The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg again sent Yulmart co-owner Dmitry Kostygin under house arrest until May 14, 2018. The entrepreneur’s lawyer plans to appeal this decision, Kostygin’s representatives said. The defense side asked the petition to be denied or the restrictions for the co-owner of Yulmart to be softened.

The government will provide support to companies subject to new US sanctions. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, TASS reports. “In the current situation, if their situation worsens, of course, we will [provide this support] and have already discussed some things in advance,” he noted. Dvorkovich noted that the government constantly provides support to large companies.

April 09, 2018, 14:34 / Business / News Evraz began to feel the impact of US tariffs on steel undefined Vedomosti group The Evraz has already felt the impact of the protective duties imposed on steel by the United States, company president Alexander Frolov said today.

The Absolut investment group has become the title partner of the Moscow Marathon, which will now change its name to “Absolut Moscow Marathon”. A message about this was published on the marathon’s Facebook page . The former title partner is Promsvyazbank (2016-2017). Other sponsors of the marathon include BMW, Barilla, MTS , Luzhniki, MGTS . The next “Absolute Moscow Marathon” will take place on September 23, 2018.

April 09, 2018, 21:33 / Finance / News Supreme Court: ultra-high interest rates on microloans cannot last indefinitely undefined Vedomosti The Supreme Court of Russia overturned the appeal ruling, according to which the borrower of a microfinance organization was obliged to pay interest exceeding the amount of the debt by 20 times. The lower courts concluded that the rate of 2% per day should remain in effect during the entire period of the debt.

The euro exchange rate exceeded 73 rubles for the first time since September 16, 2016, according to data from the Moscow Exchange. By 13.10 the European currency strengthened by 1.72 rubles. up to 73.2 rub. for 1 euro. The dollar exchange rate strengthened by 1.48 rubles. up to 59.63 rubles/$. The dollar became more expensive than 59 rubles. for the first time since December 25, 2017 In parallel with the weakening of the ruble due to new US sanctions, the Russian stock market is falling.

The State Duma held an extended meeting of the Information Policy Committee on Monday. Deputies, together with industry representatives and social activists, discussed a bill on regulating information in social networks, concerning the dissemination of unreliable (fake) information on social networks, as well as the obligations of foreign social network operators to create their representative office in Russia.

Sberbank , Gazprombank and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will provide a loan for the construction of the Central Ring Road (CRR) for 31.6 billion rubles. This is stated in the message of the first bank. The loan will be provided for 15 years to Yugo-Eastern Highway LLC. The consortium includes the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and JSC DSK Avtoban.

Varvara Grankova Many employees consider reorganizing their office space to be a waste of time. Clearing out clutter on their desks, packing up their things, interrupting their usual work – why bother? Designers argue that the ability to leave your desk and talk to one colleague or another makes us more sociable and creative, and helps us work together. Many managers agree.

09 April 2018, 16:28 / Business The court confirmed the refusal of Siemens in the claim about the Crimean turbines Vedomosti The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court, which on January 10 rejected Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies (STGT, a subsidiary of Siemens ) in its claim against VO Technopromexport LLC and VO Technopromexport OJSC in the case of Crimean turbines, reports Interfax.

April 09, 2018, 00:53 / Business / Finance Exclusively by subscription Creditor banks have become tougher on Mechel In recent years, the company has repeatedly violated covenants Polina Trifonova Mechel is kept in hedgehog loans / Mechel In 2014, Mechel was on the verge of bankruptcy, but it managed to agree with banks - VTB, Gazprombank, Sberbank - on debt restructuring.

the Moscow Exchange On Monday, April 9, announced problems with the display of financial instruments on the stock market. “Currently, there are difficulties with displaying the table of financial instruments in the stock market trading system. Trading on all markets of the Moscow Exchange continues: participants have the opportunity to place orders and enter into transactions,” the statement says.

Voice analysts see signs of a coordinated political campaign in the media coverage of the presidential elections / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti Many Russian media outlets covered the presidential elections in a biased manner, with signs of a pre-planned and coordinated political campaign, according to a report published on Monday by the Golos movement.

Depository Citi has suspended operations with En+ Group's global depositary receipts following the imposition of US sanctions against Oleg Deripaska's company, the company said in a statement on the London Stock Exchange. En+ was notified of the suspension of operations late Friday evening, and the company is reviewing the situation with lawyers, the statement said. On Friday, April 6, the US Treasury imposed sanctions against 24 Russians and 15 companies associated with them.

The Russian Ministry of Defense accused the Israeli army of an air attack on a Syrian airbase. According to the Russian military, on the night of April 9, from 3.25 to 3.53 (Moscow time), two Israeli Air Force F-15 aircraft from Lebanon attacked the Tifor airfield with eight guided missiles. The Syrian air defense destroyed five guided missiles, three missiles reached the western part of the airfield. Russian advisers were not injured during the attack, the Ministry of Defense clarifies.