The ruble is gaining strength. Its real purchasing power in relation to other currencies has almost returned to its pre-crisis level. The real effective exchange rate of the ruble, reflecting this power, will be only 2-3% lower in October than the level of August 2008. But in February the difference with the pre-crisis level was more than 12%.

Only 10-15 banks may incur losses in 2010 due to high interest rates on deposits of individuals. This assessment was given on Monday by the Deputy Director General of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) Andrei Melnikov. "The number of banks that borrow money at extra-high interest rates is small: a maximum of 10-15 banks are actively "vacuuming" the market, and they may actually have a negative financial result in 2010," he said.

October 26, 2009, 01:56 / Business PSA Peugeot Citroen wants to take 10% of the Russian market PSA Peugeot Citroen wants to increase its share even in a falling market, and Russia is one of its priority countries Alexander Gubsky Elena Vinogradova PSA Peugeot Citroën Automotive concern. Car sales (9 months of 2009) - 2.38 million, including in Russia - 33,000.

President Dmitry Medvedev's thesis that officials should not hold leadership positions in sports federations concerns a dozen federations, but the main loser, if this thesis becomes reality, will be the chairman of the Russian Football Union and the Minister of Sports of Russia Vitaly Mutko.

October 26, 2009, 11:44 pm / Business No records will be required from Gazprom this winter Gazprom and power engineers have different forecasts for this winter: the concern’s record production may not be needed by major consumers. The Antimonopoly Service is ready to protect them from monopoly fines Elena Mazneva Anna Peretolchina M. Stulov Gazprom is expecting a cold winter and is ready to produce 11% more gas than a year ago.

TGK-2 is going to announce 15 trillion additional shares, 10 times more than the current capital. The company's shareholders will consider such amendments to the charter on November 10, according to its website. This will make it possible to conduct an additional issue of TGK-2 shares, says a representative of the company and its main shareholder, the Sintez Group, the money may be needed to implement the investment program. TGK-2 energy company.

The President of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn has ordered the preparation of a draft order on the introduction of a state of emergency in the republic in connection with the outbreak of swine flu. This was stated in a statement by the press service of the President of Buryatia. The republic is currently on high alert. Rospotrebnadzor has been recommended to purchase two additional thermal imagers, which will be installed at the Ulan-Ude and Naushki railway stations.

Newsru.com The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic begins today in The Hague. He is charged with 11 counts, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The trial starts in the absence of the accused. Last Thursday, after a request to postpone the trial for 10 months was rejected, Karadzic announced his intention to boycott the trial. The accused, who is defending himself, insisted that he does not have time to familiarize himself with all the case materials.

The state of affairs with the quality of products of the Russian defense industry is a cause for concern, said the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Khristenko on Monday.

The dollar exchange rate broke the 29 ruble mark on Friday. As a result of foreign exchange trading, the dollar fell by 11 kopecks. to 28.98 rubles, and the euro decreased by 3 kopecks. – up to 43.53 rubles. (calculations “tomorrow”). The bi-currency basket lost 10 kopecks, trading on it closed at 35.51 rubles. The Central Bank, through interventions, maintained the basket at the level of 35.5 rubles, said First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexey Ulyukaev.

A record sum of 6 million euros and $7 million was stolen from a Moscow apartment. This was reported to ITAR-TASS by the capital's law enforcement agencies. They noted that a Russian citizen who came to Moscow from one of the regions filed a report of the theft with the police. The man reported that "unknown persons stole his money from the apartment located at 155 Volgogradsky Prospekt today in the first half of the day," the agency's source noted.

But this means that the crisis is over: technical growth is the effect of gigantic injections of public money into the economy. The Russian Ministry of Economic Development notes a slowdown in the rate of decline in GDP in September 2009 - over nine months the decline in GDP was 10.0% versus 10.2% in January-August. In September, the decline in GDP slowed to 8.6% compared to the corresponding period last year versus 10.5% in August.

October 26, 2009, 00:40 / Politics The SKP transferred the criminal case of Sergei Storchak to the Prosecutor General's Office Alexey Nikolsky On Thursday, the Investigative Committee transferred to the Prosecutor General's Office a criminal case against Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak, accused of attempted fraud, his lawyer Andrei Romashov told Vedomosti.

October 26, 2009, 02:02 / Politics Customs wants to replace the police and tax officials Customs wants to turn into a supervisory body vested with the powers of police officers and tax officials. The Federal Customs Service asks the government to allow it to check the origin of any exported or imported product Dmitry Kazmin Last week, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) published a bill on its website that allows it to inspect almost any Russian company.

The head of the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP) of Russia, Artur Parfenchikov, believes that the possibility of depriving drivers of their licenses for unpaid fines, which the agency is currently considering, is very promising. "There are a number of bills that have not yet been submitted to the State Duma.