Coca-Cola has determined to remove the refrigerators bearing its adverts after a group of Orthodox believers accused the company of the violation of national traditions. The company used the image of Orthodox churches in the adverts.

The Central Electoral Commission of the RF and Nike have agreed upon the key logo of the information campaign on the upcoming presidential election. It is a tricolor-tick in a voting bulletin and may be associated with the Swoosh logo of the company.

Strabag, the European Construction Company, and Siemens AG have set up a joint venture to implement projects for the Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

Gazprom Marketing and Traiding Ltd. (GMT), a subsidiary of the Russian gas monopolist, has been licensed to work at the Irish gas market, the volume of which is estimated at ?2 billion per year.

Microsoft Company reportedly intends to launch its own chain stores in many countries including Russia.

13 gay activists, who were detained as the participants of a protest action against homophobia in a polling station on the 2nd of December, have been declared not guilty.

Toyota Motor is considering an opportunity to produce a new budget car at its recently opened Russian plant, reports the Interfax news agency.

The Russian government has approved a draft law implying a complete ban on advertising tobacco and smokables. This step will let Russia join the World Health Organization Frame convention on Tobacco Control.

A tiny burglar got into basements through narrow ventilation windows to steal communication cables.

SBI Holdings, a Japan-based financial company, and Metropol, one of Russia’s largest investment financial companies, are prepared to settle a $100 million mutual fund for investments in promising Russian enterprises.