VTB Bank sent a demand to buy out shares to minority shareholders of VTB North-West.

Premarket: External background is moderately positive

Net profit of VTB North-West according to RAS in the first half of 2008. increased by 11.3% - to 3.38 billion rubles.

The Federal Financial Markets Service registered additional issues of shares in TGK-1, placed for separation from RAO UES.

Gold price drops to lowest level in eight months

Residents of European cities took to the streets in support of Georgia

Those injured in the collision between a minibus and a car in St. Petersburg received minor injuries.

NATO postpones meeting with Russia

Unifens (Severstal-Metiz) launched equipment for the production of corrugated mesh worth 250 thousand euros.

The Russian General Staff called international observers to the conflict zone

A curfew has been introduced in Tskhinvali

Head of Flora LLC: The section of the St. Petersburg Rzhevka Ring Road - Moskovskoe Highway will be built on time - before the end of 2008.

Base metals: The decline continues

Dollar growth benefits small-cap companies

A bus with tourists fell into a hole in the center of St. Petersburg