182 3 min. ... The other day, the investigative department of the Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Zlatoust (Chelyabinsk region) opened a criminal case on the fact of arson committed by two unknown persons in the largest city printing house. Meanwhile, experts do not rule out that the arson of the printing house, where printed publications opposed to the president of Bashkortostan are printed, is politically motivated.

Nizhny Mayor Vadim Bulavinov and businessmen talked according to the rules eleven 3 min. ... Yesterday, the mayor of Nizhny Novgorod Vadim Bulavinov held a meeting with Nizhny Novgorod entrepreneurs. Communication was regulated by the “Rules of Interaction between Entrepreneurs and the City Administration” signed in May 2003, which formalized the relationship between city business and the mayor’s office in writing for the first time.

On August 21, on world stock markets, the rate of the single European currency fell below the psychologically important level of $1.1. The euro has been above this level since April 29, 2003. On the currency exchange in Frankfurt am Main, one euro was given $1.0959 by the end of the day. In New York - $1.0978. This forced the European Central Bank to lower the reference rate to $1.1009, ITAR-TASS reports. Experts believe that the downward trend of the single European currency will continue.

— Not yet, but I think something will happen, only later. 25 1 min. ... Yesterday Kommersant wrote that Gosstroy is going to create CJSC Management Company Interregional Investment Construction Utility Company (MC MISKK), which could become an alternative to the already existing RCS. A Kommersant correspondent discussed the situation with the chairman of Gosstroy, NIKOLAI KOSHMAN. — Are you going to create a management company that will do business in the housing and communal services sector?

70 1 min. ... Yesterday it became known that the St. Petersburg JSC Sevkabel is preparing this week to complete the purchase of the state enterprise Moldavkabel (Bendery, the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic). Taking into account the mandatory investment program, the Moldovan plant will cost Sevkabel about $10 million.

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On August 21, the chairman of the Chechen election commission, Abdul-Karim Arsakhanov, announced that 11 candidates would run for the post of president of the republic, RIA Novosti reports. Previously, 13 candidates were reported, but, according to Mr. Arsakhanov, two candidates did not collect the required number of signatures.

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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright criticized the policies of the George W. Bush administration. The Foreign Affairs magazine published an article by Madeleine Albright, in which the “Iron Lady” of the Clinton era writes that under the current administration, “crushing force has crushed the hard work of diplomacy.” According to Albright, “instead of relying on alliances, salvation is sought in prevention.

8 1 min. ... As Kommersant was told yesterday by the management of the Kazan Aviation Production Association (KAPO) named after Gorbunov, the company intends to deliver four Tu-214 passenger aircraft to Omsk. The corresponding contract at the MAKS-2003 air show was signed by KAPO General Director Nail Khairullin and Omskavia General Director Evgeny Romanyuk. All aircraft must be delivered by the end of 2006, the estimated transaction amount is $100 million.

Murtaza Rakhimov converted power into debt 1K 4 min. ... privatization Kommersant has become aware of the details of the restructuring of the capital of most of the enterprises of the fuel and energy complex of Bashkortostan, as a result of which the controlling stakes of JSC Bashneft, JSC Bashkirenergo and three oil refineries of Bashneftekhim changed their owners.

and police 35 3 min. ... Yesterday it became known that the prosecutor’s office of the Sverdlovsk region became involved in the investigation of the conflict around the Drug-Free City Foundation (Ekaterinburg). On behalf of Deputy Prosecutor General Yuri Zolotov, the Sverdlovsk prosecutor’s office began checking the legality of the police’s actions during the seizure of the women’s rehabilitation center of the foundation, and its employees will also check the activities of the “Drug-Free City”.

The Terminator is preparing to kill the governor of California 849 3 min. ... elections Yesterday in California, the world-famous actor Arnold Schwarzenegger made his debut as a crisis manager in his home state, holding a meeting with his associates, billionaire Warren Buffett and former US Secretary of State George Shultz. The day before, the main Republican candidate for governor said that he was ready to fight with other contenders for this post.

64 1 min. ... Australian dollar 19.8749 English pound 48.1066 Belarusian ruble* 14.4916 Danish krone** 45.3201 U.S. dollar 30.3110 Euro 33.6967 Icelandic krona*** 37.7566 Kazakh tenge*** 20.6628 Canadian dollar 21.6801 Norwegian krone** 40.5753 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 41.8683 Singapore dollar 17.3235 Turkish Lira**** 21.5967 Ukrainian hryvnia** 56.3244 Swedish krona** 36.2932 Swiss frank 21.7798 Japanese yen*** 25.5854 *For 1000. **For 10. ***For 100. ****For 1,000,000. According to Reuters.

On August 21, the Secretary General of the Russian Football Union promised that only a Russian specialist would be invited to the post of head coach of the football team. According to Vladimir Rodionov, a foreign coach will not have time to get to know and understand the team in order to radically improve its play. As Ekho Moskvy learned, the RFU can invite either the coach of one of the Premier League teams, or a person who worked with Valery Gazzaev, for example Alexander Borodyuk.