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Ex-president of Globex Bank detained on embezzlement allegations

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has detained ex-president of Globex Bank Vitaly Vavilin until January 14 as part of embezzlement case.

18:02 16.11.2018

Sentence of ex-regional CEO of Defense Ministry’s contractor takes effect

The sentence of ex-CEO of Slavyanka utility company’s office in Russia’s Kronstadt Stanislav Kolomiyets has taken effect.

16:35 16.11.2018

Unified safety rules proposed for international competitions in Russia

The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted to the State Duma a bill laying down unified safety regulations for running international sports competitions in Russia.

15:41 16.11.2018

Ruling on ex-Rosgosstrakh vice-president’s detention overturned

The Moscow City Court’s Presidium on Friday overturned a ruling on detention of the former Rosgosstrakh group vice-president Sergey Khachaturov charged with embezzlement and held that the matter should be reconsidered.

14:53 16.11.2018

Penalty imposed on microlender for using prayer in advertisement upheld

The Eighteen Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a claim lodged by a microfinance lender seeking a decision that it was unlawfully penalized for using Christian symbols in its advertisement.

13:22 16.11.2018

Suspended sentence upheld for former vice-president of Royal Bank of Scotland

The Moscow Regional Court has upheld a 4-year suspended sentence given to the former vice-president and ex-chief of security of the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) Russian subsidiary Vsevolod Glukhovtsev for attempted fraud.

11:34 16.11.2018

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