The world's largest economies should introduce new taxes linked to the size of banks' balance sheets to pay for future financial cleanups, and consider new taxes on profits and employee benefits, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Unlike January and February 2010, in March the number of retired workers ( 451,400 people) exceeded the number of hired workers ( 430,800 people), Rosstat reports today ( see chart). The report about an increase in the number of layoffs in March by 21.2% coincided with March data from Rosstat about a slowdown in the decline in unemployment ( the decrease was only 0.3% - to 6.4 million people).

The presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan will be held on October 10, 2010. This was announced today by the deputy head of the interim government of the republic for constitutional reform, Omurbek Tekebayev, during a live broadcast on state television. "Before the presidential elections, a referendum on constitutional reform will also take place; it is scheduled for June 27," Tekebayev said. The last presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan took place last summer. Then, Kurmanbek Bakiyev won them.

April 22, 2010, 00:22 / Business Fiat bifurcated and will sell 280,000 cars a year in Russia Fiat will spin off the automotive business into a separate company: in 2014, the total revenue of the segment should double, and sales in Russia should grow 14 times Alexey Nepomnyashchy [Fiat's] current structure no longer serves any purpose,” its chief executive Sergio Marchionne said yesterday as he unveiled the 2010-2014 business plan.

April 22, 2010, 12:18 / Finance Rossiya OSJSC will pledge its central office against a loan from Alfa Bank to a shareholder of the insurance company Vedomosti Rossiya IJSC will pledge the central office against a loan from Alfa Bank to the shareholder, Svatozar Enterprises Limited, in the amount of $40 million. This became known from the decision of the extraordinary meeting of Rossiya IJSC shareholders, who considered this issue on April 22, 2010.

April 22, 2010, 11:02 / Business / Finance Ministry of Energy: money should be invested not in construction, but in innovation Vedomosti The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation does not exclude the possibility of adjusting the investment programs of electric power companies with state participation in order to reduce the volume of investments in favor of increasing the innovation component.

The article was published in No. 2590 dated April 22, 2010 under the title: Every investor has his time Investors in the Russian Sea are forced to watch from the sidelines as the purchased shares become cheaper Some participants in the Russian Sea IPO are forced to watch from the sidelines how the shares they bought are becoming cheaper: they have not yet received the papers in their accounts 04/22/2010 Vedomosti Guzel Gubeydullina "Russian Sea" importer, producer and processor of fish.

A. Makhonin The Moscow government has announced a competition for the right to conclude a state contract for the execution of design and survey work on the improvement of the park zone on the territory of Rechnik, "freed from unauthorized construction sites." The competition was announced in early April by the State Institution "Bureau of Economic Analysis of Environmental Projects," which is controlled by the Moscow Department of Nature Management.

April 22, 2010, 03:26 / Politics State Duma deputy from the LDPR does not return $33 million to Nomos Bank LDPR Duma deputy Valery Seleznev refuses to repay a $33 million loan.

Elena Kasatkina The Pushkin Theatre is staging “Mad Money,” while the Satirikon is simply staging “Money” (based on the play “There Was No Grosh, But Suddenly an Altyn”). These plays are related not only by the key word in the titles: both theatres emphasize that they are staging plays about modern times, which means they are also about Moscow, where the plays take place. In one case, it is secular and businesslike Moscow, in the other, beggarly and criminal.

Russia may continue to place sovereign Eurobonds on the foreign market in the coming years, but this year the placement may be the only one, Konstantin Vyshkovsky, director of the department of public debt and state financial assets of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, said on Thursday.

By the close of trading, Russian shares had recouped some of their daily decline amid uncertainty surrounding US banks, oil price dynamics and unresolved problems in Greece. After an optimistic opening with rising prices of blue chips, due to a favorable external background, the Russian stock market encountered a growth resistance zone located in the region of 1490 points on the MICEX index.

American auto giant General Motors has paid $4.7 billion under the U.S. government's program to save troubled assets, completely "closing" its debt. This was reported yesterday by the U.S. Treasury Department. "We are encouraged that GM has paid off its debt, which totaled $6.7 billion, five years ahead of schedule," said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

D.Grishkin Appeal of the State Duma Deputy I.V. Ponomarev to the Prosecutor General Yu.Ya. Chaika The Internal Security Department (ISD) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has begun an investigation into information about possible bribes paid by Daimler to buyers of its cars from among government agencies.

Europe's largest telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom intends to delist its American depositary receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the company said in a statement. Deutsche Telekom expects ADRs to be delisted from June 21. The main reason for the delisting is the company's desire to simplify financial reporting procedures and reduce administrative costs.