The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has received new data from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Russian football players from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory database, TASS reports, citing the FIFA press service. "We can confirm that FIFA and other international federations met with WADA on December 14 and received new data from the Moscow laboratory. FIFA expects additional information from WADA in the coming months," the organization said.

The Republican majority in both houses of the US Congress agreed on a package of tax reforms, reports . The Wall Street Journal According to the new version of the amendments, as part of the tax reform initiated by US President Donald Trump, corporate income tax is expected to be reduced to 21% from the current 35%, and the maximum tax rate for individuals will be reduced to 37% from 39.6%.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Thursday announced an interest rate hike of 25 basis points to 1.75% per annum, the regulator said in a statement . The head of the Hong Kong financial department, which performs the functions of the central bank, Norman Chan called on investors to carefully manage risks when making credit transactions. The Hong Kong board increased rates following the US Federal Reserve, which also raised rates by 25 bps. p. up to 1.25-1.5% per annum.

December 14, 2017, 18:49 / Business The media reported the Ministry of Transport's demand to dismiss the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency undefined Vedomosti The Ministry of Transport sent a proposal to the government regarding the resignation of the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Alexander Neradko, RNS reported , citing two sources close to the Ministry of Transport.

Russian and American aircraft came close to each other in Syrian airspace, RIA Novosti reports, citing the press service of the US Central Command (CENTCOM). "Two F-22s were too close to two Russian aircraft, so deconfliction channels were used to discuss the situation," a U.S. official said.

Russian Senator Suleiman Kerimov has invested money in Snapchat shares. This was reported by The Bell, citing top managers of three investment funds and two acquaintances of the billionaire. According to one of the sources, Kerimov invested the money before the company's IPO in the hope that it would go up in price afterwards. However, this did not happen and now Kerimov is in the red, adds another source. The Bell's sources do not specify how much exactly Kerimov invested in Snapchat.

The Circle Line is one of the key interchange lines of the subway, so the priority project in the metro for the operator was to equip the Circle Line sections with high-quality 4G communications, the report says / Andrey Gordeyev / Vedomosti Megafon has provided 4G (LTE) communications in all tunnels of the Moscow metro's ring line, the operator said in a statement. More than 70% of the operator's subscribers in the capital use smartphones and other mobile devices in the metro.

Transneft . refused Schneider Electric equipment due to its vulnerability to external cyber attacks The first vice-president of the company, Maxim Grishanin, spoke about this, TASS reports . Schneider Electric is a French power engineering company that produces equipment for energy complexes of industrial enterprises, data processing centers, etc. The company's first Russian project was implemented back in 1974 at the Samara Oil Refinery.

December 14, 2017, 00:46 / Business Exclusively by subscription VEB is looking for partners for the construction of a pulp and paper mill in the Krasnoyarsk Territory Chinese and Russian companies are showing interest Vladimir Shtanov VEB will look for partners for the construction of a pulp and paper mill among specialized investors / Igor Zarembo / RIA Novosti In the summer of 2018, the VEB Supervisory Board will consider the issue of financing the construction of a pulp and paper mill (PPM)

US President Donald Trump's decisions have had a positive impact on the American economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on Thursday, December 14. "Look at the markets - how they have grown. This shows investors' confidence in the American economy, and this shows that they trust what President Trump is doing in this area," Putin said. The head of state expressed hope for an improvement in Russian-American relations.

Law enforcement pressure on business is linked, among other things, to corruption and poor management, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on Thursday, December 14. "Here I agree with you - we do not see any big changes for the better," Putin answered a question about the pressure of security forces on business.

A UK court has declared the WikiLeaks project a mass media outlet. This was reported by The Guardian newspaper, citing the court's ruling. The court found that WikiLeaks is a media outlet that publishes and comments on official materials about war, intelligence or corruption. The status of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is an important issue in the issue of his extradition to the United States, the court noted. Assange has been in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012.

December 14, 2017, 06:19 / Auto Toyota and Panasonic will jointly develop batteries undefined Vedomosti Toyota Motor and Panasonic have signed a partnership agreement to develop batteries for cars, the companies announced. The partnership should help meet growing demand and expectations for electrified vehicles, it said . The company's goal is to improve flat (prismatic) batteries, which are used in cars by Japan's largest manufacturer.

TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak, who announced her desire to run for the post of President of Russia, came to Vladimir Putin's press conference. She told journalists what questions she wants to ask the President. “These are issues related to the elections, Alexei Navalny, the results of his [Putin’s] rule, as well as important issues related to specific people,” Interfax quotes Sobchak as saying.

Navalny called the president's press conference uninteresting and unconvincing overall / Evgeny Feldman for Alexei Navalny's campaign The authorities did not allow Alexei Navalny to participate in the elections because they consider him a threat, the opposition leader himself stated this on air on his program on the YouTube channel "Navalny Live".