The magazine "RBC" has calculated what lives ROC

The Russian Orthodox Church has recently become one of the main newsmakers. "Lost" Watch patriarch, expensive cars and other "worldly pleasures" ordinary Russians have caused a lot of different issues. The magazine "RBC" conducted its own investigation to find out what today holds the ROC and that extend its business interests. The list turned out to be a luxury hotel, banks, buildings, supplies of automobiles BMW, as well as large and small plants.

According to the publication, the annual income of the Russian Orthodox Church from donations and other sources of 100-150 million dollars in cash. Part of this money invested churchmen in business projects.

The first in the list of the "pearl" of the organization listed Christ the Savior Cathedral, where, as we know, are not engaged in commercial activities, and the "free hand out" for money. Reporters found that in the territory of HHS operate dry cleaning, refectory, car wash, tire service, car service, pay parking, a variety of shopping stalls. Annual turnover HHS Foundation, along with three "daughters" do not exceed 40 million rubles. But another 372 million rubles. You must be received by the Fund from the Moscow budget.

Russian Orthodox Church has been accused of craving for commerce, and the memory still fresh scandals duty-free import of cigarettes and vodka trade under church banners that erupted in the 1990s. The zero situation has not changed. In the period from 2003 to 2010gg. ROC controlled by JSC "AS Vita 'owned a quarter," BMW Rusland ", but two years ago the company was liquidated, and now in its place is registered LLC" BMW Russland Trading ».

In addition to the import of foreign cars, clergy invest in traditional industries such as construction, restaurant and hotel business, wholesale and retail trade, agriculture and food production, as well as the banking sector. Details of the "church business" you can learn from the article in the new issue of the magazine "RBC". We note only that all businesses controlled by the Russian Orthodox Church by the most conservative estimates bring to 600 million rubles. per year, while the value of assets is close to 2, 3 billion rubles.

Nevertheless, the Russian Orthodox Church is far from Catholic priests. As it turned out, the German Catholic Church owned publishing house Weltbild, which produces such "erotic" books like "Take me here and now" or "Dirty Stories", the annual turnover of the company amounted to 1, 7 billion euros. In 2009. MOC tried to sell the publishing scandalous, but the buyer is not found, and representatives of the church tested a long-known method: went on the offensive, had caught the media in the targeted persecution of the clergy. Nevertheless, the Pope did not convince the argument, and he lashed out at the German clergy.

However, the Western Church there is quite "decent" ways of income, such as investment in real estate or government bonds.

Summing up the results of its investigation, the staff of the magazine "RBC" answer the fundamental question of how religion affects the economy and welfare of the particular country. It turned out that piety positive impact on the dynamics of GDP, but only when people "believe intensely." Otherwise superficial faith can have negative consequences.

The detailed calculations and proofs can be found in the August issue of the magazine "RBC».

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Source: top.rbc.ru/economics/25/07/2012/661562.shtml





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