Anna Politkovskaya was awarded a literary prize The jury of the international literary prize Tiziano Terzani, established in Italy, unanimously awarded its award for 2006 to journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was killed in the entrance of her own house on October 7. The Tiziano Terzani Prize was established in 2004; its laureates were journalists and writers whose works raised pressing issues related to the development of relations between East and West.

The company faces technical default debt market Yesterday, MDM Bank notified its clients that, in the opinion of its analysts, the Nutritek company may violate one of the clauses of the loan agreement concluded before the issue of credit notes. Public disclosure of violations of the terms of the contract is unprecedented for the Russian market. If this information is confirmed, investors will be able to demand early redemption of the securities from the issuer.

fixed line The sharp decline in traffic from landlines to mobile phones, which occurred immediately after the introduction of the CPP (caller pays) principle, gave way to an increase. According to the Sotovik agency, the number of calls in fixed operator networks to cell phones in September increased by 15%, and the share of traffic in cellular operator networks decreased by approximately the same amount.

Following the MasterCard payment system, Visa is preparing to enter an IPO. In a press release issued yesterday, Visa announced a reorganization to create a new corporation, Visa Inc. through the merger of Visa Canada, Visa USA and Visa International, which includes the Russian representative office of Visa. Currently, Visa is a private association in which more than 20 thousand banks around the world participate.

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Yesterday, the Supreme Council of Transnistria by a majority vote adopted an appeal to deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS with a request to initiate the issue of recognizing the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic as a sovereign independent state.

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Kurmanbek Bakiev President of Kyrgyzstan "We do not deny that our country has a huge external debt. I am ready to support the initiative to join the program to ease the debt burden of the poorest countries if we are offered reasonable conditions." This statement was made by the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev during a meeting with a representative of the Kyrgyz IMF mission James McHugh, at which the country's cooperation with the IMF was discussed.

Today marks the 46th anniversary of Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin John Litvak, World Bank chief economist for Russia, congratulates him on his birthday: — Dear Alexey Leonidovich! Happy birthday to you! You are persistently doing things that are not the most popular, but very necessary for macroeconomic stability. And you do them effectively. The work of the Ministry of Finance under your leadership has made a significant contribution to strengthening Russia's macroeconomics.

agribusiness In anticipation of the IPO, the main shareholder of the OGO agro-industrial group, Ilya Karpov, continues to increase his stake in the company. Yesterday it became known that he bought 25% of the company from his partner Ilya Khaikin, bringing his stake to 75% of the shares. Experts say that now Mr. Karpov, even after a public offering of shares, will be able to maintain control over the company.

Yesterday, the St. Petersburg prosecutor's office announced the completion of the investigation into the high-profile criminal case of the murder of anti-fascist student Timur Kacharava and the assassination attempt on his friend Maxim Zgibai, which occurred in November 2005. 19-year-old St. Petersburg resident Andrei Shabalin has been charged with this crime. In addition to him, the case involves seven more people who are accused of hooliganism and inciting national hatred.

The government will bring riot police to Astrakhan tourist centers 56 3 min. ... The Astrakhan regional government has decided to tighten control over the activities of tour operators and travel agents operating in the region. “Illegal immigrants” were promised inspections with the participation of security forces, a suspension of the construction of new bases, and a total inventory of land plots already issued.

On October 12, more than 600 Vladivostok students took part in a rally against nuclear tests in the DPRK. RIA Novosti reports this. The rally took place in the park of the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VGUES).

Porcelain by Dmitry Romanov 144 2 minutes. ... The Imperial Porcelain Factory (formerly Lomonosov) presented its new project - a series of six exclusive plates created together with Prince Dmitry Romanovich Romanov depicting the most famous European orders. The elder of the Romanov family, Prince Dmitry Romanovich, second cousin of Emperor Nicholas II, great-grandson of Emperor Nicholas I, great-grandson of Princess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg, celebrated his eightieth birthday in May.

Production cuts will be in absentia and optional oil market Yesterday, OPEC President Edmund Daukoru made a statement about the cartel reducing oil production by 1 million barrels per day. In fact, we are talking about OPEC's refusal to directly influence the market. The decision, Mr. Daukorou admits, no longer obliges OPEC members to anything - they may not discuss it and comply with it as they see fit.