MICEX will create a new trading platform by the end of the year The management of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) has determined the procedure for obtaining a stock exchange license. For this purpose, the MICEX Stock Exchange CJSC will be established with an authorized capital of 100 million rubles.

Anti-Semitic scandal in the German Bundestag Open anti-Semitism is unthinkable in Germany. Even inveterate neo-Nazi Fuhrers try not to get involved with the paragraphs of the criminal code on inciting interethnic and interreligious hatred. The greater shock was caused by the belated report on the speeches of the parliamentary deputy from the opposition Christian Democrats Martin Hohmann, which he led on October 3 on the occasion of the next anniversary of the unification of Germany.

In the struggle for people's happiness, candidates forget about their cars and millions Many candidates running for the Duma on federal lists submitted false information about their own income and property to the Central Election Commission. The CEC was able to expose the slyness of mandate hunters after all data was checked by the Ministry of Taxes and Duties, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Roszemkadastr and other departments.

Dmitry ORLOV, deputy director of the Center for Political Technologies: - From my point of view, there were two main events of the week - the arrest of shares in the YUKOS company and the resignation of the head of the presidential administration, Alexander Voloshin. Both of these events happened on Thursday. The consequence of this was the strengthening of the security group around the president.

Any crisis is a reason for serious reflection. Now in the world there is a global rethinking of investors' approaches to investments - primarily in the countries where they were most badly burned, that is, in emerging markets. If earlier investors coming to Russia were largely guided by macroeconomic indicators, now the crisis has forced them to look deeper into the economy.

There are only two of them left. On Friday, the Moscow City Court began the trial in the case of explosions of residential buildings in Moscow and Volgodonsk in the fall of 1999. There are only two defendants - natives of Karachay-Cherkessia Adam Dekkushev and Yusuf Krymshamkhalov, and they are accused of participating in the preparation of only one explosion - in Volgodonsk. The perpetrators of the Moscow terrorist attacks, according to intelligence services, either died or are hiding abroad.

Putin considers Voloshin's departure a "mistake" The former head of the presidential administration said goodbye to his colleagues and subordinates last Thursday. In the evening, Alexander Voloshin gathered many senior officials of the Russian Presidential Administration in his office in the Kremlin.

Stories from twenty years ago are back in circulation The last premieres of October - "The Bench" by Alexander Gelman (b. 1933) at the Pokrovka Theater and "Obsession" by Alexander Galin (b. 1947) at the Pushkin Theater - form something of a rhyme. The plays were written at the end of the Soviet era, dated 1983. The setting in both is a medium-sized provincial town.

The government intends to simplify the procedure for the resignation of governors The government has officially admitted that it intends to simplify the procedure for removing governors from power. As the Department of Government Information reported recently, the White House is studying the possibility of making appropriate changes to the legislation.

Zubin Mehta opened the Italian festival The Italian Cultural Festival in Russia, which, as can be seen from the program, presents a wide panorama of Italian music, ballet and photography, opened on Friday evening in the Great Hall of the Conservatory.

Sociologists promise help to builders in resolving conflicts with citizens The city authorities are not giving up on the idea of ​​finding an effective mechanism for resolving conflicts between builders and city residents who are dissatisfied with the unexpected appearance of new high-rise buildings under their windows. Moscow City Duma deputies propose using sociologists in the role of arbitrator.

Free trading in electricity has begun A competitive electricity market launched in Russia on Saturday night. Despite the fact that competition in its true meaning could not happen on the first day due to a very limited number of bidders, the very fact that it is theoretically already possible takes the country’s electric power industry to a fundamentally new level.

The Israeli delegation scared off the Iranians in Russia The date for Tehran to sign the additional protocol to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons could be announced today, and in Moscow. It was assumed that the sensational news would be announced by the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, during his visit to Russia scheduled for November 3.

The Russian Championship ended in farce They say football is better than theater: there is no predetermination, and you never know how the performance will end. They're lying. The last round of the Russian championship proved that football matches are the same theatrical performances. And although the scenarios may be different, even exciting, the ending is still obvious.

Now two former deputy prime ministers will work in St. Petersburg Ex-Deputy Prime Minister, ex-Minister Ilya Klebanov received an honorable resignation, thanks to an honorary appointment. The President made him his plenipotentiary representative in the Northwestern Federal District. Mr. Klebanov formally replaced Valentina Matvienko, who became St. Petersburg governor, in this post. But Ms.