The competition commission nominated four candidates for the post of head of administration (city manager) of Usolye-Sibirsky, Irkutsk region, whose elections are being repeated. “The re-competition took place on September 18. The commission reviewed the documents provided by all 18 applicants. Based on the voting results, four candidates were recommended for consideration by the city duma,” Oksana Kononenko, head of the city administration’s press service, said yesterday.

Sibirsky Cement has summed up its production results for the eight months of 2012. According to the holding's press service, cement production at its three plants amounted to 2.726 million tons - 6.3% more than in the same period last year (2.566 million tons).

Deputy Head of the Federal Migration Service of Russia Anatoly Kuznetsov was relieved of his post at his own request; the corresponding document was posted on September 20 in the bank of normative and administrative acts. “To relieve Anatoly Evgenievich Kuznetsov from the post of deputy director of the Federal Migration Service at his request,” the Cabinet of Ministers order dated September 18 says. Mr. Kuznetsov has held this post since 2007.

From September 28 to 30, the first primate visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' to the Tatarstan Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church will take place, according to the metropolitan website. During his stay in the Tatarstan capital, the patriarch will visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral of Kazan, the Raifa Mother of God Monastery and the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin.

innovation In conditions of declining demand, metallurgists are faced with the question of reducing costs. The greatest success will be achieved by those who can improve their own experience gained during the previous crisis. The key to success In the summer, the production of metal products in Europe decreased by 5%; further prospects for the continental market are still ambiguous.

Yekaterinburg police interrogate Communist Party activists In Yekaterinburg, as part of a criminal investigation into vandalism of the monument to the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin, interrogations of local Communist Party activists began. Yesterday, former National Bolshevik, now assistant to the deputy of the legislative assembly of the Sverdlovsk region, Alexey Nikiforov, was brought in as a witness.

The Commissioner under the President of Russia for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs, Boris Titov, resigned from the board of directors of OJSC Abrau-Durso, of which he is the main owner, the Prime agency reports on September 20, citing company materials. According to the decision of the extraordinary meeting of September 19, Mr.

The Central Bank of Russia expects that the outflow of funds from the country in 2012 will amount to $65 billion. Previously it was predicted that this figure would be $40 billion. Experts agree with this assessment and fear that the situation with capital flight from Russia will worsen. Capital outflow from Russia at the end of 2012 will be one third higher than previously expected. So says the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank, Alexey Ulyukaev.

He started in the group stage with an away draw against Udinese. Anzhi Makhachkala started their performance in the group stage of the Europa League quite successfully. In Italy, he almost defeated Udinese, one of the tournament favorites. The Italians managed to win back the goal scored in the first half by Lacina Traore only at the very end of the match.

Kazakhs protected their daughter from creditors Ukrainian BTA Bank is not threatened with a change of shareholders due to the debts of its owner, the Kazakh BTA Bank. The court prohibited his creditors from alienating assets, since $165.4 million in debts will be returned as part of the restructuring program. However, lawyers believe that freezing assets in Ukraine may be beneficial to the nationalized Kazakh BTA Bank in its conflict with the bank’s former owner Mukhtar Ablyazov.

About the Ermanno Scervino atelier Marina Prokhorova The small Ermanno Scervino factory is now located in the tiny town of Grassina near Florence. And it is, of course, more than that old Florentine atelier, the purchase of which is associated with the success and uniqueness of the brand. But the principles of careful treatment of traditional handmade work at this factory are strictly observed.

The US is looking for workarounds to finance Russian NGOs As Kommersant has learned, the US State Department is looking for ways to continue funding Russian NGOs, whose activities may be paralyzed due to the closure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) office in the Russian Federation.

Result WTA tournament in Guangzhou (China). Prize fund - $220 thousand. Second circle. Alize Cornet (France, 8) - Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 6:4, refusal. Chanel Schepers (South Africa, 5) - Boyana Jovanovski (Serbia) 6:4, 6:1. Sorana Cirstea (Romania, 3)--Duan Yingying (China) 6:1, 7:6 (7:0). Urszula Radwanska (Poland, 4)--Mandi Minella (Luxembourg) 6:2, 6:3. Peng Shuai (China, 7)--Nudnida Luang Nam (Thailand) 6:2, 6:1. Laura Robson (Great Britain)--Zheng Jie (China, 2) 6:3, 6:3.

The car plant reduced production plans for 2012 The Ukravto corporation is rapidly reducing production. Yesterday it announced that 18-25% fewer cars will roll off its assembly line this year than planned. This is explained primarily by the introduction of a recycling fee on imported cars in Russia. However, experts note that the company is also experiencing difficulties in the Ukrainian market; its share is being rapidly taken away by importers.

The Kiev City Council allocated a plot of land for the reconstruction of Gostiny Dvor. 75 deputies out of 107 registered voted for this decision at the meeting of the City Council. The BYuT, UDAR factions and partly the People's Party faction did not support the decision.