The analyst said, as the tramp threw the candy towards Merkel at the G7 summit

The analyst said, as the tramp threw the candy towards Merkel at the G7 summit At the summit of the countries “Big seven” U.S. President Donald trump threw two candies on the table in front of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said the Director of consulting company Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer in an interview with CBS. According to the analyst, this happened in a time when G7 leaders gathered to sign a joint document for the summit. “He (Trump. — “Vedomosti”) stood up, put his hand in his pocket… and pulled out two candy Starbursts, and threw them on the table and said: “Now, angel, don’t say I never give you nothing”, “told Bremmer. Merkel and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau wanted to put pressure on trump to sign a joint communiqué and the American leader was obviously experienced dissatisfaction due to the fact that G7 leaders are United against

The head of “Rosneft” said the reasons for the growth in gasoline prices

The head of “Rosneft” said the reasons for the growth in gasoline prices KRASNOYARSK, may 21 — RIA Novosti. The head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin has identified three main factors that caused a rise in fuel prices. The first reason he called the devaluation of the ruble. “If you have the dollar was worth 30 rubles, now — 64. The company is not able to do anything, so this factor was not, it already exists”, — he said in a speech at the annual General meeting of shareholders of the company. The second factor, he said, was the rise in world oil prices, which since the end of last year rose about 25%. Russian companies also deliver oil for export and to refineries within the country. And add to this the increase in transportation costs, energy and you will see that the cost of processing increased significantly.Igor Sechin The third

The state Duma adopted amendments to the Federal budget for 2018

The state Duma adopted amendments to the Federal budget for 2018 MOSCOW, 21 Feb — RIA Novosti. The state Duma adopted the law on change of the parameters of the Federal budget for 2018, when the deficit replaced by a surplus. The document was voted by 307 deputies, against — 98, no abstentions. In the course of its discussion was supported only by fraction “United Russia”. The Communist party faction, “Fair Russia” and LDPR have declared their intention to vote against it. The document increases the budget revenues in 2018 1,815 trillion rubles — up to 17,073 trillion rubles (17.4% of GDP), expenses — on of 61.9 billion rubles, to 16,591 trillion (16.9 percent of GDP). The budget deficit (1.3% of GDP) will be replaced by a surplus (0.5% of GDP). The previously planned GDP increases 97,462 trillion rubles to 98,234 trillion rubles, and the annual inflation rate reduced from