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Articles in June 2001 issue of A&G Information Services

• THE VICE-PRIME MINISTER OF RF ALEXEY KUDRIN MADE "GAZPROM" PAY TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET AN ADDITIONAL $350 MILLION IN 2001
• THE VOLUME OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY INCREASED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE CURRENT YEAR BY 11,1% AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD OF 2000 A
• LEGISLATION THE FIRST DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER, SERGEY SHATALOV, ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL PRESERVE FOR SOME TIME LIMITATIONS ON INSURANCE COMPANIES W
• RFFP ANNOUNCED THE CANCELATION OF THE SPECIAL AUCTION FOR THE SALE OF 15,5% OF THE SHARES OF AO "ORENBURGGEOLOGIYA" (GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COMPANY)
• THE SURPLUS OF ST.-PETERSBURG'S BUDGET EXCEEDED RBL 1,5 BILLION, READS THE REPORT ABOUT THE EXECUTION OF THE BUDGET TILL MAY 1 2001
• "ROSTELECOM" WILL PRESERVE ITS MONOPOLY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA CYPRUS BECAME THE LARGEST INVESTOR IN THE NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR OF THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY
• THE PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SIGNED THE FEDERAL LAW "ABOUT AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE BILL "ABOUT CURRENCY REGULATION AND CONTROL"
• AFTER TWO-YEAR INTERVAL RUSSIAN NAVY RECOMMENCED ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE NAVAL MANEUVERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
• THE MINISTER OF ATOMIC ENERGY A. RUMYANTSEV CONSIDERS THAT THE BILLS PERMITTING THE IMPORTATION OF WNF INTO RUSSIA WILL SUPPORT DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS OF FRESH NUC
• THE INCREASE OF CONSUMPTION OF FRENCH WINES IN RUSSIA
• RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN UKRAINE VICTOR CHERNOMYRDIN MET THE PRIME MINISTER ANATOLY KINAH AND DISCUSSED WITH HIM THE QUESTIONS OF PRIVATIZATION OF HARTSYZS
• THE CHIEF OF THE JOINT STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF RF, ANATOLY KVASHNIN, HAS NO DOUBT, THAT CHECHEN SEPARATIST LEADERS WILL BE JUSTLY PUNISHED BY RUSSIAN JU
• THE CENTER OF SANITARY SERVICE OF MAKHACHKALA FOR THE 11TH TIME PROHIBITED BATHING IN THE CASPIAN SEA WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE TOWN
• THE MAXIMUM SUM OF THE TAXED INCOME IN THE AMOUNT OF RBL 2,7 BILLION WAS DECLARED IN THE TAX DECLARATION OF THE CITIZEN, WHO HAD INCOMES FROM SEVERAL SO
• FOUR LEADING JAPANESE STEEL COMPANIES RECEIVED THE LARGEST RECENT ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF LARGE DIAMETER PIPES FOR THE GAS PIPELINE "BLUE STREAM", WHICH WI
• THE GOVERNMENTAL TARIFF COMMISSION DECIDED TO RAISE THE TARIFFS FOR INTERNAL RAILWAY CARGO TRANSPORTATION BY 17,5%
• ON MAY 23 THE STATE DUMA ADOPTED ON THE SECOND AND THIRD READINGS THE FEDERAL LAW "ABOUT AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL LAW "ON AGREEMENTS FOR SHARING OF PRODUCTI
• A&G NEWS FROM RUSSIAJUNE 4, 2001#23 (414
• SIXTH FESTIVAL OF MASS MEDIA "ALL RUSSIA-2001" OPENED IN ST.-PETERSBURG
• "GAZPROM"-IS IN FAVOR OF A STAGE-BY-STAGE LIBERALIZATION OF THE MARKET IN ITS SHARES", - ANNOUNCED THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF "GAZPROM" SERGEY DUBIN
• MARKETS THE VOLUME OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES (ELECTRIC AND POST) INCREASED IN JANUARY-APRIL OF 2001 BY 21,3%
• THE MINISTRY OF TAXES OF RF CONSIDERS THAT INTERNET IS ONE OF THE MAIN AND MOST IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS OF WORK WITH TAXPAYERS
• VLADIMIR PUTIN FINISHED THE REORGANIZATION OF THE INTERNAL MINISTRY (MVD)
• A GROUP OF ACADEMICIANS OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WARNED THE PRESIDENT V. PUTIN AND THE DEPUTIES OF THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY ABOUT THE ABSOLUTE DANGER OF
• LEGISLATION THE STATE DUMA APPROVED IN THE SECOND READING THE BILL "ABOUT THE LIMITATION OF SMOKING TOBACCO AND CONSUMPTION OF CIGARETTES"
• BY 2003 PRIVATE COMPANIES WILL PRODUCE MORE THAN 90% OF THE COAL PRODUCED IN RUSSIA
• A&G NEWS FROM RUSSIAJUNE 25, 2001#26 (417
• KAMAZ ANNOUNCED THE RESTRUCTURING OF MANAGEMENT
• "TRANSNEFT" IS GOING TO PLACE ITS PROMISSORY NOTES ON THE RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
• THE SHIPBUILDING COMPANY "ALMAZ" HAS FINISHED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND HOVERCRAFT "ZUBR" FOR THE NAVY OF GREECE
• NORTHWEST PORTS HAVE PROFITED
• THE STATE DUMA ADOPTED THE BILL "ABOUT THE PREVENTING THE LEGALIZATION OF REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES"
• A&G NEWS FROM RUSSIAJUNE 4, 2001#23 (414
• THE MONTH OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PLANTING OF TREES FINISHED IN ST.-PETERSBURG
• TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF "LUKOIL" IN PURCHASING OF HYRBOCARBON RESERVES FROM ABROAD ARE $500 MILLION
• STARTING FROM JUNE 1 THE IMPORTATION OF BEEF FROM EUROPE IS PROHIBITED
• IT IS PLANNED THAT THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY FORD WILL RECEIVE A $100 MILLION LOAN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC). THE LOAN INCLUDE
• AT A MEETING DEDICATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOTORCAR INDUSTRY, UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF VLADIMIR PUTIN, IT WAS DECIDED TO INCREASE BY 2006 THE OUTPUT O
• THE CENTRAL BANK OF RF PLANS TO HOLD ANOTHER CURRENCY AUCTION FOR NON-RESIDENTS, THE OWNERS OF S-ACCOUNTS IN JUNE
• THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PREPARED A PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION OF KALININGRADSKY REGION INTO A FULL OFFSHORE ZONE
• RUSSIAN FUND OF FEDERAL PROPERTY PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THE AUCTION FOR THE SALE OF THE LAST STATE SHAREHOLDING OF AO "MIKHAILOVSKY ORE MINING AND PROCESSI
• THE VICE-GOVERNOR OF ST.-PETERSBURG ANATOLY KAGAN ANNOUNCED THAT WAGES TO DOCTORS OF THE CITY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY INCREASED STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER
• TYUMEN OIL COMPANY (TNK) ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD BECOME THE FIRST RUSSIAN CORPORATION TO JOIN THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• A&G NEWS FROM RUSSIAJUNE 4, 2001#23 (414
• AUSTRALIA AND RUSSIA HAVE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ABOUT COLLABORATION IN THE EXPLORATION OF COSMIC SPACE
• THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT MIKHAIL KASYANOV SIGNED AN INSTRUCTION, ACCORDING TO WHICH THE FINES FOR ILLEGAL CUTTING OF WOOD IN THE WOODS OF RUSSIA
• POLITICS ACCORDING TO THE STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE, FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2001 THE POPULATION OF RUSSIA DECREASED BY 236,3 THOUSAND PEOPLE AS COMPARED WI
• THE GROUND FOR TOXIC WASTE "KRASNY BOR", NEAR ST.-PETERSBURG, WILL GET ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION FOR RE-CULTIVATION
• "ALROSA" WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO SELL ITS UNIQUE NOMINAL DIAMONDS FOR $30 MILLION ON OPEN AUCTIONS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY VYATCHESLAV SHTYROV INFO
• RUSSIA DECREASES FISH PRODUCTION CONSIDERABLY
• THE MINISTRY OF PROPERTY RELATIONS OF RF BEGAN TO EVALUATE THE STATE PROPERTY, WHICH IS PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO "PERMSKY CENTER OF ENGINE-BUILDING" (PCE)
• RUSSIA AND INDIA HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ABOUT COLLABORATION IN THE SPHERE OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES
• MARKETS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM "THE ROADS OF RUSSIA OF THE XXI CENTURY" WILL ADD 10% (TO 670 THOUSAND KM) TO THE MOTOR ROADS FOR GENERAL USE, ANNOUNCED
• THE STATE DUMA ADOPTED ON THE FIRST READING AMENDMENTS TO THE SECOND PART OF THE TAX CODE, PROVIDING FOR ABOLITION OF VAT FOR IMPORT OF COTTON-FIBER TO RUSS
• THE PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, INTRODUCED TO THE STATE DUMA A PACKET OF BILLS CONCERNING PENSION REFORM
• SECOND AUCTION FOR THE SALE OF RENT RIGHTS FOR THE LAND LOTS TOOK PLACE IN ST.-PETERSBURG ON JUNE 14
• THE COLUMBIAN STATE COMPANY ECOPETROL SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RUSSIAN "ROSNEFT" ON COLLABORATION IN THE SPHERE OF OIL PRODUCTION IN COLUMBIA
• ACCORDING TO THE STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE OF RF TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS ON WAGES IN RUSSIA DECREASED DURING APRIL BY 1,1% AND WAS RBL 32,43 BILLION
• RUSSIA WILL PUT INTO OPERATION MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND NEW AIRPLANES BY 2015 ANNOUNCED THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT ILYA KLEBANOV
• STARTING FROM JULY 1 THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENFORCE THE STATE STANDARDS FOR BANANAS
• IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SUBMARINE "KURSK" WAS DESTROYED BY ITS OWN TORPEDO
• THE PRESENTATION OF THE NEW RED BOOK TOOK PLACE IN THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
• ON MAY 30 THE GOVERNMENT OF RF APPROVED THE PROGRAM OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA FOR 2001-2004
• TIRE MARKET IN RUSSIA
• THE MINISTRY OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED THE COURSE OF BEFORE-SALE PREPARATION OF THE LARGEST INSURANCE COMAPNY "ROSGOSSTRAH"
• ST.PETERSBURG NEWS THE GOVERNOR OF ST.-PETERSBURG VLADIMIR YAKOVLEV ANNOUNCED THAT THE INVESTMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AUTO-MOTORSPORT CO
• RUSSIA AND OTHER STATES, SITUATED ON THE CASPIAN SEA ARE THREATENED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL EMBARGO ON THE EXPORT OF BLACK
• THE STATE DUMA ADOPTED ON THE FIRST READING THE DRAFT OF THE LAND CODE. INTRODUCED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT
• MAJORITY OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS DOES NOT BELIEVE IN COMMUNAL REFORM
• THE AMERICAN FUND ALLOTTED $275 THOUSAND FOR A CHLDREN'S OPERATING ROOM
• RAO "NORILSKY NIKEL" BEGAN TO CONVERT ITS SHARES FOR 1ST LEVEL ADR
• THE MINISTRY OF ANTI-MONOPOLY POLICY IN NIJNIY NOVGOROD FOR THE FIRST TIME REQUIRED GORKOVSKIY AUTOMOBILE PLANT (GAZ) TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE "VOLGA" CAR
• THE GOVERNMENT OF RF WILL CALCULATE THE DRAFT BUDGET-2002, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE WORLD PRICE OF RUSSIAN URALS OIL $18,5 PER A BARREL, ANNOUNC
• ACCORDING TO THE STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE, THE VOLUME OF RETAIL TRADE IN RUSSIA WAS RBL 861,3 BILLION IN JANUARY-APRIL OF 2001, WHICH IS 9% MORE AS COMP
• IN NEAR FUTURE RUSSIA WILL INCREASE WHOLESALE PRICES FOR GAS WHICH IS PRODUCED IN THE COURSE OF OIL PRODUCTION
• A&G NEWS FROM RUSSIAJUNE 4, 2001#23 (414
• ON MAY 29 AN EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE OF ST.-PETERSBURG YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS "ST.-PETERSBURG YOUTH AGAINST THE IMPORT OF NUCLEAR WASTES" TOOK PLACE
• THE STATE STATISTICS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED THAT SURPLUS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET OF RF IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2001 WAS RBL 49,2 BILLION
• DUE TO THE INCREASE OF PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA, THE NEED OF PACKING GROWS