Since the beginning of February, the influx of customers has increased by 15%. During the crisis, the Russians began to turn to their services twice as often as before. Not only low -income, but also quite wealthy citizens who are more often sold than they buy things are going there. They "hand over" jewelry, expensive watches and table silver. Previously, they went to the bank for money, but now the prohibitive interest on loans forced people to go to the pawnshop, they write “New Izvestia” .

Sichuan Auto Industry Group Co.-Auto-Western China Automobile Producer does not plan to buy the Hummer factory, reports Chinanews.ru . Earlier in the media there was information that Sichuan Auto has been negotiating with the General Motors concern for several weeks about the possibility of acquiring a Hummer plant for $ 500 million. Funds for a transaction could be allocated by one of the state banks of China.

The State Duma approved the bill of the second reading on the clarification of the call of the call to the court hearing when considering the criminal case by the court of supervisory instance of the convicted person who is in custody. The corresponding document “On Amending Article 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure” was adopted in the first reading on 05/23/08, today in the second reading 403 deputies supported it unanimously.

On February 17, 2009, in the reactor department of the second power unit under construction of the Rostov nuclear power plant, specialists began one of the milestone processes in the construction of the nuclear power plant - “The Strait of Active and Passive Security Systems to the Open Reactor,” the Department of Public Relations and the Media of Atomenergoprom OJSC. The “Strait” process to the open reactor consists of several stages, during which the performance of the main systems is checked.

Late on Tuesday evening, February 17, a specially created commission under the Government of Germany, completed work on a new bill, allowing partial nationalization of the most affected by the crisis of banks. The bill, the validity of which is limited on June 30, 2009, was signed on Wednesday, February 18. Thanks to its adoption, the Hypo Real Estate bank will be saved from ruin, the German wave reports.

Speech by Vladislav Surkov at the "Economics" forum "Strategy 2020" sections. February 9, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia. See also Crisis as a development.

Today, the Central District Court of Tver sentenced the former chairman of the Tver City Duma Andrei Borisenko. He was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 5 of Article 33, part 1 of article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (aiding in giving a bribe to an official).

Most of the largest participants in the broadband Internet market reduce investments and refuse to build new networks, write Vedomosti. High -speed Internet in the province will now appear only after the crisis. The reduction in investment, including the construction of broadband Internet access networks (SPPD), was announced by the general director of Vimpelcom Alexander Izosimov. “We are finishing everything before, but we are not starting new construction,” he emphasized.

Yesterday Rosstat published data on wage arrears of enterprises as of February 1, 2009. Over the month, it increased by 49%, or by 2.29 billion rubles, and amounted to 6.96 billion rubles. 500 thousand people were left without wages. Half of them are concentrated in the manufacturing industry, 13% in agriculture, 10% in construction, 7% in transport. The share of workers employed in the fields of culture, education, health and social services accounted for 5%.

US President Barack Obama signed a plan to stimulate the American economy in the amount of $ 787 billion. It is planned that 212 billion dollars will be allocated for tax subsidies for business and individuals, $ 267 billion will be held in the form of direct budget infusions and $ 308 billion - in the form of budget allocations intended for modernization of infrastructure and scientific developments, Echo Moscow reports. In addition, the plan refers to the creation of 3.5 million new jobs.

** Themes of the day ** The central press draws attention to the list of the first 100 people who should be selected to the Presidential personnel reserve . The list includes 36 representatives of federal executive bodies, 23 candidates from the regional authorities, 31 business representatives and another 10 people from the field of science, education and public organizations.

On February 18, 2009, the Levada Center and the Public Verdict Foundation presented the results of the All-Russian sociological study “The awareness of Russian citizens about the activities of law enforcement agencies”, the Levada Center reports.

The authorities of Dnepropetrovsk sued NAPTAGAZ Ukraine NAC, which limited gas supply to the city, which led to a heating, the mayor of Dnepropetrovsk Ivan Kulichenko said, UNIAN reports. Dnepropetrovsk almost completely remained without heat supply - heat is supplied only to hospitals. Heating companies claim that the main reason for the disconnection is the debt of the population, because of which they cannot buy gas.

The head of the State Corporation Rusnano Anatoly Chubais promised the country a new restructuring in the light of the financial crisis, while saying that "does not want to be a cassand." According to Nakanune.ru , the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Anatoly Chubais today in Yekaterinburg, commenting on the activities of the financial bloc of the government to combat the crisis, said that it was the most stupid thing to advise his successors.

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