In 2011, 36.2 billion rubles will be allocated for the implementation of the Federal Target Program for the development of the Far East and Transbaikalia for the period until 2013. budget funds, in the next two years - another 54 billion rubles. This was announced at the VII Baikal International Economic Forum (BEF) in Irkutsk by the head of the Ministry of Regional Development Viktor Basargin.

Context 19K 1 min. ... All three of the country's main federal television channels - "First", "Russia 1" and NTV - talked about what was happening in "Right Cause" in the first part of their news releases. At 18:00 in “Evening News with Yulia Pankratova” on “First”, information about the “Right Cause” congress was given fifth in a row, at 18:10, lasting 1 minute 28 seconds.

Japanese authorities have decided to partially unfreeze Libyan bank accounts worth $4.4 billion. These funds will be used for humanitarian needs. Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsutsi Yamaguchi told reporters about this today.

Conjuncture 144 1 min. ... Yesterday, a joint meeting of the RTS Derivatives Market Committee, the MICEX Derivatives Market Committee and the MICEX Derivatives Market Section Council took place, at which market participants discussed the plan for integrating the derivatives markets of the two exchanges (Kommersant wrote about it in detail yesterday).

Conflicts in politics threaten Mikhail Prokhorov's business, experts say. The head of the National Reserve Corporation, Alexander Lebedev, commented on Andrey Norkin. — You know firsthand how one or another political direction sometimes affects business. To what extent do you think Prokhorov may now find himself in a situation where his business begins to suffer? - It depends on what he will do. - Let's proceed from what he did now. - First of all, it’s not that easy.

The European Commission sharply criticized the project 28K 4 min. ... Tomorrow, in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Gazprom must sign a legally binding shareholder agreement with South Stream participants - the Italian ENI, the French EDF and the German Wintershall - on their participation in the project and guarantees of its launch. But the document is being prepared under serious pressure from European authorities.

The corporation is negotiating a partnership with the French telecommunications group France Telecom, media reports. As part of this, a controlling stake in MTS may be sold. Analysts doubt that the deal can take place. AFK Sistema may be left without MTS. According to RBC Daily, the corporation is negotiating a partnership with the French telecommunications group France Telecom. We are talking about the sale of a controlling stake in MTS – its share is 52.8%.

The creation of a zone for the development and commercialization of high technologies in a specially built “city of the future”, as is planned to be done in Skolkovo, is a rare phenomenon in world practice. The most famous and oldest example of bringing such an idea to life is Cyberjaya in Malaysia. To spite all crises The name of the city Cyberjaya means "success of cybernetics" in Malay.

In 2006, a project to create the city of Masdar (more precisely, a district in the city of Abu Dhabi) was launched in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (UAE). Masdar is planned to become a world center in the field of renewable energy and clean technologies. A university dedicated to research in the field of renewable energy will be created in the city. Masdar is set to become the world's first zero-carbon community with 100% recycling.

Elizabeth Taylor jewelry at the Christie's pre-auction exhibition in Moscow Exhibition of jewelry art In GUM, in the showroom, an exhibition of jewelry that belonged to Elizabeth Taylor opened. You couldn’t find a better place: luxury and what is commonly called “style” were the actress’s way of life, and huge diamonds in gold were her best friends. In December in New York these treasures will be auctioned at Christie's. With details - TATYANA MARKINA.

Press distributors cannot reach an agreement with Moscow officials Moscow district administrations have sent out new contracts to press distributors for the placement of kiosks: they demand that the structures be completely replaced in accordance with the requirements of the Moscow Architecture Committee, and the surrounding areas be paved or tiled. Distributors would have to spend at least 1.2 billion rubles on this.

167 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, at its meeting, the Kazan City Duma actually refused the initiative group that proposed holding a referendum in Kazan on changing the system for electing the mayor of the city.

Microsoft introduced the operating system for mobile phones Windows Phone in Russia. According to the developers, it will be able to compete with such well-known systems as Android and iOS from Apple. The first Windows Phone-based phones will be produced by HTC. Kommersant FM correspondent Nikita Batalov attended the presentation and told Roman Karlov the details. — How did everything go at the presentation, or is it going well? - It's still going on.

Rostelecom's own mono-brand retail network will consist of 2.5 thousand stores, most of which will be transferred to the management of Euroset or Svyaznoy. The fact that Rostelecom intends to acquire its own mono-brand network became known in the spring of this year. In its memorandum for the IPO, Russia's largest cellular retailer Euroset said it was in talks with Rostelecom about managing its future network.

United Russia unanimously approved Sergei Neverov as secretary of the presidium of the party’s General Council. His candidacy was proposed by the leader of the United Russia party, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. “In accordance with the party charter, the question of approving Sergei Neverov in office was put to a vote by the presidium of the general council, the chairman of the Supreme Council of United Russia, Boris Gryzlov.