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SmartTechGroup (CarMoney)

Evgeny Mikhalin has been appointed Financial Director of SmartTechGroup. Previously, he worked at Renaissance Credit Bank, having worked his way up from department manager to finance director. At SmartTechGroup, Evgeny will be responsible for strategic planning and business plan formation, optimization, planning and control of financial flows, implementation...

Element

Element Group plans to invest ₽6.6 billion in the Mari Republic's Zavod Poluprovodnikov Priborov to increase the production of metal-ceramic chip cases, according to Yuri Zaitsev, the head of the Mari Republic, following a meeting with Element President Ilya Ivantsov.

VK

VK has acquired the Viqeo video platform. Platform allows you to embed videos on websites and other services. Acquisition of the asset will allow us to strengthen VK Video advertising business.

UGC

Moscow Exchange suspended trading in Yuzhuralzoloto shares in all modes. Trading has been suspended on the basis of an order from the Bank of Russia. Reasons for issuing such an order are not specified.

Rostelecom

Rostelecom may sell the Armenian telecom operator GNC-Alfa to Cyprus Fedilco Group Limited for $40 million, said Boris Demirkhanyan, Deputy Director of GNC-Alfa. Parties have already received approval for the deal from the Armenian Public Services Regulatory Commission. Russian company has already tried to sell GNC-Alfa in 2022. At that time, the Armenian CR...

Bashneft

Shareholders of Bashneft approved dividends for 2024 in the amount of 147.31 rubles per ordinary and preferred share. The last day of purchase of securities for receiving dividends is July 11, 2025. The dividend yield of ordinary shares may amount to 7.87%, preferred shares — 12.81%.

Magnit

Magnit retailer has launched a line of contract production — the production of food products on orders from suppliers for sale in stores of the Magnit retail chain and at other sites. One of the first partners of Magnit was PROGRESS, for which the retailer produces breakfast cereals at its plant in Tver. Contract production has also been launched at the Conf...

UGC

Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit against Konstantin Strukov in order to confiscate assets and turn them in favor of the state. According to the agency, he illegally took control of Yuzhuralzoloto and ten other companies. Now all of them are registered to the deputy's daughter Alexandra Strukova, who has Swiss citizenship and trusted persons. Prose...

IVA Technologies

IVA Technologies shareholders will consider the issue of paying dividends at the general meeting following the results of the first nine months of 2025, the press service of RBC Investments reported. Earlier, the shareholders did not make a decision on the 2024 dividends, as the meeting failed to gain the required number of votes on this issue — almost 88.69...

Mobile TeleSystems

MTS has completed the formation of the fintech and kicksharing verticals as part of the group's corporate governance transformation that began in December. Company contributed 99.31% of MTS Fintech LLC, as well as 84.61% of Yuret Bike.ru LLC to the authorized capital of its subsidiary MTS Ecosystem LLC. Total amount of the non-monetary contribution, accordin...