The MegaFon company has launched a 3G network into commercial operation in several settlements of the Perm Territory: in Kungur, the village of Lobanovo and Zvezdny. In Perm, the first MegaFon 3G base station was put into test operation in the spring of 2010. According to the director of the Perm branch of the Ural branch of MegaFon OJSC, Alexander Kazantsev, by the end of September, the company's specialists plan to cover the main areas of the city with a new generation network.

Today, September 8, Pravex-Bank became a participant in the ATMoSphere project to unite ATM networks. Thus, Pravex Bank cardholders can use ATMs of other banks participating in the ATMoSphere network under the general network conditions. Also, ATMs of the financial institution are available to cardholders of other banks participating in the network on the same conditions as ATMs of other banks included in the network. Pravex-Bank became the 24th participant in the network.

The director of the Federal Service for Drug Control (FSKN) of Russia, Viktor Ivanov, advocates tightening control over agricultural products coming to Russia from Central Asian states and limiting the entry of citizens of these countries to prevent drug trafficking. “We have created a “velvet regime” for the supply of agricultural products to Russia from Asian countries.

Today, September 8, the Central Statistical Office of Latvia reported that the country's GDP decreased by 3.9% in the first half of the year. In the second quarter of 2010, GDP decreased by 2.1% compared to the same period last year. According to the Latvian Ministry of Economy, GDP in 2010 may decline by 2% against the budgeted 4%. In 2009, Latvia's GDP decreased by a record 18% compared to 2008. Based on materials from Interfax/BNS news agency

OJSC Almetyevsk Pipe Plant, part of CJSC United Metallurgical Company (OMK), produced 113.6 thousand tons of pipes in January-August, which exceeds the same period in 2009 by 21.3%. Including in August, 15.5 thousand tons of pipes of various assortments were produced, 21.3 thousand tons were shipped. The total volume of shipments of own-produced pipes in January-August amounted to 117.5 thousand tons, which exceeds the figure for the same period in 2009 by 17.5%. Interfax

Currency market 159 2 minutes. ... In August, the Bank of Russia increased the net purchase (purchase minus sale) of dollars by 2.3 times compared to July, to $1.078 billion, the net purchase of euros increased 4.6 times, to €135.64 million, according to data on foreign exchange Central Bank interventions.

Savoy went to SKB Bank In Russian judicial practice, the first decision has been made on a dispute surrounding a commonly used word (image), which has become a banking trademark. The court recognized the exclusive rights of SKB Bank to use the image of Savoy cabbage in the banking sector and ordered Trust Bank, which also used a similar image in advertising, to pay the copyright holder 300 thousand rubles. compensation.

in "The Last Exorcism" Movie premiere The low-budget horror film “The Last Exorcism” is made in the mockumentary genre, that is, fictitious documentary, and is not so much a horror film as a psychological drama about the fact that if you believe in God, then you have to believe in the devil. During the first weekend of American release, the film recouped its $1.8 million budget tenfold - according to LIDIA MASLOVA, not without the help of the devil, who will not abandon those who promote it.

Yesterday, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in the Urals Federal District Yuri Zolotov instructed the prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region to check compliance with the requirements of federal legislation when allocating money to victims of a forest fire in the village of Vizhay, Ivdel urban district.

Saratovvodokanal faces bankruptcy MUP Saratovvodokanal may be on the verge of bankruptcy. His debts to OJSC Saratovenergo reached 292 million rubles. Energy workers demand that the city authorities quickly resolve the problem of non-payments, stipulating that “financial recovery” would not be the best solution to the problem for the municipal unitary enterprise.

Today, September 7, it became known that the famous entrepreneur and philanthropist Chen Guangbiao became the first Chinese businessman to respond to the initiative of American billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to bequeath their fortune to charity, according to a statement he published.

Today, September 8, deputies of the Lviv Regional Council decided to express no confidence in the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Vasily Gorbal. According to the head of the counting commission, Oleg Paska, 87 deputies took part in the secret ballot. 66 deputies voted “for” Mr. Gorbal’s resignation, 10 “against”, 8 abstained. 3 ballots were declared invalid.

Elections in the republic may not take place Elections in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva yesterday threatened to introduce a state of emergency in the republic and postpone the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 10 if the parties participating in them destabilize the situation. The trial of former Bishkek mayor Nariman Tyuleev, which began yesterday, may well become such a destabilizing factor - experts have already called his case political.

With the help of Zhiguli OJSC IzhAvto, which completely stopped production due to the crisis in the spring of 2009 and dismissed 5 thousand people, will resume work this week. The assembly of Lada will begin at the plant, and in the future models of the South Korean Hyundai-Kia will be added to them.

Context 240 1 min. ... The Tverskoy Court of Moscow yesterday sentenced the leader of the movement “For Human Rights” Lev Ponomarev to four days of arrest for “disobedience to the legal demands of a police officer” (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) during the August “Day of Wrath” (Kommersant reported this on August 13) . Mr.