February 18, 2019, 13:29 / Finance / Interview Exclusively by subscription Co-owner of Center-Invest Bank: “Our investors are accustomed to information attacks” Vasily Vysokov about FSB searches in the bank, “flight” from the country and the reaction of foreign shareholders Daria Borisyak Nina Zotina / RIA Novosti Rostov-based Bank Center-Invest , 57th in terms of assets in the Interfax-CEA ranking for last year and 36th in terms of funds raised from the public (more than 75 billion rubles),

Yuri Milner's DST Global fund, together with Index Ventures, invested in the French health insurance startup Alan, Techcrunch reports . In this round, the startup raised a total of 40 million euros ($45 million) from several investors, the share of DST Global was not specified. Previously, the company raised another $28 million. The startup Alan started operating in 2016. The company is developing an online insurance service through a mobile application.

Members of the Public Monitoring Commission (POC) of Moscow visited the founder of Baring Vostok, Michael Calvey, who was arrested in a fraud case, in pre-trial detention center No. 1 (Matrosskaya Tishina). “He (Calvi - Vedomosti) said he was innocent.

Dutch police detained Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina at Amsterdam airport, the publication reports . was detained along with her . Milana Bakhaeva, an employee of the Memorial human rights center, “The police who carried out the arrest refused to introduce themselves, citing the fact that “this is not Russia, and no one is obliged to introduce themselves.” There are no specific claims against Milashina and Bakhaeva,” the editors clarified.

Suspicion of embezzlement became the basis for the arrest of Ivan Blagodyr, deputy chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences for organizational development, who was responsible for property management, reports Interfax . Earlier, the executive director of the Far Eastern Energy Company, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Primorye, Viktor Milush, was arrested in the same case.

China plans to create the world's first solar power plant, which will be located in space. this Bloomberg reports with reference to the official newspaper of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. Chinese scientists have already begun construction of an experimental station in Chongqing and plan to launch the first small stations into the stratosphere in 2021-2025, and a 1 MW station in 2030.

February 18, 2019, 19:35 / Finance Exclusively by subscription Germany's largest financial services company is involved in an accounting scandal She blames journalists for the collapse in quotes Mikhail Overchenko Until recently, Wirecard was the largest financial company in Germany by market capitalization - more expensive than Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank / Frank Hoermann / imago / Sven Simon / TASS Electronic payment provider Wirecard is not very well known outside of Germany and Asia.

February 18, 2019, 15:49 / Business / News Chemezov announced the UAC's need for additional funds undefined Vedomosti The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec), which unites the largest Russian aircraft manufacturing enterprises, is not in very good financial condition and needs additional money. This was stated by Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov. “We are currently conducting an audit of the company. To be honest, it doesn't make a very good impression.

The KPI system, which has become rather tarnished in the corporate world, continues to be introduced by the Kremlin into public administration: now key performance indicators are being introduced for vice-governors for domestic policy, RBK reported. Formalized evaluation criteria will allow one to always have formalized complaints about regional authorities at hand, but then there is a risk of treating not the problem, but statistics.

February 18, 2019, 21:52 / Economics The Ministry of Economic Development assessed Russia's losses from sanctions and trade restrictions Last year, the damage to the Russian market amounted to $6.3 billion Anna Kholyavko In total, 159 restrictions were introduced against goods from Russia last year / Alexander Kolbasov / TASS Protectionist measures introduced against Russian goods cost the Russian market $6.3 billion in damages, the Ministry of Economic Development reported.

The information that Gazprombank decided to freeze the accounts of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is not true. This is stated on the company's Twitter. PDVSA published a series of five messages, which were accompanied by screenshots of media publications or Twitter posts dedicated to information about Gazprombank’s decision to freeze the company’s accounts.

February 18, 2019, 23:31 / Finance The Central Bank asked banks to work for free Many agreed at first not to take a commission for transfers in the Fast Payment System Anna Eremina The Central Bank called on banks to follow its example and work for free / Natalya Seliverstova / RIA Novosti The Central Bank asked participants of the Fast Payment System (FPS) not to charge clients a commission for transfers through it during the first period of operation, employees of several banks told Vedomosti.

Partners of Yuri Milner's fund DST Global, together with Index Ventures, invested in the French startup Alan, which deals with health insurance, Techcrunch reports . In this round, the startup attracted a total of 40 million euros ($45 million) from several investors, the share of DST Global partners is not specified. Previously, the company attracted another $28 million. The Alan startup was launched in 2016.

The European Union is concerned about persistent violations of human rights in several countries, according to the resolution EU Council . Among other states, the document lists Russia, as well as “disadvantaged” regions – “illegally annexed Crimea,” Sevastopol and the eastern regions of Ukraine, not under the control of the Kyiv authorities. Russia is mentioned in the resolution among the countries that systematically violate human rights, in different contexts, five times.

February 18, 2019, 10:00 / Business / News The retail cosmetics market has seen a new leader for the first time in 15 years. undefined Vedomosti Cosmetics retail chain The revenue of the Magnit increased in 2018 by 16% to 91.6 billion rubles, the company surpassed the L'Etoile chain, which occupied the first line of the rating for 15 years. this reports RBC with reference to a report from the information and analytical agency Infoline.