, Maxim Nogotkov. Nogotkov created the business that eventually grew into the Svyaznoy Group in the mid-1990s while still a student. In late 2014, he lost control of the company due to debt problems. In 2015, in a video address to the Svyaznoy team, Nogotkov said that he had moved to Silicon Valley.

April 18, 2017, 14:02 / Finance / News Gazprombank's quarterly profit increased almost fivefold undefined Vedomosti The net profit of Gazprombank for January – March 2017 reached 15.314 billion rubles. compared to RUB 3.137 billion. for the same period last year. This is evidenced by calculations based on the bank’s turnover sheet published on the Bank of Russia website. Profit before tax amounted to RUB 16.182 billion. against a profit of 3.662 billion rubles.

April 18, 2017, 22:38 / Economics The IMF expects inflation of 720% in Venezuela by the end of the year Vedomosti The inflation rate in Venezuela at the end of 2017 could reach 720%, and in 2018 the figure could reach 2000%. Such data are presented in the new forecast and analytical report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the state and immediate prospects of the world economy.

April 18, 2017, 10:14 am / Finance Russia has hardly changed the volume of investments in US Treasuries for four months Vedomosti The volume of Russian investments in US Treasuries changed little over the four months ending in February 2017, according to the results of a study by the US Treasury. In February, Russia's investments in US Treasuries increased by only $100 million, the same as in January. At the end of 2016, the overall volume of investments decreased by $6 billion.

April 17, 2017, 23:53 / Economics The Ministry of Finance proposes to tighten foreign exchange controls Extend it to transactions in which goods do not enter Russia Elizaveta Bazanova Currently, only contracts under which goods leave or enter Russia are subject to exchange control. The Ministry of Finance proposes to extend regulation to other transactions / M. Stulov / Vedomosti Currently, only contracts under which goods leave or enter Russia are subject to exchange control.

April 18, 2017, 12:15 / Business Oleg Deripaska's En+ revenue amounted to almost $10 billion in 2016 The company's energy business is one of the most effective in the industry Alexandra Terentyeva Oleg Deripaska's En+ company disclosed financial results for 2016 on the eve of its IPO / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti Oleg Deripaska's En+ company, on the eve of its IPO, disclosed financial results for 2016. En+'s revenue amounted to $9.78 billion, adjusted EBITDA - $2.48 billion.

The Central Bank of Russia proposes to block fraudulent financial domains and websites registered abroad, said the chairman of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina. “We exchange information with law enforcement agencies, organize blocking of sites that contain illegal content and which are used for unauthorized access to the information systems of third parties.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia granted Sberbank's request to purchase 51% of the voting shares of Sibmost JSC, the FAS decision says. The decision to grant this petition was made by the department on April 14. In early February, Vedomosti learned that AFK Sistema , Sberbank and Sibmost entered into an agreement of intent to purchase a bridge-building company. The Novosibirsk company Sibmost is one of the largest bridge-building enterprises in the country.

It took the heirs 10 years to restore the estate of the Leontyev nobles in the village of Voronino near Rostov the Great / V. Yakovleva In the modern history of owning estates in Russia, there are no more than 20 years.

April 18, 2017, 13:22 / Business Rusprodsoyuz reported a decrease in salt prices in Russia Vedomosti In April, compared to December, selling prices for salt from Russian producers decreased by an average of 10%. This is reported by Interfax with reference to data from Rusprodsoyuz. First of all, the decrease affected rock salt and “Extra” salt in 1 kg packaging, these are varieties of the economy segment and they are the most popular among buyers, the press release explains.

April 18, 2017, 16:23 / Economics Putin persuaded Siluanov to reduce the fine for violations during the repatriation of currency The amounts from which a transaction passport is needed may also be increased Margarita Papchenkova Putin supported Demin and put pressure on Siluanov / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti “It’s better to buy another plant instead of a yacht” Alexey Nechaev tells how Faberlic has remained in the global top 100 in the perfumery and cosmetics industry for 11 years and why the

The Russian public procurement system is criticized by everyone: customers, suppliers and even regulators represented by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). At the same time, the main discussion is around the lack of control, which cannot curb corruption in public procurement. Only in the basic law “On the contract system...” (44-FZ), since its adoption four years ago, changes have been made 38 times, i.e.