M. Stulov The Ministry of Communications officials do not say which operators will work in the LTE test zones. Representatives of MTS , VimpelCom and MegaFon, as well as Rostelecom, controlled by the state holding Svyazinvest, have repeatedly expressed interest in launching LTE networks. But which of these companies and in what territory they plan to test LTE, as well as on what equipment, the operators' representatives do not say.

We are increasing our target price for OGK-3 shares due to strong 2009 results and improved operating cost outlook. OGK-3's 2009 consolidated IFRS results exceeded our EBITDA forecast by 13% due to effective cost control. We incorporated these results into our model, revised our capex expectations, and lowered our overly conservative cost assumptions. As a result, our final 12-month target price increased by 46% to $0.089 per share, with upside potential of 23%.

The Sotsprof trade union association intends to hold a congress on September 20, where it will announce the creation of an alternative organization to the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR), the Sotsprof website reported. As the association's chairman, Sergei Vostretsov, told Vedomosti, they plan to attract up to 7 million people (he currently estimates the organization's membership at 5 million) through disparate alternative trade unions.

"South Stream" The projected gas pipeline. The route includes 8-9 sections; the land sections on the territory of European countries will be built by various joint ventures of Gazprom and national companies. The offshore section will be built by a joint venture of Gazprom, Eni and EdF. The projected capacity is up to 63 billion cubic meters per year.

The European Union and the IMF will most likely increase the amount of aid to Greece to 120 billion euros, said on Wednesday the head of the Green faction of the German Bundestag, Jurgen Trittin, quoted by the N-24 television channel. Trittin made this statement following a meeting with the head of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, and the managing director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. This amount of funds will be provided over three years.

During the festive fireworks display that will take place on May 9 in Moscow in honor of Victory Day, more than 4,500 fireworks will be shot off, Colonel Vyacheslav Paradnikov, commander of the 449th separate fireworks division of the Moscow Military District, announced on Wednesday. The festive fireworks display will begin in Moscow at 22:00 Moscow time. Paradnikov noted that the salute will be special in that it will last 1.5 times longer than last year's salute.

Why do we need a lot of average students, for whom the knowledge acquired in the 4th-5th year will never be useful? Here we are counting on the fact that if you have already reached the 4th or 5th year, then you are not a fool and will always be able to understand the professor. Well, I’m not talking about complete inadequacies; they don’t last long anyway.

During the crisis, more and more people are turning to freelancing and independent consulting, but they find themselves taking on the role of bill collector. For New York business consultant Christopher Santini, trying to collect money from a client has become practically a second job. Last May, the company he was consulting for merged with another, and the new company failed to pay him on time.

E. Nikitina RBI Construction holding. Founded in 1993. Shareholders: Eduard Tiktinsky (75.01%), Morgan Stanley fund (24.99%). Revenue: RUB 2.8 billion (IFRS, 2008). Net profit: RUB 233 million. RBI, which is engaged in the construction of business and luxury housing, has started a roadshow and hopes to sell 5,037,888 GDRs (one receipt corresponds to one share) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and raise $50-75 million, according to the offer to potential investors (available to Vedomosti).

The management construction company Baltic Monolith, part of the holding of the same name, bought it at an auction of the Ministry of Defense at the end of last week for 78.3 million rubles. a plot of 1 hectare and a non-residential building with an area of ​​4311 sq. m. m on Sredny Prospekt, 83, according to the ministry’s website.

The Russian Federation's GDP in March 2010 grew by 4.9% compared to March 2009, according to the Ministry of Economic Development's monitoring of the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation in January-March 2010. The Ministry notes a revival of economic activity in March after the February pause: compared to February, the GDP increased by 0.2%. Overall, for the first quarter of 2010, the seasonally adjusted GDP growth was 0.6%.

The head of the board of directors of SMP Bank, Arkady Rotenberg, who is also involved in the construction business and cooperates with Gazprom, said that he was not Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's judo coach. "I am involved in business, sports, and I do not quite understand the hype around my name in the media... In general, my colleagues and associates encouraged me to give an interview. Since everyone is so interested, here you go," Rotenberg told Kommersant.

Alexey Onishchenko has taken the post of CEO of the insurance company Rosstrakh, according to the official information of the insurer. The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Rosstrakh OJSC on April 27, 2010, decided to terminate the powers of the CEO of Rosstrakh OJSC Konstantin Taranenko early and appoint Alexey Onishchenko, a shareholder of the insurance company, to his post.

The management of Inter RAO held a meeting with analysts on the additional issue of shares of the company. During the meeting, the company's management announced the terms of the placement: The price of the upcoming additional issue is set at 4.02 kopecks. per share. The price is calculated based on the company's weighted average quotes on Russian stock exchanges and Deloitte's assessment . The placement start date is April 28, 2010.

TagAZ sold 7,983 vehicles (1.9 times more than in the first quarter of 2009), according to data on sales volumes provided by the plant’s marketing department (available to Vedomosti). In January-March, 2048 Hyundai Accents were produced (30.7% less), which is 25% of all TagAZ sales. According to the results of 2009, this car accounted for 33% of all TagAZ sales. In 2nd place is the Tagaz Tager crossover (1552, growth of 376%).