Vitaly Kommersant-Portnikov publicist It is hardly correct to talk about the anniversary summit of the CIS as a failure. Observers have been writing about the failures of summits for the last 15 years - approximately from the time when one part of the presidents began to perceive the CIS as an instrument of civilized divorce, and the other as a means of no less civilized reunification.

Place CountryQuantity those who left tourist goals (thousands) people) Growth (%) 2006 year*2005 year* 1 Türkiye 1287 1307 -1.5 2 China 720 658 9.4 3 Ukraine 380 183 107.9 4 Egypt 344 267 28.8 5 Finland 299 197 51.8 6 Spain 187 162 15.4 7 Greece 174 117 48.2 8 Italy 156 134 15.8 9 Germany 141 135 3.9 10 Bulgaria 129 108 19 eleven Poland 90 111 -18.7 12 Cyprus 88 80 9.3 13 Tunisia 79 76 4.2 14 Czech 75 98 -23.3 15 France 72 105 -31.2 16 Croatia 72 56 27.7 17 UAE 55 53 3.8 18 Serbia and Montenegro

OJSC Gazprom plans to create a new subsidiary company, Gazpromgeologorazvedka, AK&M reported on November 30. This is stated in the article “Oil Strategy” of the Gazprom corporate magazine. The scope of activities of Gazpromgeologorazvedka LLC will include geological exploration work in not yet developed hard-to-reach regions of the country. These include the territories of the Far North and Eastern Siberia.

It will share the Mongolian field with China and Japan coal industry Russia, represented by the consortium of Severstal, Renova and Basic Element, will not become the main partner of the Mongolian side in the development of Tavan Tolgoi, one of the world's largest coal deposits with reserves of 6 billion tons. The Mongolian authorities plan to divide the field between all interested parties, including China and Japan.

spiritual leader of Iran Ali Khamenei "The Americans will not be able to succeed in Iraq. Iraq is not a piece that the United States can swallow.

Group E Tunisia-Puerto Rico 3:2. Canada-Argentina 3:2. Poland-Serbia and Montenegro 3:0. Russia-Japan 3:0. Group E final table VPSO 1. Poland 7 0 21:2 14 2. Serbia and Montenegro 6 1 18:5 13 3. Russia 5 2 17:6 12 4. Japan 4 3 12:14 eleven 5. Puerto Rico 2 5 10:17 9 6. Canada 2 5 7:19 9 7. Argentina 1 6 9:20 8 8. Tunisia 1 6 9:2 8 Group F Brazil-Bulgaria 3:1. USA-Cuba 3:0. Czech Republic-Germany 3:1. France-Italy 3:2. Final table of group F VPSO 1. Brazil 6 1 19:5 13 2. Bulgaria 6 1 19:9 13 3.

To maintain exclusivity for American Express banks As Kommersant has learned, the Troika Dialog management company will offer its clients American Express credit products issued by Russian Standard Bank. Market participants believe that this will allow the bank to increase the number of cardholders, whose share in the Russian market is still insignificant. However, if Russian Standard fails, the bank, according to experts, will lose its exclusive right to issue American Express credit products.

"Troika Dialog" - RAO "UES of Russia" Analysts from Troika Dialog Investment Company raised their estimate of the fair value of RAO UES of Russia shares from $1.01 to $1.3. The recommendation to buy remains unchanged. The new price was obtained based on a revision of the fair value of energy sector companies by 20-40%.

The State Duma was asked to tighten the law banning casinos Yesterday, the Public Chamber addressed State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov with a proposal to further tighten the law “On state regulation of activities related to the organization and conduct of gambling.” The Chamber wants to delay its entry into force by a year and remove casinos and gaming halls from populated areas by January 1, 2008.

import Within three days, Rospotrebnadzor may lift the ban on the import of Moldovan wines to Russia. But it will not be easy for producers to regain their lost positions: Russian companies have taken their market share, and the campaign against Moldovan alcohol has spoiled its image. Retailers admit that they will now purchase Moldovan wines only in small quantities.

and was acquitted of vandalism charges Yesterday in Birobidzhan (Jewish Autonomous Region) a sentence was passed on two teenagers who carried out ethnic cleansing among the homeless. The court found that they killed a Jewish homeless man and two homeless people from the Caucasus and Central Asia. The trial of 14-year-old Oleg Goncharov and 15-year-old Vitaly Parygin in the district court lasted six months.

Five more insurers accepted the risks of NNEGC Energoatom growth limits Yesterday Kommersant learned that the Nuclear Insurance Pool (YSP) has completed accepting new members this year. As Kommersant predicted, of the 12 insurance companies (ICs) that applied for membership in the pool, only five were accepted in November - Nova, Ukrainian Insurance Alliance, Provita, Alfa Garant and Kashtan. .

Traces of radiation in connection with the investigation into the death of ex- FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko were found in a total of twelve places in the British capital. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the United Kingdom, John Reid, speaking on November 30 in the House of Commons of the British Parliament. “Currently, the police are monitoring 24 places, of which traces of radiation were found in twelve,” Mr. Reed noted.

49 1 min. ... Yesterday, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Metallurgical Company CJSC (includes the Vyksa Metallurgical Plant) Anatoly Sedykh and Head of the Vyksa District Alexey Sokolov signed a tripartite agreement on socio-economic partnership.

Yulia Latynina Columnist for the radio station "Echo of Moscow" Reichstag fire Russia has once again enriched the international lexicon: in one day everyone learned the expression “polonium-210.” Previously, we gave the world the words knut or vodka, and now not khukhry-mukhra, but polonium-210 - there is obvious technical progress. We haven’t done anything more fundamental since Ramon Mercader hit Trotsky with an ice pick.