Vedomosti, literally "The Record", is a Russian language business daily. It is a joint venture between Dow Jones, the Financial Times and Independent Media (Publishing House), publishers of The Moscow Times. Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), based in the United States is a publishing and financial information firm. ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... The Moscow Times is an English-language daily newspaper published in Moscow, Russia since 1992. ...
Vedomosti is a unique project called into being by Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, the world’s leading business newspapers. Together with the largest Russian publishing house Independent Media, they have been publishing Vedomosti since 1999. The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with a worldwide average daily circulation of more than 2. ...
Vedomosti sees its mission in providing readers with timely, detailed and objective coverage. More than 100 journalists in Moscow and regions of Russia, with the help of reporters of Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal’s international networks, inform readers on a daily basis about the most important economic, political, financial and corporate events, offering an in-depth analysis and forecasts.
The Vedomosti report cited Nikolai Tabachkov, an auditor at the Audit Chamber, the state budget watchdog, as saying that the Federal Treasury transferred $5.3 billion to its account at Vneshekonombank on Dec. 30 for payment of foreign debt.
Vedomosti cited the former head of the Finance Ministry's foreign debt department, Andrei Cherepanov, as saying that funds for foreign debt repayment were not normally transferred so far in advance.
Vedomosti cited experts as saying that the $5.3 billion VEB received from the treasury looked like it had been invested in Rosneft's veksels.