Will income from privatization and money from the National Welfare Fund help the Pension Fund? At the recent Gaidar readings, Finance Minister Kudrin said that “the long-term balance of the pension system is problem No. 1 for the economy.” And as an optimal solution, he proposed the formation of a special fund in the amount of 60% of GDP by using funds from the National Welfare Fund and targeting the proceeds from privatization specifically for the creation of pension resources.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed the country's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Reuters reports citing the IRNA agency. The reasons for the high-profile personnel decision have not yet been reported. In his letter to Mottaki, Ahmadinejad thanked him for his service. The diplomat has headed the foreign policy department of the Islamic Republic since 2005.

The Accounts Chamber of Russia began an inspection of the Bank of Moscow on Monday. The department's auditor, Mikhail Beskhmelnitsyn, announced this on Monday. “On Friday we adopted an inspection program for the Bank of Moscow,” Interfax quoted a representative of the joint venture as saying . The key shareholder of the credit institution is the Moscow government - the city owns 46.48% of shares directly and controls 17.32% through a group of subsidiaries of OJSC Stolichnaya Insurance Group.

In the Krasnodar Territory, a criminal investigation has been completed against the deputy of the Council of the Kushchevsky District municipal formation Sergei Dzyuba and residents of the Kuban capital Alexander Popov and Tatyana Alekseenko. They are accused of fraud on an especially large scale, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement.

Sberbank of Russia expects that its net profit at the end of 2011 will exceed 200 billion rubles. A source in a credit institution reported this to Interfax on Monday . At the end of 2010, Sberbank expects net profit of about 150 billion rubles. At the same time, for 9 months according to IFRS, the figure amounted to 109.6 billion rubles. Of this, the bank earned 45.3 billion rubles in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the credit institution promises no less successful results.

Only informants will not help in the fight against nationalist organizations Today, President Dmitry Medvedev supported fairly tough police actions against protesters on Manezhnaya Square, although their actions could have been harsher. As a rule, Medvedev rarely supports such violence by the police in order to maintain law and order. Especially when this happens to liberals. I think the president’s order is a reason for the security forces to act firmly and harshly.

4.7 trillion rubles will be allocated for the comprehensive re-equipment of the Russian Navy (Navy) as part of the state armament program until 2020. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced this on Monday at a meeting in Severodvinsk. “We are allocating very serious, significant funds for the armament program - over 20 trillion rubles, including about 4.7 trillion that will go towards the comprehensive re-equipment of the Navy.

Ekaterina Berg Author Baghdad, Miami, Singapore, Jerusalem, Berlin and other places worth visiting for zoos Every major city in the world has its own list of must-see tourist attractions. Zoos, although they are found almost everywhere, are rarely included on this list. Firstly, because it is still customary to go to the zoo with children, and secondly, because many people believe that animals suffer in zoos.

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Monday that he does not trust publications on the WikiLeaks website indicating NATO's dual policy towards Russia. Materials posted on the resource from the correspondence of American diplomats say that, despite the public “thaw” in bilateral contacts, the North Atlantic Alliance still views Moscow as a potential enemy.

Enphase Energy makes life easier for solar panel owners. This has already brought her tens of millions of dollars. The idea for a new business came to Martin Fornidge while he was on the roof. In 2005, a successful engineer from Silicon Valley decided to install solar panels. But the DC current they produce is not suitable for a home network. Martin had to call an electrician to install a current converter - according to generally accepted technology, one for the entire system.

Sberbank of Russia and the largest Russian cellular operator Mobile Telesystems (MTS) signed agreements to open two non-renewable credit lines for a total amount of 100 billion rubles (40 and 60 billion rubles), Sberbank said in a statement. The funds will be used to refinance current MTS loans and implement the investment program.

Last weekend, the capital's police stopped the activities of several underground establishments in Moscow. The head of the city police department, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, personally took part in one of the raids, Interfax reports . Together with his subordinates, the general arrived at an underground casino located on Bolotnaya Embankment in the very center of Moscow.

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The cost of one trip in the Moscow metro from January 1, 2011 may increase by 2 rubles - up to 28 rubles, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the draft resolution posted on the website of the regional energy commission. The cost of tickets for several trips will also increase proportionally. Thus, a ticket for two trips will increase in price by 4 rubles - from 52 to 56 rubles.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev commented on yesterday's clashes between nationalists and riot police on Manezhnaya Square and called on law enforcement agencies to punish the organizers of an unauthorized protest that led to riots and mass beatings of natives of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The day before, the head of state promptly responded to the events in the center of Moscow on his Twitter. “Along Manezhnaya. In the country and in Moscow, everything is under control.