POLITICS
President Dmitry Medvedev will host a session of the anti-corruption fight council. One of the issues is a control over income of state employees
(Kommersant)
Swedish lawmakers have requested the government to press for a European asset freeze and travel ban against Russian officials linked to the high-profile death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009
(Kommersant)
Moscow lawmakers are set to debate on Tuesday on amendments to the law on rallies in the Russian capital in the wake of mass rallies in support and against the recent parliamentary and presidential elections
(Vedomosti, Kommersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg announced his resignation from the post of the chairman of the board of directors of Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum producer
(Vedomosti, Kommersant)
Following the recent pronouncement by the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation on the Severny Kuzbass case, which was in the spotlight for the tax community in January and February, another court case has almost reached the final stage. On Feb. 27, 2012, the Federal Moscow District Arbitration Court upheld the rulings of the lower courts enforcing Russian thin capitalization rules in respect of financing received by a Russian borrower from its foreign sister company
(The Moscow Times)
Now, when the labor market in Russia experiences a new development phase, it is necessary for many large companies to rely on recruitment agencies that are able to search for and assess candidates on a tight time frame and at a high level of proficiency
(The Moscow Times)
WORLD
The Taliban have promised the relatives of those civilians killed by an American soldier in a shooting spree on Sunday that they will carry out revenge attacks
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
DEFENSE
The U.S. has said it is willing to disclose classified information to Russia on the missile defense shield to be deployed in Europe, a move that a military analyst said could solve the impasse over the American program
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SPACE
The Russian Federal Space Agency has drafted a project “Strategic development of space activities until 2030”
(Kommersant)
CRIME
Russian law enforcement officials have formally presented charges against Anatoly Ballo, Deputy Chairman of the country's national development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) in relation to a $14 million fraud
(Kommersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Six militants were killed in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria
(Kommersant)
REAL ESTATE
Russian businessman Emin Iskenderov intends to build a 300-meters tall tower on a business district in Paris. The projected investments into the construction total over two billion euros
(Vedomosti)
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