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Articles in September 2001 issue of A&G Information Services

• A SPECIAL COMMITTEE CONVENED FOR INVESTIGATION OF A TU-154 AIRPLANE CRASH ON JULY 3 NEAR IRKUTSK, DISCOVERED CONSIDERABLE VIOLATIONS OF THE LABOR LAW BY THE
• STATE AUTHORITIES ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT (PDA), WHICH HAS ALREADY FUNCTIONED FOR SEVEN YEARS
• FROM AUGUST 21 CUSTOMS ORGANS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT DECREE #532, WILL CHARGE SPECIAL IMPORT DUTIES ON A NUMBER OF COMMOD
• THE RETURN OF LAND TO THE CHURCH IS APPROVED AT THE TOP
• THE IRREDEEMABLE DEBT OF ST. PETERSBURG ENTERPRISES TO FEDERAL BUDGET IS RBL 300 MILLION
• TWO IRIDIUM SYSTEM (GLOBAL SYSTEM OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION) SATELLITES WILL BE LAUNCHED IN PLESETSK
• FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THE GOLD AND CURRENCY RESERVES DROPPED BY $600 MILLION IN ONE WEEK
• PENSIONERS WON THE CASE AGAINST THE STATE
• THE VALUE OF "SVOBODA" COSMETICS COMPANY HAS BEEN DETERMINED
• THE CONDITION OF ST. PETERSBURG CEMETERIES
• RUSSIA MEETS ITS LIABILITIES CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE MEANS
• AFTER ALMOST A HALF-YEAR BREAK THE CENTRAL BANK (CB) OF RUSSIA SOLD ITS BONDS
• NEW MINIMUM WAGE
• OPTIMISTIC FORECAST OF RUSSIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• ST. PETERSBURG NEEDS MORE HOTELS: THE MORE - THE BETTER
• THE PRIME MINISTER OF RF, MIKHAIL KASYANOV, ANNOUNCED THAT THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE ABRUPT FALL OF $USD RATE REGARDING RUBLE RATE
• THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION IS OPPOSED TO RUSSIA'S ENTERING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)
• GAZPROM WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS
• SAFETY MEASURES WERE STRENGTHENED IN ST.-PETERSBURG
• THE "SIBNEFT" COMPANY ANNOUNCED HAVING RECEIVED A CREDIT OF $250 MILLION FROM THE DUTCH ABN AMRO BANK
• RUSSIAN STOCK MARKET IS BECOMING MUCH MORE ACTIVE
• THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE "ABOUT IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOLD AND JEWELS" OF JUNE 21, 2001 WILL COME INTO FORCE ON AUGUST 25
• IN SEVEN MONTHS THE PLAN OF INCOME FROM PRIVATIZATION AND STATE-OWNED PROPERTY OPERATIONS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
• OPINIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG CITIZENS TOWARDS SPACE TOURISM
• "LUKOIL" IS READY TO INVEST $1 BILLION IN BELORUSSIAN COMPANIES
• LESS IS INVESTED ABROAD NOW
• THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION ALTERS THE LAW
• THE RUSSIAN FUND OF FEDERAL PROPERTY SOLD THE LAST STATE-OWNED STAKE OF JSC "NEVINNOMYSSKIY AZOT" ("NA") AT AUCTION SALES
• HIGHWAY PATROLMEN HAVE TO USE THEIR SIDEARMS MORE OFTEN THAN EVER
• THE FIRST PROFIT OF RAO "EES OF RUSSIA"
• IN 2002 THE GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL RESERVE MAY AMOUNT TO $7-10 BILLION
• PRESIDENT PUTIN SIGNED A DECREE ABOUT ESTABLISHEMENT OF A NEW TARIFF ORGAN
• REMAINS OF AMERICAN PILOTS WERE FOUND
• PROJECT OF THE PROGRAM "MODERNIZATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE" WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE CITY AUTHORITIES
• THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE DUMA'S BUDGET AND TAX COMMITTEE ALEXANDER JUKOV ANNOUNCED, THAT THERE ARE NO REASONS TO CORRECT THE DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET
• RUSSIAN CONSUMERS DO NOT BELIEVE IN RUSSIAN MOTORCAR INDUSTRY
• MIKHAIL KASYANOV APPROVED THE DRAFT DECREE ABOUT PRIVATIZATION OF AIRCRAFT PLANTS
• A UNIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEM, UNITING ALL THE COURTS IN THE CITY, WILL BE CREATED IN ST.-PETERSBURG
• YESTERDAY RUSSIAN "YUKOS" AND AMERICAN MARATHON OIL COMPANY ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
• IN JANUARY-JULY OF 2001 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION VOLUME IN RUSSIA ROSE BY 5.4% IN COMPARISON WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR
• THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HAS CANCELED THE FORMER PROCEDURE OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE OF AUTOMOBILES IMPORTED BY OFFICIAL DEALERS OF LARGE CAR COMPANIES
• JSC "AUTOVAZ" IS COUNTING ON THE SOONEST ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL DECREE, ABOLISHING THE COLLATERAL STAKE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY
• THE NAME OF ONE OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTORS IGOR SIKORSKY ENTERED THE "GOLDEN BOOK" OF ST. PETERSBURG
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST METALLURGIC MINI-PLANT HAS BEGUN
• THE VOLUME OF CITIZENS' BANK DEPOSITS IS INCREASING
• PROTECTIVE DUTIES ON IMPORTED SUGAR
• THE SALE OF "KUZBASSUGOL" HAS BEGUN
• PROCEEDS GO FOR DEBT REPAYMENT
• YESTERDAY THE "SUKHOI" DESIGN OFFICE DEVELOPING MILITARY AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCED THE BEGINNING OF TEST FLIGHTS FOR THE NEW C-80 PASSENGER PLANE
• THE VOLUMES IN LONG-TERM DEPOSITS GROW
• FOREIGNERS ARE GIVEN MORE TIME FOR REGISTRATION
• RUSSIA IMMEDIATELY REACTED TO THE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN THE USA
• THE OFFICIAL EARNINGS OF EVERY SECOND CITIZEN OF ST. PETERSBURG, WHO MAKES AN EXPENSIVE PURCHASE, WOULD NOT LET HIM MAKE IT
• ECONOMIC GROWTH IN RUSSIA WILL EXCEED 5%
• QUOTAS FOR THE IMPORT OF RAW SUGAR WILL BE SOLD STARTING FROM OCTOBER 16
• RUSSIAN FUND OF FEDERAL PROPERTY FIXED THE PRICE OF "ROSGOSSTRAH"
• THE GOVERNMENT OF ST.-PETERSBURG APPROVED THE DRAFT OF THE CITY BUDGET-2002
• A TUGBOAT "SATURN" WAS CONSTRUCTED AT ST. PETERSBURG SHPYARD "PELLA" FOR THE TOWN OF OTRADNOYE
• THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE HAS WORKED OUT A STRATEGY OF MACHINE-BUILDING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT UP TO 2010, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHICH W
• SEVERAL PETROLEUM COMPANIES ADDRESSED THE MINISTRY OF POWER ENGINEERING (MINENERGO) TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE SYSTEM OF ORDERS DURING TH
• A MONEY LAUNDERING CASE HAS, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, REACHED THE COURT
• THE HEAD OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG AND REGIONS VLADISLAV PIOTROVSKY REPORTED ON THE ACTIVITY OF HIS BRANCH THIS YEAR
• THE STATE COMPANIES "ZARUBEZHNEFT" AND "ROSNEFT" WILL BECOME AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE TREATY ON PRODUCTION DIVISION (TPD)
• ABOUT 40% OF RUSSIAN INTERNET USERS DO NOT PAY FOR ACCESS
• THE STATE GUARANTEES MORTGAGING
• THE PROJECT OF PRIVATE SPACE STATION
• THE GULF OF FINLAND IS TURNING INTO A DEAD SEA
• JSC "ROSTSELMACH" INCREASES THE VOLUME OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY PRODUCTION
• VOLUME OF FOREIGN TRADE IS GROWING
• CUSTOMS INTRODUCED SURCHARGE FOR TEMPORARY IMPORT
• MOSCOW AUTHORITIES WANT TO BUY THE UKRAINIAN NAVY CRUISER "UKRAINE"
• BALTIC SEA POLLUTION THREAT
• THE VOLUME OF PAYMENTS WITH THE HELP OF VISA CARDS OF RUSSIAN BANKS INCREASED 2,6 TIMES IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR
• DUTIES FOR HEATING OIL MIGHT INCREASE
• PRESIDENT PUTIN SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH PRESIDENT BUSH
• THE FIRST PART OF THE RESTORATION WORK IN THE PALACE-YARD OF KONSTANTINOVSKY PALACE IN STRELNA WAS VALUED AT $150 MILLION
• REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREED TO FINANCE THE ORGANIZATION OF A RAILWAY-FERRY ROUTE UST-LUGA-BALTIYSK-SASSHITZ
• THIS YEAR PRICES FOR GRAIN-CROPS STARTED DECREASING A MONTH EARLIER, THAN IN 2000
• IN THE END OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR A SPECIAL INSPECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF TAXES AND LEVIES, WHICH WILL WORK WITH MAJOR TAX PAYERS WILL START WORKING
• THE GOVERNMENT APPROVES TARGET PROGRAMS