Bush's legs are under threat again

Yesterday, a two-month period expired during which the United States, under the terms of the current protocol of 1996, had to comply with the agreed requirements of the veterinary inspection of the Russian Federation regarding the import of chicken meat to Russia. For now it is imported under a temporary certificate. However, the process of approving a new certificate is being delayed. As stated by Alexander Ponomarev, Deputy Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the American side has not yet presented a new model of a veterinary certificate, which should reflect the requirements of Russian veterinarians for the quality of supplied products. Meanwhile, it is this that must be used from August 1 when importing “Bush legs”, otherwise they will not be allowed into Russia again.

Private funds retired The State Duma adopted in the first reading amendments to the law “On non-state pension funds (NPFs)”. They will allow citizens to transfer their savings from the state pension system to the private one. However, market participants themselves consider the document a “hypocritical farce” on the part of the state. page 10

MiG-29 reached Yemen

The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RSK MiG) has begun fulfilling its 2002 contractual obligations for foreign deliveries of MiG-29 fighters. Yesterday, the first ten combat vehicles were delivered by sea from Russia to the port of Aden (Yemen). The Russian-Yemeni contract for the purchase of MiG-29 for $300 million was concluded last year (it also provides an option for the purchase of these aircraft for another $100 million). Under the agreement, Moscow pledged to supply Yemen with 15 MiG-29s. According to Kommersant's information, RSK MiG's portfolio of foreign orders this year for MiG-29 fighters alone amounts to more than $900 million.

The head of NLMK joined the board of directors of Norilsk Nickel

According to Vladimir Lisin, the old conflict between Norilsk Nickel and the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant has been resolved, he believes in the prospects of his former opponent and therefore invested his money in Norilsk Nickel shares.
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Alexey Kudrin will oversee ALROSA

By decision of the meeting of ALROSA shareholders, the Deputy Prime Minister joined the company’s supervisory board and, apparently, will head it. So far, this is all that the federal center has been able to achieve in the struggle for control over ALROSA.
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The war for Conversbank ended peacefully

As it turned out at the meeting of Conversbank shareholders, MDM Bank managed to establish complete control over it. Alfa Bank still has a small stake, but it has no further plans for Converse Bank.
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Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 111/P dated 07/01/2002, page 9

Yesterday – Kommersant Newspaper No. 111 (2480) dated 07/01/2002