Otkritie Holding repaid ahead of schedule 64.1% of the issue of bonds series BO-06 , purchased earlier under an unscheduled offer. This is stated in the company's materials. Earlier, at the meeting of shareholders, it was decided to approve an irrevocable unscheduled offer to purchase bonds of series BO-06 at a price of 20% of the par value on December 20. The face value of one bond is 1000 rubles . The bonds were purchased at a price of 20% of par, or 200 rubles. for paper.

December 20, 2018, 13:33 / Economics The government will increase the amount of subsidies to regions for medicines undefined Vedomosti The total amount of targeted transfers to the regions for medicines and medical products for privileged categories of citizens, as well as medical nutrition for the disabled in 2018 will increase and amount to more than 34.5 billion rubles, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a government meeting.

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Syria has drawn sharp criticism from US allies. “There is a danger that this decision will harm the fight against ISIS (banned in Russia - Vedomosti) and jeopardize the successes already achieved,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas wrote on Twitter, adding that the jihadist group has been weakened, but the threat remains.

December 20, 2018, 10:26 am / Business Quotes of UC Rusal and En+ soared on news of the imminent lifting of sanctions Vedomosti Shares of UC Rusal rose by 48% at the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange, global depositary receipts En+ rose by 40%. This happened after the US Treasury announced plans to lift sanctions from both companies of Oleg Deripaska.

The developer Capital Group will sell the most expensive penthouses in the complex The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Moscow, which is being built on Sofiyskaya Embankment, for $100,000 per square meter. Such prices have not been seen on the Moscow housing market for a long time.

The Supreme Court (SC) introduced a bill to the State Duma that introduces a new concept of criminal offense into the Criminal Code. The document was published on the website of the lower house of parliament. Now all crimes are divided into four categories: minor gravity, moderate gravity, grave and especially grave. It is proposed to consider certain crimes of minor gravity that pose the least public danger and do not imply punishment in the form of imprisonment as a criminal offense.

The Accounts Chamber will open the 2019 inspection plan to the public for the first time. Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexey Kudrin spoke about this today. “We will approve the inspection plan next week and it will be open for public viewing for the first time. But I want to say that it will be updated throughout the year, of course. We always check Roscosmos, so every year there are some issues that we touch upon.

Maslyakov created AMiK in 1990, this company began producing the TV version of KVN / Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS AMiK of Alexander Maslyakov, the organizer of KVN and the producer of the TV version of these games, is starting to film other entertainment programs and series. The company signed a corresponding agreement with Channel One, National Media Group (NMG, manages Channel Five and REN TV) and STS Media.

The fact that this lunch with FT will be different from the rest becomes clear immediately after breakfast. Instead of scouring the Internet for information about the person I'm talking to and the restaurant they've chosen, I mix eggs, flour, milk and sugar. I pour this batter into a thermos (it doesn’t turn out very neatly).

Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin does not plan to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos (WEF) due to his heavy workload. “I don’t yet plan to go to the Davos Forum next year because of the heavy workload here. In January we are introducing a whole range of new technical approaches. Now I don’t work as an expert, I have my own function,” Kudrin told reporters (quotes from RIA Novosti).

President Vladimir Putin said that “as a decent person” he will sooner or later have to get married. This is how the head of state answered a question from one of the journalists present at the annual press conference of the president. Before answering the question, Putin asked the journalist if he was married.

The US Embassy in Russia announced the introduction of an additional fee for Russians applying for a multiple-entry visa starting in 2019. This is stated on the department's website . In addition, tourists from Russia will not be able to obtain a visa again without an interview. In case of obtaining a single-entry visa for a period of up to one year, a Russian citizen will now have to pay $160.

December 20, 2018, 23:35 / Finance Central Bank analysts warned of the risk of a mortgage bubble The situation reminded them of the credit booms of 2007 and 2013 Anna Eremina Anna Tretyak Tatyana Lomskaya Alexandra Astapenko The government promises new mortgage benefits that will provide housing for 1.6 million people / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti “Our mortgages have been growing lately, we will support them too. At a rapid pace, by the way, for everyone.

The Board of Directors of Yamal LNG elected Igor Kolesnikov, the first deputy director of the company, as the new CEO. This is stated in message . the Yamal LNG Kolesnikov will take up a new position on January 12, 2019. He will take the place of Evgeny Kot, who will be promoted and become Deputy Chairman of the Board of Novatek - Director for LNG. Yamal LNG is Novatek's first liquefied natural gas plant.

December 20, 2018, 13:49 / Updated December 20, 2018, 17:03 / Technologies VTB removed Alexey Ananyev from managing Technoserv The bank accused the company's founder of gross mistakes and violation of agreements Pavel Kantyshev Daria Borisyak Svetlana Yastrebova VTB removed Alexey Ananyev from managing Technoserv / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti The founder and CEO of Technoserv, Alexey Ananyev, has been removed from the management of the company.