The news agencies habitually report that the euro broke the next record, cheaper up to 84.65 centers. The previous record was set yesterday - the euro cost 85.10 cents. Thus, in less than two years of existence, the European currency has already become a subsequent of 38%in relation to the US dollar, and in relation to Jena - 46%, entering the Bloomberg agency, as a mild currency of the world along with the Zimbabvian dollar and the Czech crown.

According to NTV, 9 out of 10 people who were on board the plane stolen from Cuba, which broke off the coast of Florida, were saved. They are on the Panama dry cargo, one of the survivors in serious condition was taken to the hospital. Earlier it was reported that there are 16 or 18 people on the plane, but the saved say that there was no one more on board. The US immigration authorities have not yet been saying anything about the further prospects of saved passengers.

The Duma began to discuss the problem of deputy inviolability. The situation of deputies is complicated by the fact that in parliament today there are already two alternative options: from the ATP and from the deputy Vladimir Lysenko, and these projects are presented without the recommendation of the Committee on State Construction.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin harshly told Interfax that the government "did not intend to revise" the main parameters of the budget-2001 draft. “The government intends to fulfill the budget of next year according to the so -called scheme one twelfth from the real expenses of 2000 than to make the budget 2001 unrealistic,” Kudrin threatened. According to him, Vladimir Putin supports such a government position.

The ruble exchange rate to the US dollar continued to decline. At today's auction, the dollar has risen in price by 5.3 kopecks. And now it costs 27.8213 rubles. According to dealers, the reason for the increased demand for dollars can be called the completion of the tax payment period, which caused a week earlier a significant decrease in the volume of free rubles from banks and, accordingly, a decrease in foreign currency demand.

Russia was in the center of disagreements of the Republican and Democratic Parties of the United States; In Washington, the opening of the first monument to Pushkin took place; Gasoline prices from September 5 to 11 rose by 3.5 percent; Read more about these and other events in tomorrow's Izvestia and Kommersant .

The second day of the scandal around Media-MOST gave some clarity to the current situation. Taking advantage of the successful development of events for themselves, the leaders of MOST, having freely disavowed the deal of July 20, are bargaining, offering non-controlling blocks of MOST shares in payment of debts.

The last actions of the government in the field of regulation of the oil industry demonstrate that he will not be able to manage a favorable conjuncture. Preserving low export duties, the government does not collect taxes and cannot pay for the fuel needs of state employees. Therefore, it retains balance tasks and export quotas.

Norilsk Nickel minority shareholders are outraged by the company's management on the imminent transfer of assets to the Norilsk Mining Company, considering this a new example of violation of their rights in Russia. According to analysts of the Troika Dialogue, based on the announced coefficient of shares, as a result, the minority shareholders of the RAO will lose 11.5% of the cost of their investments.

The Duma decided to reject the proposal of the deputy of Mitrofanov to appeal to the leadership of the United States and the UK with a request to allow deputies to inspect the submarines "Memphis", "Toledo" and "Prets" - whether they were involved in the death of Kursk. The project was supported by 191 as a deputy (with the required amount of 226 votes). The appeal was sent to the Committee on International Affairs for Refining.

Oil prices decreased slightly after the OPEC statement about the readiness to increase quotas for production and export of oil products by 500 thousand barrels per day in October. As a result, the cost of a barrel of oil with a supply period in October in American markets fell by $ 0.37 yesterday, to $ 36.51. The price of Brent barrels on the London Exchange decreased by $ 0.83, to $ 33.63 per barrel.

The IMF indirectly admitted that in some way it is responsible for Russia's difficulties in the transition to a market economy. In particular, it was under the leadership of the Russian Foundation and the countries of the former USSR that state companies were sold to those investors who later evaded taxes. According to Bloomberg, in crisis times, the IMF loans helped “large capital” receive large industries under control.

In London, Kasyanov discusses with the British Minister of Trade Stephen Bayers, where loans can be located in the amount of £ 500 million allocated by the UK of Russia through the MKTI back in 1997; The Moscow Patriarchate denied the statement of the British newspaper Times that the current Patriarch in the Soviet years collaborated with the KGB; Details are in the third monitor .

The State Duma refused to consider the request prepared by the "apple" Kasyanov and Putin on the use of law enforcement agencies in order to pressure the media. According to RIA Novosti, the deputy head of the Yabloko faction, Sergei Ivanenko, said that this issue must be directed because of Berezovsky and Gusinsky’s statements about the “external pressure from the power structures” provided to them. However, the deputies decided that such a request was inappropriate.

As a result of the withdrawal of Media-Most assets, the cost of 40% of its shares transferred to Gazprom as ensuring the refund of unpaid loans has depreciated about $ 300 million, Alfred Koch said today. The Media-Most itself estimated these shares at $ 473 million. It was this amount that was issued by the holding two loans, the guarantor for which Gazprom acted. After the holding’s assets were withdrawn the cost of a pledge located near Gazprom, is about $ 160 million.