Sberbank is once again experiencing problems with card payments. Some bank clients have been experiencing refusals to make card payments since 12.45 Moscow time on December 4, a Sberbank call center employee told a Vedomosti correspondent. “We recommend completing the transaction a little later or paying in an alternative way,” the call center said. They indicated that if the card was debited and the product or service was not provided, the funds will be returned within five calendar days.

One of the largest transport projects in Russia, the 410 km long Kyzyl-Kuragino railway to the Elegest coal deposit, has been approved by the government. The concession agreement with investors was agreed upon at a meeting with Deputy Chairman Arkady Dvorkovich, two participants in the discussions reported and Dvorkovich’s representative confirmed. The road will cost 192.4 billion rubles.

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) is asking the government to exempt dedicated networks used by top management of large companies from the Yarovaya Law, Kommersant writes .

04 December 2017, 15:19 / Finance Mikail Shishkhanov commented on the write-off of B&N Bank sub-bords undefined Vedomosti The main owner of B&N Bank, Mikail Shishkhanov, commented on the write-off of the bank’s subordinated liabilities. The bank's creditors and clients did not suffer losses due to the write-off, he told Vedomosti. “Binbank did not have subordinated Eurobonds, and we did not have shares on the stock exchange, unlike FC Otkritie ,” he said.

Time magazine has named 10 candidates for the title of "Person of the Year" for 2017. The final decision will be announced Wednesday, December 6, on the morning broadcast of the Today show on NBC. The candidates include US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chairman of the State Council of the DPRK Kim Jong-un, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and US Special Prosecutor for the "Russia case" Robert Mueller.

The possibility of Russia declaring a boycott of the Olympic Games in South Korea is not being discussed. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports. According to Peskov, Russia "remains committed to the ideals of Olympism." At the same time, he noted that the Kremlin does not agree with many decisions regarding Russian athletes and is "against the unsubstantiated infringement" of their rights.

December 03, 2017, 23:25 / Economics Developing countries set a record for issuing long-term bonds Their issue this year has already exceeded $500 billion Keith Allen It will take investors about 12 years to recoup the original cost of Argentina's 100-year government bonds, which it issued this summer with a yield of 7.9% / Victor R. Caivano / AP Sovereign borrowers, banks and companies from developing countries are issuing long-term bonds at a record pace in 2017.

December 03, 2017, 23:59 / Technologies In a month, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications blocked 255 pirate mirrors After the tightening of the anti-piracy law, officials received 4 times fewer requests to block sites than Ksenia Boletskaya expected Mirror blocking is part of a package of measures to combat piracy on the RuNet / Roger Benaviez / Reuters The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications recognized 255 sites as mirrors (copies) of pirated sites blocked in Russia, as a

The largest air drills in the history of the US-South Korean military alliance have begun near the borders of the DPRK, Yonhap news agency reports. More than 230 combat aircraft and about 12,000 personnel are involved in the Vigilant Ace 18 air force maneuvers. In particular, six F-22 Raptors and six F-35 aircraft will take part in the five-day drills, which is also happening for the first time.

04 December 2017, 17:44 / Finance AHML will abandon its brand After merging with Russian Capital Bank, the agency will be renamed Dom.RF by Alexander Astapenko AHML will be renamed Dom.rf / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The Housing Mortgage Lending Agency (AHML) will abandon its brand, said the organization’s general director Alexander Plutnik. This will happen in 2018 after merging with Russian Capital Bank. “If the government supports it, we will call ourselves Dom.RF,” said Plutnik.

December 04, 2017, 17:48 / Updated December 05, 2017, 00:56 / Business The accident at Raspadskaya will not affect the company’s clients Mining at the coal company's largest mine has been suspended for at least two days Vitaly Petlevoy Kuzyarin Anatoly / TASS Photo Chronicle Coal mining at the Raspadskaya mine has been suspended for at least a day due to a fire. But this will not affect consumers, experts are sure.

December 04, 2017, 09:49 / Finance The Central Bank revoked licenses from two banks undefined Vedomosti On Monday, the Central Bank of Russia revoked the licenses of two banks - Moscow Eurostandard and Krasnodar LLC CB Novopokrovsky, according to the regulator’s messages. Eurostandard was deprived of its license due to failure to comply with laws regulating banking activities and regulations of the Central Bank.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that almost the entire territory of Syria has already been liberated from terrorists. According to him, this is due to the Russian military group located in the republic and the Syrian government forces. “We liberated... practically the entire territory of the country, including the places of historical residence of Christians,” the head of state specified during a meeting with the heads of delegations of local Orthodox churches (quoted by TASS).

Those who blocked the NewsOne TV channel demanded that it change its editorial policy, Ukrainian media report. The owner of the TV channel, non-factional MP Yevgeny Murayev, must "repent for separatist statements," said the blockade participants (quoted by ZN.UA).

04 December 2017, 11:58 / Business The lawyer announced the termination of the case of tax evasion by Yulmart. undefined Vedomosti The criminal case regarding tax evasion by Yulmart has been dropped, told TASS Yerlan Kasenov, a lawyer for Yulmart co-owner Dmitry Kostygin, . The case was initiated in December 2016, the defendant was the former general director of the company, Sergei Fedorinov.