12 1 min. ... What Kazmin spoke about at the press conference The volume of household deposits in Sberbank for 9 months of 1999 increased by 87% - from 153.3 billion rubles. up to 286 billion rubles. Thus, Sberbank’s share of the private deposit market is now 86.6% versus 84.7% as of January 1 of this year. The bank is expanding its loan portfolio. The volume of loans provided to legal entities has increased by 2.5 times since the beginning of the year, and by 2.2 times to individuals.

eleven 5 minutes. ... Results of trading in government bonds as of November 3, 1999 Series number Redemption date Coupon (% of nominal value) Redeemed. Coupon NKD (% of nom.) Demand (% of nom.) Offer. (% of nominal) Min. (% of rated) Max.

17 3 min. ... Russian ATMs are not to blame for anything ANDREY KOROLEV, head of Europay representative office in Russia Losses from fraud with plastic cards in Russia are vanishingly small - they are difficult to calculate even in thousandths of a percent of the total volume of transactions. However, now, I will not hide, there is an outbreak of fraud in the Russian system - but this is not a crisis, but an outbreak.

683 2 minutes. ... "Oka" changes its appearance and price On Tuesday, the hundred thousandth Oka car rolled off the assembly line of the Minicar Plant (part of the KamAZ structure). The anniversary "Oka" is one of the last. The most popular car among housewives and students will soon be discontinued. It will be replaced by a more modern and expensive minicar. In general, those who are planning to buy a new car for $1.5 thousand do not have much time left to think about it.

7 1 min. ... In the USA, only American steel is recognized The US Department of Commerce found suppliers of cold-rolled steel from seven countries “guilty of dumping.” Russian producers are most unlucky: they are subject to prohibitive import duties—the “dumping margin”—of 177.59%. The Russians were accompanied by distributors from Japan, Argentina, Venezuela, Thailand, Taiwan and South Africa. Indonesia, China, Türkiye and Slovakia may soon join this list.

275 1 min. ... Nudes in fur coats The last time a loud fur scandal took place in Moscow was about four years ago. Then, in protest against the opening of a fur salon in Moscow, activists from PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Greenpeace staged a rally at the entrance to Red Square.

9 1 min. ... Average currency quotes against the US dollar, according to Reuters data on November 3, 1999 at 2 p.m.

156 2 minutes. ... Carla Fendi: furs at gunpoint Fashion was shown for the first time at the Bolshoi Theater. The Italian company Fendi presented its winter 2000 collection here. The Fendi family is famous for fur coats, jackets, muffs and bags made of fur, which, moreover, are not at all similar to the usual fur items. And yet it is the fur that is so often attacked. Green campaigns force fur coat manufacturers to adjust their advertising policies.

17 1 min. ... Don't take dollars Over the past week, the dollar exchange rate increased by almost 3%, as a result, the American currency turned out to be the most profitable instrument for investment. However, this does not mean at all that you need to buy dollars today.

25 3 min. ... Russia is at risk Two months before the year 2000, the Millennium Bug went from a technical problem to a political one. Some countries report that their national computer networks are ready for the year 2000, while others do not believe them. This week, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry had to disavow the US State Department's statement about the need to refrain from traveling to Russia in connection with the computer problem-2000.

9 1 min. ... Cash market of precious metals 3.11.99 Morning fixing ($/troy oz.) Day fixing ($/troy oz.) Change,% Buy/sell ($/troy oz.) Gold 291.75 291 +0.09 290.2 / 292.2 Silver — 5.22 +0.19 5.21 / 5.24 Platinum 415 415 +0.48 413 / 418 Palladium 392 393 +0.26 390 / 395 Rhodium — — — 860 / 910 Bank of England fixings. According to Kitco Inc. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 203 dated 04.11.1999, p. 6

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15 1 min. ... Sibneft is flowing to the West The stock market is showing weak signs of life. A slight revival caused by the rise in the dollar exchange rate at MICEX trading, and, as a result, increased interest in shares of oil and gas companies continued in yesterday's trading. The volume of transactions on the RTS barely exceeded $4 million.

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198 1 min. ... The pilot landed without a plane In the town of Kubinka near Moscow, a MiG-29 fighter crashed during landing. Lieutenant Colonel Gennady Avramenko, who piloted the car, managed to eject from a height of three meters and remain alive. A special commission created to investigate the disaster must establish its causes within a week.