Russian News Monitor – Russian inflation to drop to 8% this year: Putin (People’s Daily)
Russian inflation to drop to 8% this year: Putin (People’s Daily)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin predicted on Sunday that inflation in Russia would drop to slightly over 8 percent this year. “We strive to reduce inflation to 8-9 percent. It will be slightly over 8 percent in 2009,” Putin said at the Russian-Finnish forest summit in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg. The goal of cutting inflation rate down to 5-6 percent in the next three or …
Ingush opposition leader killed in S Russia (People’s Daily)
An Ingush opposition leader was killed in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported. Maksharip Aushev was shot dead at about 9:30 a.m. Moscow time (0630 GMT) on Sunday as his car came under attack in western Kabardino-Balkaria, RIA Novosti quoted a local police source as saying. A female passenger in the car was wounded and had been sent to …
Russian Eurobonds start sliding again, spread narrows (Interfax)
MOSCOW. Oct 26 (Interfax) – Russian Eurobond quotations started to correct down again, following US Treasuries. Russia’s benchmark 2030 bond was down 19 basis points by 6:05 p.m. Moscow time to 110.78%, corresponding to yield of 5.73%.
Bangladesh, Russia sign protocol on peaceful usage of nuclear energy (People’s Daily)
Bangladesh signed with Russia a protocol deal on cooperation in the field of peaceful usage of atomic energy, as the South Asian country plans to install a nuclear power plant to tackle crippling electricity shortages. According to a message released Sunday, the cooperation instrument was signed in the Russian capital Moscow on Oct. 21, during the visit of a nine-member Bangladesh delegation …
Russian, Chinese transportation ministries sign cooperation deal (RosBusinessConsulting)
RBC, 26.10.2009, Moscow 17:55:39. Transportation Ministers of Russia and China Igor Levitin and Shenglin Li have signed a memorandum on cooperation between the two ministries, the Russian government body announced today.
Russia can enrich Iran’s processed uranium – RF deputy FM (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, October 26 (Itar-Tass) – Russia has everything needed for further enrichment of Iran’s processed uranium. There should be no technological problems, holds Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Russian inflation in 2009 may be under 9% – Putin (Interfax)
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 26 (Interfax) – Inflation in Russia this year might be just over 8%, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in St. Petersburg on Sunday. “We are trying to reduce inflation to 8%-9%.
Russia to delay timber export duty hike: Putin (People’s Daily)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia will not raise export duties on raw timber in 2010 amid a trade dispute with neighboring Finland, Russian news agencies reported. “The moratorium on raising export duties on round timber will remain in force for the next year. I believe it possible to make a similar decision for 2011,” Putin told a press conference after talks with …
Ecuador’s president to visit Russia (RosBusinessConsulting)
RBC, 26.10.2009, Moscow 13:22:06. President of Ecuador Rafael Correa Delgado will visit Russia on October 28-30 at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. According to the Russian leader’s press office, high-level talks are scheduled for October 29.
What the Russian papers say (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) Yushchenko will go, but old problems will plague Russian-Ukrainian ties / President dispels opposition’s doubts over legality of polls / Turkmenistan, Russia building gas pipelines to China / French automobile manufacturer stakes on Russia /
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