New Reverso Jaeger-leCoultre models announces Masha Kommersant-Tsukanova Jaeger-leCoultre presented new models of its most famous watch, the Reverso, in Florida. Florida, in particular Palm Beach, is good for its endless polo fields, and therefore the choice of a site for the presentation of new products is absolutely clear. The history of Reverso itself began with polo. A British officer who was fond of this game broke his favorite watch in India during one of the fierce tournaments.

Banking group correspondent Yulia Chaikina made her laugh The banking business, of course, is a serious thing. But bankers are people too and approach even the sad aspects of their work with humor. For example, there are already jokes about non-repayments in corporate lending. Here's one of them. Once a childhood friend came to the top manager of one of the banks asking for a loan to implement a business project. The banker studied the project and refused a loan.

Following raw materials, essential products become more expensive 61 3 min. ... In the regions of the Black Earth Region, from the beginning of April, the price of bread and sunflower oil will rise by 10-15%. Processors explain the jump in prices by the increase in the cost of raw materials since the beginning of the year: grain - by 35%, seeds - by 25%, as well as energy resources. Participants in the retail market promise to keep the final cost of products, but cannot guarantee anything.

food with Elena Kommersant-Chekalova My American friend Natasha gave me their New York bestseller "Julie & Julia". It was written by a certain Julie Powell - she, as is now fashionable, vividly and humorously told about herself - about how she learned the art of French cuisine from the culinary bible of another Julia, Child, a famous TV presenter and writers. You know, there are books that are not only very good, but you read them avidly because they are about you.

Wine of the month collection from Merlot selected Valery Kommersant-Trufakina It is generally accepted that at the beginning of spring we all suffer from a lack of vitamins - no fruits and berries, no fresh herbs, no cheerful sun. Since everyone replenishes vitamin reserves as best they can, we recommend our own option - fruity light wine. Let Merlot wines be the wines of March.

Restored "Shchekavitsa" Marina Kommersant-Gladkaya visited The Shchekavitsa restaurant took two and a half years to reconstruct after the fire, and last week it finally opened. Of course, a lot has changed, such as the design, but the cuisine has remained the same - homemade, Ukrainian. "Shchekavitsa" is named after the Podolsk Shchekavitsa hills. According to legend, the founders of Kyiv settled on them - Kiy, Khoriv, ​​Lybid, as well as Shchek, thanks to whom the hills received their name.

North Korea test-fired short-range anti-ship missiles on March 28. The missiles were launched from ships off the country's west coast. According to North Korean authorities, the training launches took place as part of military exercises.

"Russian Standard" bought the site of tobacco workers for a distribution center The owner of the Russian Standard holding, Rustam Tariko, continues to transfer his business to St. Petersburg: in 2006 he built a vodka factory in the Shushary industrial zone, in 2007 he moved the headquarters of his bank to St. Petersburg, and from this year he will sell all alcohol - "Russian Standard", Cinzano, Campari, Remy Martin. To build the warehouse, Mr.

1K 1 min. ... Term (days)KIEIBOR (UAH)LIBOR ($)LIBOR (JPY)LIBOR (EUR)LIBOR (GBP)LIBOR (CHF) 1 8.39 - - - - - 7 14.50 3.04375 0.92125 4.34125 5.58125 2.8 thirty 16.29 2.70375 0.83625 4.38313 5.78438 2.69 60 15.17 2.7 0.89188 4.545 5.88 2.76 90 15.19 2.69625 0.94625 4.73125 6.00375 2.86667 180 - 2.63 1.01125 4.73375 5.9725 2.91833 360 - 2.50563 1.10625 4.73375 5.8475 3.05167 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant Ukraine" No. 54 dated March 28, 2008, p. 10

— The new Paris-New York collection, as always, contains famous mechanisms and excellent jewelry. Who are you anyway: jewelers or watchmakers? — This is not a question for Piaget. Now that the market is booming, we have a lot of jewelers who want to become watchmakers. And vice versa. We don’t need to choose - we produce jewelry, we make watches, and we can afford to produce things for men and women, who expect from us not only perfect mechanics, but also beautiful stones and fine jewelry work.

Sultan Ibragimov had to fight Former world heavyweight champion according to the World Boxing Organization, Russian Sultan Ibragimov, will hold his next fight in June-July of this year. His manager Boris Grinberg said this in an interview with American online publications. Greenberg noted that the lost fight with Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko reduced interest in Ibragimov, but will not affect the Russian’s future prospects.

"Three Sisters" at the Drama Theater 56 2 minutes. ... The play “Three Sisters” completes the tour of the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop in Yekaterinburg.

Today, March 28, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko said that Ukraine’s debt in settlements with the Russian side for natural gas supplied since January 1 of this year exceeds $2 billion. “A debt of more than two billion dollars is not only a financial burden, it is the reputation of our country, it is the reputation of each of you,” said Viktor Yushchenko. In turn, Yulia Tymoshenko commented on the president’s statement as follows: “I was also surprised.

The author of this house, architect Mikhail Filippov, enjoys well-deserved, but somewhat unrealistic fame in Moscow. As if about the other architects, it is still unknown what will happen later, but about him it is already clear that he will remain to represent our time later. And it is customary to compare his works not so much with his contemporaries, but somehow with the history of architecture in general. Here it is with Andrea Palladio in the 16th century, but with Filippov it is different.

The Russian company of Lev Leviev will develop 420 hectares near Kiev The Africa Israel conglomerate of Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev is transferring its Ukrainian development division to the Russian AFI Development. AFI's first project in Ukraine will be a multifunctional complex with an area of ​​more than 500 thousand square meters. m in the Boryspil district, the company said yesterday.