Dynamo assembles the Russian national team Before fans of the capital's Dynamo had time to rejoice at the possible transfer of goalkeeper Alexander Filimonov to the team, news appeared about another high-profile acquisition of the blue and white. As AFP reported, forward of the Russian national team and French Saint-Etienne Alexander Panov could spend the next season at Dynamo on loan. There have been discussions about Panov's return to Russia for a long time.

AK&M assessed the efficiency of enterprises The AK&M rating center, with the support of the regional branch of the Federal Securities Commission in the Central Federal District, has developed a rating of the efficiency of enterprises in the Central Federal District (CFD). Efficiency is a key factor determining the investment attractiveness of an enterprise.

Lukashenko scares Russia with his political death Alexander Lukashenko used yesterday's meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union of Russia and Belarus to express his dissatisfaction with the pace of integration to his Moscow partners.

And even more so for Russians Before the advent of the euro era, the main currency of Europe was, without a doubt, the German mark. Parting with it, that is, all issues of introducing cash euros in Germany, is in charge of Dr. Detlev HAMMANN, an adviser to the German Federal Ministry of Finance and coordinator of the EU financial and economic council Ecofin. Berlin correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper Yuri Shpakov met with him. - Mr. Hammann, don’t you feel sorry for the German mark?

New money causes allergies On the eve of the final appearance of the euro, the French are in a slight state of excitement. Parisian shops decorated for Christmas sell T-shirts with a catchy inscription: “1 euro = 6.56 francs.” A brochure is being distributed in libraries and cultural associations telling that - it turns out - the pan-European coin was also the “staterium”, which was minted by the rulers of Macedonia, Philip and his mighty son Alexander.

Police dog Vader, who works in Pompano Beach, Florida, was brutally bitten by a woman running away from him. It all started with the fact that a sheriff's deputy wanted to arrest Dana Murphy for an accident. However, Dana Murphy chose to flee the scene. Vader was sent after her, and he almost caught the criminal, but instead of surrendering to the hands of justice, the missus grabbed Vader’s neck and then his muzzle with her teeth.

The draft budget 2002 is almost adopted The Federation Council yesterday approved the federal budget for 2002, adopted by the Duma. In order to become the main financial law of next year, this document only needs a presidential signature. Most likely, in the few days remaining until December 31, nothing extraordinary will happen that would prompt Vladimir Putin to “veto” the budget.

The case of corruption in the now defunct Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation was brought to court yesterday. The former head of the department of this department, Anatoly Lifanchikov, and his deputy, Vladimir Korneev, are accused by the Prosecutor General's Office of accepting bribes. According to investigators, Lifanchikov and Korneev took money from agricultural enterprises in exchange for providing lucrative loans.

Although Washington and Moscow constantly assure each other of “the transition to a new stage of partnership,” the relationship between the parties in the field of military-technical cooperation (MTC) still resembles the times of the Cold War. The paradox of the situation is that it is with the United States that Russian defense industry enterprises cooperate in key areas more effectively than with other Western partners.

The case about advertising in the subway escalated into a fight The investigation into the criminal case against Alexander Babayan, the owner of a large part of the capital's metro business, was recently completed by the Investigative Committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. When the businessman was arrested in the spring, the security services tried to attach maximum importance to his case, hinting at corruption and connections with the mafia.

The Security Council is concerned about supporting domestic gunsmiths Vladimir Putin once again acted as the main lobbyist for the Russian military-industrial complex. On Wednesday, at a meeting of the Security Council, the president personally announced the financial results of Russian arms exports in 2001. As Mr.

Before the New Year, confectioners are fighting for an adult buyer Sweet New Year's gifts are one of the most profitable areas of the entire confectionery business. Profits from the sale of children's gifts for some manufacturers are equal to profits received throughout the rest of the year. And while the main players in the “children’s” market continue to be large “monsters,” younger enterprises are trying to occupy the niche of premium gifts for adults.

Russia opens new export ports Today, two new Russian ports will be put into commercial operation on the Baltic Sea. The Primorsky oil loading terminal was built on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland - a “window to Europe” for the Baltic Pipeline System (BPS). On the southern coast is the first launch complex of the coal terminal of the Ust-Luga Sea Trade Port.

Finland sees off “our” brand The first to switch to cash euros will be the peoples who embody the two opposites of a united Europe - the Finns and the Greeks. Helsinki and Athens live on Eastern European Time, and 2002 will arrive an hour earlier there than in the rest of the eurozone. At exactly midnight, Finnish Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto will enter the capital's RAY casino to play with the “one-armed bandit” on euros for the first time in world history.

But also “cabernet” and “chardonnay” On New Year's Eve, a pre-holiday cargo left for Moscow from Moldova - two million bottles of wine and champagne. In total, since the beginning of the year, 10 million deciliters of wine and about 90 million bottles of champagne with the famous brand: a stork carrying a bunch of grapes in its beak have been sent to Russia. They say that once a stork dropped a bunch of grapes while flying over a besieged Moldavian fortress.