March 16, 2018, 13:21 / Business RussNeft insured itself at the request of VTB against falling oil prices Vedomosti Russneft began to hedge risks from falling oil prices in the fall of 2017, reports RBC , citing the company’s report for the past year according to RAS standards.

One of the funds, Baring Vostok Capital Partners (BVCP), in connection with the completion of its activities, is selling shares of TCS Group Holding (which combines Tinkoff Bank and Tinkoff Insurance), the press service of Tinkoff Bank told RIA Novosti.

Several major automakers knew about exploding airbags from Japan's Takata long before recalls began, according to court documents. At least three class-action lawsuits have already been filed against the companies in the U.S., AP reports. On Wednesday, lawsuits were filed in a Miami court against U.S. General Motors (GM), Italian-American Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), and German Volkswagen and Mercedes (owned by Daimler).

March 16, 2018, 15:03 / Business / News FAS announced mutual understanding with Bayer in the company's deal with Monsanto undefined Vedomosti The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) came to an understanding in negotiations with the management of the German concern Bayer about its merger with the American Monsanto. about this . spoke Deputy head of the FAS Andrey Tsyganov “This deal is not about carrots or broccoli.

Vladimir Putin, who is running for a new presidential term, has appealed to voters to come to the polling stations on March 18. The address, published on the RT portal, was recorded on behalf of the current head of state. "According to the Constitution of our country, the only source of power is the people," on whose will depends "which path the country will take," the president reminded.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the decision of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry to deny Russians entry to the Russian embassy and consulates on March 18 unprecedented. This is stated in the official statement of the department. "The decision of the Ukrainian authorities, made public on March 16, not to allow Russian citizens into the Russian embassy and consulates general on the day of the Russian presidential elections causes nothing but indignation.

Central Election Commission member Vasily Likhachev stated that the CEC is actively dealing with the situation surrounding Russians voting on Ukrainian territory, TASS reports. “We are actively dealing with this situation together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our relevant security agencies responsible for the security of Russian citizens, including those who work in Russian foreign missions,” he explained.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case on the attempted murder of the 33-year-old daughter of a former GRU officer, Yulia Skripal, in the UK. This was reported on the Investigative Committee website. The case was opened under Part 3 of Article 30, paragraph "e", Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code (attempted murder committed in a generally dangerous manner). Investigators are ready to work together with the competent authorities of Great Britain, the report says.

The nerve agent Novichok, which was used to poison former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal, was brought into the UK from Russia in his daughter Yulia's suitcase, The Telegraph reports , citing intelligence data. According to the publication, 33-year-old Yulia Skripal arrived in the UK on March 3 at 2 p.m. on a flight from Moscow. The next day, father and daughter were found unconscious in the center of Salisbury.

The European Union (EU) will not consider boycotting the World Cup in Russia when discussing the poisoning of former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, Reuters reports . The EU council discussions will focus on the need to get an explanation for what happened in the attack, Merkel said, and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven agreed. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned on March 4 in Salisbury, England.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced that Moscow will soon announce retaliatory mirror measures against Great Britain. According to her, the decisions have already been made and will be communicated to London in the near future, TASS reports. “All decisions have been made by the Russian side and will soon be communicated to both the British side and the public,” Zakharova said.

The Bonum Capital fund, close to Senator Suleiman Kerimov, intends to maintain the current business model of Bank Vozrozhdenie, RNS reports , citing fund representative Anton Averin. “We evaluate the bank as a very high quality asset with good growth potential, the ownership of which is very honorable. The bank has an impeccable 27-year reputation and will continue to operate within the existing business model, which is based on historically strong relationships with clients,” Averin said.

The net profit of JSC Dom.RF (formerly AHML) according to IFRS for 2017 increased by 31.2%. This is stated in the report with the conclusion of the independent auditor Ernst & Young. "Net profit amounted to RUB 18 billion, an increase of RUB 4.3 billion, or 31.2% compared to 2016," the statement said. The company's return on equity was 12.1%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the year compared to 9.9% in 2016.

The Kremlin is interested in a high voter turnout in the presidential elections. This was stated by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, a Vedomosti correspondent reports. "Discussions about what kind of turnout will be sufficient at the elections are the bread and butter of political scientists," the Kremlin spokesman noted.

Now Russian oil refining is actually subsidized by the budget: losses come from customs subsidies in favor of oil refineries. The subsidy arises due to the fact that export duties on petroleum products are lower than duties on crude oil. Due to the duty system, the budget lost 1 trillion rubles in 2017. Director of the Department of Tax and Customs Policy of the Ministry of Finance Alexey Sazanov told Vedomosti about this.