The German REWE Group (owns the Billa chain) has closed a deal to purchase the Moscow Yum-Yam chain, a manager of the German company told Kommersant. Yum-Yam suppliers confirmed that supply contracts are already being concluded with Billa Russia LLC (Billa operator in Russia), and store signs are changing to Billa. The Yum-Yam website says that the chain includes 12 stores on the central avenues of the city, and two more stores are preparing to open.

He will be allowed to sell shares and finance investment companies The Bank of Russia will become a participant in exchange trading. On Friday, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill allowing the regulator to carry out transactions with securities on the open market. By the second reading, deputies will introduce an amendment that will allow investment companies to receive loans from the Central Bank against the security of securities.

Japan, not Iran, will represent Asia on the UN Security Council The UN General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The main intrigue was the question of whether Iran, which is under international sanctions, will get into the UN Security Council. As a result, the United States and its allies managed to prevent Tehran from gaining access to the levers of world power.

In this topic, I propose to reveal a view of the science of “Economics” from the point of view of the apparent virtuality of the modern world economy that has emerged in recent months. Edward

The Duma introduces a mixed election system at the local level Elections of representative bodies at the municipal level should be held using a mixed system: in single-member districts and according to party lists. This is what State Duma deputies decided on Friday, approving in the first reading a bill that actually establishes the same rules for local government as for state authorities.

In the sixth year of the “autocitizen” policy, three groups of insurance mathematicians calculated the adequacy of tariffs. Their conclusion: OSAGO should rise in price by at least 40%. Residents of Perm, summer residents and young drivers, in particular, should prepare for an increase in tariffs. Motorcyclists and tractor drivers, on the contrary, can relax. The price of an MTPL policy is already too high for them. Unfulfilled threat The existing MTPL tariffs were introduced in mid-2003.

Today, October 20, the District Administrative Court of Crimea upheld the decision of the Simferopol City Council to declare the city a “territory without NATO military formations.” As noted in the press service of the Crimean organization of the PSPU, the court's decision proves that the Simferopol City Council did not violate its powers in this matter, but acted strictly within the framework established by law.

1K 3 min. ... The Press Christchurch, New Zealand Russia's flirtations with the Arabs have revived the threat of the Cold War American credibility in the Middle East is at an all-time low. Russia would like to fill the resulting vacuum. Almost quietly, Russia has regained almost all of the influence it lost in the Middle East after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since Russia's invasion of Georgia, Arab satellite TV channels have been talking about the region's role in the new Cold War.

2K 6 min. ... Last week marked a month since the authorities began actively rescuing Russia from the global financial crisis. The measures taken can hardly be called unique. Help for business The measures developed at the meeting to save the economy concerned exclusively business.

On Friday, the Council of Judges of Ukraine reinstated Inna Otrosh as head of the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv. The emergency meeting of the Council of Judges lasted about an hour, and as a result, a decision was made that neutralized the presidential personnel decrees of October 16. A motion to reinstate Ms. Otrosh as head of the Pechersk District Court was made by the Chairman of the Supreme Court Vasily Onopenko.

October 21 – SOHO ROOMS club. Fifth awards ceremony "TOP 10 SEXY Radio Monte Carlo". Guests of the event: Leonid Fedun, Sergey Mikhailov, Sergey Kozhevnikov, Anatoly Danilitsky, Alexander Chistyakov, Natalya Ionova, Joseph Prigozhin, Valeria, Alexander Gafin, Olesya Sudzilovskaya, Gedeminas Taranda, Anna Sedakova, Alexander Matt, Oleg Mitvol, Leonid Ogorodnikov, Renata Litvinova. *** October 22 – Kalina-bar. Reception on the occasion of the opening of the XX Fashion Week in Moscow.

CountryProjectCostTiming implementationDescription of the project Algeria City of Sidi $20 billion 2008-2010 According to agreements with Abdellah Algerian government, Emaar company Properties from the UAE needs to start from scratch build the city of Sidi Abdellah on plot of 400 hectares 30 km south of the capital of the country, the city of Algiers. The agreement also provides construction of two resorts - Colonel Abbes and Healthcare City on Mediterranean coast.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko proposed reducing the state apparatus by 20% due to the financial crisis, RIA Novosti reports. “It is necessary to achieve a sharp reduction in irrational expenses, including on the maintenance of the state apparatus,” the President of Ukraine said, opening a meeting of the country’s National Security and Defense Council on October 20.

The Central Bank will respond today to rumors about its devaluation Today, the Bank of Russia must give a factual response to Friday’s escalation of rumors about a one-time depreciation of the ruble against the dollar, which has already caused an increase in demand for cash dollars over the weekend and the ruble exchange rate in exchange offices on Saturday-Sunday to a level above 27 rubles/$ (at the exchange rate Central Bank - 26.25 rubles/$).

3K 10 min. ... // ADDED TIME On October 14, the deadline for executing the protocol on the final division of the business of Mikhail Prokhorov and Vladimir Potanin expired. The parties never agreed on a deal. The reason was the uncertainty of the fate of the parties' shares in the development structure Open Investments (OPIN, 41% each). The construction business suffered more than other industries from the financial crisis, so businessmen are not eager to buy out OPIN's share from each other.