VedomostiOnline Media OutletLost independenceMaterialsInfoFound 72 materialsBy relevanceOldest firstNewest firstBy relevanceVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Investment in parkingOOO Nizhegorodavtotrans will invest 90 million rubles in the construction of a three-story parking garage for 1,000 cars with a total area of 36,000 square meters, the company's CEO Aleksey Yurochkin told Vedomosti. A source in the regional ministry of investment policy confirmed that on June 6, the investment council under the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region approved the company's application for a 2.1-hectare plot of land on Akimova Street in the Meshcherskoye Ozero microdistrict.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Ivanova was a bit “blown away”According to Levada Center measurements, since the end of last year the trust ratings of the two deputy prime ministers have been steadily growing and practically coincided, and in February Ivanov, having become the first deputy, pulled ahead (24% against 21%). And then the curves of the two ratings described a kind of loop. Ivanov's rating grew from 22% in March to 25% in April, returning to its original position by May.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Rosgosstrakh to help GenserGenser and Rosgosstrakh (RGS) have created a joint venture with the goal of opening 30-40 car centers for the sale of foreign cars in Russian regions within three years, Genser co-owner Igor Ponomarev told Vedomosti. He estimates the investment in this project at $100 million. According to him, Rosgosstrakh, which has experience working in the regions, will support the project with personnel and finances.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007MPs give ports the opportunity to developThe boundaries of the ports are not defined, the state of the checkpoints is poor, and lease issues are not regulated, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov complained at a meeting of the Marine Board a year ago. The law “On Seaports,” which has been in development since 1999, should correct the situation. The government and deputies submitted two versions of the bill to the State Duma at once. The deputies adopted their version.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Leaders are responsible for everyoneThe public placement of shares of the largest state banks led to an increase in the capitalization of the entire banking sector, said Mikhail Sukhov, Director of the Licensing and Financial Recovery Department of the Bank of Russia. Sberbank attracted 320 billion rubles in the first quarter due to an additional issue of shares, as a result of which the capital adequacy level for the entire banking system increased from 14.9 billion to 16.2 billion rubles, Sukhov noted.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007INTERVIEW: Alexander Goncharuk, President of AFK Sistema- You said that Sistema's strategy involves owning controlling stakes in companies. Meanwhile, you have assets that you own on a parity basis (50 to 50), for example, Sky Link and MTT . A year and a half ago, you and another shareholder "Sky Link" came to an agreement that if the pace of development of "Sky Link" lags behind the business plan, then you will buy out the share of this shareholder. How did this end? Will you buy out this share?Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007First winnerApplications for design and general contracting were submitted by 12 companies and consortiums, including Bovis Land Lease. After the preliminary selection, five remained: Turkish Enka Insaat VE Sanayi AS, Austrian Strabag, Arabtec Construction LLC, Russian Etalon-LenspetsSMU and a consortium with the participation of the Shanghai Construction Corporation.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Project "B": Memory ProcessingThe most human property of human memory is the ability to forget. To forget selectively and capriciously, depending on mood and age. Memory can free us from the burden of trifles, erase unpleasant episodes and allow us to make the same pleasant discovery many times during our lives. But there is a computer memory that can remember everything, and there are people who consider the ability to forget a human failing.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007The forum has movedThe ship is one of the forum’s offices, and also a hotel where many of its participants have settled. It usually sails on international routes in the Baltic. Instead of the inscription www.tallink.com, workers have pasted a large Coca-Cola advertisement on the side. Despite these efforts, the Estonian flavor is felt in everything: in the inscriptions inside the ship and in the Estonian speech of the service personnel. The idea to hire Victoria belonged to the St.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007FINANCIAL MARKET REVIEW: Found supportOn Friday, the Russian market opened negatively due to the fact that the day before, American stock indices fell by more than 1.5% following a decrease in prices of US Treasury bonds, says BrokerCreditService analyst Nikolai Ruzaikin. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries reached a maximum over the past five years – 5.21% (see article on page B5), he states. The RTS index fell by 0.75% to 1790 points, the trading volume was $78.6 million.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Airplanes for scrapWith 7,000 passenger jets set to reach the end of their useful life in the next 20 years, Airbus and Boeing are now competing not just in the design and assembly departments but also in the specialized factories where the planes are turned into scrap metal. “We can recycle up to 90 percent of the parts on an airplane,” says Charles Coffin, operations manager at France’s Bartin Recycling Group, which works with Boeing.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Trading won't feed youRussian metal traders have been literally storming the public debt market lately. In the spring, Steel Industrial Company placed three-year bonds worth 1 billion rubles, and Metallservice placed five-year bonds worth 1.5 billion rubles. Two more deals are scheduled for June. On June 26, DiPos is to place five-year bonds worth 2 billion rubles, Prime-TASS reported, citing the issue organizer.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Philistine patriotism69% of Russians believe that the state should limit imports from countries that have a hostile policy towards Russia. 71.9% of men and 67.9% of women support tough economic measures, and the spread among age groups is relatively small – from 63.2% of respondents aged 18 to 29 to more than 75% of Russians over 50.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007Suzuki chose PeterYesterday, Suzuki Motors CEO Osamu Suzuki and Itochu Managing Director Takanobu Furuta signed a memorandum of understanding with Minister of Economic Development German Gref and Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko. As Osamu Suzuki said after the ceremony, his company plans to build an automobile plant in St. Petersburg on a parity basis with Itochu with a capacity of 30,000 cars per year. The enterprise, says Suzuki, will cost the partners approximately 3 billion rubles.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionVedomosti·Jun 9, 2007How we bathedGennady Rozhdestvensky's "Mediterranean" theory, according to which the closer an orchestra is to the aforementioned sea, the worse it is, seems to be becoming outdated. Four years ago, the "Fiorentine Musical Maja" orchestra, headed by Zubin Mehta, presented Moscow with quite a good level, and now Rome's "Santa Cecilia" seemed to be an orchestra that was even more dexterous, strong and very conscientiously prepared.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionPrevious12345NextShow more