German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel called on Washington to abandon unilateral measures against Moscow and to coordinate its policy towards Russia with the European Union "in a trusting and close manner." He was quoted by Deutsche Welle. He named the common goal of Brussels and Washington - to facilitate the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. "We are unanimous in the opinion that this requires political pressure on Moscow.

The owner of the Seventh Continent and Nash chains, Alexander Zanadvorov, has completely left the retail business, reports RBC , citing a source in the retail market. “The deal to exit the business will be formalized as the sale of lease rights to all stores and the Seventh Continent brand,” he said. The premises of supermarkets and hypermarkets will remain the property of the entrepreneur.

July 28, 2017, 00:18 / Business US Presidential Decree “Buy American” helps Russian metallurgical companies Their American divisions are doing better than ever Polina Trifonova NLMK has two plants in the USA that produce rolled steel - in Indiana and Pennsylvania / NLMK Pennsylvania Less than six months have passed since US President Donald Trump signed the “Buy American” decree. The decree envisages an increase in purchases by government agencies of products manufactured in the United States.

Every third new client is noticed in dubious cash withdrawals after 2-3 months, says a top manager of a large bank / Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti The Central Bank has drawn attention to the fact that more cash has been withdrawn from corporate cards issued by banks to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs (IE).

The US Senate has approved a bill toughening sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, Reuters reports . 98 senators voted for the document, 2 voted against. The first vote, when the bill was introduced in the chamber, had a similar result. In the House of Representatives, 419 deputies supported it, only three voted against.

India and China accounted for 26% of Uralkali’s sales in 2016 / E. Razumny / Vedomosti Uralkali Trading (a 100% subsidiary of Uralkali) has signed a contract to supply potash to India, Uralkali said in a statement. The contract was signed with IPL, India’s largest importer of mineral fertilizers. Deliveries will be made from August 2017 to June 2018.

Rostec (pictured CEO Sergei Chemezov) has not yet succeeded in creating a domestic OS / Mikhail Metzel / TASS Rostec's subsidiary NCI failed to register its OS operating system in the register of domestic software, a member of the expert council under the Ministry of Communications told Vedomosti. This council includes products in the register. The company failed to provide all the necessary documents, Vedomosti's source explained.

Fuel and Energy Complex The article was published in No. 4373 dated July 28, 2017 under the title: Novatek scares competitors The accelerated launch of Yamal LNG will allow the plant to quickly repay shareholder loans The project is not afraid of a slowdown in the LNG market - it is competitive even at very low gas prices July 28 00:15 Arthur Toporkov / Vedomosti Dear subscriber! This red icon means you can share a paid article with your friends.

July 28, 2017, 13:45 / Finance Bank St. Petersburg will increase its capital by 3.18 billion rubles This will allow the bank to fulfill the conditions of the additional capitalization program through OFZ Emma Terchenko Bank St. Petersburg will increase its capital by 3.18 billion rubles / E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti Bank St. Petersburg has decided on the placement price of 60 million new shares; it will be 53 rubles. per share.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov emphasized that the measures against American diplomats announced today by the Foreign Ministry are a response to the bill on anti-Russian sanctions adopted by the American Congress. He explained that Moscow did not wait for the signature of US President Donald Trump, since after the Senate’s decision the issue was practically resolved. “In this case, the form that has already been issued after the Senate is probably of greater importance.

July 28, 2017, 1:59 pm / Business Uralkali's net profit under RAS in the first half of the year decreased by half undefined Vedomosti The net profit of Uralkali according to RAS in the first half of 2017 decreased by 2.1 times compared to the same period last year and amounted to 21.317 billion rubles. The company's revenue for the reporting period decreased by 6% to 66.399 billion rubles, gross profit - by 9.9% to 48.969 billion rubles. Sales profit fell by 17% and reached RUB 31.514 billion.

's loss Yandex.Taxi before interest, taxes and depreciation increased 21 times in January - June 2017, Yandex reported. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to RUB -3.21 billion. against a loss of 153 million rubles. a year earlier. For the second quarter of 2017, this figure amounted to 1.97 billion rubles.

The Prosecutor General's Office has confirmed the detention of Pavel Yurkin, Deputy Prosecutor of the Moscow Transport Prosecutor's Office. He is suspected of receiving a large bribe.

Strategy for small business The Leningrad Region government has approved a strategy for the development of small and medium-sized businesses until 2030. It has become the first region to adopt such a document. According to the strategy, the turnover of small and medium-sized businesses will increase threefold by 2030 to 1.3 trillion rubles, and up to 35% of the working population will be employed in them.

The BingoBox store in Shanghai looks like a typical Chinese convenience store, with shelves stocked with instant noodles, beer and packs of traditional snacks. But there is one difference: BingoBox has no salespeople or cashiers. The entrance to this small store is located in the parking lot behind the supermarket. To open the door, you need to use a smartphone application. Buyers scan product codes to pay.