OJSC RBC Information Systems and the investment company Aton for the first time in Russia carried out a direct initial public offering (IPO) on domestic exchanges (MICEX and RTS). 16 million shares of RBC were placed at a price of $0.83, or 25.86 rubles. Demand based on preliminary applications amounted to more than $64 million and exceeded supply five times. The placement allowed RBC to raise $13.28 million.

The leaders retained their positions in the ATP Championship Race The winner of the first major tournament on clay this season became known last night. By the time this issue was signed for publication, the result of the final match in Monte Carlo had not yet been completed, but one way or another the main trophy went to Spain. Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moya met in the final.

"United Russia" announced "Putin's call" The party in power, United Russia, is trying its best to become useful to the authorities. At the end of last week, United Russia members came up with the idea of ​​holding a congress of managers of industrial enterprises. The essence of the project is to attract the corps of directors to the party and, with their help, develop the industrial policy of the party, which can subsequently be included in the election program.

SPS leader wants to restructure presidential power At the Fifth Russian Economic Forum in London, there was so little talk about politics that the speech of the head of the Union of Right Forces, Boris Nemtsov, at the “Politics and Economics” session turned out to be almost the only one on the topic. Except, of course, for the shadow of Boris Berezovsky flickering on the sidelines, diligently giving interviews. Almost all the politicians and bankers who spoke at the forum (Messrs.

Muslims helped the Kremlin An attempt by Western states to get the UN Human Rights Commission to condemn Russia for violations in Chechnya failed. The draft resolution submitted by EU countries was rejected by 16 votes, receiving the support of only 15 states with 22 abstentions. At the last moment before the vote, Russia's permanent representative to the UN Geneva office, Leonid Skotnikov, called on everyone who opposes terrorism in all its forms to reject the project.

In the Spanish football championship, Celta, having beaten Barcelona 2:1, retains its chances of qualifying for the Champions League. Now Celta and Barcelona have 57 points each, and three rounds before the end of the championship they share fourth and fifth places. The first goal of the team from Vigo was scored by Russian Alexander Mostovoy before the break. And in the second half, Celta strengthened their advantage through the efforts of Lopez.

Viktor Khristenko has been tasked with regaining the trust of Chinese partners Today, the Russian government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko, located in China, has a difficult day ahead.

Oil companies Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz are negotiating the construction of an export-oriented oil refinery in the Primorsk region, Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov told Petroleum Argus. “We are now discussing with Surgut the project of this plant with a capacity of up to 10 million tons per year,” he said. A representative of Surgutneftegaz refused to comment on this possibility, saying that she knew nothing about negotiations with Rosneft.

Lukashenko wants to see an oil worker close to bankers in Slavneft There was an unexpected turn in the struggle for the post of president of Slavneft on the eve of the company's privatization. At a meeting of its board of directors last Friday, representatives of Belarus (owning 10.8% of the company’s shares) nominated Anatoly Baranovsky, vice president of state-owned Rosneft, for election as head of Slavneft at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on May 13.

Dynamo coach Viktor Prokopenko expects global changes With the victory of Elista Uralan in the Russian Championship, there was not a single team left that did not taste the joy of victory. At the same time, the capital's Dynamo, having lost the second match in a row, sobered up its own fans, who perked up after a major victory over Rostselmash. Series. For the fourth game in a row, Krylya Sovetov Samara did not concede.

Russia managed to defend its positions in Crimea The pro-Russian vector of Crimean politics in Crimea will remain dominant. The highest court of Ukraine - the Supreme Court - recognized the legal election of the leader of local communists and the speaker of the parliament of the autonomy of the previous convocation, Leonid Grach, as a deputy.

The Belarusian opposition was dispersed again The protest rally of the Belarusian opposition on April 19 turned out to be a very spectacular event, despite the small number of participants. 85 people were detained, three were hospitalized. The number of riot police officers and internal troops sent to disperse the protest action was several times greater than the number of its participants.

The legacy inherited by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company from Soviet times turned out to be very difficult. But this does not prevent UMMC from successfully moving towards creating an environmentally friendly business.

Ali Rodriguez was called by the Motherland OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez agreed to leave his prestigious post in June and head the state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Rodriguez was urged to do this by his close friend, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The appointment comes after the kaleidoscopic events in Venezuela a week ago, during which dozens of people were killed and President Chavez was removed from office and reinstated.

On Saturday, the fourth volume of the saga about the boy wizard, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” went on sale officially. Before that, the book was sold on almost all Moscow stalls - the price smoothly slid from 280 to 160 rubles (which is a whole ruble less than the Saturday store price). The same thing happened in some other cities, for example in Yekaterinburg. The number of “stolen” copies is so great that behind the “piracy” you see an advertising campaign.