In the next three years, the American computer giant IBM intends to invest about $6 billion in developing its business in India. It is expected that in this way IBM will set a record for the amount of investment in the Indian economy. According to IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, the funds will be used to build service centers in Bangalore, an Indian city home to many high-tech companies.

The saying goes: “Football is a game that the British invented, the Brazilians play it best, and the Germans always win.” Germany, a football power whose national team has become world champion three times and won the European Championship once, is hosting the final tournament of the world championship for the second time. It is not known how the Germans will play this time, but in terms of organization they have already surpassed everyone, says IGOR Y-LEVENSTEIN.

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personnel As Kommersant has learned, the chairman of the National Association of Non-State Pension Funds (NAPF) Galina Morozova has submitted her resignation. At the next general meeting of the association's members, she may be replaced by the president of the NPF "Pension Capital" Konstantin Ugryumov, whose candidacy has already been approved by the NAPF council. “Now the NAPF is faced with the question of a qualitative change in its activities,” Galina Morozova told Kommersant.

Alexey Mikhailichenko is called to Scotland Alexey Mikhailichenko is called to Scotland The coach of the Ukrainian youth team, Alexey Mikhailichenko, may move to Scotland and receive the post of football director of the Hearts club. Club owner Vladimir Romanov is considering the Ukrainian and is going to offer the former Rangers midfielder from Glasgow a contract.

Peter Kommersant-Rushailo special correspondent The “customs case” turned out to be really loud. The security generals and customs management were dismissed, the service itself was removed from the subordination of the “soft” Ministry of Economic Development and transferred under the direct control of the head of government, and given that its new head was, by all accounts, “Putin’s man”—read, even higher. ..

Russia has begun the procedure for transferring Dragan Zelenovic, wanted by the Hague Tribunal, to the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, RIA Novosti reported on June 8. “The Russian side has begun the procedure for the transfer of Bosnian Serb Dragan Zelenovic, accused by the Hague Tribunal,” the agency quotes an unnamed source in the Russian Foreign Ministry .

telecommunications Yesterday, OJSC Interregional Transit Telecom (MTT), the first commercial operator of the long-distance communication market, published the results of its activities after the start of liberalization of the long-distance communication market in Russia. MTT believes that they could connect more subscribers if not for the difficulties subscribers have when choosing operators. MTT's competitors also report difficulties in entering the long-distance communications market.

Former governor was beaten by an unknown person attack The former governor of the Bryansk region, Yuri Lodkin, who is currently in the intensive care unit of the regional hospital, was recognized by the prosecutor's office as a victim of an attack by an unknown person. The prosecutor's office opened a criminal case on this fact, despite the police's assurances that the ex-governor's injury was of a domestic nature.

Today, the deputy leader of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions, Evgeny Kushnarev, said at a press conference in Simferopol that regarding the situation in Feodosia due to preparations for the Sea Breeze 2006 military exercises, the Party of Regions will appeal to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe .

Russians imagine state power differently than residents of other countries Monitoring The three greatest world powers of our time are the USA, China and Japan. In fourth and fifth places are Great Britain and Russia, respectively. However, if we consider the European Union a power, Russia moves to sixth position. These are the results of a survey conducted by the polling services Gallup and TNS-EMNID, commissioned by the Bertelsmann Research Foundation.

business and government As Kommersant learned, the territorial department of Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow ordered the destruction of cognacs, wines and wine materials imported from Moldova and Georgia into the territory of Moscow. The total losses of market participants from the implementation of such a directive could amount to $70 million. Losses will be incurred by both producers and wholesale sellers of alcohol.

Gazprom Neft wants to invest in housing Building bussiness As Kommersant has learned, Gazprom Neft (formerly Sibneft) is going to invest more than 1.5 billion rubles this year. to residential and commercial real estate in St. Petersburg. She will receive this money from the city authorities as subsidies for the construction of Gazprom City, but will not have time to use it for its intended purpose. High-ranking officials of the St.

As Evgeny Tolushev, head of the environmental protection department of the Zaporozhye Sanitary and Epidemiological Station, told Kommersant today, as of June 8, more than 5.5 thousand cubic meters were discharged into the Mokraya Moskovka River due to an accident at the sewerage station. untreated wastewater. Specialists from Zaporozhye KP Vodokanal completed the repair of sewerage pumping station No. 7 on June 6.

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