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Famous Russian nationalist politic A. Potkin (Belov), one of heads of Union Russkie, was arrested in court for theft of $5 bln in BTA-bank. According to Internal Police office, anti-extremist 282 article

Yound Russian political man Maxim Martsinkevich (or Tesak), convicted for 5 years of high-security prison for placing videos according to article 282 of Russian criminal law (so called «extremism»), got

Profit Harley-Davidson in the third quarter of 2014 decreased to $150.1 million compared to $162.7 million in 2013. The company’s revenue fell 1.3% to $1.3 billion due to the reduction of the supply

In January-September 2014 in Russia produced 37.6 million tires, tires and tubes (-4.1% in 2013). The major market players continue to: Nizhnekamskshina, Nizhnekamskshina and Altai Tyre Plant.

The total number of economically active population aged 15-72 years in Russia in September 2014 amounted to 75.7 million (53% of the total population). 3.7 million people were unemployed by the ILO criteria (i.

According to the Bank of Russia, in January-August 2014 foreign trade turnover of the country amounted to $549.5 billion (98.4% as against January-August 2013), including exports – $342.5 billion (101.1%), import –

According to the forecast of the Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev at the end of 2014 inflation in Russia could exceed 8%, since its growth rate is 0.2% per week (according to Rosstat).

Shares of grand oil company Total fell by 2% to €42.08 per share, and capitalization decreased to €100.3 bln. 20.10.2014 in avia crash died its managing director Christophe de Margerie.

HSBC Holding gave Russia 50.9 industrial index, which shows small growth of the rate in September 2014. In industry was noted the lowest growth in the last 3 months. In services expectations worsened.

British company «Oxford Ancestors», genealogical expert, in 2007 obliged to prove, that Lermontov ancestors came from Scotland. It was supposed, that Lermontov family started with George Lermont came from Scotland.

On October 17, 2014 at Museum of London was opened an exhibition dedicated to Sherlock Holmes – the Man who never lived and will never die. It took more than 125 years, and the legendary detective still

Shares of the British company rolls-Royce (Rolls-Royce) fell 11.5% in connection with the notice of the company about the drop in revenue from the Russian sanctions. The sales forecast for 2014 adjusted for 3.

HSBC will decrease mortgage rate to 0.99% – the lowest rate, which will reduce mortgage credit expenses by pounds of pound strelings. It is expected, that increase of currect bank rate by 0.

Russia continue to discuss the military conflict in the East of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin signed amendments on the limitation of foreign ownership to the law “On mass media”

On the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics (the so-called Rosstat) updated the index of industrial production of petroleum products (petrol for 104.7 and 103.9 for diesel) and consumer prices