July 19, 2018, 00:02 / Economics The growth of real incomes of Russians continues to slow down An increase in VAT may lead to their fall Anna Kholyavko The growth of real incomes in past months was associated only with the effect of the elections and the increase in salaries for public sector employees, points out the chief economist of BCS Global Markets Vladimir Tikhomirov / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti The growth rate of Russians' incomes has been fluctuating around zero for the second month -

July 19, 2018, 14:10 / Finance Mastercard will test payment technology with a wink in the fall Vedomosti The international payment system Mastercard plans to begin testing selfie pay technology in the fall, which allows you to pay for purchases by winking at the video camera of any mobile device. told reporters about this .

July 19, 2018, 14:53 / Business Exclusively by subscription Will supersonic passenger planes return to the skies? Boeing and other companies strive to make them faster and more viable than Concorde Andy Pastor Robert Wall Edrew Tangel The initial goal of Boom Technology is to reduce the time of transcontinental flights by more than half / Boom Supersonic Fifteen years after Concorde's demise, there is talk in the aerospace industry about the return of supersonic aircraft to civil aviation.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) allowed Sever Estate LLC to take ownership of the production facilities of Industrial Park Sever LLC, follows from the FAS message. “Sever Estate” is part of the British company Raven Property Group (formerly Raven Russia), two real estate consultants assure. According to SPARK, its CEO is Igor Bogorodov, who heads the Moscow branch of Raven Property Group.

Quotes of the world's largest online auction eBay at the opening of trading on July 19 fell by 9% after the release of the report for the second quarter of 2018. The company increased quarterly revenue by almost 10% to $2.64 billion, which matched analysts' forecasts, but profit ($533 million) was $50 million below forecast. In addition, eBay lowered its revenue forecast for the year. Investors fear eBay is losing ground in e-commerce due to competition from Amazon.

From July, inflation will gradually begin to return to 4% - the target of the Central Bank; by the end of this month it will accelerate to 2.4-2.6% in annual terms, the Central Bank said. The Ministry of Economic Development expects an acceleration to 2.5–2.6%. In June, price growth slowed to 2.3% from 2.4% in May. The decline in prices for vegetables and fruits helped – by 9.8% in annual terms. But for other components, annual inflation accelerated, the Central Bank says.

Only one member of the United Russia Duma faction voted in the first reading against the adoption of the pension reform bill - Natalya Poklonskaya. This follows from the documents with the voting results, which the Vedomosti correspondent reviewed. Eight people from United Russia did not take part in Thursday's plenary meeting. This is Deputy Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Sergei Zheleznyak. The party's press service told Vedomosti that he was on sick leave.

The Ministry of Labor is preparing a bill to include in the Labor Code of Russia a norm allowing the dismissal of an employee due to loss of trust, Interfax reports .

The Israeli Knesset (parliament) on Thursday adopted the Law “On the National State of the Jewish People,” according to which the Jewish people have the exclusive right to national self-determination in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it “a historic moment in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel” (quoted by Associated Press). The law was adopted after long discussions and significant amendments to the original version of the draft.

The influence of the federal agenda on gubernatorial campaigns grew significantly in 2018, according to a report by the Agency for Political and Economic Communications (APEC). For example, the Nizhny Novgorod and Samara regions were affected by the FIFA World Cup.

The Federal District Court in Washington postponed the trial in the case of Russian citizen Maria Butina to July 25. The corresponding court ruling was posted in the electronic database of the US judicial system. According to the schedule published on the court’s website, the hearing in Butina’s case will begin at 10.15 local time (17.15 Moscow time). It was previously reported that the next court hearing will take place on July 24.

President Vladimir Putin bears personal responsibility for Russia’s interference in the US presidential elections in 2016. American leader Donald Trump said this in an interview with CBS . Asked whether Trump believed Putin was personally responsible for the interference, Trump said: “Well, yes, because he is responsible for his country. In the same way, I consider myself responsible for what is happening in this country.

July 19, 2018, 20:32 / Auto In France, the villa of the former owner of Tagaz was searched Russian banks are trying to repay the debts of Mikhail Paramonov Vladimir Shtanov Vitaly Petlevoy In the fall of 2016, a businessman who acted as a guarantor for loans for Tagaz was declared bankrupt / Vasily Deryugin / Kommersant On Wednesday, July 18, searches and seizures of documents took place in the Versailles estate of the former owner of the Taganrog Automobile Plant (Tagaz, produced cars under the

July 19, 2018, 13:47 / Business The court rejected the claim of the Rostec structure to recover damages from Siemens Vedomosti The Moscow Arbitration Court rejected the claim of Interavtomatika (a joint venture of Technopromexport and Siemens) against Siemens for the recovery of 46.8 million rubles. and 1.4 million euros in losses, Interfax reports. The claim for damages was filed by the Rostec structure in the interests of Interavtomatika, whose shareholders are both OJSC TPE and Siemens .

The Tmall online store, powered by AliExpress in Russia, will begin delivering orders same day. This is stated in a message from AliExpress (available to Vedomosti). From July 19, fast delivery will be available to Moscow residents and will only affect electronics and household appliances. The company promises that it will later expand the delivery area to other Russian cities, as well as the range, but does not give specific dates.