4 1 min. ... World stock indices Indices of leading stock exchanges as of September 5 (points) (at the close of trading) DJIA 7822.41 (-44.83) FTSE-100 4994.2 (+2.9) CAC-40 2924.51 (-2.48) DAX-30 4100.67 (+28.99) Nikkei-225* 18633.86 (-16.31) *As of September 8. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 150 dated 09.09.1997, p. 7

10 1 min. ... Russian financial markets Government bonds remain more attractive than shares At the secondary trading of GKO-OFZ on Monday, increased demand for OFZ with a constant coupon yield (OFZ-PD) remained, which became the leader in the increase in quotations. By the end of the trading day, the increase in prices of OFZ-PD of the 16th issue amounted to 1.17%. As traders note, OFZ-PD are actively purchased mainly by foreign market participants.

577 4 min. ... Friendship of Peoples / Trumpet of Peace Armenian crossroads The Armenian-Azerbaijani war has been going on for almost ten years. Until now, foreign peacekeepers who have tried to bring the irreconcilable Caucasian leaders to the negotiating table have not succeeded. Now the saving recipe for the world seems to have been found: you just need to cross a gas pipe with an oil pipe. At the end of the summer, Gazprom made a powerful push to the south.

13 1 min. ... Official rates of the Central Bank of Russia Official rates of the Central Bank of Russia as of 09.09.97 U.S.

153 2 minutes. ... Production sharing commission The White House has already divided the products A significant event occurred in Russia’s involvement in production sharing (providing the investor with the opportunity to pay taxes on the share of production due to the state, which makes this mechanism very attractive). The government has created a commission to coordinate the activities of federal and regional executive authorities in the implementation of production sharing agreements.

184 1 min. ... Mobutu Mobutu is no more Former President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za ​​Banga died on Sunday in Rabat (Morocco) at the age of 67 from prostate cancer. On May 18 this year, he was overthrown by rebels led by Laurent Désiré Kabila and fled the country he ruled unchallenged for 32 years. It is expected that Mobutu will be buried in the Christian cemetery of Rabat. In June 1960, Congo achieved independence.

17 3 min. ... Vedomosti Presidential representatives discussed their powers “The Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia: his role and place in the life of the region” is the topic of a one-day interzonal meeting that opened yesterday in Volgograd. It was attended by presidential representatives from 19 Russian regions of the Volga region, southern Russia and the North Caucasus.

633 3 min. ... Perestroika / Context It's better to change your mind than to change your mind A public break between parliamentarians and the leadership of their own party is not a unique phenomenon. So much so that in the British Isles it is perceived almost as commonplace. Renegadery has the longest and most turbulent history in the world's oldest democracy, Great Britain. Interestingly, the fate of the renegades was not always inglorious.

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768 17 min. ... Conditions / Documents Taxes-98: the latest fashion tax Since 1998, Russia will once again begin to live in a new way - according to the Tax Code. According to the plan, the code should reduce the tax burden of citizens and companies. In terms of execution, it currently gives the tax authorities almost unlimited opportunities to increase this burden. Expenditure Benefits The State Duma, as is known, should adopt the draft Tax Code along with the 1998 budget.

29 2 minutes. ... City Hall will count billboards Holes in the budget will be covered with shields City Hall takes on outdoor advertising Yesterday, the Moscow government instructed its committee on telecommunications and media to develop a unified policy in the field of outdoor advertising, visual information and decoration of the capital. Billboards will be subject to strict accounting, and prices for outdoor advertising will increase.

39 2 minutes. ... Anniversary Holiday without a hangover Up there, all the agreements and contracts were kept: the rain was turned on on Sunday evening, as soon as the wonderful Pavarotti fell silent. This pact between the Moscow mayor and nature, however, is less surprising than the unspoken agreement between the organizers of the holiday and its, so to speak, consumers. Self-expression of the mysterious Russian soul this time took place in forms that can be called civilized.

125 6 min. ... Game / VILNIUS SUMMIT Yunnat meeting After the Madrid NATO summit, Russia retreated to the East. The meeting of Central European leaders held in Vilnius on September 5 could become the beginning of its offensive towards the West. Bad behavior The era of divided Europe is becoming a thing of the past. The final milestone was the NATO summit in Madrid, which last summer decided to expand the bloc to the East.

36 3 min. ... Restaurant criticism Celebrations marking the 850th anniversary of the capital died down. But there is still a chance to extend the holiday. To do this, just go to the Baltschug-Kempinski Hotel and see with your own eyes the original work of pastry chef Walter Steils. A talented chef created a St. Basil's Cathedral weighing 89 kilograms from marzipan and chocolate. Our correspondent DARIA TSIVINA provides details.

70 2 minutes. ... Space Cosmonauts Tsibliev and Lazutkin were deducted $10 thousand each. But the "World" still continues to break down Yesterday there was another emergency situation at the Mir orbital station - the central computer turned off. The Mission Control Center reacted as quickly as ever: flight director Vladimir Solovyov immediately stated that everything happened due to a faulty unit.