During the 2008–2009 crisis, Russia’s VimpelCom underinvested in networks and in 2010 lost second place in mobile revenue to MegaFon. After the crisis ended, the company did not immediately return to the pre-crisis level of capital investment (which exceeded 20%): in 2010, investments in Russia amounted to 19% of revenue, and for the first nine months of 2011 – 18%. For MegaFon, this figure for the same periods was 31 and 26%, respectively.

The Prosecutor General of Tajikistan, Sherkhon Salimzoda, believes that the sentence for the pilots of the Rolkan airline is "too harsh" and hopes that, taking into account the protest of the prosecutor of the Khatlon region of the republic, a higher court will issue a sentence "below the lower limit" - below the minimum term stipulated by the articles of the Criminal Code of the republic.

“We prefer to find ways to minimize competition between gas producing countries; it should be reduced, if possible, to a reasonable framework,” said Leonid Bokhanovsky, Secretary General of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, at the first summit... Registration required Only members of the Reading Community can leave reviews. If you have already registered, log in to the Reading Community . To become a member of the Reading Community, you need to register .

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The CEO of the Fyodorov Scientific and Technical Complex "Microsurgery of the Eye" Hristo Takhchidi was fired due to complaints from patients and employees of the center, the press service of the Ministry of Health and Social Development reports. Earlier, Takhchidi himself said that these reasons were not given to him. Violations in the course of state procurement and illegal commercial activity were also indicated among the reasons.

Officials are preparing for big changes - resignations and appointments - as early as December. It is not a fact that these changes will happen, but they believe that they need to be prepared. As one young civil servant put it, "there is a big squabble going on." There is no point in delaying appointments until May, the officials themselves explain. The main reason for the radical changes is that no one has worked for a long time, but is busy arranging their future life.

November 17, 2011, 01:50 / Finance The industry has returned to a trajectory of sluggish growth After the September slowdown, the industry returned to its previous trajectory of sluggish growth, approaching the “new normal”: weak demand and lack of investment may provide it with a growth rate of only 2–3% in 2012 Olga Kuvshinova According to Rosstat, in October the year-on-year growth in industrial production amounted to 3.6%, which was the lowest since November 2009 (before that there was a

"Parus" - for cottages The subsidiary sanatorium "Parus" of Novosibirsk "Sibselmash" (the complex also includes the children's camp named after B. Bogatkov and a summer recreation center) will be liquidated by April 1, 2012, reported the deputy director of the sanatorium for medical care, Olga Filatova.

The study "Traffic jams through the eyes of Kazan residents" conducted in October involved 800 respondents, about a third of whom were motorists, the rest were public transport users, said Alexey Konnov, director of CAIR-Marketing, at a press conference yesterday. The study was initiated and financed by the center itself, the cost was not disclosed. "We saw that the problem of traffic jams has been actively discussed in society lately, and it has also come to the attention of the authorities.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine recommended that local governments in Crimea set a rent for the Russian Black Sea Fleet for 2013 for the use of land plots in the amount of 3% of their standard monetary value; starting in 2014, it is proposed to increase it to 4%, according to a government resolution adopted on Wednesday. Russia pays Ukraine almost $100 million a year for the Black Sea Fleet's presence in Crimea; these funds are used to pay off Kyiv's debt to Moscow for gas and oil products.

Paul B. Goode The Americans came to Moscow for only two evenings and brought only one program. But the hand of real professional directors can be felt in its composition: practically the entire history of the famous troupe, and not only the stage history, is rammed into an hour and a half of dance. In fact, the company has been single-handedly led by Bill T. Jones for several decades; his friend and colleague Arnie Zane died back in 1988.

Russia's international reserves as of November 11, 2011, totaled $516 billion, down from $517.8 billion on November 4, the Bank of Russia reported Thursday. Over the week, reserves fell by $1.8 billion, or 0.34%. Over the previous week, reserves fell by $4.2 billion, or 0.8%.

The ratings of United Russia have fallen to their lowest since 2008, according to data from a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation on November 11-13. The poll involved 3,000 respondents from 64 regions and 204 populated areas (the statistical error is no more than 3%). According to the survey, 39% of citizens are planning to vote for United Russia in the Duma elections, while on November 6 the survey showed 42%.

November 17, 2011, 12:40 / Management Russian Railways will use soft push-up tactics Russian Railways decided to sit down at the negotiating table with passengers and discuss with them train fares.

For the transit of Russian gas to South Korea, the DPRK will receive about $100 million a year, said Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishaev. Registration required Only members of the Reading Community can leave reviews. If you have already registered, log in to the Reading Community . To become a member of the Reading Community, you need to register . You can use your Facebook account to log in without registering.