Because it will be headed by Vladimir Putin Most Russians are satisfied with the current government and see no particular need to change its composition under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Based on the results of recent surveys, sociologists from the analytical Levada Center revealed such sentiments in society. Experts believe that the Russians have thereby given Mr. Putin carte blanche to form a cabinet at his own discretion.

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260 1 min. ... // EVENT The European Parliament narrowly rejected the idea of ​​banning file-sharing networks. Such a ban has traditionally been advocated by representatives of the music industry and other fighters for the integrity of copyright, since users of such networks often share pirated products with friends. Currently, piracy in file-sharing networks is fought in two ways. In the US, people are put on trial for this and fined thousands of dollars.

A small Novosibirsk company Virtex-food produces strange products: liquid smoke, marinades for barbecue and dressings for Korean salads. But thanks to this oddity, the company managed to gain shelf space in major chains. Text: Yulia Gordienko The general director and co-owner of the Virtex-food company, Vladimir Lim, considers his business a small nimble fish that manages to maneuver among predators.

The head of the British delegation to PACE John Prescott told Kommersant about the prospects for relations between Moscow and London After last year's scandal surrounding the Litvinenko case, relations between Great Britain and Russia appear to be beginning to improve.

62 1 min. ... // BY BIG Score ..died in a series of terrorist attacks last Tuesday in four cities in Iraq. The clearly coordinated actions of terrorists - explosions in Baghdad, Baqubah, Mosul and Ramadi occurred almost simultaneously - once again cast doubt on the assurances of the American and Iraqi authorities about a significant improvement in the situation in the country.

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Kamynin, is leaving this post in connection with his appointment as Russian Ambassador to Cuba. Mikhail Kamynin was appointed Russian Ambassador to Cuba on April 21. As RIA Novosti reports, in a special address, Mr. Kamynin thanked the journalists and heads of print and electronic media “for the invaluable support and understanding” that he had experienced over the years of working together.

April 22 Cancers can get pleasant emotions in the morning. Leos will successfully combine work and family and home affairs.

Today, April 21, it became known that yesterday evening in the village of Lesnoy Khlebychyn, Kolomyia district, Ivano-Frankivsk region, a fire broke out in a wooden bell tower, equipped as a church. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, five departments of the State Fire Department extinguished the fire. There are no casualties or injuries. It should be noted that the church belonged to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) and was built in the 50s of the twentieth century.

In March, several large transactions between Russian companies and foreign players took place on the mergers and acquisitions market. The most significant transactions were those of companies in the metallurgical sector that bought up foreign competitors. The Dengi magazine's project to monitor insider transactions uses information that was officially disclosed in March by the 500 largest Russian issuers by capitalization .

TermRussian rubleEuro*English pound*Japanese yenSwiss FrancIndian RupeeUkrainian hryvnia Overnight 23.5385 1.5738 1.9949 104,572 1.0255 39.75 4.92 Tomorrow 23.5395 1,574 1.9952 104,584 1.0256 39.75 4.92 1 week 23.5624 1.5737 1.9945 104.535 1.0255 39.7725 15.12 1 month 23.6103 1.5724 1.9914 104,387 1.0251 39.86 29.92 2 months 23.6503 1.5703 1,987 104.178 1.0248 39.96 17.92 3 months 23.7103 1.5683 1,983 103,997 1.0247 40.0475 24.92 6 months 23.8303 1.5619 1.9709 103.453 1.0245 40,285 18.92 1 year

A bill to reduce the tax burden on holdings has been sent to the ministries The Ministry of Finance has completed work on a bill on the introduction of consolidated groups of taxpayers, the adoption of which will allow holdings to significantly simplify the payment of income taxes. As Kommersant was told by the Ministry of Finance, the final version of the document is aimed at making it possible to summarize the profits and losses of divisions of 10-20 large Russian holdings.

Information should always be obtained first-hand. Therefore, the Whiskey Academy turned to the one who knows both the global situation with whiskey consumption and our internal one - the General Director of Bacardi Russia, ROBERT FURNISS-ROYE. BUSINESS GUIDE: In the 1960s, blended whiskey was all the rage and was heavily promoted in film, literature, media and music. Then came the single malts. When will blends come back into fashion? Or are they already in fashion?

Erykah Badu has eclipsed all black music Soul concert As part of the tour in support of "New Amerykah", American soul singer Erykah Badu performed in Moscow. BORIS BARABANOV did not hear anything in the B1 Maximum club that would contradict the epithet “great”. The arrival of Erykah Badu caused an unprecedented stir among Moscow music lovers.

heads of six regional tax administrations On Friday, the head of the State Tax Administration (STAU) Sergei Buryak fired the heads of six regional divisions that disrupted the implementation of the tax collection plan in the first quarter. However, the heads of three more guilty administrations retained their positions. This allowed experts to accuse Sergei Buryak of selective personnel policies.