Aman Tuleyev was disappointed in GMZ top managers The governor of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleyev, proposed transferring the ownership of the region to OJSC Guryev Metallurgical Plant (GMZ), part of the Estar holding. In his opinion, this will give the company a chance to resume production, which was stopped as a result of the crisis and the “insolvency” of management.

Today, June 3, the head of the Security Service (SBU) Valentin Nalyvaichenko announced that within the framework of the criminal case that the SBU opened on the commission of genocide in Ukraine in 1932-1933, special investigative groups have been created in 17 regions of Ukraine. The head of the SBU said that the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory has already established the names of 882,510 people who died during the genocide.

The financial crisis forced Moscow to reduce spending on road repairs in 2009, the mayor of the capital, Yuri Luzhkov, said on June 3 at a meeting with deputies of the Moscow City Duma. “We were forced to cut funds for major repairs and maintenance of roads due to budget adjustments. Thus, expenses for current road repairs will be reduced by 17%, for major repairs - by 30%, and for the maintenance of road facilities - by 34%,” RIA Novosti quotes Mr. Luzhkov.

Bailiffs seized a tower crane, an administrative building and other property belonging to the Novocheboksarsk construction LLC Stroymontazhrekonstruktsiya, Leonid Simakov, press secretary of the Office of the Federal Bailiff Service for the Chuvash Republic, told Kommersant.

Yesterday, General Motors (GM) announced that it had signed a memorandum on the sale of the Hummer brand, without specifying the potential buyer or the transaction amount. GM clarified that they will sell Hummer by the end of the third quarter. This will save more than 3 thousand jobs in the United States, the concern emphasized.

To load capacity, the company may start producing another model Yesterday in St. Petersburg, the Nissan plant officially launched production. With a planned capacity of 50 thousand cars per year, the company will be able to produce no more than 10 thousand cars by the end of this year. Nissan, it seems, is no longer happy that they decided to produce Teana sedans and X-Trail crossovers in Russia.

Today, June 3, the opening of the European Film Festival will take place in the Kiev cinema "Ukraine". Over seven days of festival screenings, 13 films will be presented, reflecting current trends in the development of diverse European cinema. The festival will open with the film “Hearts” by French director Alan Resnais, winner of eight nominations for the Cesar Award and the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

On June 3, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reminded Ukraine of the possibility of sanctions for non-compliance with agreements with Moscow in the gas sector. The head of state instructed Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to intensify negotiations with the Ukrainian side and the European Union on issues of payment for Russian gas transiting through Ukraine.

Today, June 3, it became known that the British chain of clothing stores New Look is close to concluding franchise agreements with partners in Ukraine and Poland. "We are very close to agreements in Ukraine and Poland. I would expect those deals to be definitely signed in the next few months," said company chief executive Carl McPhail. According to him, New Look is also considering entering the markets of the Baltic countries, China and India in the coming years. Reuters

Ignoring the decision of the senior party leadership Yesterday, at an extraordinary session, deputies of the Sumy Regional Council prematurely terminated the powers of the chairman of the regional council, Vyacheslav Shaposhnik, and elected Vladimir Tokar, who had previously headed the Sumy Food Products Plant, in his place.

Today, June 3, a branch of the state-owned Oschadbank was attacked in the center of Donetsk. According to the Public Relations Center of the Donetsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were no casualties. This department is located on the first floor of a 9-story residential building on 50th Anniversary of the USSR Street. An investigation is currently underway.

Context The assembly of Opel cars at the Gorky Automobile Plant of the GAZ Group may begin at the end of 2009 - beginning of 2010.

IssuerDemandOfferMinMaxLastChange (%)Volume of transactions (pcs.)Min. behind 52 weeks Max.

Today, June 3, the parliament of Moldova was unable to elect a president in repeat elections and will be dissolved. As stated by the head of the special commission for the re-election of the President of Moldova, Valery Savva, all 60 communist deputies voted for the candidacy of acting Prime Minister of the country Zinaida Greceanii, but one vote was not enough to approve her as head of state, as in the first round of elections.

AHML will not require life and disability insurance for the borrower Mortgage borrowers will no longer be required to obtain life insurance when receiving a loan issued in accordance with the standards of the Agency for Mortgage and Housing Lending (AHML). The agency came to this decision at the end of the consideration of the case initiated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) against it and the insurance companies. Yesterday AHML announced changes to its standards for issuing loans.