The Kremlin's nomination of an outsider as governor could prevent the oppositionist from winning in a poor region / Evgeny Yepanchintsev / RIA Novosti The decline in real incomes of the population sharply increases the risks of the Kremlin's candidates in gubernatorial elections, political scientist Maria Snegovaya and electoral analyst Vladimir Kozlov claim in their study "Factors of Competitiveness in Elections of Regional Heads in 2012-2018" (Vedomosti has reviewed it).

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled the Moscow part of his visit to Russia, Reuters reports , citing a State Department representative. His talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as planned, will take place on May 14 in Sochi. Read on vedomosti.ru In Moscow on May 13, Pompeo was scheduled to meet with US Embassy officials and representatives of American business circles working in Russia.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov may approve something similar to Yarovaya's law - only for cars / Mikhail Metzel / TASS Incorrect handling of data about cars and their owners can threaten the safety of transport, drivers and the country, believes JSC GLONASS . The company wrote a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov (in charge of the military-industrial complex) with a proposal on how to store and process such data.

VTB is looking for a developer of a banking application for the Russian mobile operating system "Aurora" / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti In early May, VTB Bank announced a competition to develop a prototype of a mobile application for the Russian operating system Sailfish Mobile (Aurora). Information about this is posted on the government procurement website. VTB plans to summarize the results of the competition on June 21; it is ready to pay developers up to 2.4 million rubles.

Varvara Grankova Forecasting is a key tool for creating value. Finance theory says that the value of an enterprise is the current discounted value of future cash flows, and a forecast creates a roadmap for the receipt of these cash flows. Forecasting is also a tool for assessing the effectiveness of the strategy being applied. It shifts the focus from short-term results to long-term goals. However, not all forecasts are equally valuable. There are five simple signs of a useful forecast. 1.

Russia will dispose of the equipment left by the Ukrainian military in Crimea after 2024 if Kyiv does not take it back after a ten-year period, TASS reports, citing Vladimir Shamanov, chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee and former commander of the Airborne Forces. According to him, this includes military equipment such as ships and aircraft.

The European Commission fined the world's largest brewing company AB InBev 200 million euros for violating antitrust laws, the EC said in a press release. Read on vedomosti.ru AB InBev in 2009–2016 abused its dominant market position in Belgium by preventing cheaper imports of Jupiler beer from the Netherlands, the European Commission said. According to the agency, this deprived consumers of the benefits of the European single market - wider choice and favorable prices.

For the four months of 2019, it was important for the government to focus on promoting its own positive agenda / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti National projects and other social initiatives of the government have a limited effect in smoothing out public opinion concerns. This is stated in a report published on Monday by the Petersburg Politics Foundation, which analyzes the activities of the federal government's deputy prime ministers in 2019.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine began a pre-trial investigation against President Petro Poroshenko, Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko and Chairman of the National Bank Yakov Smoliy, following a statement from judges of the Kiev District Administrative Court about interference in their activities in the Privatbank case, according to the court's website. Read on vedomosti.ru In April, the Kiev District Administrative Court declared the nationalization of Privatbank illegal.

US President Donald Trump promised China that the country would lose tens of billions of dollars due to increased trade duties on Chinese products. about this He wrote on Twitter. Read on vedomosti.ru “We will take tens of billions of dollars in tariffs from China. Exporters of products can produce them themselves in the US (ideally) or import them from countries that do not impose tariffs,” Trump wrote.

The investment fund Baring Vostok filed a claim against Vostochny Bank in the Arbitration Court of the Amur Region, according to the file of arbitration cases. The company controlled by the fund, Evison Holdings (owns 51.6% of the bank), wants to oblige Vostochny to convene an extraordinary meeting of shareholders and approve the list of candidates for the board of directors.

Iran is partially suspending implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which envisages the lifting of sanctions on Tehran in exchange for abandoning its nuclear program. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced this last Wednesday, exactly one year after President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from this agreement.

May 13, 2019, 19:46 / Business Former Defense Minister Serdyukov headed the UAC board of directors undefined Vedomosti Former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the United Aircraft Corporation ( UAC ), according to company materials . Previously, this post was held by the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. At the moment , UAC is in the process of being transferred under the management of Rostec.

The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) presented research data on the attitude of Russians to work: 68% of respondents believe that their salary will not increase if they work more or with better quality. However, respondents aged 18 to 24 think differently: 63% believe that she will grow up. The survey results were published on the VTsIOM website. Read on vedomosti.ru 85% of respondents said they liked their job.

The consequences can also be tragic when society is unable to manage not only conflicts, but also consent. One of the great economists of the past (Vilfredo Pareto, I think) said that new economic crises, like wars, happen because the generations that participated in them or heard about them first-hand leave the scene.