January 23, 2018, 10:49 / Economy / News Russia rises in US News & World Report ranking of best countries in the world undefined Vedomosti Russia moved up one spot and took 26th place in the ranking of the best countries in the world according to US News & World Report in 2018. Russia is ranked between India and Thailand. The top 5 rankings included Switzerland, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and Japan.

The Kremlin does not consider it necessary to send papers to Ukraine with a proposal to take back the ships remaining in Crimea - an official statement from the Russian president is enough. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of President Vladimir Putin. "Of course, there may be official documents - diplomatic notes, various kinds of messages.

Today's scandal once again shows that the Ministry of Culture has a problem with issuing distribution certificates for films, a representative of the Russian government apparatus told Vedomosti. "Instead of clear rules for the market, some decisions keep popping up that undermine the trust of all industry participants," the representative said.

Yandex.Music will act as a digital platform, and Krasny Kvadrat will be responsible for content production / Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti Yandex.Music and Arkady Rotenberg's Red Square have agreed to launch a music show called #namuzyke, the Internet company reported. The program will first be broadcast live on the desktop version of Yandex.Music , and a week after the live broadcast, it will be aired on the MTV channel. The program will be hosted by Yana Churikova and Alexander Listyev.

Bacardi will increase its stake in Mexican tequila producer Patron Spirits to 100%, the company said . Since 2008, Bacardi has controlled 30% of Patron Spirits. The deal is planned to be closed in the first half of 2018. The entire Patron Spirits is valued at $5.1 billion, according to the message. The acquisition will allow Bacardi to become the leader in the US market among super-premium spirits producers and the second largest alcohol company.

Against the backdrop of the crisis and declining demand for offices, developers sought to reformat projects in favor of more profitable housing or apartments / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The development company Stone Hedge has acquired a 0.48-hectare plot of land on Dolgorukovskaya Street, its CEO Maxim Geyzer told Vedomosti. He did not disclose the amount of the transaction or the seller. According to two real estate consultants, the Artagon business center with an area of ​​3,000 sq. m.

Looking at the charts of key economic indicators, it is difficult to see the point at which Trump replaced Obama. Trump’s first year in office has gone as predicted. As wrong as observers were in predicting Trump’s defeat in the November 2016 election, the predictions for the first year of his presidency have been accurate. There have been virtually no changes in foreign policy.

Sam Rockwell will probably win an Oscar, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri too After last year's embarrassment, when the envelopes were mixed up at the ceremony and the lively La La Land was named best film first, and then the quiet Moonlight, one might have thought that unpredictability had appeared at the Oscars. Indeed, many believed in La La Land's victory, since it has won the most Golden Globes and is generally liked by everyone.

The premiere of the film "The Death of Stalin", scheduled for January 25, may be postponed due to negative reviews from filmmakers, RBC reports , citing the head of the public council under the Ministry of Culture, Yuri Polyakov. Filmmakers who watched the film came to the conclusion that the comedy by director Armando Iauchi does not represent historical or cultural value, and is also offensive, Polyakov said.

January 23, 2018, 21:45 / Business Russian Railways may remove independent directors from the board of directors of TransContainer undefined Vedomosti Russian Railways may replace independent directors on the board of directors of PJSC Transcontainer with top managers of the monopoly, Interfax reports , citing a source familiar with the list of candidates.

The game World of Tanks was released in 2009, it is the most popular game Wargaming / World of Tanks The popular tank battles of the World of Tanks game will become available in virtual reality format, a representative of Wargaming told Vedomosti. The VR version of the game was developed by a Belarusian company together with VRTech as part of the Neurogaming joint venture, the companies said in a statement. It is registered in Cyprus, a representative of Wargaming said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Mikhail Ulyanov as Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna. The decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. Since 2011, Ulyanov has headed the Department of Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kommersant wrote about Ulyanov's possible appointment to this position in the summer.

Dmitry Levin has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Vostochny Bank, the credit institution reports . Levin was the chairman of the board of Russian Standard for 15 years; he has worked at the bank since its founding. In 2016, Levin moved to Rosgosstrakhbank to the position of executive director, and in the summer of 2017 he became executive director of Vostochny, and in September he became the first deputy chairman of the bank’s board. At the end of November, Levin was appointed acting.

State investments and projects The article was published in No. 4492 dated January 23, 2018 under the title: The Ring was given two more months The concession for the Central Ring Road-4 is threatened with cancellation If investors are not found in two months, the project will be stopped on January 23 01:29 Olga Adamchuk / Vedomosti Share this article with your friends! This material is available only to paid subscribers of Vedomosti.

At a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Supreme Court of Russia, President Vladimir Putin wished judges to be humanly happy. "The crowning glory of the legal process is the court decision. Only the court has the right to make a final decision in the context of criminal proceedings, in the context of a dispute between citizens, legal entities and individuals. But the entire professional life of a judge is associated with conflicts.