The scandal with caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, which caused numerous protests, riots and even a terrorist attack with human casualties, suddenly came to mind again. Al-Qaeda has threatened new terrorist attacks in Western countries. In a video circulated online, Afghan cell leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, also known as Abu Said al-Masri, said the group was planning new attacks in countries that mock the Prophet Muhammad.

The external background for the start of trading on the Russian market on Friday, September 5, is sharply negative The external background for the start of trading on the Russian market on Friday, September 5, is sharply negative. The stock exchange session in the US ended in decline the day before, and futures for American indices continued to decline on Friday morning. Oil prices showed negative dynamics on Thursday. At the auction on September 5 in Asia, a decline in indices prevailed.

Net capital inflow into the Russian Federation for 8 months of 2008. amounted to $25.4 billion. First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexey Ulyukaev announced this in Sochi. He added that capital outflow in August amounted, according to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, to $4.6 billion. “This is still a preliminary estimate, we will report more accurate data in October,” he said. A.

From a technical point of view, the fall in Russian shares cannot continue for long; in the near future, an upward market correction will begin The decline in the Russian stock market began in June 2008. Somewhat earlier, on May 19, 2008, the RTS index reached its maximum at 2498.10 points. This was followed by a downward correction due to the “overheating” of the market.

Net capital inflow into the Russian Federation for 8 months of 2008. amounted to $25.4 billion. This was announced by the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank (CB) of the Russian Federation Alexey Ulyukaev. He added that capital outflow in August amounted, according to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, to $4.6 billion. “This is still a preliminary assessment; we will report more accurate data in October,” he said. A.

KD Avia airlines and Royal Brunei (Brunei) have entered into a bilateral interline agreement. According to the press service of the Kaliningrad enterprise, the document will come into force on September 12, 2008. Under the terms of the agreement, each party received the right to sell transportation along the routes of the other.

US presidential candidate from the Republican Party John McCain made a loud statement in which he outlined his attitude towards Russia.

Net profit of OJSC Severstal-Metiz in the first half of 2008. according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) increased by 3 times compared to the same period last year - up to $53.4 million. The company's press service reports this. The company's revenue for the reporting period amounted to $642 million (+29%), EBITDA - $86 million (+105%).

Having a personal island in private ownership is a long-standing habit of the overseas rich: Johnny Depp, Bill Gates, etc. Russian billionaires like Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska, and Viktor Vekselberg are not far behind them. However, more and more Russians are buying up the islands, which, by the way, in 2007. prices increased by 25-30% compared to 2006.

OAO Severstal will today open a new enterprise, ZAO Severstal SMC-Kolpino, near St. Petersburg, worth about $40 million. According to the company’s press service, this is the third production facility of the Severstal Russian Steel division, built in the Kolpino district of the Northern capital and another business project, which was implemented within the framework of the strategic partnership between St. Petersburg and the company.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, chosen by Republican presidential candidate John McCain as a possible vice president, has been officially confirmed as the Republican Party's nominee for the position. The corresponding decision was unanimously adopted by the delegates of the national convention of the Republican Party, held on September 1 of this year. in St. Paul, Minnesota, reports the Associated Press .

The situation on the Russian financial market in August was characterized by a net capital outflow amounting to about $5 billion. The situation on the Russian financial market in August was characterized by a net outflow of capital amounting to about $5 billion, Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Sergei Ignatiev said on Friday, September 5.

OJSC "Vyborg Cellulose" for 8 months of 2008. increased the volume of pulp cooking by 5.6% compared to the level of January-August 2007. - up to 50 thousand 281 tons, the press service of the enterprise reports. During the reporting period, the company produced 65 thousand 941 tons of paper and cardboard (an increase of 9%). Volume of production of powdered lignosulfonates for January-August of this year. increased by 2.4% and reached 28 thousand 951 tons.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Transnistria officially announced the lifting of the previously imposed moratorium on contacts between the authorities of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) and Moldova. As RBC was informed in the foreign policy department of the PMR, the moratorium was lifted on the instructions of the President of the Republic Igor Smirnov, made after his meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

The volume of investments of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in bonds of US mortgage agencies at the end of August 2008. decreased slightly compared to the end of July. This was announced by First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexey Ulyukaev. However, he did not provide any specific indicators. Let us recall that at the end of July A.