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• CHEMICAL AND OIL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES HAVE BECOME THE MOST DYNAMIC SEGMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY.
• RUSSIAN FUND OF FEDERAL PROPERTY IS GOING TO SELL FROM 4.5% TO 7% OF SHARES IN OAO "NK LUKOIL" ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
• "VLADIMIR PUTIN ASKED ME NOT TO REGISTER MY CANDIDACY IN THE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN ST.PETERSBURG AND TO CONTINUE WORKING IN THE GOVERNMENT" - THESE
• DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR HRISTENKO, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX, ADMITTED THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENERGY CRISIS IN RUSSIA IN A FE
• THE PRIVATIZATION OF APARTMENTS WILL BE PROHIBITED IN MOSCOW.
• UNIQUE PROGRAM OF REHABILITATION OF BURNT FORESTS WAS CREATED IN ALTAY.
• IN THE SPHERE OF CONSUMPTION INSIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF TURNOVER OF RETAIL TRADE, WHICH HAD TAKEN PLACE FROM AUG TO DEC, TURNED TO STAGNATION.
• THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TUMEN OIL COMPANY ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING OF A PART OF STATE BLOCK OF SHARES IN THE RUSSIAN - BELORUSSIAN COMPANY SLAVNEFT, ANNOUN
• THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREED TO CONVERT A PART OF THE DEBT OF OAO "KAMAZ" INTO SHARES IN AUTOMOBILE PLANT ON CONDITION THAT P
• LESS UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN THE CAPITAL.
• A MEMBER OF THE RUSSIAN DELEGATION, DAGESTANI DEPUTY GADZHI MAHACHEV, WAS ASSAULTED AT A SESSION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
• THE AMOUNT OF FOREST FIRES IN BERYL TAIGA RAPIDLY INCREASES.
• LAST YEAR THE ENTERPRISES OF RUSSIAN WOOD INDUSTRY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF OUTPUT VOLUMES.
• AUCTION ON SALE OF 9.06% OF SHARES IN KOLTSOVO AIRPORT WAS ANNOUNCED INVALID BECAUSE OF ABSENCE OF APPLICATIONS.
• THE VOLUME OF SALES OF OAO "NOVAYA SILA" IN 1999 WAS RBL 221 MILLION, THAT IS 1.5 TIMES MORE THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
• THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF RAO EES, ANATOLY CHUBAIS CONSIDERS, THAT INVESTMENT MISTAKES OF GAZPROM WERE THE REASON FOR THE "GAS CRISIS", WHICH BE
• RF FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE DETAINED AN AMERICAN CITIZEN UNDER SUSPICION OF ESPIONAGE, AND A RUSSIAN CITIZEN UNDER SUSPICION OF DISCLOSURE OF STATE SECRET
• DAMAGE TO THE WOODS OF RUSSIA.
• DEMAND FOR LABOUR RESUMED IN TULA REGION.
• THE IDEA TO CREATE STATE OIL HOLDING IS BURIED FINALLY.
• THE PROGRAM OF RECONSTRUCTION OF RAO EES, APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
• FINANCE MINISTRY PROPOSES PROHIBITING RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS FROM HAVING CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNTS IN NON-RESIDENT BANKS.
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BLUNTLY INTERFERES WITH RUSSIA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
• IN THE SPHERE OF CONSUMPTION INSIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF TURNOVER OF RETAIL TRADE, WHICH HAD TAKEN PLACE FROM AUG TO DEC, TURNED TO STAGNATION.
• THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TUMEN OIL COMPANY ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING OF A PART OF STATE BLOCK OF SHARES IN THE RUSSIAN - BELORUSSIAN COMPANY SLAVNEFT, ANNOUN
• THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREED TO CONVERT A PART OF THE DEBT OF OAO "KAMAZ" INTO SHARES IN AUTOMOBILE PLANT ON CONDITION THAT P
• LESS UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN THE CAPITAL.
• A MEMBER OF THE RUSSIAN DELEGATION, DAGESTANI DEPUTY GADZHI MAHACHEV, WAS ASSAULTED AT A SESSION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
• THE AMOUNT OF FOREST FIRES IN BERYL TAIGA RAPIDLY INCREASES.
• RUSSIA IS GOING TO STRENGTHEN ITS POSITION IN THE EASTERN NUCLEAR MARKETS.
• IN MAY IT WILL BE CLEAR WHO WILL ENTER THE GOVERNMENT, AFTER NEW STRUCTURE OF THE CABINET WILL BE ADOPTED.
• RAO EES IS GOING TO REDUCE BY ALMOST ONE FOURTH THE SUPPLIES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY INSIDE RUSSIA IN APRIL.
• THE STATE DUMA BANKING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE DUMA REQUIRE BANKS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTS OF LEGAL PERSONS AND INDIVIDUAL
• WESTERN SECRET SERVICES CO-OPERATE WITH RUSSIA IN A JOINT STRUGGLE WITH TERRORISM.
• DEMAND FOR LABOUR RESUMED IN TULA REGION.
• THE IDEA TO CREATE STATE OIL HOLDING IS BURIED FINALLY.
• THE PROGRAM OF RECONSTRUCTION OF RAO EES, APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
• FINANCE MINISTRY PROPOSES PROHIBITING RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS FROM HAVING CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNTS IN NON-RESIDENT BANKS.
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BLUNTLY INTERFERES WITH RUSSIA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
• LUKOIL AGAIN HAS TAKEN THE FIRST PLACE ON PROSPECTIVE RESERVES AMONG RUSSIAN OIL COMPANIES.
• ON MARCH 31 THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL PORT "PRIMORSK" IN LENINGRAD REGION WAS BEGUN.
• THE FEDERATION COUNCIL APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW "ON INSOLVENCY , WHICH WILL CHANGE THE PROCEDURE FOR STARTING THE CASES AND INCREASE THE MAXIMUM TERM
• WITHIN THE PERIOD FROM AUG 2, 1999 TO MARCH 31 RUSSIAN FORCES LOST 2036 KILLED AND 6076 WOUNDED IN CHECHNYA.
• ON APR 11 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WAS SWITCHED OFF FOR TENS OF RUSSIAN ENTERPRISES.
• ACCORDING TO A GOVERNMENTAL RESOLUTION GAS COMPANIES, OTHER THAN GAZPROM, NORILSKGAZPROM, YAKUTSKGAZPROM, SAHALINMORNEFTEGAZ AND THEIR AFFILIATED COMPAN
• FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE OFFICER FOUND A PRINTING HOUSE IN CHECHNYA, WHERE FALSE DOLLARS WERE PRINTED.
• RUSSIA IS GOING TO STRENGTHEN ITS POSITION IN THE EASTERN NUCLEAR MARKETS.
• IN MAY IT WILL BE CLEAR WHO WILL ENTER THE GOVERNMENT, AFTER NEW STRUCTURE OF THE CABINET WILL BE ADOPTED.
• RAO EES IS GOING TO REDUCE BY ALMOST ONE FOURTH THE SUPPLIES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY INSIDE RUSSIA IN APRIL.
• THE STATE DUMA BANKING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE DUMA REQUIRE BANKS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTS OF LEGAL PERSONS AND INDIVIDUAL
• WESTERN SECRET SERVICES CO-OPERATE WITH RUSSIA IN A JOINT STRUGGLE WITH TERRORISM.
• "SIBERIAN ALUMINUM" GROUP AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SIBNEFT COMPANY HAVE AGREED TO CREATION OF A UNITARY ALUMINUM HOLDING. THE HOLDING WILL BEAR THE NAME "RUS
• MOSCOW CITY DUMA ADOPTED THE LAW "ON ATTRACTING AND USING OF FOREIGN LABOR FORCE IN THE TERRITORY OF MOSCOW".
• THE MANEUVERS OF THE BALTIC FLEET WILL TAKE PLACE ACCORDING TO THE SCENARIO, WHERE THERE IS NO PLACE FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
• RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ORDERED THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO SELL TO THE CENTRAL BANK STATE SECURITIES - GKO AND OFZ - IN THE AMOUNT OF RBL 30 BILLION IN ORDER TO C
• THE GOVERNMENTAL RESOLUTION #254 OF MARCH 24, 2000 PROVIDES FOR CUSTOMS CONTROL AND CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR ALL GOODS BROUGHT TO RUSSIA FROM
• RF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PROHIBITED BALTIC STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FROM TEACHING IRANIAN STUDENTS.
• LUKOIL AGAIN HAS TAKEN THE FIRST PLACE ON PROSPECTIVE RESERVES AMONG RUSSIAN OIL COMPANIES.
• THE FEDERATION COUNCIL APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW "ON INSOLVENCY , WHICH WILL CHANGE THE PROCEDURE FOR STARTING THE CASES AND INCREASE THE MAXIMUM TERM
• WITHIN THE PERIOD FROM AUG 2, 1999 TO MARCH 31 RUSSIAN FORCES LOST 2036 KILLED AND 6076 WOUNDED IN CHECHNYA.
• ON APR 11 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WAS SWITCHED OFF FOR TENS OF RUSSIAN ENTERPRISES.
• ACCORDING TO A GOVERNMENTAL RESOLUTION GAS COMPANIES, OTHER THAN GAZPROM, NORILSKGAZPROM, YAKUTSKGAZPROM, SAHALINMORNEFTEGAZ AND THEIR AFFILIATED COMPAN
• FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE OFFICER FOUND A PRINTING HOUSE IN CHECHNYA, WHERE FALSE DOLLARS WERE PRINTED.
• RECENTLY THE SITUATION IN THE SPHERE OF INVESTMENTS HAS WORSENED.
• STARTING APR 1 RUSSIA ESTABLISHES NEW IMPORT CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ALCOHOL GOODS.
• ANOTHER VISIT OF AUDITORS OF INTERNATIONAL RATING AGENCY STANDARD & POOR TO ST.PETERSBURG IS COMPLETED.
• FOREIGN BANKS STARTED A STRUGGLE FOR INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITORS.
• STATE AIRPORT "VYBORG", ALSO CALLED VESHCHEVO, WILL BE PRIVATIZED.
• ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE ASSASSINATION WAS MADE IN ST.PETERSBURG.
• ON MARCH 31 THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL PORT "PRIMORSK" IN LENINGRAD REGION WAS BEGUN.
• MOSCOW CITY DUMA ADOPTED THE LAW "ON ATTRACTING AND USING OF FOREIGN LABOR FORCE IN THE TERRITORY OF MOSCOW".
• THE MANEUVERS OF THE BALTIC FLEET WILL TAKE PLACE ACCORDING TO THE SCENARIO, WHERE THERE IS NO PLACE FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
• RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ORDERED THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO SELL TO THE CENTRAL BANK STATE SECURITIES - GKO AND OFZ - IN THE AMOUNT OF RBL 30 BILLION IN ORDER TO C
• THE GOVERNMENTAL RESOLUTION #254 OF MARCH 24, 2000 PROVIDES FOR CUSTOMS CONTROL AND CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR ALL GOODS BROUGHT TO RUSSIA FROM
• RF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PROHIBITED BALTIC STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FROM TEACHING IRANIAN STUDENTS.
• IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2000 RUSSIA PAID $2.3 BILLION OF ITS EXTERNAL DEBT.
• STARTING APR 1 THE CUSTOMS TARIFF WAS CHANGED.
• THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 26 IN ST.PETERSBURG.
• THE EXPENSES OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET FOR THE SERVICING OF THE STATE DEBT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WERE RBL 40.4 BILLION.
• IN MAY THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER THE DRAFT OF A NEW FEDERAL LAW ON PRIVATIZATION.