On October 30, the Moscow Exchange index updated its historical maximum and for the first time exceeded the mark of 2905 points (+0.65%), according to exchange data. The RTS index by 15.00 Moscow time rose to 1434.16 (+0.71%). Read on vedomosti.ru The growth leaders were Gazprom shares, which exceeded the July price peaks and updated the 2008 maximum. By 15.00 Moscow time, an ordinary share of the company on the Moscow Exchange cost 260 rubles, having risen in price by 2.45%.

Twitter has decided to ban the publication of political advertising, wrote company founder Jack Dorsey on his page on the social network. The restriction will come into effect on November 22. Read on vedomosti.ru Online advertising is a powerful and effective tool for commercial advertisers, but it poses risks for politics because it can be used to influence voters, affecting the lives of millions of people, Dorsey explains.

October 30, 2019, 19:57 / Business VEB.RF will sell Eurodon at a discount undefined Vedomosti The Supervisory Board of VEB .RF decided to sell the Eurodon Group of Companies, once the largest turkey producer in Russia, at a discount to a strategic investor, TASS reported , citing the head of the state corporation Igor Shuvalov. “The decision of the supervisory board is to sell at a discount to the nominal price of the debt.

Almost a year and a half ago, juries appeared in district courts in Russia. This reform, initiated by the leadership of the Supreme Court, is aimed at increasing people's trust in justice through participation in it. What are the results? I have already written about the short-term results of the reform (see "District-Scale Juries" , Vedomosti, 13.02.2019). It came as a shock to a significant part of the criminal prosecution system in Russia.

A bill has been introduced to the State Duma that would impose a prison sentence for promoting drugs on the Internet. The document was published in the database of the Lower House. Read on vedomosti.ru The draft introduces a new article into the Criminal Code - 230.3, consisting of two parts. The first determines that propaganda or illegal advertising of drugs is punishable by either a fine of up to 500,000 rubles or imprisonment for up to five years.

The Prosecutor General's Office proposed amending the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to provide for special agreements between law enforcement agencies and defendants in criminal cases on “economic charges,” writes RBC , citing a letter from Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin to business ombudsman Boris Titov dated October 15.

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera canceled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November, reports 24 Horas TV channel, citing a statement by the head of state. The summit was scheduled to take place on November 16–17. Read on vedomosti.ru A climate change conference scheduled for December will also be cancelled, Piñera said. He noted that Chile will not be able to host these meetings, since the country needs to concentrate on resolving social conflicts.

Swedish schoolgirl and environmental activist Greta Thunberg has refused to accept the Nordic Council's environmental award. The activist reported this on her Instagram page. Listen to Greta Opinions / Details "The climate movement does not need awards. We need politicians and people in power to start listening to modern science," Thunberg wrote, thanking the Nordic Council for the "enormous honour." The Nordic Parliamentary Organization's award was presented in Stockholm on October 29.

Chinese Internet giant Alibaba plans to list shares in Hong Kong as early as November, Reuters reports , citing sources familiar with the situation. According to them, Alibaba may list on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd soon after World Shopping Day on November 11 (China celebrates a similar holiday - Singles' Day), in late November or early December. Read on vedomosti.ru According to Reuters, Alibaba expects to raise between $10 billion and $15 billion.

Swedish schoolgirl and environmental activist Greta Thunberg refused to accept the Nordic Council's environmental award. this The activist reported on her Instagram page. Read on vedomosti.ru “The climate movement doesn't need awards. We need politicians and people in power to start listening to modern science,” Thunberg wrote, thanking the Nordic Council for the “huge honour”. The Nordic Interparliamentary Organization Prize was awarded in Stockholm on October 29.

October 30, 2019, 16:31 / Finance / News The world's largest sovereign wealth fund has replaced its CEO for the first time in 12 years undefined Vedomosti The CEO of the Norwegian National Heritage Fund, Yngve Slyngstad, has decided to resign, reports Bloomberg . The top manager will continue to serve as CEO until a successor is found. Slyngstad pondered the decision for more than a year.

The refusal of former police officer Vitaly Maksidov to acknowledge himself as a victim of the actions of Samariddin Radzhabov, a defendant in the “Moscow case,” is a simple and at the same time powerful act that reminds law enforcement of the existence of universal humanistic ethical standards that are more important than a false understanding of corporate solidarity.

The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court, which invalidated the revocation of the license of the insurance company Respect, it follows from the file of arbitration cases. A new judicial act was adopted in the case, which has not yet been published. Read on vedomosti.ru Respect cannot comment on the court decision until the publication of the document with the operative part, a representative of the insurer told Interfax.

The founder of the Safmar group, Mikhail Gutseriev, will buy out 49% of the developer A101 from the balance sheet of the Trust bank of non-core assets and will increase his share in the company to 100%, reports RBC , citing sources. The developer became the property of Trust after the reorganization of B&N Bank. Now Gutseriev owns 51% of the company. The deal is estimated at 40 billion rubles.

The president and main owner of the PIK construction corporation, billionaire Sergei Gordeev, bet $1 million on art critic Nicholas Ilyin at a Guggenheim Foundation dinner in Venice, Forbes reports , citing Ilyin and two witnesses to the dispute. According to them, the businessman claimed that he was the richest of all those invited to the reception, but did not notice a sheikh from Abu Dhabi among the guests. The publication clarifies that this happened several years ago.