According to the head of the Central Bank, Sergei Ignatiev, an increase in inflation in the next months of this year will have to slow down, and at the end of 2011 it will be 7%. Ignatiev announced this at a meeting with bankers in Bor near Moscow, Finmarket reports. The head of the Central Bank said that the increase in prices at the beginning of the year was “situational” and was mainly associated with the growth of food prices.

The Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Alexei Kuzmitsky may lose his post after visiting the region as president and prime minister. This was reported by the newspaper " Vedomosti " with reference to a source close to the regional government. Kuzmitsky may lose the governor’s place due to claims accumulated to him. According to Vedomosti, the government has long noted that the region is poorly controlled on the spot, in fact, all instructions for its development come from Moscow.

About $ 30-40 billion should be invested in the safety of Russian airports so that their level of security corresponds to Israeli. This was announced on the air of the Radio " Echo of Moscow " by the head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

If Rosneft, Lukoil, Gazprom Neft really conspired about prices, their fine could be up to 9% of the revenue for the whole year, which preceded the violation. According to the newspaper Vedomosti , this is about 10 billion rubles for each company. The day before, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened a case against the three largest Russian oil companies Gazprom Neft, Lukoil and Rosneft on the grounds of violation of antimonopoly legislation.

The Ambassador of Russia to Poland Alexander Alekseev announced the possibility of rehabiliting all the dead Polish officers who were shot in Katyn in 1940. In an interview with Interfax, the ambassador said that "a formula that arranges relatives and does not contradict Russian legislation will be found." These intentions were supported by the head of the Human Rights Society "Memorial" Arseniy Roginsky.

Five people became victims of a fire in the aunt district center near Kazan. A message about this appeared today on the official website of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Republic of Tatarstan. The fire occurred in a one -story log house. At the time of the arrival of firefighters, the house was already covered by fire. When extinguishing the fire, the corpses of five people were found: men born in 1966 and 1968, women born in 1979, a boy born in 2000 and a girl born in 2005.

Yesterday, representatives of the Saratov regulates of opposition parties, as well as independent and disagreed politicians signed the Declaration “For Fair Elections”. Representatives of the United Russia Party Regulation were not invited to the event. The signing took place in the Arebell cafe, which uses the reputation of the institution controlled by the Governor of the Saratov Region Pavel Ipatov.

The Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region recognized Bankrupt by Technola LLC, the control chain of electronics and household appliances stores. The bankruptcy statement was submitted by the company itself. In relation to Technosils, the competitive production for a period of six months has not been opened, the arbitration did not reveal intentional bankruptcy. Technosila has 11 creditors, requiring a total of 11.253 billion rubles.

The actor of the Central Theater of the Russian Army, Vladimir Zeldin, who became famous for the role in the film “Swinar and Shepherd” of 1941, turned 96 years old. President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the artist, noting his "inimitable acting, great creative energy and human charm." “Remaining in excellent professional shape, today you are happy to make the audience with brilliant work on the stage of the theater of the Russian Army,” the congratulations posted on the Kremlin website said.

Rosatom discusses a way out of the Belene NPP in Bulgaria, Russian and foreign media reported with reference to a source in the state corporation. Having collected through the court up to € 200 million, the state corporation will receive more than the profit of € 150 million laid down in the construction project.

The king of Saudi Arabia Abdullah said that Barack Obama should support the Hosni Mubarak regime, writes The Times . A telephone conversation between King Abdullah and the US President took place on January 29. The monarch threatened Obama that Saudi Arabia would begin to finance the Mubarak regime if the United States ceases to provide Egypt with financial assistance, which is $ 1.5 billion a year.

The doors of the warehouse burned today in Perm were blocked, because of which the firefighters did not immediately manage to get inside, and people who were inside could not get out. This was stated by the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Perm Territory Oleg Popov. According to Lifenews , the warehouse door for the night was closed to the castle so that the migrant workers worked on it would not be able to run away.

As part of privatization, the Moscow government estimates its stake in the Bank of Moscow, based on market capitalization, at 178 billion rubles. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the city administration. The second largest Russian bank, VTB, has expressed interest in purchasing the bank.

Vladimir Nardin Wednesday's football evening attracted the attention of Russian fans to the match in Abu Dhabi, where our compatriots played against the Iranian national team. The leadership of Russian football chose Iran as a friendly opponent, and did so for two reasons. Firstly, it is believed that in terms of the game concept this team is similar to the upcoming opponent of the Russians in the Euro 2012 qualifying tournament, the Armenian national team.

The former mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov refused to participate in the "Day of anger" campaign, scheduled for February 12, RSN reports with reference to Interfax.