The expansion of sanctions against Ukraine was a response to the actions of the Ukrainian authorities after the conflict in the Kerch Strait. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Anton Siluanov on the “60 Minutes” program on the Russia 1 channel. “We have made our response to the latest decisions that Ukraine made as part of the so-called incident in the Sea of ​​Azov.

Varvara Grankova Vedomosti has found out the plans of the largest employers for 2019. How many and what kind of specialists will they hire? At the end of the year, experts from job search portals summed up the results of the outgoing year on the labor market. Everyone unanimously declared stagnation and that businesses do not make plans, but live for today. Vedomosti also decided not to give general forecasts and simply inquired about the plans of the largest employers for the coming year.

Boris Rapoport Returns to the Presidential Administration: “Vladislav Surkov’s Man” Will Handle Elections and Work with Experts / Andrey Gordeyev / Vedomosti Boris Rapoport has been appointed deputy head of the presidential administration for ensuring the activities of the State Council, two people close to the presidential administration told Vedomosti. According to one of them, he will be in charge of elections and work with experts.

Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti In 2018, the number of Russian users' queries about ETFs in Google Search increased by almost 80%. Financial advisors recommend them to retail investors because of low fees, low entry thresholds, and the ability to buy a large set of securities at once by purchasing one ETF. How to invest in it? What is ETF ETF is an abbreviation for Exchange Traded Fund (an investment fund that is traded on the stock market).

The euro exceeded 79 rubles for the first time since September 18, according to data from the Moscow Exchange. At 12.10 Moscow time it cost 79.05 rubles, having risen in price by almost 80 kopecks. The dollar exchange rate at the same time was 69.2 rubles, adding 60 kopecks in price. from the moment the auction closes.

The price of Brent oil during trading on the Intercontinental Exchange on the evening of December 26 increased by 4%. At 19.15 Moscow time, the price of a barrel of Brent was $52.6. WTI oil rose in price by 5.3% to $44.9 per barrel. On Monday, December 24, the price of Brent oil fell by more than 6% and fell below $51 per barrel for the first time since August 2017. WTI oil surpassed $43 for the first time since last summer, falling in price by more than 7%.

December 26, 2018, 19:15 / Business They came to “Red and White” with searches Investigative actions take place at the head office and in warehouses in different regions Natalya Ishchenko Irina Sinitsyna Alexey Nikolsky “Red and White” is a Russian chain of stores selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and products / Alexey Zotov / TASS Security forces are conducting investigative actions at the head office and warehouses of the Krasnoe and Beloe alcohol chain in Chelyabinsk, as well as at

Financial market participants received methodological recommendations from Rosfinmonitoring on identifying the beneficiaries of their clients, writes Kommersant . They are intended for a wide range of people - from precious metals dealers to auditors and lawyers. The latter saw in the new requirements a violation of the fundamentals of advocacy. Rosfinmonitoring linked the need to identify beneficiaries with the requirements of the FATF.

December 26, 2018, 1:34 pm / Finance Exclusively by subscription Banks are confused Due to the unpredictable actions of the Central Bank, they are afraid of macroeconomic shocks and prefer to maintain a safety cushion Kirill Lykov , Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance of the T Plus Group I understand the policy of the Central Bank if we evaluate it from the point of view of ensuring macroeconomic stability.

The Ministry of Health has set a goal of completely ending the legal sale of cigarettes in Russia after 2050. This proposal is contained in the new draft concept of the state policy to combat tobacco consumption from 2019 to 2030, which was obtained by RBC . The Ministry expects that by 2040-2050, 5% of Russians with the habit of smoking tobacco will remain (currently 30.9%).

According to the new rules, the developer does not have the right to spend more than 10% of the total cost of construction for the entire period on “other expenses” / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti The amendments to federal legislation adopted at the end of the year concerning the work of developers raise many questions. One of them is how residential complexes under construction will be advertised under the new conditions.

The Irkut Corporation has begun collecting production samples of the MS-21 aircraft. The governor of the Irkutsk region, Sergei Levchenko, spoke about this, Interfax reports. The first production airliner will be ready around the end of 2019 – beginning of 2020, Levchenko noted. According to him, the first planes will be “tested” through the Irkutsk airport. In addition, Irkut presented the third prototype MS-21-300 aircraft for flight testing.

Chairman of the Board of FC Otkritie Mikhail Zadornov considers the option of selling Alfa Bank to be unrealistic at present. He spoke about this in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel. Zadornov noted that the Russian authorities are unlikely to be able to allocate money for the purchase of Alfa Bank now, because about half a trillion rubles may be required: “It’s hard for me to imagine that the parliament or government will seriously vote for such an action.

December 26, 2018, 13:26 / Auto Mitsubishi will increase car prices in Russia undefined Vedomosti From January 2019, all new Mitsubishi cars will rise in price in Russia by 25,000 - 50,000 rubles. depending on the model and configuration, the company announced on Wednesday, December 26. She promised to publish a detailed list of changes on her website on January 1. For comparison: the brand’s best-selling model on the Russian market, the Outlander crossover, now costs from RUB 1,659,000.

Maxim Kondratyev, manager of equity funds at Sberbank Asset Management / Sberbank Russian public companies pay some of the most generous dividends in the world. Buying securities of such issuers has been perhaps the main profitable strategy on the stock market in recent years. Maxim Kondratiev, manager of equity funds at Sberbank Asset Management, explains how to create a dividend portfolio: "Investor interest in dividend strategies has grown around the world in recent years.