Sergey Yakovlev, editor-in-chief And gas too. Alexander Lukashenko said directly last week that he feels that they cannot but exist. It's just that we haven't been looking for it well until now. And now they will search well. Because he found and fired those responsible for the fact that the mineral resources of Belarus are still not fully explored. And he has no other choice - our correspondent was convinced of this after visiting the epicenter of the economic crisis.

The government may limit the rise in gas prices To comply with Vladimir Putin’s instructions to reduce monopoly tariffs to the level of inflation, the Ministry of Economy proposed to abandon the accelerated transition of gas prices to the level of equal profitability. This may make it possible to reduce the rise in electricity prices to 5–7% as early as 2012.

The capital's authorities are creating a pro-government media holding, which will include the newspapers "Evening Moscow", "Tverskaya, 13", as well as publications of the capital's mayor's office. Market participants believe that Sergei Sobyanin intends to gain media support, but subsidized publications will not bring significant income. The Moscow government is creating a new media holding.

HONORIS CAUSA Bijan, a famous American designer of Iranian origin, died in California, in Beverly Hills, at the age of 68 from the consequences of a stroke. Bijan Pakzad was born in Tehran, but emigrated to the United States in 1973. Three years later, he opened his House of Bijan on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, a huge store that sold and sells men's clothing, perfume and jewelry from Bijan.

Context 1K 1 min. ... Car production at the Moscow ZIL automobile plant may cease completely, said Andrei Sharonov, deputy mayor of the city for economic policy. “The more cars are made, the more losses,” the official explained, adding that Moscow also plans to sell open production in Latvia with the participation of AMO ZIL (a joint venture with the Latvian Ferrus). In addition, Moscow wants to sell the city's share in Avtoframos, which produces Renault cars (5.9%).

Private bussiness 1K 1 min. ... Born on January 1, 1951 in the village of Armievo, Penza region. In 1973 he graduated from Mordovian State University. N.P. Ogareva with a degree in animal scientist. After graduation, he served in the troops of the Glavspetsstroy of the USSR: deputy company commander of the 841st military construction detachment, senior assistant, deputy head of the personnel department. From 1987 to 1991 - head of the personnel department of Glavspetsstroy.

Maria Kugel - about where and how much marriages take place in order to obtain a residence permit in the EU Over the years of the crisis, little Latvia has become one of the largest suppliers of “fictitious wives” with the help of which one can obtain a residence permit in the EU. The country is currently preparing a law that would criminalize “commercial defects.” Maria Kugel, Riga “I’m looking for a girl for a business marriage!

Futurism breaks out from classic dials Alexey Kutkova They strive to capture our imagination with new mechanisms, ingenious designs and previously unseen functionality. Even when they decide to camouflage their search for something new under the elegant appearance of a “seemingly classic” watch.

The company plans not to pay dividends again Alexey Mordashov's Power Machines does not plan to pay dividends to shareholders this year for the tenth time. The company will likely use the resulting profit of 6.5 billion rubles to implement a large-scale investment program, the most expensive object of which is a new plant in Kolpino. The total cost of the company's investment program for 2011 is 4.3 billion rubles.

Feltrinelli family nest on Lake Garda Ekaterina Istomina In the spring of 1946, Italian newspapers published a photograph: one of the greatest politicians of the 20th century - Sir Winston Churchill - towering over the shore of Lake Garda. In front of him is an easel, and in his teeth is a cigar. Churchill was known as a draftsman (“with watercolor I calm my nerves as quickly as with cognac”) and a traveler.

Information about the demolition of unique cultural heritage sites on Cape Okhtinsky in St. Petersburg does not correspond to reality. Previously, this information became the reason for the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation to appeal to the Minister of Culture and the Prosecutor General. The demolition of the monuments was denied by RIA Novosti on April 25 by Natalya Solovyova, a researcher at the Institute of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.

VTB 24 selects collectors The second largest retail lender after Sberbank, VTB 24, is fundamentally changing its approach to the sale of problem loans to individuals. The bank intends to abandon the generally accepted practice of holding tenders for each of the portfolios being sold and select permanent partners who will buy its problem debts within a year. VTB 24 assures that the new approach will save on tenders.

Today, Chinese millionaires dominate Asian art auctions. However, the rich from the Middle Kingdom are in no hurry to pay their bills. “The East is a delicate matter,” Dmitry Butkevich recalled and told stories about antiquity lovers from China who flatly refused to pay for expensive purchases. Last year, for the first time in history, the Chinese art market came out on top in the world in terms of auction revenue.

About 10 thousand Japanese took part in demonstrations against nuclear energy. Environmentalists believe that the demands of the demonstrators are legitimate and that such actions should take place all over the world. The Japanese are against nuclear energy. On Sunday, the largest demonstrations since the explosion at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant took place in Tokyo. About 10 thousand people took part in the protests. Reinforced police units were deployed to the city center.

SKFON person (thousands) rub.)YUFON person (thousands) rub.)person's personal income (thousands) RUR)Person's DFON (thousands) rub.) Tax collection by regions of the Federal District 97.8 10.3 301.2 22.0 717.9 23.9 275.6 42.4 Of these - taxes of individuals 35.8 3.8 108.7 7.9 247.3 8.2 108.2 16.6 Of which - excise tax collection 15.2 1.6 29.5 2.2 72.1 2.4 15 2.3 All receipts from the federal budget 167.8 17.7 104.6 7.6 263.7 8.8 180.8 27.8 Of these - subsidies for equalization budgetary security