July 12, 2019, 00:18 / Personal account Exclusively by subscription Banks and payment systems are massively updating the terms of card payments this summer What operations will allow you to get increased cashback, including abroad Emma Terchenko Banks are especially actively reviewing cashback programs this summer / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The bank card market in the Moscow region has exhausted its growth opportunities by attracting new clients, bankers say.

Rosneft has a new big goal – to increase the cargo flow of the Northern Sea Route by 10 times to 100 million tons of oil. The task is important, state-owned, and was set by President Vladimir Putin. Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin promised to help solve it. The company has oil for this. Rosneft wants to combine its new fields (Tagulskoye, Suzunskoye, Lodochnoye) with the large Payakhskoye field of Neftegazholding (owned by former Rosneft President Eduard Khudainatov) into one Arctic cluster.

71% of surveyed entrepreneurs consider the conditions for doing business in Russia to be unfavorable, sociologists from VTsIOM found out. Businesses are forced to focus on risks rather than opportunities, which leads to a narrowing planning horizon and a refusal to play for the long haul. In fact, those who invest are those who have no other investment option, according to a report by the Center for Strategic Design “Platform”, dedicated to assessing the investment climate in Russia.

11 July 2019, 18:06 / Finance VTB explained the searches at Technoserv as the result of the “work” of Ananyev’s team undefined Vedomosti VTB confirmed investigative actions in the large system integrator Technoserv and called them the result of the “work” of the company’s previous management under the leadership of Alexey Ananyev, who was removed from management at the end of last year .

11 July 2019, 19:38 / Economics US threatens France with tariffs over digital tax But Paris will still start charging it to tech giants Alexey Nevelsky France (pictured left - President Emmanuel Macron) is ready to scrap its newly approved digital tax as the OECD agrees on common rules for taxing big tech companies / Susan Walsh / AP The United States has said it will investigate France's plans to impose a tax on the earnings of big technology companies.

Co-owners of Alfa Bank Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven were recognized as victims in the case of extortion of about $50 million from them by former State Duma deputy Leonid Mayevsky, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the case materials. Friedman's fortune is estimated by Forbes at $15 billion, Avena - at $5.2 billion. Read on vedomosti.ru Judge Alexander Merkulov read out materials in the Tverskoy court when considering the issue of extending the arrest of a former deputy.

Users have complained about a failure in the social network Twitter. This is evidenced by data from the Downdetector service, which monitors problems on various sites. When you log into the Twitter website, you are told that there was a technical error. The social network's app for both iPhone and Android is also not working. The crash was reported in the US, Europe, Japan, Brazil and Russia. Its causes are currently unknown.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters about this, as quoted by RIA Novosti. The conversation took place at the initiative of the Ukrainian side, clarifies the Kremlin statement . This was the first conversation between the heads of the two states after Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine. Putin did not congratulate Zelensky on taking office.

On suspicion of taking a bribe, 10 customs officials were detained: nine in Domodedovo customs and one in Vnukovo, the press service of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) reported. Read on vedomosti.ru The eldest among the detainees held the position of deputy head of the department, the department noted. Investigative actions did not affect the work of customs at Domodedovo: cargo clearance and customs control of citizens are carried out as usual.

The European Court of Justice has lifted sanctions against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and several of his associates, according to the court's report. Read on vedomosti.ru The court made this decision based on the results of consideration of complaints against the extension of EU sanctions in 2016–2018.

One of the reasons for Ovsyannikov's resignation was a conflict with United Russia (in the photo Dmitry Ovsyannikov) / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti President Vladimir Putin dismissed Sevastopol Governor Dmitry Ovsyannikov on Thursday, the Kremlin's official website reported. The initiative to terminate his powers early came from Ovsyannikov himself, according to the presidential decree. Mikhail Razvozhaev has been appointed acting governor.

12 July 2019, 10:03 / Finance Five large companies may leave the MTPL market this year These are the conclusions reached by KPMG, which surveyed insurers Ekaterina Litova Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti 70% of insurers believe that three to five players from the top 20 will leave the MTPL market this year. The rest believe that no more than two large companies will leave the market.

The Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) opened a criminal case regarding violation of safety rules at a thermal power plant in Mytishchi. This is reported on the department's website. Read on vedomosti.ru A criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 217.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of requirements for ensuring the safety and security of fuel and energy complex facilities).

Dubai authorities have approved the introduction of a free 30-day alcohol license for tourists, reports Khaleej Times . This will allow tourists to buy and consume alcohol in the emirate without breaking the law. Read on vedomosti.ru To obtain a license, you must come to the Maritime and Mercantile International store with a passport and a completed form confirming your tourist status. To obtain a license, a tourist must not be a Muslim and must be over 21 years old.

11 July 2019, 10:14 / Business CAS overturned Mutko's lifelong ban from the Olympics Vedomosti The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne ( CAS ) upheld the appeal of the former Minister of Sports, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko and overturned his ban from participating in the Olympic Games in any capacity . This is stated in the relevant CAS decision. “The appeal filed by Vitaly Mutko on December 26, 2017 was satisfied.